Thanks for your reply.
I may not have been clear in the parts that described when I have had relief. This was before I discovered the concept of TMS. The belief that I thought a medication was working was just that, a belief. That belief was what made the pain go away, not the meds. Which...
5 years ago I had a whiplash neck injury that I recovered from with no remaining physical injuries, clear MRI etc.
8 weeks later after returning to work I started to get nerve pain down my right arm and fingers and tender (trigger) points in my upper trapezius.
I tried everything from physio...