Anto, I've found that raising the bars a few cms has helped a lot. On both my Raven and my Eclipse, the bar clamp is now above the nose of the saddle by a few cms, more on the Raven (my touring bike) than on the day-ride Eclipse. I have a long-ish torso and short-ish legs, and long-ish arms. Raising the bars has eased stresses on my back, neck and shoulders.
I also use VO randonneur bars, with uppers that curve up and out before going straight towards the hoods. These raise my back even more. The result is that, when I use the drops, they're easy to reach, and I now regularly switch to the drops just to vary my position. When headwinds require me to use the drops for hours at a time, it's no problem t do so.
I was originally fitted for my Eclipse when I bought it about 15 years ago, and at that time, the bike shop worked with the nose of the saddle being level with the bars clamp. I managed OK with that, but over the years decided to (i) raise the bars relative to the saddle; and (ii) fit wider bars. My VO bars are about the same width as my shoulders, 46-48 cms depending on where you measure. Some people think they're weirdly wide, but they fit me, and my bikes now feel nice 'n' spacious.
Hope that's useful, although I know that all this stuff varies from person to person. Good luck!
