MONISTAT 3 Reviews (MICONAZOLE NITRATE)Average Rating: 2.9 (389 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MONISTAT 3 with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MONISTAT 3 | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | yeast infection | did not work - had to follow with other brand | a waste of money | F | 35 | 3 days | 4/10/2006 | 2 | yeast infection | incredible burning sensation that sent my heart racing---literally put me in a panic. i am not sure why, but this treatment is very painful. there must be a better way to irradicate a yeast infection. | F | 30 | 1 days | 8/9/2006 | 1 | don't even think this deserves a rating of 1. more like -1. | bad allergic reaction to this stuff. burning, painful feeling, flushing of the face, dizzy feeling. don't recommend this crap. I'd rather slam my head into a wall! | F | 23 | | 8/13/2006 | 1 | 1 dose | Burning/Itching Severe... The extreme swelling of one of my inner lips!!!! (scary) and redness all over... Also in the past the monistat 3 burned me and turned my whole vagina white (and im black) | i had mild irritation due to a yeast infection caused by takin anitbiotics. im not finished with the anti-biotic so i didnt want to take the diflucan yet.. so i got the 1 dose over the counter (Tioconazole is the generic name). This has my vagina itching and burning severly. I woke up with redness all over, white at the bottom, and one of my inner lips ARE SWOLLEN LIKE CRAZY.. im just scared. Ive decided to stay home from work and continue to wash like every couple of hours to keep this medicine off my skin while it seeps out. My Er copay is 100 bucks and my doctor is 30... so im gonna wait it out to see if it goes down. This is the WORST experience ever. I just cant believe it. I do feel better that I am not the only one that this happend to. This product should be banned. | F | 26 | 1 days | 9/20/2006 | 1 | Yeast Infection | Unbearable burning, pain & swelling. | Have been taking Sporanox for a few days to eradicate yeast infection. In the meantime, I decided to purchase the Monistat cream to help with the burning & itching. What a mistake!!!! I used Monistat years ago many times without a problem so am wondering what the deal is now. Don't use this product. | F | 53 | 1 days | 9/21/2006 | 5 | yeast infection | i never had any problems with this medication at all. | cured my yeast infection in three days. no itching, burning, etc. i had no problems whatsoever! | F | 20 | 3 days | 9/29/2006 | 5 | Yeast Infection | The side effects are worse than the actual infection. Within 2 minutes after taking my first dose I began feeling this intense itching/burning sensation. This kept me up for the majority of the night. As I said before my syptoms were nowhere near as bad before as they are now and I'm not understanding why or how that is possible. After reading many of these comments I find comfort in knowing that it is not just me or something I did, and can now conclude that I shouldn't continue the next two doses. | I understand that everyone's body reacts different however the fact is that there are many of us on here that are experiencing the same problem and to the same degrees of discomfort. I recommend to those who have not used this product to maybe think of some alternative methods and/or products | F | 23 | 1 days | 12/28/2006 | 1 | Recurrent yeast infection | I feel vindicated that I found this website. My gyn told me he's never heard of such a reaction as I had. My entire vulva swelled up and was on fire and it took days for it to settle. | I was depressed and in sheer agony. I used to use this stuff and it was a relief. I don't know what changed. | F | 30 | 3 days | 2/9/2007 | 5 | Yeast Infection | none | My first yeast infection, the walk in clinic doctor prescribed to me Monistat7 and was cured from it. For my second yeast infection (2 years after my first) I bought monistat 3 because I didn't want to be on the meds for a week. It cured me just fine. I don't see how other women are in such pain, but then again each women have different bodies. I recommend this product to any woman with a yeast infection...YOU WILL BE FINE, don't listen to the other women...just suck it up | F | 20 | 3 days | 2/26/2007 | 3 | yeast infection | I used the 3 day pill instead of the cream this time and it was 1,000,000 times better. I'm not finished taking it yet but there is no pain with the 3 day pill. | my doctor told me that if you have a reaction to monistat then to try canesten, and that unless its a really mild yeast infection then to do a 6 day treatment rather than 3! | F | 21 | 2 days | 2/28/2007 | 1 | Self-diagnosed yeast infection | Day one was okay... not bad... day two.. OMG, can you say "Vagina of Fire?" All i wanted to do was get it out!!! Called a nurse hotline who suggested a 1/2 cup of baking soda in a 1/2 tub of water which seems to have helped somewhat, but man... I AM NEVER DOING THIS AGAIN. EVER. This 'cure' was worse than the 'disease'!!! The nurse I spoke to said this wasn't the first time she'd taken a call like mine. | ER doc said i'd probably get a YI after he switched my anti-biotics for an abscessed tooth from Amoxicilian to Clindimycin... so when the symptoms appeared, i headed to the pharmacy per his instructions and chose Monistat at the recommendation of the pharmacist. Someone had suggested plain yogurt, I wish I'd listened instead of scoffing... this was a horrible experience. | F | 38 | 2 days | 2/28/2007 | 5 | yeast infection | It was itchy and burned a little at first but I had taken some tylenol PM and fell right asleep. I was itchy and burning before I took it too...I woke up and had no more sympotoms and in 3 days my infection was gone. | F | 33 | 3 days | 3/9/2007 | 2 | Reaction to Amoxicillin | PAIN PAIN AND MORE PAIN HOT BURNING PAIN FOR HOURS NEXT DAY, STILL SORE | WHY, WHY, WHY WOULD A MANUFACTURER OF SUCH A PRODUCT USE AN INGREDIENT THAT STINGS, BURNS, ETC. I PHONED THE MANUFACTURER AND GOT MONEY REFUNDED - BUT WHAT ABOUT PAIN AND SUFFERING? NO, I AM NOT A BABY !! I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN AND A CANCER SURVIVOR FOR TWENTY YEARS..... GET RID OF THIS PRODUCT AND GIVE US SOMETHING THAT CURES THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CAUSING SUCH PAIN | F | 64 | 1 days | 3/15/2007 | 1 | yes | extreme, horrible burning pain in the vagina and entrance to. Astonishing itching that is hard to control. SCARY !! Chickened out from taking dose 3....nightmare............ | Look for something else ! | F | 40 | 2 days | 3/17/2007 | 2 | yeast infection from antibiotic use | INTENSE ITCHING, like nothing experienced before applying the medication! I used the Walgreen's brand (Miconazole-3) and had the same awful side effects reported here: nearly unbearable itching and burning after applying the product. I'm just relieved to find that so many other women had the same problem with these products - I thought it was just me! I used Maximum Strength Vagisil following the applications to help squelch the HORRENDOUS ITCHING (despite instructions not to use other vaginal products simultaneously). | The labels on both products (Monistat-3 and Miconazole-3) should CLEARLY WARN that INTENSE ITCHING AND DISCOMFORT may occur (not just "mild itching and burning," as printed on the Walgreen's brand box). I took the 3rd dose last night so do not know yet if the yeast infection has been knocked out or not. I hope other women here will report back regarding the final results, after suffering through the cure! | F | 48 | 3 days | 3/21/2007 | 5 | yeast infection | slight burning and that is normal. | I dont understand what these woman are talking about!! this site scared the crap out of me when I first used the product. I used the product the first day and I felt nothing and went right to sleep but when I woke up It was burning because it was leaking out. Then I went to this site to see if burning was normal and these woman are saying it was so bad but it was a light burning nothing I could not handle, but after reading this I was scared to use it again, but I did because I wanted to get rid of this thing. The second night i used it I felt slight burning when i laid down for awhile but nothing wh en I woke up I took a nice shower and went on about my bis the third night I felt alittle more burning but nothing serious I went right to sleep, I woke up and it was alittle burning took a nice shower and went on with my day, not a big deal at all. I do believe my yeast infection is gone but if not I will take a diflican if the symptoms come back. Ladies my advice would be to not look at | F | 22 | 3 days | 3/23/2007 | 4 | Yeast Infection - self diagnosed | I had a yeast infection 2 other times in my life - and I am a firm beleiver it matters WHEN you start the product. I've taken Monistat 3 - this last time (last night was my last dose) and last summer, and each time, the outcome was fine. Last summer was better - but that was the LOTION that you pump in the inserters. This time, I accidentally got the "tablets" or whatever - they look like lipstick...and though I'm finished with my dosage, I feel like I may need another one - though I may not. But, point blank - if you do something about any uncommon itching/burning AS SOON AS YOU FEEL SOMETHING (that night) - then you should be fine. Unless, of course, your body doesn't react well to Monistat. But, I"ve never had any complaints. I'm not 100%, but compared to 2 days ago - I am in heaven because that was definitey HELL. UgH--i hate them...and the funny thing is - I got it from taking Penicillin for a week for a dental infection!! You think taking something good fo | I RECOMMEND it...just make sure you get the LOTION that goes into the tubes...and I'd stick with 3-5 day dosages. I never went wrong with 5. | F | 25 | 3 days | 3/26/2007 | 1 | Mild Yeast Infection | Add me to the list. First time in years I'd had a yeast infection, I'd caught it early and tried the M3. Within a minute of inserting the cream, the itching was unbearable. It was truly shocking waves of itching -- much, much worse than what I'd been dealing with from the infection. The only thing that brought the itching down to a tolerable level was a warm bath and getting as much of the cream out as I could. | I'm astonished this product is still on the market with so many complaints. I will be calling my PCP this morning, who prescribed me the antibiotics a few weeks ago that gave me the yeast infection, but from now on, I'll stick with yogurt, diflucan or something from the health store. | M | 35 | 1 days | 3/26/2007 | 4 | Self-diagnosed yeast infection. | I have experienced ZERO side effects. LADIES, LISTEN UP. For all of you out there who are frustrated about what to do with your itching vagina, and you come here and read a billion horror stories about this product, CHILL OUT. I realize that you aren't liars here and I'm sure you had severe problems, but I read this page prior to buying it and prior to using it, and I was COMPLETELY TERRIFIED. I bought this product two days ago, I've used it 2 of the 3 nights, and I have felt NOTHING but relief. I was scared as well because I didn't go see my doctor first, but I was pretty sure I had a yeast infection because I'd taken antibiotics and started itching soon after. But Monistat 3 has definitely taken away the itching and the general icky feeling. | I got the suppositories that can be inserted, not the cream. INSERT THIS MEDICINE RIGHT BEFORE YOU GO TO BED. I have experienced NO messiness and this is the way I've went about it. Also, some of your burning and itching may be because you didn't insert it ALL THE WAY. It's like a half-inserted tampon: it's gonna hurt. So shove it in as far as it goes. Girls, relax. | F | 18 | 2 days | 3/29/2007 | 5 | Terrible yeast infection | Slight increased itching around entrance, which was cured by the external cream that comes with it. | I didnt use the cream kind. I've used it the 4 times I've gotten a yeast infection... and it worked perfectly everytime and get rid of my infection within a day after the treatment was over. | F | 17 | 4 times | 4/26/2007 |
MONISTAT 3 (MICONAZOLE NITRATE): This medication is used to treat vaginal yeast infections. Miconazole reduces vaginal burning, itching, and discharge that may occur with this condition. This medication is an azole antifungal. It works by stopping the growth of yeast (fungus) that causes the infection. The vaginal product comes in 2 forms (a vaginal cream or tablet). Some products also come with a skin cream to be applied to the area around the outside of the vagina. Ask your doctor before using this medication for self-treatment if this is your first vaginal infection. This medication only works for vaginal fungal infections. You may have a different type of infection (such as bacterial vaginosis) and may need a different medication. If you have fever, chills, flu-like symptoms, stomach/abdominal pain, or a bad-smelling vaginal discharge, do not use this medication. Contact your doctor right away because these may be signs of a more serious infection. FDA Approval Date: 1984-08-15 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)