Will medications cause stuttering?
Some medications have been found to cause stuttering. When a client goes to see a doctor about their sudden onset of stuttering a doctor will often ask what type of medications the person is taking. Some medications such as antidepressants and antipsychotics have been found to cause a stutter. These types of drugs target various neurotransmitters which may increase the risk of a sudden onset of stuttering. Drugs that have been found to increase risk of stuttering: “Drugs targeting the cholinergic systems (tricyclic antidepressants), dopaminergic systems (bupropion, methylphenidate, antipsychotics), noradrenergic systems (propranolol, theophylline), serotonergic systems (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) and NMDA systems (memantine).”