I was diagnosed many years ago when I along with most of the rest of the population had never heard of fibro. I searched high and low to find any info on it I could. The lack of info helped my husband label me as hypochondriac. They may still not knowingly have a cause for it, but at least it is now recognized as a disease, instead of an absence of disease like it was when I was diagnosed. FM is in all actuality a combination of many symptoms and illnesses. I didn't realize how common the symptoms were until joining this sight!i wish all of our doctors could observe this sight to understand just what we are going thru!

What I was trying to get to was that I think they will try to rule out ms while making your diagnosis.

My primary care doctor diagnosed me using the pressure point system, which is not currently considered accurate. However, the diagnosis made sense, the more I read. I had it confirmed at Mayo Clinic, where they said I was a poster child for fibromyalgia. You could get a second opinion or just read a lot about it and see if your symptoms mostly fit. I do not have all of them, but I have enough so that it doesn't sound like any other thing I've heard about. I have never been prone to depression, and I don't have that, which is so common.

Carrie, I have found that both are good at treating fm, although the rheumatologist will usually ask if a neurologist described your fm or your family dr. Mine have accepted it when my answer is yes, and then proceed to treat me.

I have learned that know one knows me as well as I do Trust your instincts and don't think you are crazy You just know. Let me know what u decide