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postr/StutterMay 4, 2022
10 points

Adderall/Vyvanse the most helpful thing I’ve tried. Anyone else?

Adderall/Vyvanse the most helpful thing I’ve tried. Anyone else? I kind of found it by accident. I never took or was prescribed adderall or Vyvanse as a kid but late high school and in college I would...

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commentr/StutterApr 30, 2022
1 points

I have been on zoloft (sertraline) for four years and I cannot say I have "improved." Sure I feel more confident but who knows it the zoloft was the culprit...

Meds & SubstancesIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterApr 30, 2022
1 points

I have a mild stutter that I can often talk around so it's not always noticeable, and when I was on venlafaxine for my anxiety and depression for a couple years it had almost completely gone away. I...

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commentr/StutterApr 29, 2022
5 points

I'm a software consultant. I spent ~15yrs in a variety of finance & accounting roles (in an office) and I hated it. Then COVID hit and I realized how much better life was working at home. This...

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commentr/StutterApr 29, 2022
2 points

I was 17 at the time, taking viagra didn't seem like a smart idea. To corroborate your point, yes reduced anxiety did help with my stutter. I currently work a call center job where i have to talk all ...

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commentr/StutterApr 29, 2022
1 points

I have been on three different types of anti-depressants, and none of them have changed my stutter. I can see how reduced anxiety would help reduce stuttering though. If the effects of that med wer...

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postr/StutterApr 29, 2022
4 points

Anti-depressants help with stuttering?

Anti-depressants help with stuttering? I took Paxil (very strong anti-depressant/sedative) back in 2004, made my stuttering vanish after 2 weeks and my social anxiety disappeared completely. Had to st...

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commentr/StutterApr 22, 2022
1 points

Alcohol doesnt work for me, but weed does. I dont smoke that often, but when its helping...

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commentr/StutterApr 21, 2022
2 points

It really works for me. It’s a dirty fix and I’ve begun relying on it in social settings. Mainly it just helps you not care about your stutter. Helps a lot if your friends are also drunk and already k...

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Helpful Med OutcomesHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterApr 21, 2022
2 points

Hm, in a pinch, but it makes it worse most of the time. What works for ME is some weed, smoke a little bit and I can talk fluently 90% of the time, even more if I'm not thinking about it....

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commentr/StutterApr 21, 2022
2 points

I stutter less with xanax. I usually take one before an interview. And stimulants help my stutter significantly. Although these things are not a long term solution. Maybe we just need to ride our stut...

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commentr/StutterApr 20, 2022
2 points

yeah i get you. when i did mdma my stutter wasn’t really affected in a way?. i guess i stuttered slightly more due to the gurning and just how weird my jaw was moving but i found it so much easier to ...

Meds & SubstancesSpeech & Stuttering
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commentr/StutterApr 20, 2022
1 points

Same it’s weird if I take an upper like adderall it also helps feels like my mouth catches up with my mind better weird still I’ve had issues with substance abuse it’s just what I’ve noticed...

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commentr/StutterApr 20, 2022
3 points

for me it doesn’t matter what substance i do, as long as it calms and slows me down i stutter less. i mean even when i’m sober, the calmer i am the less i stutter...

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commentr/StutterApr 20, 2022
1 points

Bro that’s so relatable I went thru a stage when I was picking up off the street they weren’t real I wud black out of half I hate that recording I think ur right I just don’t care what people think...

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commentr/StutterApr 20, 2022
4 points

I found out that your not really talking any better. You just don't give a fuck. I had the same thoughts with Xanax until my parents recorded me under the influence. It was basically the same...

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commentr/StutterApr 19, 2022
1 points

Weed helps "sometimes". I think it's more of the fact that I'm relaxed and not in an anxious fight/flight mode than it is the actual smoking. L-theanine helps with relaxation....

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commentr/StutterApr 18, 2022
2 points

In my experience since ive tried alot of different drugs/supplements to help speech. What helped me forget about the phobias for awhile was things that increased Dopamine. You probably wont be able to...

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Helpful Med OutcomesOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 18, 2022
1 points

Try taking vitamin B1. It may help given how severe your stutter is. Look into a highly soluble forms such as sulbutiamine or benfotiamine. High doses (atleast 400 mg per day)....

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commentr/StutterApr 15, 2022
13 points

Thats true brother. Our curse is every day we gotta fight until we die..the other option is becoming a wierd hermit that hides from life. Ive gone thru these introvert phases before & they come ba...

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