I was on Paxil (plus Stratera) for maybe a year back in 2004/2005, so it was pretty interesting to come across this article detailing the author’s experiment with Paxil. One of the more interesting notes is how his uptake of alcohol is drastically increased (which corresponds to my own Paxil use + excessive college partying).
I dread public speaking. I get nervous on first dates. I hate to be called on in classes or meetings. In short, I’m shy. Not debilitatingly so. I’m guessing many of you are no different.
I’ve often wondered what it’s like to be outgoing—a social butterfly, an extrovert. That’s why TV ads for Paxil caught my eye. You’ve seen them: They promise ease in a pill. An end to social anxiety. Does my degree of shyness warrant medication? It was enough to make me want to see what life was like without being shy. I wondered what Paxil could do for me. Was a smoother, suaver Seth just 20 milligrams away?
