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My story so far I stuttered until I was 24 years old, then I found online an article where a doctor started using an antidepressant to treat his stuttering with amazing results. I asked my doctor for this antidepressant , mentioning I felt I had social anxiety, I easily got my prescription. I felt very clever indeed…how wrong i was. The article was not lying, I started living a different life, ordering a coffee, talking on the phone, having presentations were among the things that haunted me on a daily basis, well not anymore, I was living the life of a fluent person… My stutter disappeared leaving only very few traces if at all. I often wonder how much different my life would be if I did not decide to take these drugs. Sometimes I feel I cheated, I read, especially in this forum, many comments of people living amazing lives without the help of any drugs at all, maybe I could as well.. I am starting having some consequences of taking antidepressants for such a long time, I am 32 now. I started “feeling” anhedonia, a sort of inability to feel strong emotions. At first I thought, but mostly hoped, it was a consequence of long covid (yes, it actually can happen appparently) but I think that was wishful thinking. I tried to stop ssri once and failed spectacularly, not because of my stutter but because I had tremendous panic attacks and was unable to function at all. I would like to hear if anyone has something similar to share. Thanks