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postr/StutterJul 8, 2024
8 points

Has anyone ever had surgery before? Has anesthesia made your stutter worse or is it only short term? Think i may need surgery on my arm but idk if anesthesia will worsen my stutter.

Has anyone ever had surgery before? Has anesthesia made your stutter worse or is it only short term? Think i may need surgery on my arm but idk if anesthesia will worsen my stutter. My bicep and wrist...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2024
1 points

It's prescription-only, used as treatment for epilepsy and bipolar disorder. Maybe it's possible in the future it could be assigned as an option for treating stammering, but it's definitely not an int...

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postr/StutterJul 7, 2024
3 points

Stutter gone after starting new medication?

Stutter gone after starting new medication? Hey all, I've always had a stutter and I was diagnosed as epileptic around 2 years ago. Since then I was prescribed sodium valporate to control it, but two ...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2024
1 points

In the beginning it made my stutter better. But now after smoking for awhile it just gives me anxiety and makes it worse...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2024
3 points

Alcohol used to make it go away for me but it's like my brain rewired itself to also stutter when drinking....

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2024
2 points

I was using liquor to get rid of social anxiety and shyness and learned to play guitar hoping that it'll help me be more popular and sociable. So I was spending quite a lot of time in various companie...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2024
2 points

Same here. Weed can easily induce anxiety which makes stuttering worse. Not weird at all if you think about it...

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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2024
1 points

I have that issue too - I've been consuming cannabis regularly in one form or another for almost 20 years, and my stutter is definitely worse when I'm high. So I just don't get high when I need to int...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2024
0 points

While using alcohol might temporarily reduce stuttering, provide relaxation, and lower anxiety, it's important to avoid it due to the risk of addiction and potential negative impacts on your life....

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2024
3 points

While using weed might temporarily reduce stuttering, provide relaxation, and lower anxiety, it's important to avoid it due to the risk of addiction and potential negative impacts on your life. Instea...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2024
7 points

Ya it makes my stuttering much worse. I smoked 24/7 for six years and turned into a recluse. My stuttering was so bad and I didn’t realize it was from smoking. Took some work to get back to a good pla...

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postr/StutterJul 6, 2024
12 points

Does anyone else think weed negatively affects their stutter

Does anyone else think weed negatively affects their stutter I was mildly addicted (smokes every night) to weed a couple years ago and took steps to smoke less. I've since relapsed off and on and I n...

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commentr/StutterJun 27, 2024
1 points

I’ve stuttered my whole life and it was pretty bad when I was younger, got better as I went through high school, then I greened out bad my freshman year of college and had a seizing fit. Since then it...

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commentr/StutterJun 25, 2024
2 points

This happens to me as well, however, my stutter gets infinitely worse the few days after. I've heard it be called hangxiety (hangover + anxiety), but, whatever it is it makes me feel like I shouldn't ...

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commentr/StutterJun 24, 2024
3 points

drinking makes mine worse and slurry and alcoholism is a much worse problem than stuttering...

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commentr/StutterJun 24, 2024
3 points

Id rather have a studder than alcoholism and liver disease but you do you boo....

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commentr/StutterJun 24, 2024
2 points

If drinking makes you less anxious and your stutter comes from anxiety, I can imagine that drinking “helps” with your speech. That doesn’t go to say that you should drink in order to be or feel more f...

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commentr/StutterJun 24, 2024
39 points

Thats a dark path that leads to alcoholism which is arguably worse than stuttering....

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postr/StutterJun 24, 2024
3 points

New onset stuttering age 55, bipolar medication related Tardive dyskinesia???

New onset stuttering age 55, bipolar medication related Tardive dyskinesia??? This is long but the first paragraph sums up the essential information, read the rest if you want the in-depth details: I...

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postr/StutterJun 23, 2024
1 points

TMJ disorder& Stuttering

TMJ disorder& Stuttering Is it possible from me to get rid of stutter while also having TMJ disorder and Does Eating Certain types of food Effect my stuttering because my Speech therapist told me to ...

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