A few months later, much to my surprise, letters started to trickle in: the search engine at AOL had picked up the site. Another year later it became apparent that the number of people that were experiencing a similar reaction was actually much higher than I had ever guessed. At the same time, lawyers from around the US were beginning to call. In order to centralize the information which I had gathered, the second version of the site took shape. Shortly thereafter, thanks to a generous donation by Phil Siegrist , the site got its domain name and an ad free space. Shortly, thereafter, I developed the third version.

In 2004, the name of the site was changed from quitpaxil.org to quitpaxil.info for technical reasons. This , the fourth version of the site, will likely be the last. In essence, it is a streamlined, better designed version of its predecessors.

Please note, that I do not have a medical background. Born in 1967 to German parents serving in the US, I spend most of my youth in Germany and France . While in my teens my family immigrated to Canada where I completed High School, and obtained a BA ( Linguistics/History) from the University of Waterloo. I later went on to do grad studies at Dalhousie University and obtained an MA in German Literature and Linguistics. Not quite ready for the daily grind, I proceeded to take some IT courses and lead a bohemian life as a part-time actor , writer and web designer.

Today, the real world has done it's best to intrude . I live in Halifax with my little family, and work as a freelance designer, translator and property manager while attempting to get my first book published.