Iphone 5 no longer able to sync to itunes...HELP!!!!

Hey guys, I have tried numerous atempts to getting my iPhone 5 to be able to sync with my MacBook Pro but to no avail. It seems as though this all started after updating to the new OSX Yosemite as well as updating to the new iTunes 12.0.1. Whenever I connect my iPhone 5 to my laptop, no matter what it is not showing up in my devices or being recognized. I have tried different cables, reset my iPhone, restarted everything, etc etc etc. It's not being recognized at all and everything under devices is grayed out in iTunes even when the phone is plugged in via usb. I'm not even able to sync wirelessly anymore. PLEASE HELP!!!! This is driving me insane! I have always been a strong supporter for Apple and have never had any issues in the 10+ years I've been an Apple user so this is quite disheartening.... Thank You!

I also had this issue since updating to iTunes 12. My phone was not showing up in "devices" at all, yet it was syncing to iPhoto just fine. What ended up fixing the issue for me was turning both my phone and computer off and back on again, and unplugging any other USB devices so that only my phone was the one connected. It then synced just fine.
FYI, I am running iOS 7.1.2 on an iPhone 5

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