Date: Fri Mar 30, 2001 4:49pm I have followed this group for sometime now, and I have kept my mouth shut due to my own mental status. Hi, everyone, I'm 23 and my name is Jarrod. Before I open my newly acquired (big mouth), I would just like to pay my respect to God and my most treasured friend in the world, Cynthia. I started taking meds about 2 years ago and I believe I must hold the record for the most SSRI's taken and that includes all of them and then some. You want to talk about being a test pilot or think you are messed up from Paxil or Prozac, just hold on for a second. What do you think of a combo meal of Paxil, Wellbutrin, Effexor, Zoloft etc. could do to you? (Spreadout of course over a timeperiod of 24 months and each month changing meds.) And to make it even more fun how about a hospital stay of 6 weeks. The point I'm trying to make is not a single pill was forced down my throat. I had to bend my own elbow, "just say no to drugs" more like Hell no! I'm still under the power of Smith/KlineBeecham (Paxil) but at least I have the energy to fight. I hope we all understand what our heart and soul really needs and stop taking that other Trash. I'll shut up......nothing is more important then winning this battle, future generations will thank you for it. Jarrod