"i suffered with extremely severe social anxiety for 16 years (early teens - 30). i had experienced episodes of fear that were so bad that i would feel a strong urge (if not need) to &quot;escape&quot; from the situation (turning my head the other way, or making a hurried exit, cutting the conversation off, having to turn around and walk out of an office doorway that i had just started to walk into). nardil turned my life around, i was like a new person: talkative, extroverted, able to feel at-ease and laugh, make jokes, fully calm and relaxed, and happy! i was finally the person i was always meant to be. i can say it truly saved my life. side-effects do lessen and even disappear, so be patient. i take 75mg/day, have not needed to increase in 6 years!"