postr/StutterJanuary 30, 2024

I tried an antidepressant that my friend had and it reduces my stammer by at least 80%

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I tried an antidepressant that my friend had and it reduces my stammer by at least 80% My friend told me he was suffering from anxiety and was prescribed these and as we were talking about it he was describing a lot of traits that I was dealing with so I wanted to test them and it reduced a lot of secondary habits and impulses I had, my emotions were still there but not as intense and that helped me think more rational about things because I hate to admit but I’m pretty sensitive, maybe overly sensitive, to the point where people can easily read it off me and I hate that, I was also extremely coherent like I could go to a debate club and debate about macadamia nuts although I’d still stutter like Rick from R&M I could own up to it because the shit I had to say needed to be heard. Then again I’m hesitant to explore this path bc I’ve never tried them, if anyone else has tried antidepressant’s could they share how their experience was

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances

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Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelpful Med Outcomes

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ssris_snris_antidepressantsemotional_stateperceived_judgment