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Xanax helped my stutter a lot, just by reducing the anxiety associated with my speech. Unfortunately, Xanax is really fucking addictive and there is no way my doctor would prescribe it to me, and I do...

I took paroxetine which helped with both anxiety and my stutter. My speech was so much clearer on most days. But then it stopped working :(...

benzos cured my stutter but at the expense of my mental clarity...

Have any of you tried anti anxiety medication as a solution?

Have any of you tried anti anxiety medication as a solution? Just curious about if you have done this and what was the experience like? Did it work and reduce your stutter? Were there other side effec...

**Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. Also bit long of a post but for those who truly see their stutter as detrimental to their well-being, it is a completely viable option.** --- TLDR: I t...

Could you post some research linking antipsychotics and stuttering? I'm prescribed seroquel but refuse to take it, I'd reconsider if it improved fluency...

Stuttering is a hard problem to deal with. Trust me, it was horrible for me in middle school. I barely would go out. The second i got home I would isolate myself and take a scolding hot bath. I just f...

My stutter flares up when I'm anxious. This actually includes when I get overly caffeinated. Deep steady breathing exercises and meditation: I envision a dolphin diving down into the ocean as I brea...

I just landed my first real job after doing my thesis (the thesis is still ongoing, but I landed it even though). I started out disclosing about my stutter, and that it sometimes takes me a bit long...

I know what that’s like. Have you tried any techniques like breathing and expanding your diaphragm and using it like a ramp to get out tough words ? one weird technique that works really nice for me i...

Stuttering saved my life

Stuttering saved my life So the other day, I was walking to school when my friend’s car stopped me. His parents asked me if I wanted to come in and drop me off. I really wanted to go as my legs were a...

i thought of an idea of recreating the "SpeechEasy Device" for people who stutter (such as myself) and its working as expected.

i thought of an idea of recreating the "SpeechEasy Device" for people who stutter (such as myself) and its working as expected. Speecheasy is a website that sells a device for people with a stutter. t...

Had to call my college and register for classes

Had to call my college and register for classes The online version wasn’t working due to overload (probably too many students trying to register). I called and talked with somebody and I was almost 10...

Incorrect antipsychotics have been known to reduce stuttering quite a bit and many have found beta blockers to help as well...

Beta blockers are generally not something where tolerance is an issue they are used to treat a variety of conditions and often have minimum side effects...

It will honestly oscillate throughout your life. I've had moments where my fluency was at 100% and times where I found it crippling to the point that self-consciousness about it made it a vicious cycl...

Being in the Military with a Stutter

Being in the Military with a Stutter This is my experience of having a stutter while in the military. A stutter should not stop you from doing anything you set your mind to. So I'm 19 and have been i...

It’s impossible to just be stress-free, but there are 2 thing you can do: exposure and meds. You should try to go out and expose yourself and practice talking. And for me, anti-anxiety meds really hel...

I have thought quite a bit about this and have taken some substances before that I can't mention here or I'll get in trouble that have completely let me be stutter free while on them. I tried to reall...

A bit more of a positive post

A bit more of a positive post I've stuttered for about 8 years now. It has sucked, going to a therapist briefly helped but for the most part it's been pretty consistently bad. I never let it get in t...