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postr/StutterApr 3, 2019
5 points

Smoking makes stuttering worse

Smoking makes stuttering worse I used to be a smoker. I quit about two years ago. Recently, a friend of mine offered me cigarettes and I indulged myself. I smoked for a week with him. I realized that ...

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commentr/StutterMar 26, 2019
1 points

I’ve had my fair share of pot. Not my thing. Makes me sleepy and often anxious. Could often aggravate my speech at times. ...

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commentr/StutterMar 6, 2019
1 points

Yeah my speech pathologist and i tried an app that made it hard for me to comprehend what people were saying to me. I didn't stutter with it on but it still was really hard to use...

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commentr/StutterMar 6, 2019
3 points

Yea I tried the speech easy device and was not a fan. It did help but it made it to where I suddenly had hearing problems instead of a stutter because of its tendency to pick up and repeat what others...

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postr/StutterMar 3, 2019
7 points

attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder turned to Stuttering and Tics

attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder turned to Stuttering and Tics **Hello Guys;** **When I was a child I went a psychologist and she diagnosed i have attention deficit and hyperactivity diso...

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postr/StutterFeb 17, 2019
1 points

Abilify

Abilify After I read the doctors post about ability reducing his stutter. I want to use it too, but I'm scared and afraid of the consciences. Apparently, I can't find anything about it connected to st...

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commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2019
1 points

For the record, I've been on a lot of anti-depressants (Zoloft, Xanx, Effexor, a few I can't remember from younger days) in my life, and I've never noticed any improvement on stuttering, but I've als...

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commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2019
1 points

I take xanas before any presentation in class, or any occasion that i feel i will get very anxious, it does help with the anxiety and i stutter less sometimes, but to be honest at times i dont feel an...

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commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2019
1 points

CBD doesn't do much for me, actual weed makes my stutter far worse. As /u/E46_M3 already said, maybe cannabis-derived CBD or even a CBD-dominant strain would be helpful. Therapy is the best thing for...

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commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2019
2 points

I tried CBD oil in pill form and then I tried the tincture (drops under the tongue). Neither helped with anxiety or stuttering...

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commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2019
1 points

I have tried it, and unfortunately it did nothing for me. I started at 15mg drops and went all the way up to 50mg drops 3x per day and it still did nothing for me. I have heard of it helping others th...

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commentr/StutterFeb 9, 2019
1 points

Clomipramine worked for my stutter. I'm not 100% fluent but much better than I've ever been. This article from Stuttering Help finally gave me hope. Believe me, I'm 33, I get it, I've had all the exp...

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commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2019
1 points

Thanks for the insight. I kind of felt the same after I had to quit and i felt really guilty as if I wasted alot of time and money. But overall I have improved quite a bit over the past years so I'm ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2019
2 points

I did speech therapy for a while, and it helped at first. I took a break for a couple weeks due to familial problems, and I noticed my speech had gotten worse. It really discouraged me, and I had to s...

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commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2019
1 points

Yes. SSRI’s add dopamine to the brain, and people who stutter have 50-200% more dopamine, so it had been studied and found to increase stuttering....

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postr/StutterFeb 4, 2019
2 points

SSRIs and stuttering

SSRIs and stuttering Have any of you experienced more stuttering on SSRIs?...

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commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2019
5 points

Worst: This actually happened on a number of occasions. I work in tech as a Consultant so I have to do presentations pretty frequently to clients. I can remember at least twice stuttering during the p...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2019
1 points

Pharmacist here with medium/severe stuttering. Also was terrified with anti-psychotics side effects for quite a long time but decided to try them or die trying. Currently in process of getting psychi...

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commentr/StutterJan 20, 2019
1 points

Alcohol and benzos more fiuent, actually everything more fluent except sometimes weed...

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commentr/StutterJan 20, 2019
5 points

Hello fellow covert 😊. I'm afraid I can't answer your question, as my stutter is not cured - but as I've gotten older, I have been able to manage it out of being a big hindrance (I'm 41 now) (some of...

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