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I'm so sorry to hear you had to go through that.  Unfortunately there are still some ignorant (and rude) doctors out there who have not kept up with new research on fibromyalgia.  The good news is there are a lot fewer of them than there were 10 years ago.  The FDA approval of two medications to treat FM has given it a new-found legitimacy in the minds of many health care professionals.    Have you seen a rheumatologist yet?  Although research in the past few years has shown that FM is a neurological problem, it has been historically treated by rheumatologists and many will still treat FM patients.  The field of neurology has been slow to accept us, so much effort has been aimed at educating family physicians to treat fibromyalgia.   If you can find a doctor who cares but just doesn't know much about FM, there is a new resource that can help them.  The National Fibromyalgia Association has developed a new Web site specifically for healthcare professionals. It's a new site and they have plans to expand it, but there's already a significant amount of good information there.  You can find it at: www.fibromyalgiaHCP.org    I know how frustrating and exhausting it can be trying to find a doctor who will listen and understand, but please don't give up.  There are good caring doctors out there and you deserve one, so keep trying.