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I found caffeine and sugary foods/beverages made my stutter worse on the day, and even into the following day. As soon as I quit caffeine and all the sugary crap, my fluency improved....

Dopamine antagonists only helps a subset of stutterers, whilst dopamine agonists help another subset (like ppl with ADHD and a stutter due to a lower dopaminergic baseline)....

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...

Very much an oversimplification. Nothing like adderall but not the opposite per se. They don’t lower dopamine levels, they just block the D2 receptor specifically meaning dopamine cannot bind to it as...

It's the opposite of Adderall. Amphetamines release dopamine and these meds investigated for stutter do the opposite, so lower dopamine levels (antipsychotics do the same, they're dopamine antagonists...

Yeah i often have to have filler words to either avoid the stutter or help ease myself into the word. It gets annoying but it does help minimise my stutter a bit....

Yeah ADHD meds regulate neurotransmitters by boosting Dopamine and Norepinephrine in the brain, which can improve fluency for some stutterers, not all. For others, dopamine antagonists help more with...

Stuttering, and potential drugs.

Stuttering, and potential drugs. So short story, I used to trial Vyvanse for ADHD and for that year or so I found that I could talk much faster and seemed to block less. Vyvanse is apparently supposed...

Research shows that, depending on the group, ritalin can both ease and worsen stutter. Looks like for some people stuttering is indeed caused by dopamine dysregulation, while for others it's something...

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...

ADHD & Stuttering

ADHD & Stuttering Just recently diagnosed with ADHD at 39 & started on Vyvanse. Has anyone else noticed less of a stutter while on this medication? I’ve noticed I’m more fluent when speaking & when I ...

Does for me… And then the caffeine boost to get me through the day isn’t fluency building either. Yesterday was 3 month clean off all caffeine. More good days than bad....

I get this way too, whenever I ingest caffeine and highly sugary foods. My speech suffers really badly. I’ve now changed to decaffeinated coffee and limit my sugar intake....

I guess do whatever works best for you. For me, using fluency shaping techniques + addressing my anxiety has helped a tonne. I also no longer drink caffeine and minimise my sugar intake as those subs...

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

It helps me indirectly by reducing the physical aspects of anxiety (cold sweats, shivering, elevated heart rate, etc) plus a good bit of placebo effect that I took *something* to help. However I can s...

You’d need to speak to your Psychiatrist about that, but then can prescribe: Atomoxetine (Strattera), Guanfacine (Intuniv), Clonidine (Kapvay), Viloxazine (Qelbree). Bupropion (Wellbutrin), Modafini...

Ah that makes sense thank you! Do you know if there are non-stimulant meds that don't need to be taken every day? I much prefer the ones like I have now where I can just take it in the morning on a da...

Thanks for this didn’t know that actually thought it was the opposite not enough dopamine because I noticed when I do dopamine increasing medications such as adderall it helps it but stimulants are kn...

100% agree with this. I went through the same recently. Started Adderall after being off it for at least a decade. My blocks were worse than they had been for about 60 days. Now things are back to how...