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Typically SSRI medications take 6-8 weeks to show their full effects, but it’s great you’re already noticing improvements. Keep going!...
Its not has powerful as haloperidol in terms of d2 antagonism but it has fewer side effects. How effective would you say haloperidol was...like did it significantly increase your fluency?...
Do you think it’s possible for me to speak for the 1.5 mins with minimal stuttering lol I don’t want to look weird infront of others...
For me it gets worse when I’m stressed because I’m feeling unprepared or too anxious. So best thing is to be confident. 1. Prepare a bit the key points you want to say. Don’t try to memorise the e...
Me vs. A One-Hour Zoom Call
Me vs. A One-Hour Zoom Call I never really learned how to interview or present myself well because I was so afraid of speaking due to my stutter. I'm a graphic designer and for the most part my work s...
What I sometimes do is find a quiet place to prepare about 15 minutes before if I can. I close my eyes and take lots of deep breaths, and then read aloud to myself for a few minutes, slowly and with l...
Group presentation tomorrow and I’m scared
Group presentation tomorrow and I’m scared As the title reads, I have a group presentation in which I would have to speak for around 2 mins ish and then answer one or two questions. I have not really ...
I used it with fluoxetine, but it's not as effective as haloperidol. Haloperidol clearly helps with stuttering, at least for me. This is just my experience, and it's different for everyone....
It has many aspects, not just mental health. Confidence, stress (e.g. not being prepared), how easy the words are to pronounce, etc. What kind of situations did you stutter more often in?...
I think the main thing for me is just to think that it will happen, so there is no use in fearing it. I also like to think that it makes me unique from most people....
Hey, I really feel this. You’re not a fool at all work meetings (especially in-person with lots of people) are brutal for stuttering. The anticipation and being watched makes everything 10x worse, it...
A minute before you start speaking, look at the people you’ll be talking to and honestly ask yourself: who am I truly afraid of? Then you’ll notice the little miracle that happens with your voice....
I keep stuttering during work meetings and making a fool out of myself. I think it's time to quit. The stress is too much.
I keep stuttering during work meetings and making a fool out of myself. I think it's time to quit. The stress is too much. I feel like if I keep being stressed every day, it’s only going to make my st...
honestly im not really sure myself. like 3 years ago i just started having hope that it most certainly will get better. i have been to a speech pathologicst but she didnt really help. i also have many...
Most of these SSRI medications essentially elevate seratonin in the brain, which basically dampens / inhibits dopamine in certain brain regions. So, by reducing anxiety and inhibiting dopamine, it ca...
Job interview
Job interview Hey guys, I’ve got an internship interview coming up. And I had a quick question. In y’all’s experience, is it best to inform the interviewers you have a stutter beforehand, or just go a...
No, that would actually make things worse. Imagine a person raising their hand to answer — the whole class turns toward them. That creates instant spotlight pressure. Under that level of attention, th...
I have been taking antidepressants everyday for many years. It has never directly reduced my stuttering but what it did do was to reduce my significant stress which helped me to better control my stut...
why do antidepressants help stuttering?
why do antidepressants help stuttering? whenever i stop them i start to stutter even when i try to speak slowly i still suffer,its embarrassing, should i take antidepressants for the rest of my life o...
My stutter has ruined my life forever (long rant/vent)
My stutter has ruined my life forever (long rant/vent) When I was born up until maybe 8 years old, I was the most outgoing,funniest,smiliest,social, smartest kid ever. I didn’t have a stutter and was ...