I've had Fibromyalgia for almost 12 years now. My GP has been the one to treat me for it all along. However, I've had to be very proactive and educate myself and ask him for specific drugs as they came out onto the market. I'm the one who told him that I had it and told him all the symptoms I had. At the time, I don't know if he believed in the disorder or not, but he did acknowledge that chronic pain syndromes do exist. Over the years, three drugs have been developed to treat Fibro pain: Lyrica, Cymbalta, and Savella. Lyrica worked the best for me, however after 4 1/2 years it stopped working. I was on Cymbalta for 2 years and then the side effects gradually became too much. Now, I have recently started Savella.

You do not necessarily need a specialist, but you need a better GP for sure. Yours doesn't sound that helpful. You could call a few different GPs and ask specifically if they treat and are familiar with Fibromyalgia. I know that a Rheumatologist is the specialist that Fibro patients are generally referred, too, when a GP decides a specialist may be needed. However, I have always been a little confused as to why it would be a Rheumatologist. With my years of experience with Fibro, it seems to me the disorder is one of the central nervous system and neurotransmitters. It's seems to be about how your brain interprets pain. I would think a neurologist would be better.

But whatever doc you go to, ask about taking one of these three medications. Looks like you've tried Cymbalta before, if it worked before that may be a good choice to start with.