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They do appear to be related, although the verdict is still unclear (a bunch of stuff seems to be related in this area, so it's not a unique connection). But there doesn't appears to be any subordinat...

I mean, they're all just different kinds of chemical imbalances in the brain, not something physical. Something firing when it shouldn't or not firing when it should. A good amount of people in my fa...

Stuttering vs tourette's?

Stuttering vs tourette's? How similar/related are stuttering and tourette's? I have a couple ticks whenever I stutter, leading me to question this. Is it possible that stuttering is just a form of it?...

Definitely talk to a doctor or speech therapist about this. Just know, it’s not all in your head (technically, it’s your brain’s fault, so it IS in your head, but I digress.) ...

Where did you see that? I've always had low dopamine but I've always stuttered. I'd be curious to read more about that....

TMJ is a joint. TMD is dysfunction of the joint. I was curious because for me they were all connected. My TMD didn't cause my stutter, but my stutter and TMD were caused by the same root problem....

Yes. I suffer from TMJ, similar to TMD. I don’t know if the TMJ worsened the stutter or if the stutter caused the TMJ....

Stuttering + TMD and/or chronic headaches

Stuttering + TMD and/or chronic headaches In addition to stuttering, are you guys suffering from TMD and/or chronic headaches?...

Sure thing. And hey, regardless of the cause, you can still get speech therapy to help you with it. A lot of people go to speech therapists after a stroke or any other injury that caused a speech im...

Actually, if you had a concussion around that time it could definitely be a neurogenic stutter. I have no idea if anything abnormal would show up on an MRI, maybe talk to your general physician abou...

Scientist haven't exactly figured out the rootcause of stuttering so I'm afraid you won't be able to figure it out....

Stuttering from psychological trauma is called psychogenic stuttering, stuttering from physical injury is called neurogenic stuttering. The vast majority of people who stutter, though, have developmen...

There's no rhyme or reason to it but talking with your primary care physician is the first step. People stutter as a result from medication side effects, head trauma, etc... There is still a lot of ...

I'm going to come out and say this. I am a recovering alcoholic who stutters that goes to AA - I noticed since I always forced myself to speak at the meetings that after while I noticed no one cared i...

Not necessarily. Dopamine isn’t just a “feel happy” thing, it’s also a neural pathway builder. ...

Stutterers have a lot more dopamine in the brain than normal, which could lead to frequent mood changes, which could classify as bipolar....

No different for me when excited. The blockage is due to some neurological defect....

wow good for you! what kind of symptoms do you feel from the 5mg aripiprazole? any crash or zombie feeling? i hope some rich person like Elon Musk(has a stutter) pumps some money into speech research...

Taking aripiprazole (Abilify) is the closest to being “cured” I’ve ever come

Taking aripiprazole (Abilify) is the closest to being “cured” I’ve ever come There’s a significant body of research that credits dopamine antagonists with improving developmental stutter. Having only ...

There is a gene that encodes the enzyme COMT which is responsible for degrading dopamine, epinephrine and norepinephrine neurotransmitters. Some people have a polymorphism (SNP) which is called Val15...