I have a 25 y/o sister who has developed a mutlitude of symptoms in the last 3 or 4 years. She has been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, but I don't agree with this diagnosis. To be honest, I don't necessarily believe that this is a diagnosis. My problem is the test (If you have pain in 11/18 specific areas then you have fibromyalgia).  I've spoken with a few doctors who agree that she likely has something else wrong, which we partly suspect because of her history.

However, I do believe that there is some sort of underlying condition and I want to help her find what it is. The treatments she is undergoing for her fibro are making her worse. Her worst symptoms are hand pain, rib pain, and hip pain. About 10 years ago, she had severe swelling/pain/discoloration to her arm which was diagnosed as RSD or what is now called CRPD. After therapy, pain meds, and regular use...things returned to normal. Around the time she graduated from college, she was diagnosed with interstitial cystitis which I understand is a chronic bladder infection(possibly autoimmune).  She is depressed and takes about 3+ hour naps every day. She is on a very long list of meds, some of which are fairly intense. I am concerned about her dependance on these. I can't understand what she is going through as I can't understand what its like to have chronic pain. What I'm hoping is that I can help her find what her real problem is so we can start treatments that are better suited to what she has. She is getting more and more depressed and it is affecting her job and her social life to an extreme.

Any suggestions on what she should do or what she may have?