New way of life

HappyHelen

Hi I am new to the group and had many questions and the alz community has been most helpful. The person I'm caring for has always been a very quiet reserved man now all of a sudden he's become so talkative he mumbles and talks all day I'm just wondering if anybody else goes through this? Thank you all for being there and the support that we all give each other.

Carl46

Personality changes often happen with alz. They are so common that my wife warned me of them when she told me her PCP had diagnosed alz.

blacksparky

As my DW’s Alzheimer’s has progressed, she has lost most of her vocabulary and now is about at a few hundred words that she speaks with none of them making any sense. She talks all day to her delusional friends. She also will have a full conversation with somebody she sees on the TV. The times she talks to me, I just listen and respond the best I can without trying to correct her. Their lives have shrunk down to a very small world and they are just struggling to understand this. I am so sorry that you have had to join this group but stay with us, it has helped me to understand this terrible disease. ❤️

Timmyd

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73928/new-way-of-life

My DW talks all day long, to no one in particular. She speaks real words but has a limited vocabulary and none of what she speaks makes sense.

Melrob1

My DH rarely makes sense any longer. I just try to sort of piece together what he's trying to say. Sometimes I'm successful, sometimes, not so much. He mumbles most of the time. And, most of the time, not to anyone I can see. So, yeah, we're with you on this journey. You're not alone.

annie51

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/252057#Comment_252057

Ditto for me. DH is quiet if he’s focused on something but most of the time he’s chattering on and on, while I try to figure out what he’s saying. It can be exhausting!

Maru

My DH has also become very talkative. I say "very" because before dragging words out of his mouth was like pulling hen's teeth. He talks to me non-stop when he comes in to watch the news. Some months ago he started calling his brothers for long conversations. Even when he loses his train of thought the words keep tumbling out. The funny thing is is that I did not recognize this as a personality change until I saw your post. Thank you for your post.

SDianeL

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/73928/new-way-of-life

Constant talking, also known as logorrhea, is a common symptom of dementia. It can manifest in various ways: Excessive speech, Repetition, Rambling Speech, Talking to oneself. Constant talking in dementia is caused by damage to the brain regions responsible for language processing and cognitive control. It can also be caused by anxiety or mania. I called it "chattering" — my DH only did it when we were in the car going somewhere so I attributed it to anxiety.