I need help!!!

I've been coughing for 3 months straight, i've got muscle twitches everywhere(constantly), muscle cramps especially in my neck, i've got a knot in the back of my head that won't go away, and pain throughout my body, but mostly in my neck, shoulders and spine. I kind of feel like i'm buzzing, but then it turns to shaking. Could this be damage to the brain stem? I got this thing happen about 3 years ago where I got this excruciating pain in my neck and back of the head( brain stem area or cerebellum) and I haven't been the same since. Initially, it was so bad i was in bed for about a week and had trouble moving. And I felt totally spaced out like I was drifting out of consciousness. People would talk to me and I'd stare off in a daze. Now, I have problems with coordination and balance. My doctors are assholes and act as if there's nothing wrong with me. I've suffered from depression, anxiety and ocd in the past and I wonder if any of that had anything to do with my current symptoms. I've considered being tested for Lyme Disease, and MS, but by doctors wouldn't let me get tested!! Right now I'm just lost as everyone keeps telling me there's nothing wrong with me. I just want some answers and it seems no one has any. Some additional information: i've been on zoloft and zyprexa, and i've had an mri of my head. I've also had my thyroid levels tested and was told everything was normal. Suggestions anybody?
 
Hi Jason. I have similar problems with the pain and muscle spasms. I have problems with my neck and spine and arthritis, but I think more is going on and I can't get the doctors to believe me.

Have you tried a rheumatologist? I'm on my 3rd one now. They do some tests that other doctors don't usually do. You might have a form of autoimmune disease. They do blood tests to check for things.

I know what it's like when doctors don't take you seriously. I've been going through that for 3 years. I can barely walk anymore.
 
By the way, I'm 25, and i'm a college student studying electrical engineering. I have probably abused by body more than I should in the past. I had been hooked on crack cocaine for a couple years, drank a 12 pack of beer every day, and smoked a pack of cigarettes every day. I'm clean now and I'm trying to get my life back on the right track, but my health is quickly deteriorating.
 
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