
Hello Ive Been Dealing With Word Finding Diffuclties For The

oh, in so many ways.....
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Aphasia is typically due to a very particular part of the brain dying off from lack of blood (a stroke). the type of stroke typically with cocaine (small, random) is the type that would affect one part and not much else. So, entirely possible. It is noticeable as a hole in the brain on an MRI. OR even CT with iv to show up blood flow, but the MRI gives a better picture.
But that isn't even the most common by at least 10 fold..... Coming off of cocaine (or meth, or extasy) causes a let down. Typically people are without energy or motivation for days afterwards and this depresses complex speech.I haven't seen someone coming off of methamphetamine who did NOT have this.
This can lead to a long term depression. This is most common with methamphetamine and extasy.



really good questions.
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Well, obviously, overall mental functioning is intact.
So... we've covered stroke (no)
depression family of changes (these are short term and last hours to maybe a week) which are analogous to a hangover but to a stimulant. This tends to make people hooked on stimulants even though they do not produce the withdrawal/dependence that opiates do. You get a subjective sense of heightened sensation while on them that won't be there when not under the (distorted) influence of the drug.
ANd then, there is the brain changes. WITH a LOT of methamphetamine
https://www.verywellmind.com/brain-recovery-possible-for-meth-users-67583
The main thing you need to know is IT ISN'T THAT BAD.
The MRI effects from methamphetamine are far more than with cocaine.
The total amount matters and the effects seen were in people using extreme amounts of methamphetamine
The physician community hasn't recovered from just how WELL the brain recovers from what looks like terrible damage. The recovery under the very worst conditions is much better than the article indicates.
This only applies to you in two ways: 1) you might have the very mild form of this and the mildest symptom one can see is some difficulty with the highest mental functions (complex word choice, complex mental reasoning at speed) that most of us don't even do. and 2) it gets better
except....
BLOCKING function. this is a mild age related change that is not a disease. It comes from having a large amount going on in the brain and you need a certain age to be able to have enough in the brain to have something to block you need to be doing fairly sophisticated language for it to occur.
I can reproducibly demonstrate it in myself by Saying the name of the Supreme Court Justice and then try to think of and say the name of the star in "A thousand clowns". I sound like I have aphasia. This is not drug induced.

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