YEAST?? HELLLPPPPPP

[bigfatkitty.livejournal.com]

I have NEVER EVER had real yeast infection problems. Everytime I start to get a little red or itchy, I apply a paste of baking soda and water, and it goes away.

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NOT THIS TIME!!! After not being on any kind of antibiotics for like 2 years now, I was put on 500 mg of Amoxicillian 3 times a day. That's 1500mg!! And it totally messed me up (at least this is my suspicion) I have had discharge and TERRIBLE TERRIBLE itching for the last 5 days or so. I have never in my 23 years had to deal with something like this, I am ready to cry. My inner labia has bled off and on just from being so tender. The itching is making me absolutely crazy, I want to scream. Are there any instant itch relief things I could do? My baking soda treatment is not working. I am on Ortho Tri Cyclen, just started back on the white pills today, and I stopped taking the antibiotic last week, I'd rather have strep than this!! waahhh!!!

Comments

[katlynel.livejournal.com]

well, first of all: ye gods, no baking soda. You want to lower the pH of your vagina and baking soda will do exactly the opposite. Are you totally opposed to over-the-counter treatment and/or abjectly broke? If not, get thee to the drugstore and get 1) a one-day yeast infection treatment, active ingredient tioconazole, and 2) an anti-itch cream like Vagisil.

If you absolutely cannot or will not do that, check out http://www.msu.edu/user/eisthen/yeast which should give you cheap natural remedies like garlic and plain yogurt (won't work quite as fast, but should still work).

[bigfatkitty.livejournal.com]

I am not opposed to OTC meds, just hadn't bought any yet, trying to convince myself "it's not that bad" or....I don't really have an infection. :( :( I have Vagasil and it burns so bad I'm like screaming to use it, and I'm pretty good with pain. I work in the pharmacy area of a supercenter...so I suppose I needa run to work on my day off here...weee!!

er...wahhhh!!!!

[bheansidhe.livejournal.com]

Home remedies are best, I think, for MILD to MODERATE yeast infections, and yours sounds SEVERE. Go to the doctor, or at least CALL them. They could give you some diflucan or mycostatin -- surely they know that amoxicillin can give you a big, fat, raging yeast infection.

Get the 3-day or 7-day cream treatment if you go OTC. The longer period of treatment works better.

[bigfatkitty.livejournal.com]

I actually did get the one day, and so far (keeping my fingers crossed) so good! I'm more itchy than normal, but not like horribly. The box said it could take up to 7 days, so hopefully by then I'll be more balanced. Thanks :) !

[bigfatkitty.livejournal.com]

I went n got some ticonozole. God help me :( it seems to be helping somewhat for now. I have Vagasil and tried it again and it made the tears just come to my eyes, it just hurts too much. The inside feels better, but I'm still itching and burning outside :( Thanks for your help though.

[katlynel.livejournal.com]

hey, skip the Vagisil if it's not helping! The tioconazole takes a couple of days to work completely but it should get rid of the worst of it within a day. If you have some plain yogurt, that's what I use to soothe the itch (it also helps treat the yeast infection). Or ... do you have some hydrocortisone cream? That should help.

[bigfatkitty.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for your suggestions, I feel like I might live now, lol. I'm doing okay for today, not much irritation. The ticonazole really seemed to kick the worst of it for now.

[claim-to-fame.livejournal.com]

I used to take penicillin when I was a kid and I would get yeast infections all the time. Anti biotics seem to be a no no.

[bigfatkitty.livejournal.com]

Antibiotics are THE DEVIL!!