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Getting drunk seems to help my stutter. I'll still get stuck on a couple of words here and there, but the alcohol definitely helps my fluency. ...

I do it. I also smoke a lot of weed so I usually get super high and take a couple shots then go for the interview. I agree I feel more relaxed and I get more fluent so I dont see anything wrong with i...

I find if I have a few good stiff drinks the night before the interview helps. I find the slight hang-over eliminates the stutter and I can focus on giving the best answers....

I think that there's a sweet spot when it comes to alcohol and anxiety reduction. Just be careful and mindful of your ability to answer technical questions while under the influence....

For a phone or Skype interview, I honestly think that's not a bad idea at all. I've taken a shot or two before a presentation before in class. Worked great. However, never do this before an in-person ...

It either relaxes your muscles to a point where fluency becomes more easily achievable, or it numbs our mind to the point so we don't notice the stuttering that much. The latter mostly comes when you...

Holy shit you have balls haha. I've definitely drank like 2 shots before giving a HUGE presentation in a class I had to take, and it worked wonders. Although if you knew me you'd know I was a little b...

I have actually wondered for quite a while if alcohol reduces the stuttering (Having read nothing about stuttering on forums or such, just own thoughts) . Since I'm only 16 I have never had a single d...

well your stutter might've been worse if you didnt swim all the time haha! (If it is true after all)...

haha, if swimming would help I would not have stuttered as a kid. I was always in the water. ...

Not OP, but I'm guessing it's something to do with dopamine and prolonged exercise - obviously this isn't a cure though. I'm more fluent when I'm sleep deprived or exhausted from exercise but I can't ...

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

Thank you!!! I do research it occasionally, but not in much depth. I guess I haven't seen anything with enough promise to warrant it. I have heard of that drug, though. What are your thoughts? As f...

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 ...

Congrats on your successful career. Stuttering can certainly be a thing that holds people back - glad this was not the case for you. Question: Have you been following any of the research or medicat...

This is hard to say, it depends. Beer and hard liquor makes me more outgoing and chatty so I *think* I stutter less. Wine slows me down, I feel like I have a weight on my chest, I get very self aware-...

Absolutely. Not only that, but when I'm at a perfect buzz I feel like I can access more information and form more carefully thought out sentences since I'm not as worried about what my next word start...

I have but I didn't speak much during that period (was on winter break, alone). I'm inclined to think it had the same effect as smoking it. ...

Haha yes the well known ramblings of ecstasy. It had the same effect on me, and days after I was also fluent. Anytime I'm "drained" I speak better. A few times a week though? That's a rough come down....

This isn't a medicine but I used to take ecstasy a few times a week and that was when I had my best fluency. It was a long a time ago and my speech has gotten worse since I stopped. Not directly bec...