Fluconazole Side Effects (Page 2) (Top voted first)

I would like to know any and all side effects to this particular medication. I have been experiencing stomach ache, headache, low backache, palpitations, taste, nausea. Are these normal side effects? and if not, should I stop taking them. Of course, you can't reach a doctor over the weekend. I have taken 9 doses in 10 days. I forgot to take my normal dose on Friday night and felt great the next day but took one last night when I realized that I had missed a dose, and woke up in the middle of the night feeling sick again. This has been going on for the last 3 or 4 doses. The reaction usually occurs 4-6 hours after taking the pill.

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Soon after my post, I began chemo therapy and developed a yeast takeover. My oncologist prescribed fluconazole (sp?) and the pharmacist misinterpreted his directions and doubled the already maximum dose my doc prescribed and I too experienced all of the above side effects. Compared to the one time I took this drug ten years ago, when I had no side effects. Back then the dose was two pills of medium strength and that knocked out the yeast EVERYWHERE! It seems these drug side effects are very dose dependent.

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Twice now I had a horrible allergic reaction to this medicine: pain & swelling in ALL of my mucosal membranes (eyes, nose, mouth, vagina, anus). Red, swollen, itchy, searing pain in all of these areas. I cannot talk (lips & tongue is swollen & in pain) or sit (vagina swollen, painful, itchy) or therefore go to work during a reaction. It does this to me for 4 full days. I have to get a prescription for Predisone (steroid) & take 50mg of Benadryl every day in order to be functional by day 5. Appetite goes away, complete loss of energy as my body is zapped from the full strength auto immune system reaction to this nasty medication! During the first reaction a doctor at a walk-in clinic told me there was no way Diflucan could have given me this reaction. He was wrong! The below webpage shoes that a very small portion of people given this drug had the same reaction as me. During my 2nd time taking it I also experienced hives on my arms, trunk & legs. I will never take this medicine again. Good luck ladies!

ehealthme.com/ds/diflucan/mucosal+inflammation

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I took diflucan same thing as fluconazole. The first day my liver hurt, the second day I felt like I had the flu and still liver aching, My MD suggested milk thistle and by the third day I still had flu like feeling and I started to have cramping in my pelvis I never get cramps , I called my OBGYN thinking it was something going on that is female related . Then I looked up the side effects for Diflucan cramping body parts like arms legs stomach and pelvis. I'm completely done with antibiotics after taking clindamycin and having to deal with the yeast infection , stomach inflammation and candida overgrowth that is why my doctor gave me diflucan to kill thd candida . I called my doctor and they said that if I took four days worth that should still keep killing that candida so don't take anymore and that I'm in the clear. Well I've already called my chinese medicine doctor who is and herbalist /homepathic and will continue with a simple gentle effective candida killer that will not try to kill me in the process of making me well.

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There are other methods to get rid of candida overgrowth, Get with a naturopathic doctor that is specialized. C in candida, get on the Gaps diet which is basically eliminating sugar, flour, dairy and carbs, There are very powerful natural ways to kill candida . Caprylic acid punctures holes in the cell wall of candida. Diflucan has fluoride in it so do your research in fact flouride causes . lowered IQ, it effect thyroid it replace the good iodine in your thyroid, it causes all types of side effects, Portlanders got smart they voted it out of their water it was a landslide victory Portlander are big organic food and water purists! Flouride it is not permissible in many countries to even have in the toothpaste. My Chinese Medicine doctor said that herbs will kills candida/fungus, however it is not as fast acting as Diflucan, but the herbs are equally effective, My MD is also and ND and he told me the same thing, that he felt Diflucan was fast acting and since I was having intense stinging itching ,from candida overgrowth. The overgrowth was a result of antibiotics so I took Diflucan, Diflucan worked in 14 hours, I halved my dose because my liver was hurting , The reason pharma companies cannot offer anything gentle is because they cannot patent things in nature they would not make all of those billions of dollars off of us and fund doctors research to peddle their medication ,....so don't look to them or to your MD to give you something natural , gentle ,organic stuff with no side effects, look to the ND homeopathic, or Chinese Medicine doctor for a gentle natural cure, Of course if you have some serious health issue going on run to the MD and take the medication

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I have been taken the medication for 4 years now and the only thing I have noticed is that when the dosage is lowered more hair grows back. But because I'm still taking the medication my hair still continues to break off and is very brittle. My scalp and skin are always excessively dry. I hope this helped a little

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I too have tachycardia and take atenolol for it. I took 1 Diflucan yesterday for the first time ever for a yeast infection. 9 hours later while sleeping I woke up with my eyes doing a strange flutter while shut and heart racing. By the time I talked myself into getting up and checking my pulse it had calmed down to 70bpm but heart still pounding. I had no idea this pill could cause this and now reading it could last a while. Oh boy...not good. Going to call doctor this morning to see what I can do to calm the heart down.

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Nystatin is an alternative and many doctors don't know about it. Try a candida-free diet if you don't want to do another drug.

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Back in the Jurassic age, we diaphram users put the anti yeast meds in the diaphram and usually in one or two nights (nights please) we were cured!

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I took a 150 dose of Fluconazole a couple of days ago. I had a terrible headache that lasted for a day and a half. It also made me very sleepy. I am taking it for candita so I too have wondered if it was the candita dieoff rather than just the drug. I have never experienced this type of headache before. It has not completely gone away. Although my symptoms are much lighter than some I have read about. I am nervous about taking another dose, next week. I can't afford to lose 2 days. I wonder if cutting the dose in half might help? If it is yeast die off then the headache should improve, shouldn't it? Any suggestions?

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I just took my second dose of 150 today a week later. I was a little scared because last week was so tough. But this time there were no symptoms! In my case I think the symptoms were due to die-off of the candita in my system. Perhaps this is true for others as well.

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I have been taking Fluconazole for a while now and I have just noticed here within the last month that my lips and nose area are feeling all tingly and on fire. Is this a normal side effect, is there anything that can be done to make it go away?

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It is listed as one of the less common side effects. read it on the leaflet that came with the fluconazole that I had

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This is the first time I have had a yeast infection. Had it for 3 months now. Pessaries did not work. Was given 150mg of fluconazole (liquid form..cant swallow tablets) did not have any side effects with this dose but it didn't get rid of the yeast. Was then put on 50mg a day for 7 days. was ok at 1st but after 3rd day started feeling really nauseated & could only eat dry stuff, bad tummy ache early every morning..made me feel awful..not even sure if the yeast infection has gone still getting some burning..can anyone offer any advise please?

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How much flucanozole should you take and over what period? I have a yeast overgrowth and cannot seem to shift it with diet alone?

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yes it can. I read it in the drug side effect list given to me by CVS pharmacy when I got my prescription a couple of days ago. My stomach feels so gross, almost nauseus and have been taking for 2 days, any idea is this will be as bad as it gets or does it get worse the longer you take it?

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Hi! I have taken 2doses of funzela tablet(200mg) and I noticed on the second day that I am spotting until now. I'm a bit bothered..is this normal?please need your help.

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did you get any help for the tingling? i have this on my face and it's reddish as well.

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Yes. It is listed on the mayoclinic I believe. I have not read if it comes back. Sorry. I think on medline plus also.

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I suffer with palpatations through anxeity should i take just the one dose of fluconazole 150 mg which has been prescibed

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I bought fluconazole for thrush as a single dose tablet over the counter several times, and each time I get very painful blisters on my lip, hands, bottom of my back inside a star tattoo, and finally got a diagnosis other than herpes simplex 1.

I have had what is called a "fixed drug reaction" where the blisters are coin shaped lesions. I have been prescribed steroid tablets it's that bad. I was told that it was stress, fatigue and herpes because it was on my lip, but having not come into contact with anyone who has hsv1 I was still looking for the answer.

My doctor was absolutely fascinated with my lesions and he said I had made his day because he's never actually seen it himself but heard lots about it. Apparently it can manifest itself into scar tissue and tattoos, which explained a lot of things to me.

I will never be able to take it again. Each time I have taken it over 3 years i have had this problem 6 in total now. Hopefully this may trigger someone else's reaction go to the drug, as i would like to hear from anyone who had the same horrible blisters and associated tingling and incessant itching!! (calamine lotion/ibuprofen helped with this as well as cetrizine, however the cetrizine was not very effective and so I now have prednisolone 30mg a day for 7 days. )

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