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It wasn't from my doctor sadly. I have told my doctor about my stuttering and axienty problems (anxiety has been fixed) and all she did was prescribe me anti-depressants although I was interested in ...

What do you take now? Im taking concerta and it seems to have increase my stuttering while caffeine lowers it. Im looking for other stimulants now that dont affect dopamine...

From what I understand is, an excess of dopamine levels in certain parts of the brain is implicated in stuttering. I'm surprised to see that some people have improved their stuttering from taking conc...

Guanfacine - almost curing my stutter

Guanfacine - almost curing my stutter I'm in my early 30's and have stuttered all my life. I'm also relatively skinny (6'0, 157), which I mention only because Guanfacine is normally prescribed to chil...

Anyone else have a "catchphrase" they start every sentence with so that they don't stutter?

Anyone else have a "catchphrase" they start every sentence with so that they don't stutter? For me it's "I think." For some reason I never stutter when I say it, and it can be used in front of a bunch...

I heard that's pretty common. In fact, even those people who work on their speech and improve it still have to work on it in their other language because it doesn't seem to transfer over 1:1...

Thanks for your input. If you don't mind me asking, are you a 'covert' or 'overt' stutterer? Covert being you mostly hide your stutter and not a lot of people can tell immediately, overt being maybe a...

I took methylphenidate for a few weeks (not for adhd, but for a sleep disorder) and I didn't notice any appreciable difference. I had 20mg, same dose as in this paper. Now I take modafinil and I haven...

I've taken methylphenidate (Ritalin) and currently take modafinil (provigil) for a different condition. Neither one had an appreciable effect on my stuttering. Perhaps if there was a large study there...

I find this topic very interesting and have done some 'research' myself. Wondering if you have had any experience with Ritalin (Methylphenidate) or D-amphetamine? (both commonly used stimulant medica...

>When it comes talking to people I believe it's all a mental game. Even though I consciously may think x person is not intimidating what so ever... my unconscious mind may think otherwise. It's rea...

I have a very similar problem of blocking. Weed also makes mine worse. However on stimulants I can say everything I want to say. Even coffee helps for a few hours. Meditation didn't help the block...

First of all thank you for all of this information. It is mostly spot on. I don't think I have an anxiety disorder either, although I was almost starting to convince myself I did. As far as the weed...

I had tried escilatopram (lexapro),(10gm), my first and only anti-depressant, and it did make me sleepy. I was sleeping almost all day even if I wasn't tired. Good thing a took a semester off of sch...

Yea I'm a habitual weed smoker and it definitely doesn't help my speech, but downers like alcohol or lorazepam slightly help with the anxiety part of the impediment. It is very complex all the elem...

LSD and Shrooms made my blocks a whole lot worse whilst I was tripping. However, on stimulants I do not stammer at all and have all the confidence in the world Alcohol and other downers also make it ...

I've found that having a slight buzz helps my fluency. At this point most people don't even notice my stutter anyway but it helps if I'm having a rough day or I'm nervous around new people. The other ...

When it comes to food and drinks, caffeine usually makes my stutter worse. A few days ago I drank a cup of coffee before a phone interview and it didn't go well because I was getting stuck on every ot...

I know Ritalin is not supposed to cause a stutter, but I guess there's something new for everything. Thanks for the luck!...

I have heard a lot of bad things about Ritalin and personally I don't believe drugs are the answer to everything (especially in children). Good luck with your speech therapy mate!...