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Dopamine antagonists can improve fluency significantly if you’re one of those PWS with a hyperactive dopaminergic system. Usually takes a few days to take effect as the brain chemistry adjusts to the...

So, you’re doing the right thing by addressing your anxiety by taking a SSRI medication, but not all are very effective. I take Fluoxetine/Prozac and it’s made a big difference reducing my anxiety in...

If you drink, have a couple of shots before going for your walk and you’ll feel more relaxed talking to people. If you don’t drink, then drink some calming herbal teas and take Magnesium and L-Theanin...

Need help with my stuttering

Need help with my stuttering Ok… where do I begin. I’ve been stuttering since I could speak and I’m 27 now and it has made my life very difficult. I do have moderate anxiety which is manageable and ab...

That’s also a dopamine D2 receptor antagonist, meaning it blocks dopamine activity strongly, even more so than Risperidone does, which is more moderate on D2 receptors. This further reinforces the fa...

Propranolol works well for me on the odd occasion I have to deliver a speech in front of big groups...

That suggests you have a lower dopamine baseline, so you should have tried a dopamine agonist instead of an antagonist....

Olanzapine is another Dopamine antagonist, which means it essentially blocks dopamine in certain brain regions, and it also reduces seratonins inhibition of dopamine too. Whether it works for you or ...

I wouldn't wait for ecopipam. I recommend speaking to your doc about olanzapine, or risperidone.. it may be worth a try...

Those other reasons probably meant you were on a higher dose than what's typically given solely for stuttering, but thank you for sharing that...

Has anyone used Olanzapine for stuttering ?

Has anyone used Olanzapine for stuttering ? Hello to my dear stuttering community. I'd like to know whether people have tried Olanzapine for treating their stuttering and if so , how he as it worked ?...

Yeah I'm basing my "trial" on his study. Theoretically the body may get used to the medication where I would maybe up the dose which in terms may cause the drug to be less effective....

It has helped mine. I still stutter but since my anxiety from it is gone I don’t stutter as much as I did....

By taking for long time, does the effects gets weaker?do you know Gerald Maguire, he is also taking some medications daily for his stuttering which makes hims fluent....

Good for you! Like I’ve been saying in all my posts, it’s roots is a neurological condition. Risperidone essentially modulates dopamine and seratonin in the brain. By reducing dopamine overactivity...

1 Month Update

1 Month Update Hey guys! Last month, I started taking Risperidone 0.5 mg once daily to see if it would help with my stuttering. I got the idea from a study that showed promising results using antipsy...

Yeah I'm going to be posting an update soon. From the trials I am basing this off on Risperidone has had the greatest effect on reducing stuttering. I would ask your Dr on trying that I'm on a low dos...

Please keep us updated about any improvements. I am also trialing a different anti-psychotic called Abilify, currently on 2mg and its been 2 weeks. I have not seen any noticeable improvement on speech...

Mine isnt cured but since being on Zoloft a lot of the social anxiety is gone. So now when I stutter (and my stutter has improved since the anxiety has gone away) it doesn’t bother me. And I think sin...

Unfortunately, it’s a deep seated neurological condition that cannot be cured. We can only MITIGATE it by implementing various strategies, whether that be a combination of: speech therapy, vitamins, m...