Okay, so I don't know if this helps you at all, I don't know your background or history, but if this could possibly help you, I thought I should put this out there. This is just my story/journey through chronic pain. Well, my test results were always normal. I was told that I have fibromyalgia (which by the way, a lot of your symptoms sound like it). After trying many different things, just trying to feel like a normal 20-something (I was barely 18 when my chronic pain started), spending money and wasting time, I finally started going to therapy for depression and childhood abuse. I've discovered many of my physical symptoms are actually symptoms of PTSD and I'm discovering ways to deal/heal with it. I'd had doctors tell me it was depression or seasonal affective disorder, but they always made me feel like they thought I was making the pain up or imagining it. They made me feel like I was crazy. But I found out from my therapist that there are actual physical reasons for the pain, such as stress hormones/chemicals, hypervigilence causing chronic contraction of muscles, and just the way that the flight or fight reaction (which is stuck on the "on" position in PTSD) affects the body, and that no, I'm not imagining it, the pain is real. It's hard to see how all of my symptoms could be connected to the stuff I went through, but everything in the mind and body is intricately linked. It's been hard but I'm slowly finding ways to manage the pain. I don't know if it will ever be completely gone, but it's getting better and I am healing. You know it's funny how I never realized how much I tense my muscles, and how much that hurt them, until I learned how to relax them.

Anyway, again, I don't know if any of that is relevant for you. Regardless, keep on the doctors to keep testing. Some things like RA can get a lot of false negatives before you get that positive result. Also, make sure they check for things like food allergies and celiac, Chrohn's, etc. Sometimes those things can cause pain and vitamin deficiencies which can cause other symptoms. In the meantime, try to find way to manage your pain and make your life a little more bearable. Light, regular exercise is so important, make sure you eat healthy foods and drink plenty of water. Try to manage your stress levels, let go of any obligations that are unnecessary and/or things that you don't love. Learning to pace yourself and not push yourself too hard or too little is so important. And don't forget social support, turn to your friends and family. Be aware that chronic pain often leads to depression (who wouldn't get depressed with that much pain!) which can contribute to pain, and can turn into a vicious cycle, so make sure you take of yourself emotionally as well as physically. Try to find hobbies that you love that you can do with your pain levels and creative outlets for your emotions. Take care of yourself. I really hope you get some answers soon. I know how crazy-making it is not knowing what's happening with your own body. *hugs*

HI again I don't know if this will help and I am new here as well so what do I know but I have a chronic headache for the last ten years and the doctors have run lots of test and swear they know what is causing it but he treatments don't works so im not sure they are right either way I am always in pain as you are my pain dose very depending on my stress level just as yours dose but it is always there all I can say is you know your body better than anybody and if you think another doctor can help then go to them or if you just want to say enough then that is ok too it is not weakness to say my body has been through enough and I am just going to take a break from the test right now best of luck

Lymes disease? MS ? sjogrens disease..these come to mind..Have u been checked for Hashimotos? somethings wrong..sounds familiar to me..Sometimes test dont show the answers....

So, I did some research of the symptoms that you listed. The one thing that I came up with that covers the Majority of your symptoms is:

Hypothyroidism:
Fatigue
Increased sensitivity to cold
Constipation
Dry skin
Weight gain
Puffy face
Hoarseness
Muscle weakness
Elevated blood cholesterol level
Muscle aches, tenderness and stiffness
Pain, stiffness or swelling in your joints
Heavier than normal or irregular menstrual periods
Thinning hair
Slowed heart rate
Depression
Impaired memory

Hypothyroidism covers most of the things you listed. I don't know if your on any meds or if this is something you've had checked or not. It requires a simple blood test and is generally controlled by medication. I take Synthroid for mine.

If your Dr. has ruled this out, the things get a bit trickier.

Sjogrens Syndrome:
Dry eyes, Dry mouth, Fatigue, Joint Pain,

Nose Sores can be caused or be the Symptom of literally a zillion things.

Dry eyes generally are narrowing of tear ducts, (which can happen with age) or blocked tear ducts.

Joint pain can be anything from various types of Arthritis, Lupus, Lime, Fibro, etc. many, many, many different things, some very serious, some just needing a pill or supplement to control the inflammation and soreness.

I'm not sure how old you are, but body temp regulation, cholesterol, weight regulation, joint pain, sleep issues all can also be symptoms of pre-menopause and menopause, which would be taken care of with hormones, etc.

The Fecal Incontinence can be from a damaged nerve, your anal sphincter being too relaxed, IBS or other Gastric issues, and also age. Fecal Incontinence in itself is a disorder.

So, i'm not sure if any of that helps you, but if it were me, my next step would be to get my Thyroid checked and go that route, because that was the biggest symptom pool that most of the symptoms fit in. This would be just a blood test at your GP's office.

Take care and hope you find some answers soon.

I would have to go with the Sjorgren's Syndrome, but it could still be thyroid. I know your TSH is within range. It is actually on the lower end of normal as mine is always 3.9. But there are other tests that need to be done to completely rule out a low thyroid. The T-3, T-4, Reverse T-3 Etc. You can try and do some research on this site. Thyroiduk.com. I think that is site. Or you can type that into google and look for the site. Some patients on there had trouble getting a proper thyroid diagnosis from their doctors as they only want to test the TSH which is not accurate. You can send away for private testing if your doctors do not want to run more tests. You should also be tested for Hashimoto's antibodies which attack the thyroid and cause autoimmune hypothyroid. Also, Sjorgren's can cause dry skin as it attacks the glands in the body. You can get a blood test for Sjorgren's antibosies, but more people are diagnosed from a lip biopsy. Some diseases like SLE Lupus and even Sjorgren's can cause symptoms years before the antibodies are present in the blood. This is called seronegative disease. You can look that up as well. Your B-12 is low, that can also cause pain. It is just hard to say exactly what's going on with you. Some poor souls have to go through years of being labeled mental cases and fibro before they find relief from their symptoms. I hope you find some answers soon. Hugs.

I was going to tell you that Hashimoto's Thyroiditis can cause you to swing back and forth from Hypo to Hyperthyroid. This makes the disease hard to diagnose. Thyroid UK might also be a .org. You can go to healthunlockedhughessyndrome "copy and paste that into your web browser" and ask them for help about Sjorgrens as some of the people on that forum also have the disease. Hugs!

I didn't have any trouble getting diagnosed with Hypothyroidism by my Dr. nor did I ever have to 'send away for private testing'. I'd give your Dr. a chance to do their job before you worry about them not being able to diagnose your properly.

Could be Fibromyalgia or CRPS/RSD. Doctors don't even think about CRPS/RSD as a diagnosis. Fortunately for me the ER Dr recognized it right away for me & I got into therapy & on meds immediately. Good luck to you finding out what is going on.

Hello Syeera. First off I would like to say that I'm so sorry that you are going through this and that there are so many people who understand what it's like to live with pain. I have had chronic pain primarily in my back since the age of 12. I have only recently been diagnosed with degenerative disk disease at the age of 19. I have had doctors tell me I was making it up, that I was looking for drugs, and most of all that there was nothing wrong with me. I won't go on to much about my issues but I will share some things that I have found useful in coping with the pain. First off I know it sounds silly and I by no means am saying it will cure your pain, but dietary changes are a great place to start as there is little risk in making the problem worse and it could help reduce your pain if you do have an intolerance to things such as dairy or wheat. I found that cutting out wheat at least helped with some of my symptoms plus if it doesn't work no harm done. Also I think an autoimmune disorder is probably likely and if that is the case many people with autoimmune disorders have more than one which can make it hard to diagnose. I have a family history of celiac disease and various thyroid conditions and I have adrenal insufficiency. However it took them a long time to diagnose me because I had non specific symptoms and all of my test results were within "normal range" however although your tests may be "normal" your threshold for a hormone could be different than it is for someone else. if you haven't seen an actual immunologist I think you should consider it. And as far as pain management goes I'm not going to tell you that you should use ibuprofen of heating pads or that sort of thing because I'm sure you have tried all of that. I found acupuncture quite helpful or at least relaxing though it is expensive. and if nothing else works I think it would be worth it to try seeing a naturopathic doctor if you can afford to do so. You might also consider getting a food allergy panel done to see if your diet could be worsening your symptoms. I hope some of this was helpful and if not I hope you al least feel less alone. But don't give up because sometimes it takes people years of seeing mediocre doctors before they find someone who can figure it out. And in the meantime you have plenty of support here!

Does the pain get worse or better with position changes like from sitting to lying or lying to sitting ?