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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
2 points

I don’t know about you, but there’s almost an overwhelming energy that makes me stutter in most situations, and it helped with that a lot. I could actually make phone calls, which is something I’ve al...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
3 points

Can’t be cured… yet! There are only fluency shaping strategies and possibly some meds which regulate dopamine in the brain to help with speech fluency. You need to find what works for you. Speak to a...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
2 points

I can’t speak for anyone else but I noticed a big difference in the first week I was taking it...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
4 points

Ingrezza is the brand name of a medicine whose active ingredient is valbenazine. Ingrezza reduces the release of certain neurotransmitters (notably dopamine) in nerve endings, which helps normalize ...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
2 points

The only medication that helped (besides benzos) is called Ingrezza. But it’s a pain in the ass to get. No pharmacy carries it so you have to order from a “specialty pharmacy”. Anyway I noticed a big...

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commentr/StutterDec 5, 2025
2 points

Yep, Paxil, like many SSRI anti anxiety meds essentially boosts seratonin and down regulate dopamine in the brain, reducing anticipatory anxiety, especially for stutterers. Not a cure, but an effecti...

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commentr/StutterDec 4, 2025
2 points

Bro you are only (29) and you still have a lot of time to cover up for those past years...don't be sad bro, many of us here are going through this. Eat nice good , go to the gym , spend more time with...

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commentr/StutterDec 3, 2025
3 points

Alcohol gives “most of us” temporary fluency because it raises GABA at the GABA A receptors in the brain, which essentially acts like a brake on dopamine hyperactivity for stutterers. This modulating ...

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commentr/StutterDec 3, 2025
2 points

This is why we need to divide the groups into two segments. One would be those that are trying to become comfortable with their stuttering and the other group would be those that want to achieve fluen...

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commentr/StutterDec 3, 2025
3 points

I had a benzo (benzodiazepine) problem like Xanax, lorazepam it definitely helped my stutter ALOT. But the problems that came with it wasn’t worth it....

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commentr/StutterDec 3, 2025
9 points

Yes mate there is. As we know already that , stuttering has no 100% cure but , Olanzapine and Risperidone really improve neurological developmental stuttering fluency a lot according to what I read on...

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commentr/StutterDec 3, 2025
3 points

True. People don't think about the freedom away from stuttering with this meds, it may have side effects but nothing that can't be counted or managed. It's worth taking the risks. ...

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commentr/StutterDec 3, 2025
3 points

Nobody said anything about buying "any old crap in a jar from dubious sources flogging 'cure alls' that will only offer the illusion of temporary relief while subjecting your body to all sorts of unkn...

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commentr/StutterDec 3, 2025
6 points

On this Reddit people have reported various levels of success with Abilify, Risperidone, Prozac, Sertraline, Baclofen, Propranolol and other antipsychotic medications used “off label” for their stutte...

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commentr/StutterDec 3, 2025
9 points

Parkinson's disease medications are developed and researched and prescribed by medical professionals. You are seeking ways to buy any old crap in a jar from dubious sources flogging 'cure alls' that w...

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commentr/StutterDec 3, 2025
-3 points

If you believe that, then it would follow that people with Parkinson's disease being dependent on their substances/drugs is worse than symptoms of Parkinsons. That's absurd. Nobody says that. Then w...

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commentr/StutterDec 3, 2025
9 points

Hi I guess I consider myself as having been cured from stuttering, but disagree where you say I probably didn’t have a stutter.  The cure for myself is that I can answer a phone, host a meeting, and ...

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commentr/StutterDec 2, 2025
2 points

Coffee makes mine worse too. I no longer drink it and I’m much more fluent. Caffeine blocks adenosine in the brain, which is what helps your body relax and eventually sleep. If you block it, it makes ...

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commentr/StutterDec 2, 2025
1 points

Interesting you say that! I remember in my younger years doing MDMA my stutter completely disappeared. I never felt so free speaking. It was life changing, but the crash the next day made my stutter ...

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commentr/StutterDec 2, 2025
2 points

I find anything that causes a sudden dopamine surge in my brain, makes my stutter worse. Coffee, sugary drinks/foods, smoking and alcohol. However, after a few drinks of alcohol (spirits), GABA take...

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