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Oral thrush treatment's effect on Long Covid fatigue
I'm 81 and have been dealing with Long Covid fatigue and PEM for 3 1/2 years. I visited my ENT for increasing hoarseness. He discovered thrush and put me on a nystatin rinse for 2 weeks. I'm 3 days in and experiencing much worse fatigue (and headache) which are known side effects. I'm wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience and how long the increased fatigue lasted? Did it continue to worsen over the course of the treatment? I'm just wondering what I might expect.
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I had extreme hoarseness in addition to constant nasal congestion, phlegm, smell/taste disorder, etc. I didn’t have fatigue. Unsure of yeast.
Were thrush and fatigue your only symptoms?
Not quite sure what you're asking. The hoarseness and thrush are brand new for me. My long-term symptoms are great fatigue, PEM and brain fog. Did you have thrush or treatment with nystatin?
I reacted to the treatment for thrush as well so the dentist had be rinse and gargle with salt water 4-6 times a day.
I use Nystatin .Went through 2 bottles. Didn't get rid of it. I didn't have side effects. Now I brush tongue with baking soda. I have had thrush for over 3 years.
Hello, I'm 80, and each year of long covid brings me more fatigue. I caught covid in November 2022 in the Czech Republic, and have wonderred many times if I might have a diferent strain of covid. My sodium level gets lower each year since and take salt tablets and UREA powder mixed with water to help increase the level with no success.
I wish you success iin gaining your energy level back.
Jack 1724
@vostie
Interesting! and something else to try. Did the salt water gargle work? Do you keep it up indefinitely? Thanks for sharing your experience and advice.
@misslauren
3 years! How much does the baking soda help? Any reduction in thrush? Thanks for sharing this tip.
@raspy , no I never had thrush or fatigue. I did have nasal congestion, drainage, phlegm smell/taste disorder and terrible hoarseness. I struggled to conduct business due to constantly clearing my throat. After several years I found plain saline nasal spray cleared up the nasal issues, hoarseness, drainage and phlegm. I use it at least twice a day as maintenance.
@raspy It cleared up the thrush. I did not have to use it indefinitely.