Research into the stuttering brain revealed a dysregulation in the dopaminergic system which affects the speech motor networks in the brain. Stutterers brains have either hyperactive dopamine baselines or underactive dopamine baselines (similar to ADHD). This is why neuroscientists keep trialling dopamine antagonists to treat stuttering. Whilst it resolves stuttering for some, it doesn’t for others, because we all have different dopaminergic baselines, therefore drugs which reduce dopamine in some stutterers don’t work on those stutterers which already have a low dopamine baseline. That’s why ADHD meds which raise the dopamine baseline (for stutterers with ADHD) resolves stuttering for those patients. Look up the work Dr Gerald Maguire is/was doing on Pagoclone and Ecopipam etc…. They’re getting closer but not quite there… yet. Some stutterers have reported Abilify meds gives them significantly improvement to the fluency as it’s a neither a dopamine antagonist or agonist, it’s a dopamine regulator. It changes dopamine levels depending on whether it’s too high or too low. Anti anxiety meds can help with social anxiety and therefore make us feel more comfortable speaking in social settings, which indirectly helps with fluency. I’m on Prozac + Baclofen and it makes a huge difference for me. Others here are on Sertraline, which helps them. If you’re not opposed to trying medication, then you should talk to your GP about it and see what works for you. This does not mean you don’t implement fluency shaping techniques when you talk. You still need to be mindful of these strategies. Those meds are not cures, but they can significantly help with the psychological AND physiological effects of having a stutter. For me personally, abstaining from caffeine and sugary foods/drinks helps a lot too. I only drink GABAergic type teas, which make me sleep soooooo much better and this helps with fluency too. If I get a crap night sleep, I’ll really suffer the next day with fluency.