MCS patients need to seek out environmental illness specialists-- MDs who understand MCS-- in the same way that patients with other types of illnesses need to seek out specialists for proper diagnosis and therapy. I often refer people in the US to the American Academy of Environmental Medicine to find a doctor in their area; patients may need to travel a bit to the nearest doctor. dotvalone has the link to the AAEM website in the comment above-- when you get to the website, look in the left column and type in your area. Some of the more well known physicians who understand MCS are Dr. Grace Ziem, Dr. William Rea, Dr. Doris Rapp, Dr. Lisa Nagy, Dr. Albert Robbins, Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker (specializes in toxic mold exposure patients), Dr. Christine Oliver-- most of those doctors have websites chock full of information. There are many more. My experience is that physicians practicing integrative medicine are often knowledgeable about environmental illness as well. Sometimes you have to shop around a bit to find a good fit between you and the right physician.
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MCS patients need to seek out environmental illness specialists-- MDs who understand MCS-- in the same way that patients with other types of illnesses need to seek out specialists for proper diagnosis and therapy. I often refer people in the US to the American Academy of Environmental Medicine to find a doctor in their area; patients may need to travel a bit to the nearest doctor. dotvalone has the link to the AAEM website in the comment above-- when you get to the website, look in the left column and type in your area. Some of the more well known physicians who understand MCS are Dr. Grace Ziem, Dr. William Rea, Dr. Doris Rapp, Dr. Lisa Nagy, Dr. Albert Robbins, Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker (specializes in toxic mold exposure patients), Dr. Christine Oliver-- most of those doctors have websites chock full of information. There are many more. My experience is that physicians practicing integrative medicine are often knowledgeable about environmental illness as well. Sometimes you have to shop around a bit to find a good fit between you and the right physician.
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