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I barely stutter with my family or friends but with everyone else, it's a stuttering fest. Which for me I think is due to anxiety. Honestly, I'm going to a psychiatrist to get some medication. I heard...

No offence, but I have always been quite wary of stuff like this. You say no one knows why people stutter, but hasn't it been proved recently that people who stutter have restricted blood flow to part...

Thanks for this! I'm beginning some medication at my Dr.'s appointment next week to help my stuttering anxiety, but I think this guide will be a wonderful addition to my medication....

Was just toying with the possibility of medication treating stuttering. That's it. ...

I got the same s***t in life, i will ask my doctor to perscribe me some anti anxiety medication maybe it helps, maybe you can try it too?...

You have to go to a doctor for the prescription. I just explained to them that I stutter and deal with anxiety as a result. I also included that I had read articles talking about how alprazolam can be...

Finally someone in my situation. My stutter is seasonal. Very mild to non-existent in the winter/fall but noticeable in the summer/spring. I think I definitely need something to calm me as I'm unable ...

Hey, I think I came across as looking for a cure to the stutter which isn't my aim, I know that will never, ever happen. My aim is to cure my anxiety because although it's natural to feel nervous an...

Thanks for the reply. I completely agree with you and I am already in the same mindset as in, the only true change can come from inside and what it really takes is for us to own our stutter. It make...

I will most definitely ask my doctor for a prescription. If possible can you update us when it fully kicks in and just tell us how much the medicine helps and if it's worth it, in your opinion. ...

No doubt. I brought up medications that have helped me since I was responding to a comment asking about that very subject. ...

Wow! Thank you so much for the thorough response! I am guessing the researcher is Dr. Gerald Maguire? I was supposed to be in the third trial phase of Pagoclone…but obviously that did not pan out. I ...

Are there any over the counter pills that could help reduce stuttering?

Are there any over the counter pills that could help reduce stuttering? [deleted]...

I just started lexapro but I haven't experienced anything yet besides upset stomach so I'm taking half the dosage for the first few days just get used to it. This may be in my head but a couple of tim...

Anti-Anxiety drugs after therapy

Anti-Anxiety drugs after therapy Hi, Long time subscriber and poster. Also, long time stutterer :). I was diagnosed as a severe stutterer some 13 years ago and underwent therapy. I am not a moderate-m...

If you think that anxiety is contributing I would suggest looking into Lexapro, Xanax, or Propanolol in combination with Buspar. Propanolol is a beta blocker that blocks adrenaline so that you are les...

If you took 3mg, would the benefits of clonazepam increase? Why do you think it helps control the stuttering? The actual stuttering itself or how you feel about it? I ask because I wonder these things...

I'm on Saphris right now but the benefits have decreased since I've started. I'm trying out buspar right now in combination with propanolol. So far, I have yet to find something that works long term. ...

Thanks, this is very helpful. Are you still on any medications? Have you been able to find something that works long term?...

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...