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 |
| 1 | mild yeast infection | extreme itching and burning | Used the CVS over-the-counter version: Miconazole 3. Was fine when I first inserted it, so I stayed in bed and went to sleep. I woke up about 4 hours later with INTENSE internal itching. I tried to ignore it, but it was so severe I just kept tossing and turning. I finally turned my light on and got on the internet because I was afraid I was having an allergic reaction. After an hour of looking around and writhing in pain, I finally decided to get this CRAP out of my body. I went to the bathroom and rinsed it out with hot water. The hot cloth provided a bit of relief, and I was able to get most of the cream out. I took 4 ibuprofen and sat in the bathtub for a while, and finally was able to get the pain/ itching down enough to get back to sleep. I have no idea why so many people report leaving it in - this stuff feels hazardous, and I did not want to do that for my body! Today I went out and bought a homeopathic suppository called Yeast Gard, and I'll up my probiotic intake. Dealing with a few extra days of yeast infection is WAY less painful and disturbing than what this med did. | F | 21 | 1 days 1 1X day | 7/6/2010 | 1 | burning, redness, itching of vagina | I have a very intense burning sensation that I thought was just crazy. I have used Monistat in the distant past & it was a cooling sensation. This reaction scared me & led me to the internet where I thankfully found this site. I am on my second stiff gin & tonic to get me thru the night, because I don't want to wash this stuff off @ $20 a pop!! | F | 48 | 1 days Monistat 1 1X O | 6/28/2010 | 1 | severe burning | it's 2am in the morning. I have only recently moved to the US and am terrified by the burning........I'm so glad to know that other people have expereienced this and I don't need to go to the emergency room. Thankyou for taking the time to leave comments | F | 31 | 1 days 1X day | 5/18/2010 | 1 | yeast infection | Excruciating burning | On the third application (the first two were fine), this medication caused extreme burning and I have spent two weeks in excruciating pain, unable to sleep more than hour at night. I have a high pain tolerance but this experience has brought me to my knees. As a result, I've also become moderately depressed because I have had to stay home from work, cancel a vacation, and see countless doctors. So far, nothing has healed the burns but I am getting pain relief from 5% lidocaine gel (available only by prescription) applied 4x a day. I am praying that at some point my tissues heal. This medication is an absolute horror story. | F | 54 | 2 days 2X day | 5/2/2010 | 1 | yeast infection | Extreme itching, immediately. | This is a terrible drug. I couldn't even lie still when I got in bed. | F | 20 | 3 days 200 mg 1X day | 4/30/2010 | 1 | yeast infection | extreme burning and itching for an increasing number of hours with each additional dosage. The cream helped somewhat. | i pride myself on being good with pain. i delivered my children without pain medication, and have had sever 3rd degree burns. But this pain was right up there with the sever burns, worse than mere natural childbirth for me. It may be an allergic reaction. But from this (great) web-site, it seems like a significant percentage of users experience such a reaction, and this should be mentioned in the information accompanying this product. i would not use this product again. it didn't even cure my rather mild yeast infection! | F | 49 | 3 days 40 gm 1X day | 4/26/2010 | 5 | yeast infection | none | I am SO glad that I didn't read these comments prior to taking the medication. It would have scared me to kingdom come. Meanwhile, I think those who are scared or have experienced these symptoms should go the 7 day route. The medication is working great for me so far, and though I hope to never get another yeast infection...I will certainly keep all Monistat products in mind. Good luck to all of you searching for the right meds, and I hope everything works out for you! | F | 19 | 1 days 1X day | 4/24/2010 | 3 | mild yeast infection | The cream for outside BURNS. | I used this product once before and did not use the cream for the outside, I don't remember anything bad about it then. This time I used the outside cream and it burns. Really bad. Really, really bad. I'm not going to use the cream again and hope the burning stops tomorrow. As for the capsules that get inserted, it did burn during the night, but today it was fine inside. Just the outside cream - beware. I've used Clotrimaderm cream before on the outside and it great. I recommend that instead. | F | 29 | 3 day 1X day | 4/24/2010 | 4 | Yeast Infection | I haven't experienced any so far. | I was worried about using this product after I read all of the comments here. It freaked me out. But people can have different reactions to things and I had to see what it would do to me personally. So I used a little bit of the cream first and I felt no burning or itching whatsoever. So before I went to bed, I inserted the suppository and today I've felt absolutely no side effects. I'm terribly sorry to everybody who had such a bad reaction to this product. Your experiences do sound painful. But so far it is working for me. To anybody getting ready to use this, I suggest trying a bit of the cream first to see if you're going to have any kind of bad reaction. Maybe this product is right for you, maybe it isn't. But so far it's been right for me. I guess I'll see how it turns out. | F | 19 | 3 days 1X day | 4/18/2010 | 4 | Yeast infection; discharge, burning | Mild increase in itching and burning | Do not take this until you are completely ready for bed. If possible, stay in bed all through the night to avoid leakage and maximize the time the cream stays inside. HUGE TIP; wash down there before inserting, the cleaner you are down there the less your chances are of having it burn as intense when it leaks. I like using the PH balanced soap called Lemisol; you don't have to but I personally like the "sensation" it gives. It is only my first night and my first time using M3 cream applicator*I used M7 before.* | F | 20 | 3 days 1X day | 3/27/2010 | 5 | yeast infection from antibiotics | mild cramping, tingling | like a lot of the other woman who were scared to death about taking monistat 3 after all the horror stories, i was definitely reluctant to try it. so far so good. granted it's my first night and i'm about to pass out, but no crazy burning sensations (knock on wood) I was just really ready to be over this stupid infection so i took the risk of having to wash it right back out. thank goodness that wont be necessary. so it's up to you whether or not you want to take the risk...it seems like you have a 50/50 chance of not having crazy side effects. good luck with the treatment! someone SERIOUSLY needs to find a better way to take care of this though...what a struggle!!! | F | 19 | 3 days 1X day | 3/12/2010 | 5 | Yeast infection | Cooling "Minty" Sensation. Fast Acting. | I got the Monistat 3 box. which came with cooling wipes, ovules, and a cream, the ovule itself created a cooling minty sensation, which was demi-pleasant, however awkward. as for the cream, it relieved my itching, and perhaps its just me but i feel like it has helped the swelling go down. I would recommend this, and I will buy again if I have another infection. | F | 17 | 3 days 1X day | 3/7/2010 | 3 | Yeast Infection | Severe burning and itching | Completely sympathize with the women who had a problem, and thank them for posting it. At 2 in the morning it is nice to know that you do not need to go to the ER! I was uncomfortable with the yeast infection for about 5 days before I purchased this product, and had done some scratching, so maybe that made it worse. But for about two hours I was in absolute writhing agony with the itching and burning. It was unbearable, and there should have been a warning. I very rarely take pain meds, but I hunted down some Tylenol and that helped. Some advice - immediately before it got really bad, I stood up to get some water. Maybe if you sleep through the night it would leak out more slowly and hurt less. Besides a residual burning, my yeast infection symptoms seem to be subsiding today, so I will grind my teeth through another two nights. | F | 27 | 3 days 1X day | 2/20/2010 | 1 | Yeast Infection | Burning, itching, swelling, sore, OUCH! | So, its 5:27am and I'v been up all night unable to sleep due to the extreme pain that I am in, it is so itchy down there, and it burns. So, anyways, I had no problems the first and second days but last night, my third night taking this is when it started itching and burning. After the second night all the symptoms of my yeast infection were gone but you have to finish the treatment anyways for it to work, so a couple hours after puting the last ovule up my vagina I woke up in extreme pain from the burning and itching. and I haven't been able to sleep since (I went to bed at around 11:30) so... I would not recomend this product to anyone, it hurts! I donno what to do to make it better, and I have school in 2.5 hrs. ahh. | F | 17 | 3 days 3 Day 1X day | 2/19/2010 | 2 | YI | This was my first time using Monistat 3. As soon as I inserted the medicine, I started burning and itching incredibly bad! I thought something had to be wrong, so I grabbed my laptop and started searching for answers while laying in bed in pain. I'm just glad I'm not alone and this seems to be a very common reaction. That was comforting to me. Misery loves company! lol. It has been about an hour after my first application, and the burning and itching seems to have decreased tremendously. I just hope everything is okay in the morning and it was worth the pain! Still debating if I should continue the next two days or not. | F | 29 | 3 days 1X day | 2/12/2010 | 3 | External Yeast Infection | Yeast cleared up very quickly, experienced significant swelling and mild burning. | Well... it got the job done. | F | 16 | 3 days | 1/27/2010 | 3 | Yeast Infection | Swelling, Irritation and Mild Burning | I took a clotrimzole 3 the last yeast infection i had and it worked without side effects.. BUt this time the store was all out so i used monistat 3.. I will never buy this again... The first night my (down there) swole and burned.. the second night wasnt so bad but i cant tell if im gettin better or not becuase it burns when it leaks out! im going to do my last one tonight... hopefully its better... The burning is much worse thn the yeast infection.. Ill stick to clotrimzole next time.. its much gentler on the skin | F | 21 | 2 days | 1/27/2010 | 5 | Vaginal Yeast Infection | Only side effects were from the external cream - experienced mild to severe burning and discontinued use of it. No side effects from the ovule inserts! | I used the Monistat 3 Combination Pack about a week ago for a yeast infection that had resulted from strong antibiotic use. The ovule inserts cleared it up with no side effects beyond the heavy leakage overnight and the next morning after use. I only briefly applied the external cream. After experiencing pretty mild to severe burning from it, I decided against using it at all! I would definitely use this product again if needed. My first time with it wasn't a horrible experience at all!! | F | 27 | 3 days | 1/26/2010 | 2 | Yeast Infection | I got a pretty bad yeast infection from taking antibiotics and took two Diflucan pills and nothing... so I decided to try Monistat 3. Horrible idea. I had the most discomfort and pain. The burning and itching intensified until I couldn't sleep. I have taken it before, with the same results and know it fades in a little while but I feel stupid for taking it again in the first place. Good to know I am not alone in how this feels. | F | 21 | 1 days | 1/23/2010 | 5 | yeast infection | Slight itching right after inserting | Slight itching right after inserting, so I used the creme and that helped. It leaked slightly over night and the next morning after use. But it was very effective! Didn't have any symptoms after that night and used it for all three days. I did have very light bleeding, but could be getting period earlier than expected.. | F | 21 | 3 days | 1/19/2010 |