I got a sinus infection a few weeks ago, and my doctor prescribed antibiotics for 10 days. The infection didn't fully go away, so I talked to her again, and she prescribed another round of antibiotics with a heavy-duty decongestant. At the time, she warned me that the likelihood of getting a yeast infection was high. Sure enough, a couple of days ago, I developed a yeast infection -- the worst one I've ever had. It's really, really bad, but I don't want to go into details. I bought some monistat and used it, but it's done very little -- I'm guessing because I'm still using the antibiotics.

My doctor is gone on vacation for the next week, so I can't get ahold of her. I'm not sure what to do. I still have 5 days of antibiotics to go. What do I do?

1) Stop the antibiotics, and try another round of yeast infection medicine after a day or two (to give the antibiotics some time to get out of my system)?

2) Or, suffer through the yeast infection for the next 5 days, and THEN do the yeast infection medicine? The sinus infection has mostly but not totally cleared up, and I know that I should probably finish the course of medicine.

3) Something else?

Any advice is greatly appreciated, because as I said, I have no way to contact my doctor due to the holiday. This doesn't seem major enough to go to the ER.

As for what to use, DO NOT STOP TAKING THE ANTIBIOTIC. That is vitally important to take.

My gyn does not tell his patients to use monistat for fungal infections from antibiotics. He always tells his patients to use clortrimizole and prefers the 7 day dose of cream to the 3 day tablets. It is also known as gynelotromin.
CVS, Walgreens and Brooks have their own brand and the 7 day dose. If you have to use the 3 day you will no doupt need to use two 3 day rounds.
I've never had a problem curing the infection by using the clortrimizole, even on an antibiotic. You can also buy an extra tube of store brand lotrimin for athletes foot to use as a topical treatment added to the insert cream. It's the same thing and works well.

I'm in the same shoes as you right now and am using the Walgreens brand clortrimzole and found relief in less than 24 hours.

Good luck

Vickey-MN

littleonefb -- thanks for the tip about clortrimizole; I had the same thought, that maybe monistat just wasn't the right one to use, so I bought a different type of yeast medication while at the store tonight, but it wasn't clortrimizole -- it was the third kind, the one beginning with a T. I'll return that, and try clortrimizole instead.

Vickey

My doc doesn't like to prescribe the pill unless he really has to because it can be very hard on the stomach and a lot of people can't keep it down.

Godd luck on round 2

A healthy GI tract has beneficial bacteria that battle yeast organisms. Antibiotics kill all bacteria, even the good ones, and then yeast runs rampant.

Fresh cultured yogurt has the beneficial bacteria you need. Acidophilus tablets are good but may not be full strength if they've been on the shelf for very long.

The antibiotics will still kill off some of the bacteria introduced by the yogurt or pills but they'll at least give your body a fighting chance and will also help to get your system back to normal quickly when you're done with the antibiotics.

Do not stop the antibiotic as your doctor probably has a plan when he prescribed that for you. But, when the dosage of antibiotics do get over, you need to resort to an anti candida blueprint to treat the root cause of your yeast infection.

P.S:- Dont take any drug to treat yeast infections. Home remedies are the only ones that work.

2. In our experience, the best supplement for countering candidiasis is Candex, which contains digestive enzymes. Other natural antifungal/antimicrobial agents include uva ursi (bearberry), and berberine, a plant alkaloid. There are several others that are helpful, as well.

3. Essential fatty acids such as fish oil, flaxseed, and borage seed oil capsules. These fats play an important role in many of the body’s biochemical processes, especially in strengthening the immune system.

4. Probiotics, such as the one we offer through our Personal Program, boost the population of beneficial bacteria and friendly yeast in the digestive tract. Normal intestinal flora include sufficient Lactobacillus, bifidobacteria, and beneficial yeast to optimally digest food; however, those with candidiasis often have a serious imbalance that these supplements will correct.

What happens when you took the antibiotics is that it killed off the bad and good bacteria in your body. This leaves the yeast to freely grow and cause a yeast infection to break out.

My advice is to finish your round of antibiotics first and then work on replenishing the probiotics in your body. The bacteria in charge of keeping candida under control is called Acidophilus, there are specific chains of this bacteria that kill off yeast.

The specific chains work to ferment sugar (what yeast feeds on) into lactic acid and also produces natural hydrogen peroxide, this one of your body's natural ways to fend off yeast growth. By taking a supplement, you can restore this balance faster.

I have an article on my site that explains how you can use Acidophilus supplements to help fight off yeast infections AND what to look for when buying the supplement. There are also other natural cures that you can use alongside this supplementation to speed things up even more. Some provide almost immediate relief.

The URL to the Acidophilus article on my site is below, named "Acidophilus Yeast Infection". If you wish you can read about other highly effective natural cures to yeast infections as well on my site.

Best of luck!

- Nana

I can't imagine a GOOD doctor that does not have coverage when he/she is not available. I would ask about this at the next visit. If he/she does not have someone, then it is time to get another doctor. There is always the Emergency Room at the nearest hospital, but that's not always the best solution.