[variety]

Ugh. No. Don't start doing meds just to get through job interviews. Better yet, don't do them at all (if you can possibly avoid it).

The fact is nobody really knows how they work, and they all have rafts of side effects which their makers are loathe to discuss with you in an upfront and intellectually honest manner. (How do I know this? I worked for one of the larger makers of such drugs).

In any case it's unlikely that you'll be able to predict how they'll affect you on the day of the interview (if they have any affect above placebo at all), and might even make you have greater feelings of anxiety and low self-esteem (as in "I'm so messed up I need pillz just to hack these job interviews).

[mansilla]

I agree that popping pills isn't always the best answer; however, if the anxiety is dysfunctional and causing problems (possibly far beyond the scope of a job interview), it may be worth consulting a therapist and psychiatrist.