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Posted 10/31/2016 3:54 PM (GMT 0)
I've been on antibiotics a few months now and definitely having some candida issues. I take probiotics but it seems like I still have some yeast issues. My doc is calling in nystatin pills. Has anybody taken these?
Posted 10/31/2016 4:17 PM (GMT 0)
I have not taken those and I have not had candida.

But, I did want to direct you to the 1st post - New to Lyme? and on page 2 there is a great post about yeast/fungus that you should read. Pirouette did an excellent job of detailing in that post.
Posted 10/31/2016 5:50 PM (GMT 0)
I am taking Nystatin pills, pulsing 10 days on 10 days off
Posted 10/31/2016 6:03 PM (GMT 0)
Have you noticed any difference since taking the pills?
Posted 10/31/2016 6:44 PM (GMT 0)
Well, I think they work. I started to have Candida in my mouth ( my tounge was whitish), but when I started with Nystatin, it reduced.
Posted 10/31/2016 7:02 PM (GMT 0)
I found it shocking how similar the symptoms of candida and Lyme are. It seems to me that llmds should warn their patients of these similarities due to the fact that the abx they prescribe will make candida much worse. I had no idea I could possibly have candida until I stumbled over its symptoms. I've had a white film on my tongue as long as I can remember, always been pretty gassy as well, some solid athletes foot, toe fungus, and jock itch to boot. I had all these symptoms before starting Lyme treatment. Never any mention of candida from either of the two llmds I went to. It seems like it should be a standard to check for this before jumping into hardcore abx. I will be going on the candida diet to see if I feel any improvement.
Posted 10/31/2016 7:34 PM (GMT 0)
Austin...are you going to add Nystatin...or just changing your diet?
Posted 10/31/2016 7:39 PM (GMT 0)
Is nystatin prescription or over the counter?
Posted 10/31/2016 7:45 PM (GMT 0)

AustinCreek said...
Is nystatin prescription or over the counter?

Mine was a prescription that I had to get filled at a compounding pharmacy.

But, I live in Canada...maybe different up here.

I know that Pirouette recommends pure Nyststin powder - in her yeast/fungal post in the New to Lyme thread. Not all Dr.'s are familiar with it (not all Pharmacists, either)
Posted 10/31/2016 9:41 PM (GMT 0)
Anybody herx with them?
Posted 10/31/2016 11:51 PM (GMT 0)

AustinCreek said...
I found it shocking how similar the symptoms of candida and Lyme are. It seems to me that llmds should warn their patients of these similarities due to the fact that the abx they prescribe will make candida much worse. I had no idea I could possibly have candida until I stumbled over its symptoms. I've had a white film on my tongue as long as I can remember, always been pretty gassy as well, some solid athletes foot, toe fungus, and jock itch to boot. I had all these symptoms before starting Lyme treatment. Never any mention of candida from either of the two llmds I went to. It seems like it should be a standard to check for this before jumping into hardcore abx. I will be going on the candida diet to see if I feel any improvement.

You actually had/have two kinds of yeast infections. The athlete's feet one kind, the oral thrush another.

Did you ever go to a Dr. for them for treatment? Candida and yeast infections are often interchangeable terms generally speaking.

I've had to ask for an anti-yeast medication from my Dr. after taking some kinds of abx in the past before I ever started treating for RMSF.

Diet is the very first thing to look at with yeast over growth.

When you first went to either of those two LLMD's, did you list those issues on your list of health issues, or only what you thought was related to Lyme?
Posted 11/1/2016 12:07 AM (GMT 0)
To be more specific Candida is a fungus infection caused by yeasts. There are various strains of Candida as well, with "Candida Albicans" being the most known by the general population.

Athletes foot is also a result of fungus.
Posted 11/1/2016 12:13 AM (GMT 0)

Krimpet 🍔 said...
To be more specific Candida is a fungus infection caused by yeasts. There are various strains of Candida as well, with "Candida Albicans" being the most known by the general population.

Athletes foot is also a result of fungus.

I've learned on here than men think of yeast infections as a woman's problem. Not so, gentlemen.
Posted 11/1/2016 12:20 AM (GMT 0)
That's probably our fault because we "women" always default to saying "yeast infection" and not using specific or medical terms, but I didn't pick that up that type of "thinking" from this particular thread.
Posted 11/1/2016 1:25 AM (GMT 0)
I think men here know better.! .

In the real world, maybe not. Burpy, farty, beer belly at the bar=yeast belly.

Nistastin is RX in the US.

If that doesnt do the trick, then Duflican Rx is stronger (and get liver tests done, just like on ABX).

I herxed on the latter. Hot, cold and sweaty, yuck.

Yeast is a major issue. The average North American gets way to much carbs, glutan and sugar: candida heaven.
Posted 11/1/2016 2:51 AM (GMT 0)
I am currently on nystatin 2 pills 3x daily, honestly they seem to have helped me. That having been said, I do think that my adding in natural antifungals like caprylic acid and grapefruit seed extract have been really powerful... to the point where I am herxing.
Posted 11/1/2016 4:56 PM (GMT 0)
Why aren't these pills more often prescribed? And should I expect a herx?
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