Everything You Know About Common Antifungals

Fluconazole

Fluconazole is so powerful, so powerful. Maybe even the most powerful! It's going to get fungal infections in your lungs, blood, mouth, esophagus, and bladder. Yes! You'll get it when you've got cancer or a bad immune system and your doc wants to prevent these infections. It'll even tackle the kind of meningitis that happens with HIV or AIDs. Obviously, though, your doc's got to assess you first. This med's not always right when you've got liver disease, heart problems, kidney disease, or similar problems.

You're ready for the side effects, clearly. Yes, many, many men get them. Men report dizziness, diarrhea, headaches, stomach pain, taste change, and nausea a lot. So much! You'll need to get ready for avoiding med interactions too, men. Talk to your doc about all your meds and supplements too! Fluconazole interacts with blood pressure meds, cholesterol meds, and blood thinners, along with so many others. So many others! Your fixes? Different doses and different meds!