Is this PND or anxiety

[Babybear1]

I have 2 DDs and a wonderful DH & life should be great, but my reality is that every morning I get up & the tension starts in my body, fluttery stomach, tense/ painful shoulders & over the last few weeks sometimes a headache. I have lots of things planned for my day & seem to spend the day watching the clock thinking I need to this & that, but sometimes just putting things off, and feel completely overwhemled by housework etc.

I am worried that this may be the start of PND.But on the other hand maybe this is just what it's like having a 6 month old & a 2 year old. I don't have any family in this country & don't get much of a break from anything really. You would never guess by me that this is how I am feeling. Strangely though when my husband or friends are around me I don't feel half as stressed. I suffered from a bout of depression in my early 20s am now in my mid 30s. Am thinking about taking St John's Wort, as don't want to go down the AD route. I haven't gone to the doctor as I'm hoping the way I'm feeling will lift.

I suppose today, as I sit here with a tense sore body & feeling of being completley incapable of relaxing, I just needed to tell someone in the hope that someone will give me some advice.

[sapphireblue]

It's hard to say because anxiety can be a symptom of depression and vice versa I believe. The symptoms you describe do sound like an anxiety problem rather than depression..........have you heard of the Edinburgh Scale? It's a questionnaire Health Professionals use to help diagnose depression....... www.testandcalc.com/etc/tests/edin.asp

try answering the questions and see if it can shed any light on it for you. Always worth speaking to your GP/HV for advice too.