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commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2026
2 points

I'm trying to think whether any drug actually improved my speech fluency (not only anxiety) and tbh I don't think there was any. I've done over 25 drugs. Most popular benzos, opioids, amphetamines, ot...

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commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2026
2 points

Alcohol is the easiest and the first, but Tramadol is where I went after I quit drinking. And I became a runner, but not for any help with stuttering. It was something physical that didn’t include tal...

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commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2026
5 points

This is interesting. Because I have also found that alcohol + vitamin B1 & B6 actually greatly reduced my stutter to a manageable level....

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commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2026
2 points

Honestly, beyond just stuttering, I used to think alcohol helped me relax on the dance floor and dance but I went to this wedding and had so much fun dancing without alcohol (because i drove at the ti...

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commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2026
48 points

Alcohol did work great but I did become an alcoholic accidentally over the coarse of years. I quit 12 yrs ago now. I find my stutter improves the most when I stop trying to control it....

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commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2026
4 points

I forgot to specify that I am not shy at all and that I wander as much when I speak with my parents at home as in public or with friends. Under alcohol I can talk to anyone without stuttering and with...

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postr/StutterFeb 1, 2026
45 points

Here are the drugs that remove my stutter

Here are the drugs that remove my stutter Hello everybody I therefore suffer from a stutter since the age of 12 that appeared without reason (even if I think that the problem is surely neurodevelopm...

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commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2026
2 points

My pets, not wanting to make my mom sad, music, good food and alcohol...

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commentr/StutterJan 31, 2026
2 points

Benzodiazepines are GABAergic medications, which essentially put the “brakes” on Dopamine, that’s why they work so well for stutterers. Hyperactive dopaminergic baseline is linked to stuttering. Anyt...

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postr/StutterJan 31, 2026
4 points

Anyone else realize the only thing that helps sadly are benzodiazepines

Anyone else realize the only thing that helps sadly are benzodiazepines Drugs like klonopin or Xanax, highly addictive drugs not to be taken every day. Not like I can get a prescription anyway but i h...

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commentr/StutterJan 25, 2026
1 points

I am in the same situation. Did weed as a senior in high school and was super fluent. Sometimes I think weed is gods gift to me...

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commentr/StutterJan 25, 2026
1 points

Cool! Stick with Fluoxetine for at least two months and see how you go. Yes, in my younger, partying years I did MDMA and I was 100% fluent. The seratonin surge essentially dampens (or quietens) the ...

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commentr/StutterJan 21, 2026
1 points

That’s possible too, because for some, instead of making them paranoid and more anxious, it really relaxes them. Everyone reacts differently to substances. My point was, if you notice your stutter ge...

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commentr/StutterJan 21, 2026
1 points

interestingly, one of my friends stopped stuttering when she started smoking weed 😭...

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commentr/StutterJan 20, 2026
2 points

I've noticed that some techniques work some times , like taking a breath through your nose for 4 seconds before speaking , talking slower than usual or starting a sentence with a soft word. Alcohol a...

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commentr/StutterJan 19, 2026
1 points

Do you notice you stutter more or less when smoking?...

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commentr/StutterJan 19, 2026
3 points

The only good thing stuttering has ever done me is helping me stop smoking....

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commentr/StutterJan 19, 2026
4 points

His speech impediment is also probably the result of his ketamine addiction. Dude is constantly tweaking and so many of his fans attribute it to his “autism diagnosis”...

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commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
1 points

Coffee, alcohol, drugs, diaphragmatic breathing, meditation — these are just attempts to "trick" the nervous system....

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commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
1 points

Great post u/popquizkid_ ! identify with many of the scenarios you listed. I'd like add a few of my own. The telephone is a HUGE hurdle for me. I get ridiculously anxious when I have to call someone ...

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