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Read user comments about the side effects, benefits, and effectiveness of nystatin Oral.

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Condition: Thrush
4/26/2013 9:56:38 PM

Reviewer: winnie, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 5

Comment:
I had treatment for lymphoma and developed thrush as a side affect of the treatment used. The thrush was very annoying and painful and the nystatin cleared it up quickly

Condition: Thrush
1/8/2013 11:35:57 PM

Reviewer: nanja, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 3

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 3

Comment:
have taken for 8 wks. the thrush is better...however i did take it with kortazole for 14 days,that is when i seen biggest improvment.dr. said it could have went into my esophogus...i did have pain .now im still using the nystatin...probiotic 2or3 times a day. trying to eat as little sugar as possible and no breads.i dont know when this will totally clear up.will post when it does..and thank you e ... Show Full Comment

Condition: Thrush
12/13/2012 11:16:42 AM

Reviewer: hegmand, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 1

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 1

Comment:
Prescribed Nystatin Oral to swish and swallow 4 times daily for mouth and throat thrush due to prolonged antibiotic usage and GERD issues. This medicine has unfortunately done nothing for me. The oral suspension is mixed with sugar and the sugar feeds the yeast to the point where the actual medicine had no effect. Instead I was moved to a once daily pill called ketoconazole and that began helping ... Show Full Comment

Condition: Thrush
6/11/2012 12:51:15 PM

Reviewer: 45-54 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 3

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 3

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 2

Comment:
Developed thrush after seven weeks of radiation treatment. I've been taking for 8 days with only a little improvemnet. This stuff taste horrible. I hope this stuff does kill my taste buds because the radiation has already done that.

Condition: Thrush
6/3/2012 3:06:57 AM

Reviewer: AlphaOmega, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 5

Comment:
I have been sick on and off since December when I got my new job. Actually, my whole life I have never really felt well. I have aways been plagued by fatigue, migraines, intense pain during ovulation, bad acne (cleared upo now), urinary tract infections, recurrant yeast infections. BUT NOT ANY MORE...AS OF TODAY I began taking this Nystatin Oral and I feel great. I am awake, alert, my mouth is ... Show Full Comment

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