Nystatin and shortness of breath?

I just stopped taking ceftin about five days ago.. I began to take Nystatin three days ago because I believe I have an overgrowth of candida in my body based on various sx (pressure in head/eyes, sinus headaches, eye dryness, sensitivity to caffeine and sugar leading to severe panic attacks and lightheadedness, insomnia). Today I have a shortness of breath, and yesterday I found white patches on my tonsils.

Could the nystatin be the cause of this?

*Also, I previously was taking 2 pills Nystatin per day months ago with abx and had no problem with shortness of breath

I am starting at 3 pills per day 500,000 units each. And hopefully working my way up to 6 pills a day soon.

[Symptoms began Aug. 2016. Diagnosed Jan. 2017. Doxy from Jan. to May. Zithro June to July. Tested negative for co-infections, but LLMD suspected Babesia. Mepron for 2 weeks (w/ Zithro), got bad heart palps, so stopped Mepron. Stopped Zithro shortly after when PVC's continued. 2 month abx break. Ceftin 2 weeks then stopped. Currently taking Nystatin in beliefs of yeast overgrowth]

Okay great I was just in need of some reassurance. The die off is bearable, so I think I will continue for the same amount of pills for a bit. Thank you so much for all of the info! I honestly feel that this forum has helped me in so many ways that doctors can't.

I wish I found this website sooner. You're all a great help

Pirouette said...
Hi kml1997 -

Sorry about these added symptoms - but I think they are a good indication that the Nystatin is working!

I think you're right - that the Nystatin is causing yeast/fungal die off and sometimes that can exacerbate your symptoms or create new ones.

Y/f usually originates in the GI but often can grow up the throat and into the mouth and then into the head, affecting ears/eyes/sinuses/skin.

So, when you swallow antifungal pills, the die off also starts in the GI and this is weird but I often experienced what felt like a surge of yeast/fungal overgrowth symptoms eslewhere - as if the y/f started fleeing the area where the antifungals were. I've read theories of "sensing" characteristics of y/f where they "communicate" in a way.

Anyway, if these die off reactions are manageable, keep going! Detox as much as possible - please incorporate a good GI binder and make sure to keep it 2 hrs away from anything else you ingest. And drink a lot of water. Take it easy - don't overexert yourself.

-p