I am finally figuring myself out - and a question about Fatigue!!

ok, so what has happened to me since the fall -

October, colombus day weekend, I went on a trip to Niagra falls with my husband and kids. I was stressed the week into the trip, and started getting sick. I brought my zithromax with me. I was in aweful shape half way thru. I couldn't get by without taking the zithromax. I had a mild fever and bronchitis symptoms (chest pain, drip, mucus cough coming from my lungs).

Took the zithromax for 5 days. The sickness went away, but I still wasn't feeling right for a while. I was weak, muscles ached, I couldn't exercise.....I saw my LLMD, and she prescribed diflucan, which saved the day for me. I was like a new person, even my old lyme symptoms went away. But I didn't stick to the no-sugar diet. So as soon as i stopped the diflucan afte 1 week, I started feeling weak again. She gave me another week of diflucan, I watched my diet, and then I was ok. I got strong enough that I started running -ALOT. I had issues on and off for a while in January, but by February i was awesome. NO symptoms, no fatigue, no tingling. Nothing except for the tingling at the soles of my feet upon getting up in the morning.

Then, about 3 weeks ago, my entire family started getting sick. I got sick too, but was beating it (didn't want to take antibiotics), but then I had no choice, because a scratch on my finger somehow got infected. I was SO MAD, and grossed out, for this has never ever happened to me before. So back on antibiotics I went, and now I feel just like I did in the fall.

What I am thinking is this - I cannot handle taking antibiotics anymore!! the candida in me is not under control yet, and my body is getting really messed up from the antibiotics. after taking the meds 2 weeks ago, i haven't been myself. Fatigued again, some muscle soreness in my hand (weird place). I felt well enough to run this morning, so I did 3.5 miles, but now I feel like a lump. it was too much for me.

So, in the end, no more antibiotics!! i have to try with all my might to beat these bugs without them. My dr said that last time - she said I have them within my reach too easily, since I am a pharmacist. She sure as heck is right. She recommended i take andrographics and mycoseron the next time i feel a sickness coming on.

I beat this sickness, bc my glands are no longer swollen, but i still don't feel well. I am thinking of calling her and askiing for another round of diflucan. My symptoms are fatigue, my fingers hurt, and i have a mild headache, and when I tild my head back, the bottom of my neck, top of my spine hurts.

what do you guys think? diflucan time, and then some serious dieting??

what could i take that will help my fatigue in the meantime, i forgot to ask her that. anything better than the B vitamins?? Thank you!!!

he does?? you know, i think its about time i pick it up - but those herbs help with fatigue?? i was going to actually attempt to take them in june - i wanted to get thru this first and then see how i react to them. i was going to do buhner's protocol for lyme once i got candida under control, just to cover all of the bases, since i am treating my daughter anyway!

It can be hard to narrow the scope of the problem, based upon the large range of symptoms you are experiencing.

However, for treating Candida or for at least ruling it out, the miracle cure for me was taking large amounts of the probiotic Saacharomyces Boulardii. There is a large amount of research showing how this nukes the Candida. This combined with (embarrassingly) coffee enemas saved my life!

well, you know my take on herbs, and all the information on them has already been provided by the others, sooooo.

I just got off my last two pharma meds (adrenal and thyroid) and am using homeopathics in their place, and I just can't explain how much better they are working for me! It's all about what will work WITH your body best. I know that there are plenty of people that take prescriptions daily and they work fine - my hubby is one of them - but some of us have bodies that just prefer a more natural course of medicine.

And I highly agree with the probiotics (lots and lots!!) to help get the candida under control and then finally gone. There is a ton of research out now about how immune systems all start in the gut now. And, every time I start to get a few candida symptoms, all I have to do is increase my probiotics for a while, and they are gone.

As always, Chapelle, I wish you the best of luck, I'm so happy that you are down to just these types of issues now, and I hope (know) you will beat this too!!

Tillybear - yes, seems that you and i are bouncing around the Candida threads =))

Thanks so much everyone!! I am going to start a thread on probiotics. I have been to lax about which ones I am taking. I need to take ones that I know WORK!!

and Vcast - i have been taking florastor for a while now (brand to saccharomyces boulardi) but they say to switch off and not take the same one over and over. - gonna ask this on the new thread!

and thanks for your note, traveler!! =)

Post Edited (Chapelle) : 4/5/2016 7:27:43 AM (GMT-6)

awe, well i was tempted to call and get another rx for diflucan now, but i tried the ADP oil of oregano today, and it is already relieving my headache and backache - not sure of your symptoms, but maybe it would help? oregano is supposed to be a great anti-candida agent