DIFLUCAN Reviews (FLUCONAZOLE)Average Rating: 2.3 (465 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DIFLUCAN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DIFLUCAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Oral & Esophageal Thrush | A little drowsiness, a little weakness. Not bad | This has proven to be a very helpful medication for me. I've take it twice over the period of one year; 200mg for 5 days the first time, when I had fungal infection in my esophogus. Cleared it immediately after having been very ill for 9 months! I'm on it now, 100 mg for 4 days, just for oral thrush and again it's working well. | F | 66 | 4 days | 4/30/2008 | 5 | recurring vulvar yeast infection | dizziness, more discharge | Nothing was helping me with my yeast infections, so my doctor put me on 1 pill every three days because she said i had a vulvar yeast infection, which is a yeast infection on the skin of the vagina. It worked wonders after trying everything, even previous diflucan pills, but once a week. She said the treatment needed to be stronger and closer together because those types of yeast are harder to get rid of. About two hours after taking the pill i also took acidophilus. now i just take acidophilus everyday to keep me yeast free | F | 22 | 7 days | 4/17/2008 | 1 | Yeast Infection from UTI | STEVEN JOHNSON SYNDROME , My mouth started swelling - doubled in size 15 minutes after taking the drug | This is the 2rd time this has happened to me. I took in in 2002 , 2004 and now 2008 - My symptoms start as UTI and I take several antibitics until I develop Yeast and immediately when I take the 1st doze my mouth starts to swellup and then the rest of my body with Mucus membrane start to follow - after afew days they pop and blister and they bleed and hurt - I take off for weeks since I cannot talk or even eat - blisters are all over my mouth, throat, tongue, vaginal and anal area - every mucus membrane - this episode even included inside of my nose. I researched and found that this was very likely to be steven johnson syndrome... Imagie if I had taken the 2nd dose of this drug it would have been FATAl! Watch this drug.... | F | 38 | 1 days | 4/15/2008 | 3 | yeast infection | Nausea and slight dizziness. | I took an antibiotic for a sinus infection and after a few days developed horrible itching!! Dr. prescribed one dose treatment of Diflucan, I took it yesterday and the side effects didn't start until this morning. Symptoms of yeast infection seem to be a little better today. I just don't like this sick feeing!!! | F | 43 | 1 days | 4/3/2008 | 2 | vaginal yeast infection | upset stomach, mild abdominal/pelvic pain, MORE symptoms (discharge, itching, irritation) | Two weeks after taking antibiotics, I developed a mild yeast infection (slight itching, hardly no discharge at all). I tried creams that assisted in alleviating the discomfort, but was put on antibiotics yet again for a bladder infection. A week later, I took the single dose diflucan for the minor symptoms and it appeared to work the first 20 hours or so. However, the next night, I had severe irritation and more discharge than ever in my life! It is now day 4 and I still have more severe symptoms. I made an appointment for next week. Hopefully, I will find something to get rid of these irritation symptoms! | F | 24 | 1 days | 3/19/2008 | 2 | yeast infection (twice!) | No side effects | I was given a prescription for 1 dose of 150mg diflucan for an average yeast infection (no major discharge). After 24 hours I experienced more discharge than I had ever before, more itching, and infection slowly went away after 7 days. A week later, it reoccurred. I was given the same dose of Diflucan again, and the same thing happened-increased symptoms! I don't think 1 dose was enough but I am still unsatisfied with the product. | F | 26 | 1 days | 3/1/2008 | 1 | Thrush | I have been battling thrush for about 10 weeks. 6 weeks ago, my daughters pediatrician prescribed me with a two pack of Diflucan. I was to take 1 and then 7 days take the other. Around the time I took the second pill, began having horrible nausiousness and stomach pain. This turned into Dhiarhea that lasted for 5 days. During this time I was also having dizzy spells. At one point, I was sitting at my computer, developed tunnel vision and fell face forward into my computer. I rushed to my family physician where she told me it was probably dehydration from the Dhiarhea and that I may have caught rotovirus. No one else in my home exibited any symptoms of Dhiarhea. However my 16 month old daughter has been having balance issues. Did it pass into my breastmilk? My physician prescribed more diflucan at 400mg day 1 and 200 mg every day for 4 more weeks. Im worse now than ever. | F | 28 | 1 months | 2/26/2008 | 2 | yeast infection | Bleeding!!!! | I had a yeast infection due to the side effects of an antibiotic (z-pack). I experienced blood spots for several days. All I can say is, Happy Yeaster! | F | 21 | 2 days | 2/23/2008 | 5 | Toenail fungus | None noticed | I didn't realize I had toenail fungus for several years, but it was getting progressively worse and the nails were getting thicker and sometimes were painful. A doctor told me thats what I had and prescribed the diflucan. It took 6 months to completely change the toenails, but within a few weeks I noticed a difference. | M | 40 | 6 months | 2/15/2008 | 1 | Thrush | Nausia, Diarrhea, severe abdo cramps, migrane, dark urine. | Will never be using this again! For anyone who may have side effects try using a more topical treatment. I have had non stop diarrhea for 3 days, nausia & stomach pain, i feel constantly dizzy & disoriented. I have now had a severe migrane for 2 days straight & had to take time off work! It has worked in clearing the infection - but the side effects are much worse than the infection ever was! Now thanks to the constant diarrhea i am dehydrated and because of the nausia have no appetite. Trying to keep fluids up, but feel terrible & am wondering how many more days this will last... | F | 24 | 1 days | 1/21/2008 | 1 | fluconazole ( same as Diflucan) | I experienced stomach pain, stiff stool, and water like discharge | This crap did not work. My yest infection did not clear up... I waited the entire 7 days. still iching and still leeking...I went to CVS (drug store) and brought Monistat and in 4 days i had relif. my dischare is clearing up and im iching free...Praise God i recomend Monistat if u dont mind getting a couple of underwear dirty now if u want the stomach pain and head pain then sure take diflucan but i recomend the creams | F | 21 | | 12/12/2007 | 3 | Yeast Infection | Diarrhea, vomiting, severe abdominal cramping. | I had a pap smear a week ago, and Dr. called me to tell me I had a yeast infection. I didn't know, had no symptoms. He prescribed Diflucan, I've never taken it before, but heard it was good. I took it at 7:30p and was up at 1:00a with severe diarrhea, vomiting and intense cramps in my lower abdomen. I don't know if the pain is from the medication attacking the yeast, but I thought this is what it must feel like to be disemboweled while still alive. I don't know how well the medication worked for the infection...but I do know I won't be taking it again. | F | 37 | 1 times | 12/4/2007 | 4 | vaginal yeast infection | dizziness, nauseau, loss of appetite, stomache pain | Dr prescribed one diflucan but didn't work. Had to go back in and then was prescribed 3 doses to be taken every other day. Didn't notice side effects until I took the 3 doses. Was worth it. My infection is now cleared. For those having issues, continue to go to your Dr. until the infection is cleared. If resistance to this drug, there are other drug and treatment options. I would not recommend trying anything until talking your Dr. Much resistance is caused by overuse of drugs when there is not an ifection. A lab test is necessary to be sure of what type of infection it is to be treated. | F | 33 | 5 days | 10/2/2007 | 2 | Candida - yeast | Have used off and on for several years with no side effects. Recently developed stomach pain and increased acid reflux when taking only three days dosage. As with most oral meds, it appears to be hard on the stomach. | Have fought yeast infections since 1970s, first in vagina, then mouth, bloodstream, now sinuses. Diflucan used to help somewhat, but never eliminated the yeast. Now I appear to have developed an immunity to it, the last time I took it, there were NO noticeable results. | F | 59 | 3 days | 9/24/2007 | 5 | Yeast infection | Abdominal pain, dizziness, tired, sluggish.....Worked great for the itching. Used in addition to Mycolog cream.... | I had this yeast infection for 2 months so I was desperate to clear it up. The mild side effects were nothing compared to the intense itching. This med finally gave me some relief,,, | F | 33 | 2 days | 9/12/2007 | 3 | Yeast DUH | My top lip(on my mouth) got very swollen!!! Ive taken it 3 other times after that to make sure it was the DIFLUCAN and every time it did it and then turned into a cold sore. | It got rid of the yeast infection but gave me a cold sore. | F | 24 | 1 days | 8/18/2007 | 5 | Prophylaxis after Endocarditis | Have experienced no side effects. | Taking Diflucan after Colon Fistula, Sepsis, Colon Resection, Endocarditis, ARDS, and Aortic Valve replacement. | M | 63 | 4 years | 8/1/2007 | 3 | To avoid yeast infection | Diarrhea, and it allowed a non-Albicans species to take over | When I have a plain Candida Albicans infection, this drug is like a miracle. Within 8 hours, I feel much better. But I was taking it to avoid a vaginal yeast infection because I was on antibiotics for 2 months. Well, it killed off all the Albicans yeast all right, but in doing so, it allowed other Diflucan-resistant yeast species to grow. Have you ever tried to get rid of Candida Krusei? You don't want to have to try! It took months and months of anti-fungals to get rid of that pest, because it's resistant to most ordinary anti-fungals. I searched in the medical literature, and found cancer and HIV doctors complaining about the same problem in systemic candida infections. The Diflucan kills off the Albicans species and that opens the door for other species to grow and flourish. So only use it if you have to, and if you know you have a Candida Albicans infection. You can avoid or minimize the diarrhea by taking 1/2 a pill and then the other 1/2 a pill an hour or so later. | F | 48 | 5 days | 7/17/2007 | 3 | chronic gas | dizziness | I'm experiencing light-headedness. But for the woman who is having the bad headaches, they may well be created by the die-off reaction from the yeast. The yeast is probably throughout your body and releasing harmfull chemicals as they die. I'd say you have more to deal with than just vaginal yeast. | F | 38 | 3 days | 6/11/2007 | 1 | yeast infection | I have a headache, dizziness, and flu-like symptoms (chills, night sweats, sore throat). Yeast infection actually got worse for 36 hrs after dose. | I have taken more advil in the 48 hours since I took the 150 mg dose than I have in the past full year! The headache this stuff gave me will not go away. The chills/sweats are equally miserable too. I can't get any sleep! I will never take this medication again! In the past I treated yeast with monostat, although messy it worked just fine. I'm going back to that!!! | F | 33 | 2 days | 6/5/2007 |