Liquor + Paxil = Wow!
Seth Stevenson, one of my favorite contributors in Slate, did an article way back in 2001 recounting his two month experience with Paxil. From what it sounds like, he's just as shy as anyone else (doesn't like speaking in front of large groups, shy on first dates?), so it's especially interesting to hear what it's like for a normal person to use the drug. Drugs like Paxil have no appeal to me, mostly because I don't really feel like being shy in a big, new group is a hurtle I desperately need to get over, but also because I have my own drug of choice called caffeine. Ah, sweet caffeine. You make me feel so productive and energized.