"social anxiety involved with my job was causing insomnia and a feeling of constant dread. i take 20 mg.  here is how it affects me:

i no longer lay awake at night worrying about the next day.  however, i now wake up several times a night on paxil, but always quickly fall back to sleep.  so overall, this is a great improvement in sleep for me.  oddly, my dreams are now very vivid.  i have actually woken up laughing.  rather than fearing social interaction, now at worst i am mildly annoyed by it. i have not been transformed to a gregarious person, but social interaction it something i no longer fear facing.  other side effects:  mild constipation, less prone to anger, 80% loss in sexual interest, and alcohol has more of an effect"