Has your doctor referred you to a rheumatologist they are the best to see for diagnosis (that's where I got my diagnosis from )

Yep, get a better doctor as Fibromayalgia now recognised as medical conditions in America as of this month. Even has it's own medical code. Also see the Rheumatologist, as Paula said. That's how Fibromayalgia is diagnosed and confirmed. Tests done to rule out other diseases and 18pt check done, as well as vitamin D levels checked. Rheumatologist will also subscribe medication and your Gp Dr will then became your caregiver. So you need to be able to trust your Dr. Support is very important as well. If your Dr does not understand and care abou your and does not believed that fibrois isv real, then get another Dr immediately ...see my post today. God bless.

Maybe you could see a different doctor ..that's what I had to do the first doc just said it was menapause and refused to listen when I had app with different doctor I just totally broke down was in the worst pain I've ever been in and she understood something wasn't right so had all the tests came back fine and I was lucky my doctor suggested fibro and referred me to a rheumatologist. All I can say is go to the docs until they believe you :)

Met with GI specialist today regarding IBS. Here is what he told me. UBS, chronic headache , insomnia, fibromyalgia, ,hyperactive bladder, OCD, personality changes are all classified as Hypersympathetic Syndrome. Syndrome causes increases in adrenaline (cholinergic). IBS=abdominal pain mainly in colon. Prescribed Hyosciamine. A little pill to be taken 1-2 tabs every 4 hours as needed for the cramping, gnawing, grating , "electric" pain in lower abdominal/pelvis. Advises following low FODMAP diet. Eliminate Fructose, Lactose, Fructans, Galactans, and Polyols. Need to reduce amount of foods that can ferment in bowels like fruit juices, certain fruits, fructose, honey, lactose like milk from animals, soft cheeses like ricotta, cottage, mascarpone. Galactans like baked beans, chickpeas, kidney beans, lentils. Polyols like apples, apricots, blackberry, nectarines, plums, prune, watermelon, bell pepper, mushroom, sweet corn and all sweetners that end in -ol like sorbitol, mannitol , xylitol.

Avoid stimulating antidepressants like Zoloft and instead use relaxing (anti cholinergic) antidepressants like and cymbalta.

Stop trying to diagnos ourselves. For medical information go to :

www.pubmed.gov

This is a non commercial site. I explained to him that we go to other sites trying to get information because physicians don't give us enough information. We look for alternative medicines in desperation to stop pain and get advice from support groups because we see specialist only 15 minutes at a time every 2-3 months. He said in regards to supplements St John's Wort is only one valid for mood enhancer. SAM-e not proven effective for mood booster. He said "fibro fog " should be called loss of concentration.

After 2 months of loosing work time and floundering around trying to get answers from physicians I finally found one doctor that I feel has a clue to my treatment plan. I will see rheumatologist in a few days. Will post what he says. Hope this helps.

As well as a rheumatologist a pain specialist can diagnose fibromyalgia, you could ask to be referred to a pain clinic.