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Yes, I’m on Lexapro now. I had to come off Prozac because it made my stutter worse due to it being more activating on dopamine and norepinephrine. Lexapro only increases seratonin which indirectly, s...

Today is my second day taking Sertraline, and although it takes about 3 weeks to take effect, it's supposed to improve my stuttering. I'll make a post later with the results....

So your stutter is probably anxiety based, maybe try some antidepressants....

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escitalopral doctor prescribed me escitalpram oxalate 10mg for social anxiety and depression. does anyone here try this before. share your experience, or any other medication you tried for social anxi...

Lack of airflow is a physiological effect of the anticipatory anxiety (& elevated adrenaline) of having a stutter. It’s not the root cause of stuttering....

I really can’t explain it in general terms only when I stutter. For me, it’s unending nerves. Eyes on me, people awaiting my response. It stems from people or groups. I get so afraid I’ll stutter befo...

One thing is to go out and do some speaking. Don’t let the Fantasy Dragon in your head get too big. Stuttering has a lot to do with anticipation and your speech anxiety...

No matter how hard you stutter, you have to do exposure if you want to lead a fulfilling life. Stuttering has a lot to do with anticipation. Any speaking technique can only help once you are mentally ...

I feel your pain. The same always happened to me at school and made me really anxious too. I think it's the combination of sudden anxiety, and also having to speak cold with no build up, and therefo...

Why is it so hard to say your full name

Why is it so hard to say your full name It's kind of a rent because I'm stressed about tomorrow and I thought posting might help. So my high school basketball team qualifed to the high schools league...

Zoloft / Sertraline boosts dopamine slightly, not as much as Prozac does. Prozac also boosts norepinephrine too. It’s really just trial and error to see which one works better for you as we are all d...

Do Zoloft and Prozac work the same? I spoke to my doctor and he prescribed Zoloft to see if there's any improvement with my stuttering....

I started stuttering when I was 18 and it’s slowly dying down now that I’m 20. If it means anything, not overly anticipating the word and building up self esteem in yourself did me wonders more than a...

can you let them know in advance that you have a stutter. It might help relax you knowing that they’re expecting you to stammer. I know it helps me. Good luck in the interview 🙂...

I don't know the extent of your stutter but my advice is prep, prep, and more prep. The advantage of a phone interview is you can use notes as prompts, and even read from them, without the interviewer...

I'll admit fear is an amplifier, but that's constantly happening to me even if im alone, and speaking to myself, an animal, or singing the air never feels easy, it always feels like it’s meeting resi...

Trying not to stutter is like trying to not think about a pink elephant...

My blocks are not so hard , I still face them but the intensity is very less , I also see better result in anticipation as well as anxiety, overall I am amazed with the result , I recommend you to con...

Yes, I was prescribed Fluoxetine (Prozac) for my anxiety disorder, which was effective at a lower dose, but as soon as I doubled my dose, it affected my fluency. This SSRI is quite activating (i.e an...

absolutely. stuttering SLP (speech-language pathologist, AKA speech therapist) in training here. introductions are notorious for being one of the things we stutter over the most. often times we stutt...