Monistat for Vaginal Yeast Infection User Reviews (Page 5)

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 9, 2019

"I haven't experienced the burning I see many people describing. I used the 3-day cream Monistat, and I DID notice it made my itching worse. I wondered whether or not it was curing my infection or not, but it did, so I guess it's just a side effect. It can be quite messy because it's a cream, but overall, it was worth it."

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 25, 2020

"This is my first yeast infection ever, and I bought the 3-day Monistat cream. The first day was absolutely fine, I had no bad experiences with the first day, but today it’s now the day after I did the second one. It burns so badly. I know everyone doesn't like the burning, but it means it’s working. I really don't like this, and it hurts so bad, but hopefully, it’ll be worth it."

• Jan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 18, 2019

"Holy Moly. How is this product still on shelves? It needs a warning label. “This will cause your vagina to feel like it’s on actual fire for hours.” I’ve used this product years ago, and it was never ever like this. I wish I had read these warnings here before I used it because I would have stayed clear. Worst pain ever!!!!"

• Jes...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 24, 2021

"No. Never again. Do not self-prescribe and take Monistat-1 as an easy way out. It feels like fire ants and acid were poured straight into my coochi hole. From my reading, it seems everyone has varying reactions. As I sit here with a cold washcloth on my cooter, and after 30 minutes screaming and sobbing in pain, I would recommend you take your itchy vag to the OB/GYN. Would not even recommend even to Lucifer."

• inn...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 4, 2021

"So, right off the bat, this is kind of an unusual review as I witnessed my girlfriend use this product and immediately turn into this raging monster. To top it all off, as any guy would do, I made the mistake of asking her if it is really that bad. Boy, should I have not said that! I have never in my life seen her more pissed off, angry, and amused all at the same time. To make up for all these comments, I got on my laptop ASAP and luckily found this website with so many hilarious reviews. I read these out loud to her, and it seemed to calm her down. Now, to reiterate what she described this experience as: 'It burns like icy hot in my little pinky. It feels like someone sprinkled pepper and is rubbing it in every corner, everywhere, and while this is happening, a swarm of bees also stung me down there. It feels like my vagina has never been this swollen before. I wanna cut it off.'"

• Can...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 19, 2021

"Please do not buy this. I wish so badly that I read these reviews before buying the Monistat 3-day treatment. I'm still shaken up. Not even a minute after inserting the first treatment, I felt a burn that I had never felt down there before. I tried for about a minute to see if it would subside, but once I was in tears, I ran to the bathroom and did as much as I could to get this lava cream out of my vag. It still burns, but not as bad since I got a good amount of it out. Tomorrow I'm calling my doctor, which is what I should have done in the first place, but I figured since I had one yeast infection before and knew what it was this time, I could go without prescription antibiotics and just do the OTC treatment. I was wrong. Please do not buy this product."

• Anonymous
• January 12, 2021

"I don’t normally deviate from what I know works, and this time I wish I would have stuck to my gut. I went to the store, and every other brand of YI applications was sold out! All except six full rows of Monistat! That should have told me something there, but I was desperate. Next time I won’t be. I literally thought I did something horribly wrong! The burning nearly took me out! I was at the point of yelling for my husband to take me to the emergency room before the burning/itching finally started to subside. Moral of the story: do NOT get this if you have a low pain tolerance. You’ve been warned, lol."

• Jew...
• July 12, 2016

"I've used the generic 7-day with success. Wish I hadn't decided to try Monistat 3-day cream. I am burning inside, and it's worse than the infection itself. Will be going back to 7-day after I douche. This stuff is awful and should be taken off the market. I feel like I inserted battery acid instead of medicine in my vagina. Will not be completing the 3-day treatment, nor will I ever buy another Monistat product again."

• Hol...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 26, 2020

"I noticed symptoms of a YI and went to get Monistat 3, a product I’ve used before that has worked for me. A minute after it was inserted, it burned like no other, this unbearable pain that had me calling my mom in tears. I showered it out as much as possible, but my vagina still has a leftover burn. Something must be new in their formula because it worked so well before. DO NOT USE!"

• Tra...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 15, 2019

"I also think the formula has changed. Used before, but this time woke up in the middle of the night in horrible pain from burning and itching. I had a mild yeast infection. I have a high pain tolerance, but this has been a nightmare. Won’t use again."

• AVO...
• September 27, 2019

"I’m on day 2 currently, and I’ve never been so uncomfortable in my life. The burning sensation that comes within minutes after inserting is literally unbearable. I want to scratch out my vagina. I kept it in for about 20 minutes until it got to the point where I couldn’t take it anymore. I got out as much as I could, but I’m still currently in extreme pain. I’m NEVER buying this again. Avoid this at all costs unless you want to go through this yourself."

• Dea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 25, 2019

"Had a pretty severe yeast infection. Tried Monistat 7, and it burned a little the first day. Went to Urgent Care and got the Rx pill (praying that works). Tried Monistat again the next day and gaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!! Chemical burns!! For real!!! Will my vagina heal? Will I ever be safe????? Thought maybe my yeast infection was getting worse? But now I come here and find that I am not alone. I am still in so much pain. I’m happy I didn’t use it again and never will. I have ulcers and stabbing burning pain in all my once favorite places. The yeast infection was bad, but this is a nightmare. Seriously worried I will have to live with permanent damage from the chemical burns."

• Yan...
• December 12, 2018

"OMG, worst product ever!!! So, 2 days ago, I had some itching and discharge. I knew it was yeast, as I had been taking antibiotics for having a sinus infection. So, I thought I would be proactive and get the 3-day Monistat to clear it up. Honey, it made it worse!!! I felt like gas was poured down there, and somebody struck a damn match!!! SMH, I just left to go to the ER because I could not take the pain anymore!!! It caused me chemical burns, swelling, and made the itching worse. Will never use again!"

• Tun...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 17, 2018

"All I can say is this product burns so badly, but holy mother does it work! I tried so many different creams and pills to make my yeast infection, of 2 months, go away. I was starting to lose hope until a pharmacist recommended it to me, and wow, did it burn and sting for like an hour, but it’s all worth it in the end!"

• So...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 18, 2018

"I self-diagnosed myself with a yeast infection after a couple of searches on Google. I had the mildest of itchiness, but my discharge definitely gave it away. After three days, I decided to try Monistat 1, the ovule kind. The instructions were very easy to follow, and I had no trouble. I didn’t know what to expect after reading some horror stories in the reviews. A few hours in, I felt a very, very small burning sensation, I was self-conscious about the burning, otherwise, I really don’t think I would’ve noticed. I put on a panty liner and went out that same night. It’s been five days now, with normal discharge and no itchiness at all. I highly recommend this product. Don’t be scared away by reviews, we are all different!"

• ano...
• April 6, 2017

"Death before this. This was the worst experience ever. It feels like someone was dancing on a field of fire ants, wielding blowtorches blowing balls of fire in my vagina. I only survived by reading pages and pages of reviews for hours as the burning pain and itch subside. One reviewer says it's worse than when she had chlamydia and gonorrhea at the same time. Another says it was ten times itchier than her YI and vaginal eczema combined. Another said at least in childbirth, you get a break between contractions. The amount of people on ice packs, going to the ER, and calling the FDA is alarming. This amount of pain and itch is abnormal."

• FDA...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 26, 2021

"I've used this before, and it was always great. I've not had a YI in 10 years until now. I got the 3-day. 1st day, definitely made the itch a billion times worse and burned so bad. I thought it was just the medicine working. It sucked, but I mean the YI should get better quickly, so that issue should also go away. WRONG! Day 2, equally bad. Day 3. Oh, sweet Jesus! The burning and itching was like the gates of lava were opened straight through my vagina! I literally asked my husband if I could just rip out my vaginal canal and be done with it! After 3 hours of the sensation of fire ants crawling in and out of me, I couldn't take it anymore. I went in the bathroom and prepared myself for birth, squeezing as much out as I could. I used external cream to help, and HOLY MOLY, IT MADE IT WORSE! 4 hours in this, and finally took a strong pain pill to hopefully knock me out! I may soak in another bath. I hope I don't get another YI, as I'm going to have PTSD after this nightmare."

• InP...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 14, 2021

"How is this product even being sold? I just took the first dose of the 3-day treatment and immediately am feeling the worst burning ever. I feel worse than I did before treatment. Will never use this product again, will not continue treatment, and would not recommend!!!"

• OTC...
• April 17, 2016

"Miconazole, also used in Monistat, yes, is one of the worse feeling creams for a yeast infection. I & several others have switched to another cream called Clotrimazole instead. It is literally the opposite. It has NO BURNING or tingling. I don't know how people stand Miconazole or Monistat. It's like putting yourself through all that pain. NOW PLEASE UNDERSTAND, this medicine may take 2 doses, where Monistat may take 1 use. This means if you use Monistat 3, then you would need to buy two of the Clotrimazole 3 to do the job typically. If you buy the 1-day, then you would need to buy two 1-day boxes of this. It's milder, so it takes a little longer, BUT... THERE IS NO PAIN! So I say give me pain-free results. I'll take more days."

• Kka...
• February 7, 2021

"I bought this for a mild YI, and within minutes, I had extreme pain. It’s still hurting, but was hoping that it was just doing its job. But now I see everyone’s comments, and I want to cry! This product is horrible and very painful! Buyer beware."

• Hol...
• February 3, 2021

"I’d swear I put Mercurochrome in my vag! Omgosh, what is this awful cream? I got the 7-day pack and just used the first tube! Absolutely should be many complaints filed on this if they haven’t been yet. I can’t imagine the suffering for those that use this regularly due to no insurance! This stuff is NOT RIGHT. I’d have been better off with the beginning slight itch of the YI I had. Now I’m crying because of this experience, torture chamber cream inside me!"

• Kel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 4, 2020

"I used Monistat 1, 1-day treatment. Just from the reviews, I was expecting an uneasy night. But, to my surprise, no burning as most people experienced. I put it in, put on a pad, and lay down. It’s the next morning, and still no burning sensation."

• Nev...
• October 18, 2022

"The best part of using this product was reading the reviews! You guys are hilarious. I couldn’t stop laughing! I totally agree, the burning pain was insane. What I thought was about to be a soothing relief turned out to be awful x 10! I wish I would have read the reviews prior to subjecting myself to that. I do not recommend this product."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 29, 2020

"Ok, so I'm using Monistat 3. Guys, I have sensory processing disorder. Let me tell you, the itching I'm experiencing has me literally rolling on my bed, it's so bad. I never cry, and I cried, it's so bad. It works, but it's so horrible. The things us women go through."

• Dya...
• October 18, 2020

"I used the suppository Monistat before and didn’t have any burning sensation. I don’t itch when I am yeasty. I do start having a smell and the white discharge. I hate it. It’s so gross. I’m usually smelling good all the time down there. Anyway, I grabbed the wrong Monistat 3 and got the cream applicator. Like you all have said, I do have a burning sensation almost 2 minutes later. Freaked me out 'cause my vagina has never burned like this. I wiped the external cream off. It's not unbearable, but I think I will consult a doctor for day 2 and 3 ... I mean I don’t want my vagina to be welded shut. I haven’t completed the regimen, but I’m disappointed and really don’t have the money to buy something else. I did online doc, and he said Lotrimin. It’s an antifungal cream I think. It’s called Clotrimazole."