"i suffered depression and anxiety at a young age due to a stuttering problem but i never knew at that time what caused it.  i went to a dr. at the age of 22 and he put me on pamelor.  i was afraid to take it but i did.  the first few days it made me feel weird.  i felt like a zombie at first for maybe 3 days but then it went away.  in 6 weeks my depression was gone and i felt like a normal person.  i was normal.  i think my does at one point was 100 which is moderate.  people need to know that this type of med takes 6-8 weeks to work and when it does its like a fog has lifted, for me at least.  you  have to be careful with weight gain because it does increase your appetite. it helped me sleep at night.  6-8 weeks to work."