MKLowTone

OK I should say at the outset that I do suffer from anxiety and understand how that works. But to me this doesn't feel like an anxiety-related thing...

Basically I'm having chest discomfort, some mild shoulder pain and the same in my neck. My breathing often feels a bit restricted (as if I can't quite get in a proper deep breath) and my fingers tingle ever so slightly sometimes

Over time I've had many tests, ECGs (one a couple of months back), echo test (a year ago now - it was June 2005), stress ECG (same day as the echo test), blood tests (thyroid, liver, blood sugar - all twice - both times 100% fine). The only thing that has ever been found out of the normal was my white count, once (and even then it was at 11 I think, which I was told by the doctor was only really at the higher end of normal anyway, and if there really was something wrong it wouldn't be the only 'bad' reading anyway).

I'll start with the neck pain. It's only milde (say 2 or 3 out of 10) and passes very quickly. It's further back than the glands but not as far back as the visible neck muscle that joins with the shoulders. It's also closer to the jaw than it is to the shoulders (about 1/3 of the way from the jaw down).

the shoulder pain is the same low intensity and short duration as the neck pain, seems to be more on the outside of the ball joint than in the shoulder blade. It's felt on the top of the shoulder rather than the front or back.

The chest discomfort and restricted breathing seem to be more focussed on the upper chest (nipple level and above), though occasionally the lower chest also (roughly down to the bottom of the ribcage). It's very rarely felt as any pain, and even when it is it's the same low intensity and short duration again. The restricted breathing is a lot more often and longer duration, but does not feel like a pressure on the chest. If anything I'd say that feels like a pressure from the inside trying to get out. Also I'd say it feel like if I vomited it would purge something but I feel no need to do so (I'm not nauseaous, but feel like there's possibly an obstruction somewhere)

I also feel week and tired quite often

My doctor has now referred me to a neurologist to see if there's anything wrong with the muscles themselves in that sense

What's really got me worried is that I've been seeing an acupuncturist and having chiropractic treatment and both of them say that I'm getting much better (and I can feel that it's true) and time between visits is increasing, yet I'm still experiencing these debilitating symptoms.

My heart rate is fine, my blood pressure is ok (usually about 135/85, a little high but nothing to actually worry about) and my diet is pretty much impeccible (thanks to a nutritionist taking me off processed food and putting me onto oily fish, soup and fresh veg)

I ballooned 3 stone in about 6 months and have lost most of it in about the same time, thanks to the nutritionist (but that weightloss has slowed down a lot now)

Can anybody suggest anything else that could be going on? Has anybody experienced anything similar? I'm at my wits' end. I feel like my body is conspiring against me to just get on and live my life. I find it hard to even do daily tasks like the laundry or the dishes because I can't ignore the fact that I have some or other symptoms nearly constantly.