dan1986
01-11-2007, 12:52 AM
Hey everyone, just wanted to introduce myself.
I'm Dan. Been living with stuttering since about age 4.
I did speech therapy nearly every year from kindergarten to grade 12. It usually never had any beneficial effect outside of the therapists office. However, there was one year where it basically cured my stutter (including blocks) for a few months (even during a presentation), and then relapse followed.
The only substance that has helped my stuttering to date is alcohol, which isn't a solution for obvious reasons. Anti-depressants make it worse, as does stress. I tried Zyprexa 5mg also, which probably didn't have much more then a placebo effect. I'm currently on Magnesium, Manganese, L-Taurine, L-Glutamine, vitamin B6, omega 3-6-9, and a multi-vitamin/mineral. This has decreased anxiety a little. It did decrease stuttering at one point, and I'm playing around with dosages to try and see what happens. Interestingly enough, a couple days after I started taking the supplements, I was talking to myself and swore that something was different in the way I was hearing myself speak. My voice sounded different, and it was almost as if I was hearing a tiny echo. It felt like my hearing was kicking in quicker after speaking. My breathing was much deeper. However, these changes weren't as apparent when talking to other people. However, I think the stress from starting a new semester at school may be worsening my stuttering.
I'm also on Luvox for depression. Voluntary stuttering helps with anxiety, but only after much practise. In the beginning, it increases anxiety. It is a very hard technique to maintain, and my will power isn't high enough to maintain it. My speech therapist actually overcame his stuttering blocks with voluntary stuttering, but he really had to work at it.
I have been viewing the forum for some time, and decided to join in order to talk to other people with the same problem. I am very interested with alternative medicine, not just for stuttering, but for disease in general, and will share anything that helps for my stuttering. I'm looking for supplements that have a similar effect on the brain as alcohol, but without the side effects. I believe high levels of dopamine are an after-effect and not a cause of stuttering.
For anybody else researching stuttering supplements, it may help to look at tourette's syndrome, since they are similar disorders, and there is a lot more info on tourette's supplements then on stuttering supplements.
I'm glad to be a part of the forum. If anybody has any questions, feel free to ask.
I'm Dan. Been living with stuttering since about age 4.
I did speech therapy nearly every year from kindergarten to grade 12. It usually never had any beneficial effect outside of the therapists office. However, there was one year where it basically cured my stutter (including blocks) for a few months (even during a presentation), and then relapse followed.
The only substance that has helped my stuttering to date is alcohol, which isn't a solution for obvious reasons. Anti-depressants make it worse, as does stress. I tried Zyprexa 5mg also, which probably didn't have much more then a placebo effect. I'm currently on Magnesium, Manganese, L-Taurine, L-Glutamine, vitamin B6, omega 3-6-9, and a multi-vitamin/mineral. This has decreased anxiety a little. It did decrease stuttering at one point, and I'm playing around with dosages to try and see what happens. Interestingly enough, a couple days after I started taking the supplements, I was talking to myself and swore that something was different in the way I was hearing myself speak. My voice sounded different, and it was almost as if I was hearing a tiny echo. It felt like my hearing was kicking in quicker after speaking. My breathing was much deeper. However, these changes weren't as apparent when talking to other people. However, I think the stress from starting a new semester at school may be worsening my stuttering.
I'm also on Luvox for depression. Voluntary stuttering helps with anxiety, but only after much practise. In the beginning, it increases anxiety. It is a very hard technique to maintain, and my will power isn't high enough to maintain it. My speech therapist actually overcame his stuttering blocks with voluntary stuttering, but he really had to work at it.
I have been viewing the forum for some time, and decided to join in order to talk to other people with the same problem. I am very interested with alternative medicine, not just for stuttering, but for disease in general, and will share anything that helps for my stuttering. I'm looking for supplements that have a similar effect on the brain as alcohol, but without the side effects. I believe high levels of dopamine are an after-effect and not a cause of stuttering.
For anybody else researching stuttering supplements, it may help to look at tourette's syndrome, since they are similar disorders, and there is a lot more info on tourette's supplements then on stuttering supplements.
I'm glad to be a part of the forum. If anybody has any questions, feel free to ask.