Messages App Not Synching iMessages

Hi!
I've been using messages for a while now but after updating my iPhone 4s to iOS 8 Messages has stopped loading iMessages I've received.
It goes like this, I will see an iMessage has been received on my lock screen of my iPhone, but when I go to check the Messages app, no new iMessages have come through. iMessages that I send from Messages do not show up in my conversations on my phone, and vice versa. Also I was made aware by a friend, that when I use Messages I somehow start a new text thread with him; now he has two ongoing conversations with me in his texts.
Any idea what's going on? My phone number is synched to my Apple ID, and I'm at a loss.
Thanks!

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