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commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
2 points

I also seem to notice I rarely stutter with I’m on alcohol, it’s freakin weird....

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commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2026
2 points

Take me back the first time I took XTC. My brain wasn’t busy with remembering me that I stutter. Fun fact: In front of my daughter (2 yo) or the dog I can also speak fluent. It is the anxiety for me ...

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Stress & Fight/FlightRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2026
2 points

>Sounds like you are hallucinating and delusional that illegal drugs cure your stutter. I don’t want to comment on the rest but drugs absolutely influence stutter. Many stutterers will tell you about...

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commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2026
2 points

Refined sugars and caffeine really fks me up. I tested this hypothesis yesterday. I had a Snickers bar, and a can of sweet lemon soda, followed by a bottle of lemon ice tea an hour later. None of the...

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commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2026
5 points

Carbs and sugar definitely effect my speech, so I try and limit them...there is a link to dopamine, so figured that was the connection. Never tried cutting out dairy....

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commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2026
1 points

As an experiment today, I consumed a Snickers bar, a Lemon Ice Tea, and then indulged in a sugary lemon soda soft drink an hour later. For the next few hours, I found my fluency was adversely affect...

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commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2026
1 points

Xanax is a benzodiazepine and it can be quite sedating at higher doses. Do not take a high dose and you’ll be fine. It’s essentially a relaxant for the central nervous system, similar to Valium. Yo...

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commentr/StutterFeb 18, 2026
1 points

NoFap is bullshit, I did it for 3 Moths and I only had downsides (2 Weeks or so are fine but not more) I had no erections anymore anytime, probably cause my body got used to it. I felt weak and I was ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 18, 2026
1 points

No, I started with masturbation at 10 and Porn at 11, so you could say it healed my stuttering 😂. At the age of 13-14 I started to improve myself, reading books, stop porn…, so maybe porn is the ulti...

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Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Onset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2026
1 points

Hello, I have the same thing and the same story, but I have a question: Is the age of 14, when your stuttering returned and it changed to a block, the same time when you started using pornography and ...

Speech & StutteringMeds & Substances
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2026
1 points

I just want to live without fear. I just want to go to work without anxiety, without work draining my energy and my will to live. I want to have a beer and laugh with my colleagues after work, and for...

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commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2026
1 points

Some ADHD medications (Vyvanse, Ritalin etc) can help some ppl and some dopamine antagonists (Risperidone, Ecopipam etc) can help others achieve better fluency. There are no FDA approved meds for stu...

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commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2026
1 points

It's more likely that puberty hormones are messing with your brain.. if you had a period of fluency when you were younger you may get that back in another decade... Nothing wrong with self pleasure. ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2026
3 points

Also MDMA completely removes my stutter and there's a specific moment during the trip when I feel like I'm getting pushed back into my body (don't know how to describe it better) and then my speech co...

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postr/StutterFeb 11, 2026
12 points

Substances That Help and Hurt My Stutter (Personal Experience)

Substances That Help and Hurt My Stutter (Personal Experience) I started stuttering at 13 and have always had periods of fluency and dysfluency. Sometimes I’ll go for weeks speaking pretty fluently, o...

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commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2026
2 points

Same here… loved getting drunk because my stutter went away but it would always come back when I was not drinking...

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commentr/StutterFeb 8, 2026
-2 points

There are good coping strategies and bad coping strategies. Many people claim to stutter less while on illegal drugs that can also cause addition - is this a good coping strategy or not? And these 'f...

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commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2026
2 points

Congrats on kicking caffeine! I just ditched beer/alcohol at New Years and have noticed my speech improve since I don't have any rebound anxiety from drinking anymore 💪🏽...

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commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2026
1 points

Alcohol, for some reason, eliminates stuttering 100%, caffeine eliminates it by about 60%, I'd say, and other drugs like sertraline also work....

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Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Stimulants & CaffeineAnticipating Stuttering+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2026
1 points

Tapentadol is better, as it just feels better, and also it has fewer side effects. Still, there is nothing really to look forward to, as addiction is addiction....

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