Hi there, i can definitly relate, I have the same problem, it seems to get worse when I am more tired. Also sometimes suffer from slurred speech. It really gets on my nerves as it is not great when a client thinks you are "drunk" at work.

Good Luck.

Verbal fluency includes the ability to find the word you're looking for quickly and easily. "Its on the tip of my tongue" is a particularly common complaint from those who have MS as is "I'm talking to someone and all of a sudden I'm stuck without the word I need." I experience these kinds of problems and feel less confident about my ability to talk smoothly and comfortably with others.

Verbal fluency is the ability to find the correct words to express thoughts. Thus, an MS patient may not be able to articulate a complete thought. Difficulty with verbal fluency occurs because MS can affect the parietal lobe located on both sides of the brain. Thus, patients who are really bothered by this syndrome should make an appointment with their doctors to have the verbal centers of the brain assessed for abnormalities. Fluency testing is reliable in people with MS.

After much googling, I found that speech and language therapy is a group of treatments for communication disorders. Speech-language pathologists, also known as speech therapists, provide this therapy. Treatment includes exercises to create speech sounds, as well as breathing control and muscle relaxation exercises. Therapy may initially be as often as three to five days a week, declining in regularity as the voice fluency problem improves. In some cases, sign language was taught to overcome this deficiency. But in real life, imo sign language doesn't help in the day to day conversations where speech fluency deficiencies exist.

Word Bubbles, a game offered by Lumosity is one way to strengthen this problem you may be having. Try it at

http://www.lumosity.com/brain-games/flexibility-games/word-bubbles

Its an embarrassing predicament to find yourself in, I know. I find it especially hard at work wherein I'm trying to sound half intelligent! I often just bumble through the conversation and tell the people I'm talking to that I'm experiencing this problem and to bear with me. Other than that, I don't know what else to do. You are not alone.

Yes me too ...I do this offten myself

Yep that's me. I know what I want to say, I just can't get it out!

well yes- at times its bad, really bad, but i think its when i have to much going on- like to many talking-and doing to much- i am fine- ha- well better- later!!

happens quite often to me. I used to teach classes and this would happen to me. I used to get so frustrated and embarrassed. Most recently it happened to me in a job interview. I can say with confidence that I did not make a good impression!

Sadly, this happens to me quite often as well. I can see the word, hear the word and SAY the word in my head but it just will NOT come out. It's embarrassing, especially when someone says, "well just spit it out" - I hate to go into long drawn out explanations so I just say I would if I could!!! My daughter is a HUGE help, many times she knows the word I'm looking for and just says it for me. That makes it somewhat easier to deal with in crowds. Best of luck, I hope it gets better for you, so far for me, not so much.

My husband has this very frequently