commentr/StutterFebruary 15, 2024

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Oh ok whew lol. The particular phrasing of it concerned me. Yeah, I’m personally OK with stuttering still, so I’m bias. I do support people being able to make their own choices - but I also see how much damage the depression for fluency can cause. And PWS so often think “this will cure me!” without realizing it’s more complicated than that, and without considering risks. But if it’s clear that it’s off-labeling and there’s no guarantee… then yeah. I guess the lack of disclaimers when this stuff hits mainstream sends me into a panic, like when Oprah framed the SpeechEasy as a miracle cure. Even though the creators of the product had said - this won’t CURE everyone, stuttering can come back, you need to acceptance alongside it…. It’s not how people engaged with it. And so many stutterers and their families paid thousands, only to be left disappointed and out thousands of dollars. Some took out liens against their house for an object that got shoved in a drawer. If someone wants to try out medicine, I hope they’ve already made some peace with what it means to stutter. They don’t have to like it (that isn’t what acceptance means), but I want the level of desperation to be as much minimized as possible.

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Identity & DisabilityMeds & Substances

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Acceptance & PrideHelpful Med OutcomesHarmful Med OutcomesSide Effects & Risks

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benzodiazepines_anxiolytics