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I've found that anti anxiety medications help with my stuttering. When I'm more relaxed I become more fluent but I don't like the side effects accompanied with benzos and muscle relaxers....

There are four types of medications that you can try: atypical antipsychotics (Saphris), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (Lexapro), benzodiazepines (Xanax), and beta blockers (propranolol). Th...

Does anyone take dietary supplements?

Does anyone take dietary supplements? Recently, I've been waking up and taking two pills. One is a combination of [caffeine and theanine](https://www.amazon.com/L-Theanine-200mg-Caffeine-100mg-Scienti...

what's new in treatment?

what's new in treatment? Hello all, Mid 30's male stutterer here. Is there any new breakthroughs going on in treatment? I have tried all the antipsychotic medications, that was the big treatment thi...

I tried propanolol but didn't find it to be helpful. I also tried sertraline which didn't change my stutter but helped with my mood so I'm still taking it (I think I have some anxiety that may or may ...

I'm prescribed xanax as well, but on an as needed basis. I don't think it's a long term solution either. Saphris is a relatively new drug that is supposed to have the least side effects out of all of ...

Xanax helps me block less, but I'm weary of taking it for longer periods due to tolerance build up and potential addiction. Beta blockers had no effect for me and I never tried antipsychotis due to a...

Seconding propranolol from my experience. I'm both a clutterer and a graduate speech therapist and I have it prescribed specifically for "speech anxiety." It truly helps me! I actually have two client...

Saphris and Propanolol helped me achieve near fluency

Saphris and Propanolol helped me achieve near fluency I've been working with a psychiatrist to try to reduce my stuttering through medication. The reason it is a psychiatrist and not a regular physici...

You are so right dude. I discovered benzos and it vastly improved my speech, truly a miracle. However, I didn't want to be on drugs and benzos aren't meant to be prescribed for longer than I think 3 m...

Yes be careful with benzos! And if you decide you want to come off them make sure you do taper off of it. Not just cold-turkey, oh shit I ran out of my meds. But a scheduled taper preferably under a *...

Yea... Benzos are one of the few drugs that can actually kill you when you stop taking them. Combining with alcohol is also extremely dangerous....

None at all. Granted, I'm prescribed to take these medications for *anxiety*, not stuttering. But still, since stuttering causes anxiety and vice-versa, it's very beneficial. I suppose that a negativ...

Yup, I've been stuttering since I was 5. My mom had a recording of me and yeah, definitely stuttered way back when. My dad stutters too so i'm 99 percent sure it's hereditary. i was put into speech ...

I tried one of these years ago (I think it was back in 2009) and was disappointed to find that it wasn't a magic cure for me either. Granted, my speech issues weren't debilitating at the time, but sti...

I have one and i almost never use it. It can greatly reduce your stutter at times, but it reacquires a lot of concentration to use properly. if i am felling unfocused or stressed it can even make my s...

Also wanting information about this, I think I've heard that it may be a temporary fix as the brain adapts? ...

Hi I stopped using it because long term use gives me gas and a slightly fishy smell. It helps on my fluency and anxiety but I’m not a heavy stutter so I decided to be on the safe side and not using it...

ADHD Meds and Disfluency

ADHD Meds and Disfluency First time posting to this subreddit and have two questions. The first is what is the potential impact of stimulant-based ADHD drugs, in particular Vyvanse which is essentia...

No. Even if there were a drug that could cure stuttering (with no averse reactions) it would not likely be pursed because of the cost (at least in the US. I don't know about the safety procedures in o...