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commentr/StutterAug 26, 2021
11 points

Alcohol got me through a lot of tough situations by it helping in the moment. But, I do not recommend using it as a crutch because it seems like it makes my stuttering way worse the next day. I actual...

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commentr/StutterAug 25, 2021
2 points

I had a huge drinking problem because of this exact reason. It got to the point where the next day it made my stuttering way worse so I quite completely....

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commentr/StutterAug 23, 2021
3 points

All antipsychotics are sedative so i'm not surprised in improved your sleep. Abilify mechanism might be a little confusing to those not in the medical world. It's the most mild of the anti-dopamine d...

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commentr/StutterAug 23, 2021
2 points

Addy? If so, that stuff would make me feel super confident but stutter a lot more...

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commentr/StutterAug 22, 2021
5 points

Which one? All the ones i've been prescribed make me stutter even more 😔...

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commentr/StutterAug 22, 2021
3 points

The side effects haven't been too bad for me. Aside from improving my stuttering (which by the way was pretty bad), it has also helped me with reduced anxiety and improved sleep. At 10mg I feel I get ...

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commentr/StutterAug 21, 2021
3 points

Who are you replying to? Literally my whole post is agreeing with you. I'm very curious about your experiences with zyprexa. I know anti-psychotics have been shown to decrease stutter, but how are you...

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commentr/StutterAug 21, 2021
3 points

Saying there is no relation between dopamin balance and stuttering is just ignorant. There is research on already approved medications that affected the dopamine, where they conclude that the stutteri...

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commentr/StutterAug 18, 2021
7 points

Admittedly it's been 10 years since i smoked pot, but smoking pot made me stutter way more. I also got more tense generally, not the usual reaction to pot, I know🙂...

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commentr/StutterAug 17, 2021
3 points

Yes.. however, it depends on a lot of things. Your age, what you've tried and the history etc. I applied at age 32.5, I got the normal rejection, did the appeal, Social security set me up with an ...

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commentr/StutterAug 16, 2021
1 points

>I know that it is not healthy. Damn right it's not healthy. Making alcohol part of a daily routine is a an extremely bad idea. Alcohol will likely have diminishing returns with regards to you...

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commentr/StutterAug 10, 2021
2 points

> Ecopipam This is a drug without an application. They are continually trying to find an application for it, unsuccessfully so far. Now they are targeting stutterers as a potential market....

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commentr/StutterAug 10, 2021
2 points

>I did feel excessively tired my first few days, but that may have had to do more with personal life stuff than the meds. But I also had not felt that tired in a very long time. As this drug is an ...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2021
2 points

Xanax is an anxiolytic, so it would definitely help you with your fear of stuttering, and hence maybe reduce your stuttering. But believe me, that’s no solution. It may help temporarily, but that’s al...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2021
3 points

Xanax being an antidepresant may help if you stutter more while nervious but do not expect any great change and the side effect are not worth it for stuttering....

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commentr/StutterJul 23, 2021
2 points

Yeah, I have read experiences with some drugs, and it seems that for some people taking them makes them more fluent, but it varies a lot between individuals honestly....

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2021
2 points

I upvoted because I'm glad this is working for you. I've had a stutter since I was a child and it is always "on." I've had periods where it's nearly unnoticeable for months, and periods where I can't...

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commentr/StutterJul 18, 2021
2 points

If anything, smoking weed makes my stutter worse but I’m also a chronic user for about 4-5 years. Whatever you do, never take a benzo like Xanax for your speech. I ‘discovered’ that Xanax drastically ...

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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2021
1 points

I've found magnesium gives me a huge case of restless legs when i try to sleep at night. I've been told by several doctors "Huh. That's weird."...

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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2021
1 points

Unfortunately that’s called Speech Anxiety so you may want to work on your speech in therapy to help and then slowly voluntarily expose yourself to fearful speaking situations. Using the methods shoul...

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