Judy, thanks for the reply.  This is an ongoing battle---mind and body.  I do yoga four times/week, walk five nights/week, eat properly, see a therapist and psychiatrist, take meds and work full time.  What else am I supposed to do?  I really think that deep down inside, I struggle with the diagnosis of depression.  I guess I feel that if something can manifest itself so physically, then doctors should be able to determine its bodily cause and fix it.  When I think of depression or anxiety, I think of sadness and tears.  I can sometimes fall into that category, but other times I have all physical symptoms.  I have been checked for just about everything, but to no avail.  It seems that the best healer is time, but my patience wears very thin.  I hate losing blocks of time in my life devoted to waiting for time to pass.  It's a very unsatisfying place to be.  It's also very frustrating to have periods of "feeling good" only to return to the same place.  It's hard to maintain positivity or hope.  Does anyone else have these same feelings?

You know, I've heard it said that the body remembers what the mind forgets.  I am a firm believer in the mind/body connection and have had many experiences with it.  Have you ever tried doing any kind of body work?  There are things like cranio-sacral and Trager that help to release memories stored in the body and can genuinely help you feel better.  I've done them and they worked.  That wasn't ALL I've had to do, but they got to things that regular therapy couldn't.  You might get some benefit from acupuncture, as well.  There are all kinds of body/mind therapies out there.  Maybe the physical symptoms you get are a clue as to the source of your depression.  Just a thought.