canefan17
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I told me Doc I was taking 4 nystation tablets per day (250,000 units per tablet) & he said he's not sure the toxicity with them so only take 2 per day.
Anyone know if Nystatin is relatively safe on gut/liver?
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TerryK
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I was taking 2 2x per day for as long as I was on abx - years. It has minimal absorption.
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sammy
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Wow. Nystatin is known for being very safe. It passes through the GI tract and is eliminated mostly unchanged. It is not a systemic anti-fungal (diflucan is systemic).
Summer3
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I had this problem with the pharmacy. My doctor called in a dosage (2 tsp 4x per day of liquid or 1 pill 4x per day) and the pharmacist called telling me not to take the dose, that it was an error, and that I would have a dangerous overdose on it.
I checked with my doctor the next time I met with him. He said it's perfectly safe to take that dose and not harmful at all. I looked it up as well and the dose has to be much higher to cause adverse effects. The main side effects would then be nausea and vomiting.
tickled1
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Wanna hear a good one. My doctor prescribed Nystatin powder a couple of years ago to be mixed with water.
The pharmacy gave me the wrong powder. They gave me topical powder and I almost took it!
The pharmacy called me and were frantic and told me not to take it which I was about to .
My husband and daughter would have been set for life.
When I finally did get the correct powder I couldn't tolerate it. Made me nauseous and made my head spin.
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Jane2904
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Daughter does not seem to tolerate Nystatin.
Pills, liquid or powder. Chest gets tight, numbness in body, brain feels scrambled etc.
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