Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 at
4:13 am
I have read tons of stuff on the Internet which suggests I have candidiasis, but am quite skeptical about whether many of the ’symptoms’ — ‘headaches, mood swings, food sensitivities’ — are really candidiasis or a number of other possibilities. I did the ’spit test’ and it was positive. I’ve read some doctors say candidiasis is all essentially a marketing scheme for naturalists and herbalists, and don’t know what to think in the end.
I have no insurance, and almost no money, and so I can’t see a doctor. There are no ‘free clinics’ where I live.
I am male, so I have none of the ‘vaginal’ symptoms, obviously. But all the other symptoms people tie to candidiasis are there, getting worse. I don’t have diabetes or HIV/AIDs, by the way, which I know are often causal. But I’m feeling constantly lethargic, unmotivated, grumpy, and as if I’m getting stupider. Lots of anxiety, as well.
So can anybody give me some first-hand and/or credible info on this condition?
If I get my hands on some Fluconozole, would it be detrimental to my health if I DIDN’T have candidiasis and took it? And how many should I take?
I have been misdiagnosed by doctors in the past but am not sure how reliable ‘alternative medicine’ really is in a situation like this.
Is there a good way to deal with candidiasis that would be cheap and would not harm my health if I’ve been wrongly diagnosed (by myself or others) as having candidiasis?
Please don’t answer that I just need to see a MD. I know I should. It’s a matter of money. I will see one when I have funds to. Until then, I could use an answer.
And please, no insistence I’m a hypochondriac. That seems to happen a lot on these boards to people who have done any research on their own. It’s tiring.
Sorry for the long list of questions. Supposedly, ‘brain fogginess’ is a symptom of candidiasis, so there you go.
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