i take it with caffeine and it's a nice boost, non-habit forming. and yes, like most of us here, stuttering has been a lifelong struggle, and the real trauma came from the nastiness of fellow classmates in grade school, but you get older (29 now) and people care less and you just have to force yourself into a certain mindset. i'm still depressed and anxious as hell, but it becomes more manageable with practice.