Cat Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 No political commentary intended with this post, just a lot of awkward dry mouth. Watching Marco Rubio's rebuttal to the State of the Union just reminded me of giving big presentations while on Adderall and getting nervous and having the WORST dry mouth. Wonder if he'd taken any stimulants for focus... http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/rubio-takes-sip-of-water-midway-through-sotu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quit-once Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 I didn't see that one last night, but it reminds me of another political thing. Do you remember during the presidential primary debates when Rick Perry just couldn't think ot that third government department hew wanted to eliminate? Adderall had that effect on me, too. I would completely loose the caboose to my train of thought before it ever left my mouth. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motivation_Follows_Action Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 I saw that happen to a girl in an AA meeting once. It was so awkward. I could literally see the manic panic spread across her face as she focused more and more intently on finding that ONE word. Also re Rubio, I get dry mouth from wellbutrin and also sometimes yerba mate. It is embarrassing though. In the early stages of my recovery, my language was all over the place. Literally word salads. Did that happen to anyone else? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted February 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Yes, Adderall had that effect on me too. Midsentence, I would just be unable to recall the word I wanted to say. My speech in general just sounded dumber, word salads all the time. I think it was worsened by heavy drinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searchingsoul9 Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 I only seemed to have 'word salad' when i was abusing. When i am off the pills i find 'most' of my intellect returns fairly rapidly. But when i was abusing i had it BAD. I once couldn't remember the simplest word. I forget what is was. Something real simple though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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