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commentr/StutterJan 31, 2026
2 points

Yes idk why it worked so well for me as my stutter isn’t from anxiety but it did make the anticipation of stuttering almost non existent, I see you are a teenager do not take any of these drugs....

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commentr/StutterJan 31, 2026
2 points

Valium, klonopin , Xanax I do not recommend buying off street 99 % are fake and can and will kill u...

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commentr/StutterJan 30, 2026
2 points

When I tried Adderall it made my stutter worse too at higher doses, but lower doses only slightly....

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postr/StutterJan 30, 2026
7 points

Started ADHD medication and my stutter is worse than it's ever been, I just don't know what to do

Started ADHD medication and my stutter is worse than it's ever been, I just don't know what to do Kinda vent-y sorry about that, TLDR at the bottom I've had a horrible stutter my whole life, never lo...

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postr/StutterJan 28, 2026
4 points

My experience with Botox

My experience with Botox I got 200 units of Botox injected into my masseter, pterygoid, and temporalis muscles about a week ago. This was done by a maxillofacial surgeon for a rare condition called ma...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
3 points

Because stuttering imo is not caused by dopamine. I have tried every antipsychotic there is and if anything it makes my stutter WORSE....

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

well here's what's interesting. the ones i'm on are SNRIs i think....and they have a specific effect on serotonin...and i'm not sure the benefit. SSRIs seem to not discriminate between "good" serotoni...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
3 points

I have tried almost EVERYTHING, from Testosterone to elicit drugs, medicines and supplements. Piracetam, Noopept, Pregnenolone, Testosterone, Benzos, Lions mane, Vyvanse, Methylphenidate, NAC, ALC a...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

I agree with you! The dysregulation could def be a factor. I was prescribed testosterone, I faked hypogonadism just because I got obsessed that higher T levels would cure my stuttering. I was very wro...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

That’s great for you! My experience is directly through, it’s not one of those side effects that disappear with time, quite the opposite....

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commentr/StutterJan 25, 2026
3 points

Oh how I would take a stutter over being on this med yea I gained about 30 lbs on it...

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commentr/StutterJan 25, 2026
1 points

Yeah, that’s the issue with SSRI medication… emotionally blunting you. You have to weigh up the cost vs benefit of some emotional blunting vs more fluent speech to function better in social situations...

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commentr/StutterJan 25, 2026
2 points

Oh how I would take a stutter over being on this med...

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commentr/StutterJan 25, 2026
2 points

Yeah I resonate with the pick your poison thing. I did not browse this or other stuttering forums in years, I did today, really reminded me how stuttering is a shitty cruel joke. It’s also scary thou...

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commentr/StutterJan 25, 2026
1 points

Every increase in dosage prob leads to the feeling of starting on square 1 again. Every time I have increased dosage on an SSRI I get increased anxiety along with feeling jittery, until the phase pass...

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commentr/StutterJan 25, 2026
1 points

Yeah Abilify can be touch and go for some because it’s actually a Dopamine agonist. If it makes your stutter worse, then you’re probably more suited to a Dopamine antagonist like Risperidone or Ecopip...

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commentr/StutterJan 24, 2026
2 points

Yep. Made me very tired, and made my stutter in some instances worse. Everyone’s experience with drugs like this is going to be different though....

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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 19, 2026
2 points

My stutter started on fluoxetine (Prozac). I didn’t know it was a side effect until after I was on the medication for 2+ months 😬 Apparently SSRIs can *induce* stuttering for some people. Lucky me 😅...

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postr/StutterJan 19, 2026
7 points

Does anyone know if anxiety meds help with stutter?

Does anyone know if anxiety meds help with stutter? I am 20F and i have had a stutter since I was 5 years old i believe. I tried therapy when i was a kid (i hated it). Then gave it another chance in 2...

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