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I still can't get a doctor to even order a test so I can diagnose invasive candidiasis properly. I will probably just have to order fluconazole online. Studies suggest one would need to inject it IV. I was scared to do it before but I am at a point I am willing to figure out how to do it. Apparently fluconazole is as effective as Amphotericin B for candidemia in immunocompetent patients.
Apparently you can switch to oral administration after 10 days. The problem is I don't know how long to take it then. You are supposed to go on for at least two weeks after sterilization of your blood. But how would I know if/when it's cleared? I can only go off the symptoms I suppose. I read a study where they mentioned a median of 30 weeks. Seems I'll just have to take it for around 30 weeks & see what happens. When would you guys stop?
What do you guys think of this plan?
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Start off with a low dosage(if you try it). Diflucan can cause a lot of bad side effects and can be hard on the liver and kidneys. I could only do it for a week and stoped doing it because the side effects kept me up at night and was losing a lot of sleep. I had better results from sf722 and essential fatty acids. Most candida experts dont recommend drugs cause of their harsh side effects. People that can take it for 30 weeks in a row sounds like they dont have a strong case of candida otherwise they could not tolerate the side effects for 30 weeks!
I would stop taking it as soon as your body can not tolerate the side effects. Also Ive heard with some people that candida can develop a resistance to diflucan after about a month. Again it all depends on how your body reacts to the drugs some people react better than others. I would rather try a different approach because I could not tolerate the side effects it caused.
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Google AdvertisementThis is a reply to # 1,797,044I was wondering the same exact thing. I took 5 days in a row and then one pill per week for a month. It did help. Not totally cured tho. It has been 5 weeks since i took the last one and am thinking of taking one every few weeks to keep it down. I am on my own too, because i have seen 3 doctors and not one yet, will do a test for me. So I gave up! Actually guessing i have yeast. Thats a really good question you asked. cindy
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This is a reply to # 1,797,165You don't take fluconazole for a week and then quit. Ever heard of drug resistance? If you do start taking something like fluconazole you better take as long as you can ("at least 2 weeks after candida is not detected in your fluids"). Otherwise it's another weapon lost in the fight against candida.
The concern about drug resistance is leading me to take it intravenously because pills' bioavailability is only 90%. It's a pain in the neck though learning how to do a drip. I don't even know if I'd be better off going abroad somewhere where I can hire a nurse to do it for me.Advertisement
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This is a reply to # 1,797,206I would highly recommend you get proper medical care.
First off, where are you getting IV fluconazole?
Secondly, anything can happen during an IV. You could have an anaphylactic reaction to the infusion (oral and IV can cause very different responses). You could get air trapped in the line and kill yourself with an embolism.
I would really not recommend you attempt something like that on your own.
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Google AdvertisementThis is a reply to # 1,797,213I can't get "proper medical care." Medics are worthless, they won't even order the test for me. I wish I could bring a case against them for it. Doesn't seem I can unfortunately.
Balancing my current condition vs a risk of anaphylaxis I would still go through. I can't just sit and do nothing while something that I have diagnosed is tearing me up because some stupid doctors are refusing to test me.
There are things about it that are pretty complicated. Like how to tell which is a vein and which is an artery and why to inject in a vein. Also making sure there is no air and something they do with Sodium Chloride. That's why I am considering going abroad to hire a nurse to do it for me.
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I CANT EITHER! I am not lying when i say i went to THREE doctors. The last was a very expensive GYNO. and the guy never even ran ONE CULTURE. Its costs about 40$!!!one of my friends is a microbiologist, and she is trying to help me, telling me to get tested, and no one will do it! If only ONE doc would run a culture or a swab or what ever you call it. So I called my primary care guy, and he gave me diflucan, and i asked him, please do a test. You know what he said. Its better to guess. so thats the kind of medical help i am getting. One more thing thats interesting.I dont owe them any money either. so i may as well guess and treat myself. The people on curezone here know more then a doctor. The medical establishment sickens me. bunch of quacks lately. Either that or lazy. cindy- Re: How long to take fluconazole if ... chamele0n
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This is a reply to # 1,797,589to think we're in America, this is supposed to be the best and most advanced medical care in the world. What's the point of having all this technology if the douchebag doctors won't let you use it. What's the harm in letting someone test anyway.
I've probably seen around 4 docs. You are right, they'd rather guess than test. They just treat everybody like cattle, whatever hurts, they just make you pop an antibiotic. No need to test. Who cares.
They really are pretty frigging lazy. This one doc keeps scheduling me for 15 minutes. He reviews my file on his laptop for 10 minutes to try to remember who the heck I am. Then asks me how I'm doing. By the time I finish literally one sentence he's gone to the next patient with $100 of my money.
This applies to the "best" of them. I deliberately picked a "top 100 best doctors in the state" award winner and got the same treatment, pushing me out of the door with a totally wrong diagnosis after listening to me for literally 5 minutes, not even trying to understand the problem.
$40 is expensive? Most docs around here charge around $100-120 for a 15-minute visit ($20 in cash, the rest insurance).- Re: How long to take fluconazole if ... mightyoak
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No no I meant 40$ for a culture is Not expensive. Its ridiculous for 40$ not to do it. The gyno cost 200. He was so sure of himself, that i didnt have yeast, he never even looked. Well i think it was yeast, because the diflucan helped some. But you'll like this part. The gyno tells me NOT to come back! Hahahahaha. Unless i quit smoking cigs.(ok we all agree cigs are bad) but the gyno tells me that if i quit smoking, he will give me Hormone Replacement Therapy! hahahaha. Oh and he's gonna give me ZOLOFT! that garbage. HRT i would never take cause i have high BP, and it may kill me that way, or Give me cancer! GEE Thanks Doc!!! Theres more. I'm frustrated lately. Boyfriend gets put on a prescription antacid because he had a stomach bleed and a heart attack. They wanted him to take it, to heal his stomach. He gets hives. The doctor changes it slightly to a cousin drug. Well we laughed.So he takes the cousin medicine, and now has a bad rash.
I ended up in all this mess from a sulfa antibiotic, and between the two of us, we have had FIVE rashes, reactions etc to all these medicines, and when you need a medicine, they wont help or run a simple test! Unbelieavble! Idiots!I am going to call the VET for help. They do a better job! cindy
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This is a reply to # 1,797,206Hei. Took itraconazole for 5 days and then 10 days off due to adverse reactions ( die off). My doc says it is ok, and still thinks the medication is working. He says resistance developes not so fast. Any opinions? Do you think it is allready a lost weapon?
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This is a reply to # 1,797,044Start with a low dosage? Any source will tell you the loading dose for any fluconazole treatment for the first day is double what you are going to be taking.
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Google AdvertisementThis is a reply to # 1,796,793My doctor put me on 100 mg of Diflucan for 30 days, but I may continue another 30 days. He said that 60 days is the point at which there is danger of liver damage. Also, the half-life of the drug is 3 days, I believe, so it stays in your system a while. That means that even if you take a weekly maintenance dose, I don't think that 60 daily dose safe limit translates into 60 weeks; the drug will be in your system much longer than 60 days. I don't know exactly how long it is safe to take it weekly. I hope that makes sense.
Either way, I would be VERY wary of ordering a drug online without a prescription. You have no idea what you're getting. Maybe try calling a bunch of doctors and asking if they have experience with candida. Look for integrative or holistic doctors. Good luck.Advertisement
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This is a reply to # 1,797,655I think your dr doesn't know chronic candidasis very well.
You can't cure it with 100 mg a day. They give this type of low dose to new born babies at the hospital. You will only make things worse. 200 mg a day is a minimum for intestinal candidiasis.
Chances of liver damage are low. Get liver enzymes tested every 4-6 weeks. A lot of people are on high dose fluconazole for life (400 mg and higher) and have no side effects at all.- Re: How long to take fluconazole if ... say414
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Google AdvertisementThis is a reply to # 1,797,655Obviously you have to check out where you are ordering from, a lot of them will sell you fake meds. I wouldn't order meds from any website online unless I've either had someone check out they are a brick-and-mortar operation (most likely not) or calling a physical pharmacy to place an order.
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