"i have suffered from depression for the past 7 years of my life, not being able to preform basic functions. sleeping all the time waking in a panic attack every time i slept. when i was awake my anxiety was so bad i had to hide from not only people but noise and light. the only thing that seemed to help was scratching at the walls. i&#039;ve tried every anti-depressant out there and nothing has worked as great as cymbalta. it&#039;s the first time in a 7 year depression /anxiety that i could start to feel alive again and wow! does it work for anxiety and panic. totally gone! however the depression still lurks but doesn&#039;t keep me down. cymbalta took about 10 weeks to fully kick in."