Too much dopamine or Too little?

[Big)Sky]

So i have a mild/moderate stutter/stammer. It goes from repeating parts of words, pausing in the middle of a sentence because the words cant come out of my mouth.

This causes me much aggervation as i can never speak what i feel inside. It drives me absoutly insane. Sometimes i have low confidence when talking to girls because i cant speak exactly whats on my mind.

Some days i can speak fluent as ever, without any problems at all. Other days i cant go a sentence without sounding like studdering sam.

Now, they say High dopamine levels are associated with a stutter, but also say that low dopamine levels effect speech.

I smoke marijuana every day, as i am a medical patient. I used to use alot of LSD,MDMA. I have not used MDMA in over 6 months and LSD in about 4 months.

I take 5-htp about 3-4 times a week, which they say lowers dopamine levels. I also take L-Tyrsoine after the days i take 5-HTP to counter act the depleation of dopamine.

If high dopamine is associated with stuttering, then i want to discontinue use. But on the other hand if low dopamine levels effect speech i dont want to be too low on either.

Does anyone have any personal experience with helping stuttering? Im so confused its not even funny. SOMEONE WITH KNOWLEDGE PLEASE HELP!

 

[addictivepersona]

I'm unsure about the dopamine, but what you said about smoking every day reminded me of a thread I read awhile back...

How often do you smoke cannabis?
I didn't realize it until a couple years ago, when I started using heavily, but cannabis severely messes up my speech skills/vocab. Not just when I'm high, the next day too.
I talk to hundreds of people a day (at work), and the difference between when I'm high (at work) vs. high after work vs. totally clean is quite frightening.
If my system is green, I stumble/mumble/slur my words, and my thoughts seem to get lost in translation as they exit my mouth .. even if repeating something I tell people every single day for months on end.
My overall quality of diction increases markedly after several days of abstinence as well.

 

[Big)Sky]

Ya this is my problem, i love marijuana. Its a cure for my back pain, and cure for my slight seasonal depression.

But from what im hearing smoking anything in general, releases dopamine, which could cause speech impairment. Maby i will just start making edibles with strong hash for now on.

 

[Gormur]

That's odd. My speech slows down and is more careful on mj.. altho only in the last year did it start to become slow and burnt out when i was high, which directly correlates with the beginning of my stimulant use -- mainly my scripted adderall and meth, with some occasional mdma

The pre-stimulant years when i was a heavy stoner, i had no such issues and went to work high. I was high all the time and hid it very well. I'm sure i could still pull it off but i haven't smoked in 7 months or stopped taking stims long enough to test this

Instead of dopamine tho i think you may just be burnt out.. that is, your adrenal glands. When i was smoking like every hour or two during the day, i had to take B-complex in the morning to stay clear-headed and alert. Most people need that anyway, even sober.. I still take it

 

[Big)Sky]

Thats what ive been thinking, adrenal fatigue. Ive been suplementing with Bee Pollen and lots of proper exercise. My THC intake has taken a stop for 3 weeks ( job drug test), all tho i did puff a little JWH-18 today, its not going to be an everyday thing.

If you have experienced adrenal fatigue and gotten over it, what steps did you take?

 

[Gormur]

Taking B-complex, magnesium and zinc everyday helps me a lot. Then there's a nother one i take called Adrenal Support. As for diet, i recently started adding flax oil and coconut oil to my salads and seen a nice lift to my mood & energy

 

[Big)Sky]

Im kind of shuned away from the lab made vitamins/supplements. The bee pollen contains everything you need to sustain life.

But i will look into the flax oil,coconut oil to add to my diet. Thanks for the response.

 

[Mandys Brother]

Not too sure about weed, but I seem to suffer from a bit of a stutter when I've done a fair bit of coke. It goes away after a while, I also have a mate that stutters when sober, after hes had a few lines it gets really bad so I can definitely attest to raised dopamine levels making it worse.

 

[bighooter]

Doing lots of LSD gives you a stutter I have a friend who only takes LSD and before he ever took LSD he never had a stutter. Hes been doing acid at least once a week for about 2 years now and he stutters really bad and his speech is really slow n mumbled.