Hello RLR & Everyone, many thanks in advance,
I am 52 years of age Male, and since this May have been suffering with neuralgia on my face & burning on limbs, for the last month I have also been suffering with racing or heavy beeting heart amost allways accompanied by loud white noise tinnitus,

I feel I may have a trapped nerve in my neck as I have also have some weakness / coldness in my right hand, I also have v. bad posture.

The tinitus and heart beat together last 50% of each day, and waking in the night is also troublesome, first my heart beat slows right down then it starts racing and wont slow to normal for a long while, sometimes the tinitus dissapears and I almost feel well.

I also find I sometimes have cold legs and numb lips instead.

I was initially prescribed Amitryptilene 25mg and took this for 4 days
this caused many strange symptoms maybe even palpitaions, also strange feeling when waking up of paralysis.

I was prescribed 10mg propronol tablets but the longer I took them the  more I needed, 30mg a day was enough to make me cold & breathless at night, I have stooped these but do not know what to do instead.

I tried asprin off my own bat this lessens the pain but theart rate was much faster, and I could not catch my breath.

After the worse nights I ache so much on my breastbone and under my arms, and my breast bone feels a bit hot.

I have had a heart monitor (before symptoms worsened) but am waitinng for analysys

Q0 I have decided I would really like a specialist to check for a trapped nerve and advice on treatments could you advise further

Q1 Is there any medication I should have for my safety
Q2 Could the tinnitus & possible trapped nerve be linked to my heart
Q3 Which sort of specialist should I ask to see
Q4 would an osteopath help with trapped nerve
Q5 Is asprin a bad idea
Q6 I dont know if deep breaths or tiny breaths is best to slow heart racing on waking up.
Q7 I am sure my doctor thinks it is > 80% related to anxiety while I think it is > 80% related to nerve interference of some kind, the more I think of it probobly the treatment is limited in either case,
Q8 I have had 3 sessions with an osteopath but paused this due to my
symptoms, do you know if osteopaths have success in such cases as mine, I have quite seriout curvature of upper spine; not side to side.

many thanks in advance, I am v. frigthened Nick.