Hi Bg.

The risks associated with synthetic anti-fungals are liver damage and heart attack. These drugs are usually toxic to the liver, and of course the candida toxins from a severe die-off reaction can be damaging to the liver. Natural anti-fungals are usually not toxic to the liver and the die-off is often more limited.

You should also know that some people can even get elevated liver enzymes from starting an anti-candida alone. I think everyone who has lots of candida gets this more or less, so you can understand that one wants to go slowly to avoid stressing the liver too much. Elevated liver enzymes do not yet necessarily mean damage, but at least you get a hint that the liver is stressed.

Also, if you manage to kill of your yeast quickly, the situation won't last for a long time, unless you also have a good immune system that can keep the situation under control. Backing up your system with nutrients and vitamins and other stuff will at least ensure that the yeast doesn't come back again.

I personally favor the idea of killing the yeast by boosting glutathione, because then you let your immune system do the work, and it is not selective about the candida species it kills, it kills them all. With anti-fungals you always have the problem that the fungi develop a resistance to some of your anti-fungals, and that your anti-fungal can be selective in what species it kills.