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After years of tests my gp thinks it is fibro/cfs even though rhemutologist a few months ago said i didn't have it. How's your gp?

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So for past few years i've been suffering long list of symptoms that are random which has really destroyed my quality of life. I'm waiting to see a second neurologist but apart from autoimmune thyroid disease everything has come back clear. My new doctors thinks fibro/cfs but Rheumotolgoist i saw while back said i didn't have it because of lack of tender points (though I do get bouts of costochondritis which I forget to inform rheumo and doctors) A BMJ article from 2014 also states 25% of people don't have the tender points.

Originally they thought it was somatisation due to so many normal tests (apart from autoimmune thyroid disease). So i was referred to psychiatrist who after 3 sessions discharged me because his words "this is looking to be a chronic and long term problem. We don't know what to do"

What's peoples expericnes with their GP? Do they believe it's real? Or are they still behind the times and think it's somatic/mental/stress problem? Are they supportive?

My new GP is really nice and listens but I admitted to him today because of this I've self harmed. Because I told him that I'm now concerned he will think it's all due to depression. He did do a very brief form me to give to dwp basically saying seen various Specalists, can't find root cause atm but did put Fibro/CFS as a question mark.

My GP did give me a trial of 10mg of amitriptyline to try and help with sleep at night. Anyone prescribed this drug and dose? Has it helped with sleep?

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