Kelly, that GP unfortunately does not have the right attitude or even enough human compassion for your situation. To say that Fibromyalgia (which I also believe you have) isn't "real" pain is like saying psychological disorders aren't "real" medical problems.

I know only too well that the CNS pain one feels from having the pain threshhold lowered is all too real. Pain is pain is pain. It doesn't matter whether the cause lies in the musculature or the central nervous system, or a combination of both.

Someone should be able to give you an actual diagnosis. FM has a standard for diagnosis, and having it will do much to "legitimize" the disorder for others.

Hang in there, and understand there is hope. I say that after waging a personal battle for some 36 years, with muscle pain a constant denominator.