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I’ve been on Prozac for about 5 weeks now and I feel like it’s helping a lot with my anxiety-driven stuttering. Then again, I’ve also completely cut out all caffeine from my diet which has helped a gr...

I'm on too many medications to drink alcohol. Medications for Epilepsy, bipolar, ADHD, chronic major depression. I'm on a shit ton of medication....

If your stutter has psychogenic roots then prescription anxiety meds work as I have personally tried some . But they arent cures ....

Nope I am reminded that i stutter when i speak...

Does your stutter do this too?

Does your stutter do this too? I’ve had a stutter ever since I could talk but it wasn’t never bad, in fact it would come and go like I’d have it for a couple months then it would disappear and then ev...

I was using OCD medication and I couldn't think of anything, not even stuttering. In short, the obsession etc. was disappearing, but the stuttering continued....

It's definitely a big amplifier but it's not the cause. Even if you are hypnotised to forget your stutter, you would still stutter. If a man constantly trips because he doesn't know to walk...forgett...

I remember about stuttering because I STUTTER, which makes stuttering worse which makes me think about it more and so on. But I remember about stuttering for a reason. It's not the cause....

RECOMMENDED READ: "Reactive inhibitory control precedes overt stuttering events" (2024)

RECOMMENDED READ: "Reactive inhibitory control precedes overt stuttering events" (2024) Research link: [https://direct.mit.edu/nol/article/5/2/432/119560](https://direct.mit.edu/nol/article/5/2/432/11...

Thanks mate. I actually did end up introducing myself to someone at the book store. I was sweating bullets for 30 minutes prior and promptly, as expected, stuttered like anything when I went up to tal...

Focus on desensitization: it reduces the threat tagging and hyper-responsiveness that keep the system stuck. And we need to move the set-point (Homeostasis vs. Allostasis)

Focus on desensitization: it reduces the threat tagging and hyper-responsiveness that keep the system stuck. And we need to move the set-point (Homeostasis vs. Allostasis) **Extremely relevant:** I...

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Panel Presentation Coming Up Hi everyone, I just discovered this subreddit today, and reading through these posts I feel seen and heard lol. Pretty much as far back as I can remember, I’ve had what ...

I take them for anxiety and depression but they also work a little on stuttering. I've been taking them for 5 years and I'm happy with them. Obviously I'm not 100% fluent but compared to before I feel...

Is it common for a stutter to go away and come back years later?

Is it common for a stutter to go away and come back years later? Hello. I am 17 and I’ve got a stutter. I had a mild stutter when I was a young child according to my mum and it was more obvious when I...

an intellectually rigorous post. a thought-provoking great read

an intellectually rigorous post. a thought-provoking great read An SLP and PhD [researcher ](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329280362_Stammering_and_Post-Traumatic_Stress_-Some_food_for_thou...

I don’t really stutter either, it’s like when I see someone my brain just wants to glitch and stutter lool. It’s annoying and soo weird...

Yes, There's this subtle premonitory feeling that I won't be able to say the word before saying it. It's like I can feel the misfire in my brain when have a thought about saying a word and the speech ...

Yep. Before I start talking to a person I know what word will be a problem. Talking is like avoiding landmines for me. When I block that shit lasts forever so I try to replace the word with something ...

Yup I always know when I will stutter. As for blocking, that's what I mostly struggle with. It's very draining, can take so long and makes everything awkward. Ughh truly hate it....

Yes, sometimes even before I start my sentence I know which words will be giving me trouble. You can try the resetting technique, which a voluntary pause and exhale just before the word or syllable yo...