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commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2023
1 points

Hey, I appreciate the reply. Interesting story and glad you are doing better. I think there are other reasons for stuttering that could vary for different people. Cognitive inflexibility I think c...

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postr/StutterFeb 1, 2023
52 points

50% Good news 50% NOT

50% Good news 50% NOT This morning (10 hours ago), I received my first dose of the (likely) NOE-105. This drug is being tested for its ability to treat stuttering in adults. Although I didn't experien...

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commentr/StutterJan 28, 2023
3 points

I believe I stutter less during the calls at work but I do have bad days. The last two days of work, I've stuttered uncontrollably, I've obviously been speaking to fast or so but my mouth has been so ...

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commentr/StutterJan 27, 2023
4 points

Nicotine worsens my stuttering. Nicotine withdrawal reduces it, and I use that as a tool frequently. If the dopamine hypothesis is correct, it makes some sense...

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commentr/StutterJan 27, 2023
11 points

In my case, the ease of vaping and ingesting large amounts of nicotine made my heartbeat faster, irregular breathing, and gave me higher anxiety. In turn, made my stutter worse. Actual cigarettes di...

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postr/StutterJan 27, 2023
6 points

Nicotine

Nicotine Yes this has been asked before. I just want to collate here people's experience with nicotine and stuttering...

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commentr/StutterJan 25, 2023
3 points

I think he pretty clearly is referring to treatments, not cures, especially if the pharmaceutical variety. Probably because they do specifically say "treat" not "cure" in the post. I have ADHD and aut...

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commentr/StutterJan 24, 2023
5 points

That’s the best way to describe it, I’m constantly thinking of what I can and can’t say or changing words mid way through a sentence, I had to smoke cigarettes i didn’t like for so long cause my brain...

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commentr/StutterJan 17, 2023
3 points

If you’re already addicted to nicotine, vaping it certainly helps due to the stress relief factor of the chemical. But using it solely because you think it will help your stutter is nonsense. Been s...

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postr/StutterJan 17, 2023
2 points

How does Vaping affect your stutter?

How does Vaping affect your stutter? I tried vaping recently after a friend told me to try it and it seemed to help my stutter. I hate that it does because I knows it unhealthy but is there any reaso...

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commentr/StutterJan 17, 2023
1 points

recently I've been having a similar experience with caffeine, when I use preworkout before the gym, after about a half hour my speech is as smooth as ever. weird!...

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commentr/StutterJan 8, 2023
5 points

Nothing works perfectly for me I learned to force my way through and am not trying to change. I don't pressure myself anymore but I have just learned ways I can sort of start and drumroll myself into...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2023
1 points

I notice a similar pattern in myself. Also, increased stimulants lead to poor sleep—another cause of increases in blocks and stuttering for me—and it all becomes a hard cycle to break....

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2023
3 points

I’m pretty stimulant heavy so probably need to start cutting back as I’m definitely having diminishing returns. Vyvanse, coffee every morning and vaping throughout the day. I’ve noticed that when stim...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2023
2 points

I notice a significant contributor to my blocks is drinking large amount of coffee; coffee is a stimulant, just like ADHD meds. I 100% believe stimulants of any kind contribute to “bad days” with my b...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2023
8 points

I’m on a ski lift so I’ll make this quick. One of the leading theories is that stutterers have too much dopamine in their brain. Drugs like ADHD give you a huge dopamine dump which is why many people ...

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commentr/StutterDec 23, 2022
1 points

I stutter/block a lot less when I consume caffeine it's almost unreal, at least until my body starts getting used to it and it's effects, then it loses some effectiveness and I have to fully detox to ...

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commentr/StutterDec 21, 2022
12 points

Makes mine worse. Everyone is different. I've been taking 500mg of lions mane and 300mg B1 + 200mg of magnesium per day. Also cut my caffeine from 400+mg a day to about 30mg. My stuttering has improve...

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commentr/StutterDec 19, 2022
1 points

I started UPS with the intent of it being temporary but its been five years and every night I think to myself "this is nice I dont have to talk to anyone" I sort boxes and its pretty easy I just memor...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2022
5 points

How about anti-anxiety pills? I personally dont stutter when I'm alone. But if I'm ordering food and everyone is looking at me... you already know what's happening...

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