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Because the average speech therapist teaches you some techniques to gain fluency which either don't work in high pressure situations or stop working after a while...

No it’s mostly useless. SLPs percentage of making PWS speak fluently is really low. Low single digit success rate...

I don't believe that stuttering is genetic. Some stutter may be caused by genetics but not all. Nobody in my family has a stutter but me I personally believe that stuttering can be cured, but its just...

I don't know what you mean by being responsible here. Nobody said anything about being or not being responsible. But are we to blame for our stutter? Is our anxiousness the culprit? My point is no. Th...

Stuttering - Chronic weed use

Stuttering - Chronic weed use Iam a university student and have been smoking pretty much everyday now for about 6 years, there was a time where i had quit for a month but it was so long ago i cannot ...

The maladjusted fine-tuning of our speech execution may arise when an individual loses the neurological and psychological balance in the speech process. Specifically, responses to stimuli—such as soci...

Hey, did you had any success with any medication? I’m also in healthcare and finding out any medication that may help with the stutter especially during special occasions like presentations or job int...

Did you have any side effects? Can you share what dose you’re on? I never had a stutter but always used to mix up words and have pauses/blocks while talking, but ever since starting it I feel like I’v...

Psychiatric medications have a big affect on my stutter :/...

In my case, meds don’t affect stuttering one way or the other....

No way to know until you try. I tried 3 different medications, one seemed to make it a bit worse (it made me more anxious and hence made my stutter worse), one seemed to make it a bit better, but I on...

The being able to say anything you want anytime you want to is a dream. 4 years ago I became totally fluent for 2 1/2years, probably because of an antipsychotic called Abilify. It’s a partial Wiagonis...

Made mine worse. I was thinking too much about it. It was okay in the beginning but started changing meds and I just gave up...

ADHD Meds and stuttering

ADHD Meds and stuttering I am about to get prescribed adhd meds this month. I have a stuttering block problem caused neurologically. Will meds make it worse or better?...

No, benzodiazepines affect you immediately. They don’t build up in your system. You’re probably taking an SSRI or SNRI or something huh? Those never worked for me. & Ritalin intensified my stutter....

I felt the same , which gave me more chronic anxiety plus severe depressive thoughts in college . As a result my stutter blocks only significantly worsened and became more constants . That's why medic...

It was only a few days for you. It took me several months and I forgot any hope that anything would help me. One evening while speaking I just realized that I wasn’t stuttering. Side effects are very ...

Use with caution as there are a lot of cases reported and studied citing Ashwagandha causing liver damage (Induced Liver Injury)....

Any kind of supplements or alcohol or drugs which stimulates the mind to block the stuttering area of brain if used in long term can turn counter productive. Other health issues are totally unbearabl...

Be careful with ashwagandha. Prolonged use can be harmful. When I was young kava kava was suggested to me. However, they forgot to tell me prolonged use can lead to kidney and liver problems....