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commentr/StutterDec 12, 2025
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That's the same thing I experienced also. I took thiamin 100 mg I was fluent as someone who has never stuttered before but the feeling was weird as if some part of my brain was connected. The next I s...

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commentr/StutterDec 12, 2025
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Magnesium glycinate help me to handle the anxiety but still I'm not fluent it has something to do with breathing too...

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commentr/StutterDec 12, 2025
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I use abilify and escitalopram. It helps my stuttering a lot. But I have stopped taking citalopram because I am losing a lot of hair. Right now I am only using ablify. It helps quite a bit....

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commentr/StutterDec 11, 2025
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hey, it’s been a year so I was wondering how celexa has been working for you. Did it decrease your stuttering?...

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commentr/StutterDec 11, 2025
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Glad you’ve found something that works for you. 👍🏼 I take Fluoxetine and noticed a difference after 6 weeks or so. SSRI meds definitely help you to feel calmer and a lot less anxious, which indire...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2025
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I still stutter of course, but the amount has SIGNIFICANTLY dropped. I’m almost fluent of course I still get blocks here and there. But it helped me so much! How it works is it replays your voice at a...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2025
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That's interesting. This is something I love saying. One size doesn't fit all. It worked for you. Do you still stutter now?...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2025
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I don't bother with it, I'm too lazy. It's funny, I would almost do anything to stop stuttering, but I'm too lazy to apply any sort of speaking techniques. Medications and supplements tho, in that fi...

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commentr/StutterDec 9, 2025
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Fluoxetine (Prozac) There may be initial side effects but it usually clears after a few weeks. These types of meds takes weeks to actually work. You need to push through....

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2025
7 points

Modern day brain PET/fMRI scan research shows stuttering is a dysregulation in the dopaminergic system in the brains speech motor networks, such as the Brocas Area, Striatum, Basal Ganglia etc… compar...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2025
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I achieved genuine fluency when I discovered the Valsalva response. I discovered my brain is wired differently than a fluent brain. I was able to train my brain to use easy and continuous airflow whic...

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commentr/StutterDec 7, 2025
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Just to re-iterate, these are not cures, however, they can help you manage your fluency better. You still need to practice fluency shaping techniques along with whatever meds you decide to take for m...

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commentr/StutterDec 7, 2025
1 points

Interesting. Not disagreeing with the fact that meds help — they did the same for me as well, just took me a couple weeks. Paraxotine for 3-4 years. I felt invincible and my fluency was the best it’s ...

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commentr/StutterDec 7, 2025
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Not true at all. Everyone is different. I felt euphoric the first several days, like I took an adderal or something. The tension in my throat was lessened by this effect. I’ve been taking it for almos...

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commentr/StutterDec 7, 2025
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I’m only taking anti-anxiety SSRI medication called Fluoxetine (Prozac) once a day. It helps a lot reduce my anxiety and this indirectly improves my fluency because I no longer have severe anticipator...

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commentr/StutterDec 7, 2025
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According to current research, those of us with a higher dopamine baseline could benefit from dopamine antagonist (blocking) medication. This is the type of medication Dr Gerald Maguire has been test...

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commentr/StutterDec 7, 2025
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Yes, sugary + caffeinated coffee and energy drinks makes my stutter worse too! As soon as I stopped drinking these beverages, my fluency improved a lot. These drinks block adenosine in the brain and...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
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Just try anything. 25 isn't old at all btw. I'm 33 and can remember when I was your age. I was in a similar position to you, felt extremely lost in life and physically disabled from health issues (and...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
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I noticed if I sleep lesss, o have a better fluency for that day. Based on my research it has to do isto the dopamine like the guy above said. Super interesting. If I sleep 6 hours a can be confident....

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
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Yep, it takes the edge off and makes speaking more effortless, which is how it SHOULD be! I find that effect after 3-4 alcoholic drinks. Why? Because alcohol floods the brain with GABA which puts th...

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