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commentr/StutterNov 19, 2025
2 points

No problems! Get a really good solid night sleep. No stimulant drinks / foods too IF they affect your fluency....

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commentr/StutterNov 18, 2025
2 points

Great well I have ADHD so elyanse gives me more dopamine but improves my speech....

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postr/StutterNov 18, 2025
5 points

Behavioural Strategies That Truly Reduce Dopamine Hyperactivity

Behavioural Strategies That Truly Reduce Dopamine Hyperactivity Here are just some tips for you all to reduce dopamine hyperactivity, which should improve your fluency over time. Works for me so hope...

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commentr/StutterNov 17, 2025
3 points

It’s very common for our stutter to be much worse when we don’t have quality sleep. You MUST get quality sleep every single night without fail. Drink some chamomile tea 1 hr before bed. No caffeine, ...

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commentr/StutterNov 16, 2025
6 points

You should be getting more sleep, consistently, every single night. Are you able to taper off the caffeine for a few weeks to see how your speech improves? Caffeine binds to the adenosine receptors ...

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commentr/StutterNov 16, 2025
3 points

Sleeping a minimum of 6 hours most nights. Technically not more caffeine, however due to training at the gym I am hitting my recommended safe dosage of caffeine three times a week but haven't seen a...

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commentr/StutterNov 14, 2025
1 points

You guys who stutter less on caffeine have a lower dopamine baseline. If increasing dopamine makes you more fluent, then you are a subset of people who would benefit from a dopamine agonist medicatio...

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commentr/StutterNov 14, 2025
1 points

Yes, last day i didn't drunk my coffee the stutter get hard...

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postr/StutterNov 13, 2025
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Caffeine Crush

Caffeine Crush Do you stutter more when you experience caffeine crush ?...

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commentr/StutterNov 12, 2025
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That would be a good start. Caffeine binds to adenosine receptors, essentially blocking adenosine, which is a neurotransmitter that promotes relaxation. Whilst it’s doing this, dopamine surges in the ...

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commentr/StutterNov 12, 2025
1 points

yeah definitely both sleep and caffeine intake i have to fix. i dont know about caffeine and refined sugars but sleep for me is definitely a big factor. thank you very much and i will try fixing both....

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commentr/StutterNov 11, 2025
1 points

Take note of how you’re feeling before a block comes on. Think about what you’ve eaten or drank that day or night before. For me, caffeine and refined sugars causes havoc for my speech that day, or ...

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commentr/StutterNov 11, 2025
0 points

Abstaining from ejeculation works indirectly because you don’t get surges of dopamine in your brain, which for a stutterer, causes us to stutter even more! If you dampen or block dopamine surges, you...

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commentr/StutterNov 11, 2025
2 points

You cant just not jack off for few days and its gonna cure your anxiety, as a gooner myself we r dopamine junkies, it takes time to recover from addiction, but i am more confident words just flow easi...

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commentr/StutterNov 9, 2025
1 points

Interesting. People with ADHD tend to have a lower dopamine baseline, and taking Vyvanse, which is a Dopamine agonist (increases Dopamine baseline) has been shown to improve fluency in stutterers with...

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commentr/StutterNov 6, 2025
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Tried it a few years ago, but made no difference. Probably because I was also drinking a lot of coffee (with sugar) at the same time too, which was counter productive since both substances combined c...

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commentr/StutterOct 27, 2025
1 points

I heard Abilify actually takes 2-4 weeks or potentially even months before it reaches its full effect. I am also trialing Abilify currently taking 2mg as well. Been taking it for a week and main side ...

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commentr/StutterOct 25, 2025
2 points

Yep, caffeine and refined sugars does it for me. I’ve replaced it with lemon balm tea during the day and chamomile tea in the evening before bed. I sleep so much better now, and this also improves flu...

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commentr/StutterOct 25, 2025
2 points

Yep. I couldn’t have put it more accurately. I haven’t had anything caffeinated in years, and it definitely helped. 👍🏻...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2025
2 points

I found when I was having a daily morning coffee, it would totally wreck my speech for the day. I never really thought about it until one day I decided to cut out caffeine and refined sugars from my d...

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