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Monistat 3 User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

Monistat 3 has an average rating of 3.8 out of 10 from a total of 680 reviews on Drugs.com. 24% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 60% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Monistat 3

  • NURSE
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 28, 2018

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Don't listen to all the bad reviews on this product, people obviously don't know how treatment for a fungal infection works. The worse the pain or itching after insertion or application of cream, the worse the infection. If its really burning and itching, it just means you have a really bad infection and the medication is attacking it. Also using the 7 day treatment may be better for really bad infections as it will not hurt as bad, its more of a gradual treatment as opposed to the 1 or 3 day treatment."

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  • Anonymous
  • December 24, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "So a lot of people I see have a lot of discomfort/burning which is true. The medicine does cause a very intense burning and itching feeling, but it helps!! The pain you get from it is most definitely a 0/10 but the end results is a 10/10. Make sure after taking the medicine you use a heating pad/blanket, or cold compress. After about 1-2 minutes of cream insertion it will burn! But for me it’s over in about an hour."

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  • First...
  • August 27, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "100% recommend! I was sooooo itchy I wanted to scratch my vajayjay with a Brillo pad it was horrible! Night 1: no burning or extra itch in sight. I have to say the stuff does leak out (Expected) so wear a pants liner Night 2: feeling soooo so so much better then yesterday! Minimal itching compared to days b4. Night 3: feeling like myself and so happy my friend got me this! Just a little irritated from scratching a few days b4 but itching is pretty much gone! Yeeees!"

10 / 10
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Frequently asked questions

  • Bentley
  • January 19, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Listennn!!! It’s 11:56pm and I just went in the tub to wash out the monistat 3 medicine! Day 1 was painful but bearable pain. Felt extreme itching and burning inside my vagina and the discomfort was better without the treatment. Day two was similar but I felt the infection going away by then. Day three I felt I didn’t need the treatment but I wanted to finish it off... Now I’m on here typing giving my review!!! And I’m here laying in pain because it’s causing itching in my vagina that I never had!!! It feels like imbedded worms or fleshy parasites "

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  • Rissa
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • October 13, 2015

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "1st time YI. Bought monistat 3 pre-filled cream. 1st dose burned and itched for bout an hour. I thought my vagina was gonna die lol. 2nd day was a little better no burning but very itchy. 3rd day no burn or itch. It's been 3 days since then and I feel 100% better. Will definitely buy again. I recommend to anyone just sit thru the pain. It's temporary."

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  • LexyB
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • February 10, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "2:38 AM and the itching and burning is the worst thing ever! I thought "I'll just used it and go to bed"...NO! This isn’t what I signed up for! I can’t stop squealing around! I don’t wanna do this anymore! "

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  • COMPL...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 4, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "After inserting the egg into the mothership, it began raining fire. I woke up nauseated the next morning, had to go to the acute care clinic, after cursing traffic. The doctor asked me if I wanted a pelvic exam, and I told her the mother ship was physically sealed shut and surrounded by a sensation like poison ivy. I then peed into a cup, and cursed due to the the hell fire pouring out. I managed to stumble out of the stall with throbbing pain emanating from the region. I was prescribed an oral instead. I'll never forget the day where fire rained from below."

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  • Mimi
  • November 15, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "My sister recommend me this from one of her friends who swears on it that it's amazing. Had the YI for a week and half not realizing what it was, and was ready for a relief. Bought it and I applied it before bed. I laid in bed waiting for sleep to hit me and all of the sudden my crotch was on FIRE. It lasted for about an hour. I wanted to wash it off so bad but I told my self to suck it up. Burning means it's working. Right? It was gone by the next day. I was amazed how quickly it went away. I continued the last two treatments and it burn less than the first time. My first time using this product and will be buying again. It really does work."

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  • em2829
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 19, 2016

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I read so many horrible reviews of this that I almost didn't try it. Fearing the excruciating pain described by such a majority of reviews, I tried natural remedies. I even tried the "put a clove of garlic up your hooha" method! None of the remedies worked. This medication was a godsend. Please do not fear it. I experienced no pain with this, and it killed the infection dead within a day or two. I was amazed. Many people write about burning pain worse than childbirth, but I want to tell you that I experienced nothing like that. It was easy, painless, and, most importantly, extremely effective. Yeast infection is finallyour gone!"

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  • THIS_...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • November 27, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Oh my word ... as many of you have already said: I had to take amoxicillin for an infection and it wiped out my good bacteria in my vagina leading to a HORRID yeast infection (YI). I’d taken the monistat eggs before with no issue ... went up Walmart today to get and they only had the Monistat 3 cream. PLEASE do yourself a favor and avoid this med! My vagina is 1,000,000,000 more uncomfortable now, than I was before inserting the cream! It is truly something awful! Fire ants, wearing scratchy wool sweaters, set on fire crawling up my vag! I am considering going to the ER! Nothing is helping! Never using this stuff again! (-)5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"

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  • Lucy
  • May 19, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "This was my first time ever getting a yeast infection. My symptoms included itching, irritation/swelling, cottage cheese like discharge. I purchased Monistat 3 from pharmacy. First night using it, I honestly had no problems like what most of the reviews described. I still itched a little on the outer part of my vagina where I applied the cream but after 2-3 mins it subsided. The suppository did not burn or irritate the inside of my vagina. The next morning I noticed a lot of clumpy discharge coming out. The second day I had no more of that discharge, still minor irritation and itching. 3rd day no symptoms. Now two days after taking medicine my vagina feels normal and no symptoms have came back. Luckily I had a positive experience, I would use this again if need be."

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  • Anonymous
  • October 11, 2018

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I have never written a review in my life! I bet whoever is reading this is in the same position we are all put in, looking to see if the fire burning sensation in your vagina after using this is normal. Girl join the club. I’ve had yeast infections before, I usually popped an azo yeast plus and that would relieve the symptoms, but this time I wanted to try something new. Immediately after inserting I instantly regretted it I was squirming and flinching as I felt shocks run up my vagina. After an hour of insane burning, itching and tears it’s safe to say my vagina hates me!!! Nothing helps! Not ice not a shower not a compress! The only thing that helps is reading all these reviews knowing I’m not alone. Who invented this product?? Can I sue?? I want to throw my whole vagina away >:("

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  • Hayhay
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • October 2, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I was skeptical because of reviews. I’m on day 1 suppository of Monistat 3. I took 400mg of ibuprofen because I was scared. It doesn’t burn, or itch. I’m a hour in. I’ll leave another review on day 3."

10 / 10
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  • Yayi
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • January 13, 2015

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Best experience .. I had horrible itching and burning .. Once I used the first dose and the anti itching cream I started feeling relieve within 15 mins ... Today is my second day and it's as if it's gone! Definitely will buy this product again"

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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • February 18, 2015

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "The first night , I didn't feel any difference. The second night, it was almost gone and the burning and itching had almost stopped. The third night all the pain came back and even more intense. I don't know what happened!!! Help!!!"

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  • Chatty...
  • October 18, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "First night: I inserted it and went to the movies that night. Before applying it I had bad itching but had used coconut oil throughout the day to sooth the YI. Once I applied it the first night it was instant relief. I was so super glad to feel normal again that I never noticed any itching or burning. I felt better in the morning. Then on night two I made sure to insert the capsule before bed. This night it was itchy and mild burning for about 20 mins. I noticed it got worse as I read all the horrible reviews"

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  • April 29, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I can tell many of you guys wrote this right away without giving it time. I used the cream filled applicator kind of Monistat 3 for a YI and the first hour was intense but not to the point of tears. I am not sure if I have a higher pain tolerance, or if some people get far worst pain or if people are exaggerating but honestly you just power through that first hour (take Tylenol make sure you do this at night before sleeping and wear a light pad). As long as you go into it knowing that it will feel intense and breathe through it, it’s really not that bad. The worse your infection the more intense the feeling is at first. The intense feeling started to subside after the first hour and I’m writing this to y’all the next morning. When I tell you I feel 100% okay again! I’m giving it a 10/10 because it worked and I feel so much better hardly any itching or burning from my YI and I know that I’m going to feel even better after the second syringe."

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  • Linda
  • March 20, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "It ain't that bad, y'all. Yes, it itches. Yes, it's uncomfortable. It's worth getting rid of Candida. I'd use the stuff daily if it meant never getting another yeast infection. **pro monistat tip: before inserting monistat, spread Aloe Vera gel and Tea Tree oil onto a few maxi pads and put into the fridge. When the discomfort hits, slap one of those suckers on for instant relief. Don't freeze them or you're gonna freezer burn the bajeezus out of your hoo hah."

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  • November 11, 2016

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "As I lay here weighing the benefits of clawing the inside of my own vagina vs. continuing to let the medicine take effect, I wish more than anything i never inserted this devil cream inside my body in the first place. This is night one for me, and I'm just going to tough out the YI and not use it again. EVER. I can't do another night of this. The mild itching I had before is NOTHING compared to the itching I have now. If there were sandpaper near me, I would use it. Repeatedly. Inside and out. I can feel my heart beating in my vagina. That's the pain I'm feeling."

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  • YIano
  • October 28, 2018

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "The last time I had a YI it was BAD. I had my mom get me the Monistat day 3. Within minutes of using it I was in the bathroom, in excruciating pain trying to get whatever I put in me, out. I'm not lying when I say it was possibly the most painful thing I’ve endured. I ended up going with the day 7 another time and it was a little less intense. I do think the severity of the pain depends on how bad your infection is. I currently have a YI, and I’m using the day 3 again. I’ve had it in for about 15-20 minutes and I’ve only had a little bit of discomfort but VERY doable. The medicine is killing off the bad yeast so obviously it’s probably not meant to feel like sunshine and rainbows. I will say vagisil anti itch cream helped me a lot. Hopefully this comment has given someone comfort as I have been In this situation before and have struggled through the pain of monistat. Hang in there, it’s worth the infection being done in the end."

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  • anony...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • September 2, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "First day using it, resulted to of course an increase of itching and burning but after taking ibuprofen, about an hour later I didn’t feel any pain. As I’m on day 2 right now, the symptoms of YI is very faint, less itching . So I definitely recommend it, and make sure to take medicine. Also everyone’s body is different so you may get a different result."

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  • Labias...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • August 23, 2022

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Day 1, didn't read the directions all the way. Inserted mid-day and wished I had a pad. Felt a little weird, but absolutely nothing like I am currently experiencing on Day 2, at 10pm while trying to fall asleep. The burn!!! Oh my god, the burn. I am going to tell every woman I ever meet for the rest of my life (should I survive) to never, ever, use this product. Is there seriously not a single female class action lawyer who has gotten a YI before? Where’s the petition? Take my signature ✍️"

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  • Rlv
  • July 16, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Okay so.... I'm using the generic Monistat 3 Combination Pack.had a mild YI I caught early.. After the wrath of day one and two......Day 3 I mastered the art. I first cleaned my lady bits in the shower IMMEDIATELY before Insertion. I usually shower a few hours before bed but this was a special case. Then I applied coconut oil. Everywhere. A barrier of sorts to prevent the medicine from burning my outer bits. Then I loaded up on ibuprofen and inserted the medicine. Straight to bed and used a pillow to raise my hips. This is key. Oh and skip the external cream. You CAN'T walk around with this stuff in. The next morning I rinsed thoroughly in the shower to prevent burning leakage. This stuff is awfully complicated to use and has some very short instructions for how bad it can hurt if not treated properly. But I can't deny that it worked."

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  • Anonymous
  • June 11, 2023

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "LADIES!!!! You are not alone or crazy if it is burning you. The package says “mild burning and cramping” but it is way more than that for me. It feels like hot sauce in my hooha, and the cramps are awful. For me, the only thing that helps is sitting up and icing her!! The burning has been lasting about 2 hours for me. After that it’s completely normal. I think I will stick to trying to get a prescription pill from here on out… If that isn’t possible then I will stick to the Monistat creams rather than the capsules, as they don’t cause me anywhere near as much discomfort. Praying for you and wishes for a healthy hooha ASAP."

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  • March 28, 2017

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "My vagina feels like it's on fire! It's 15 minutes after I inserted the medication. I feel as if there is a blowtorch under my self. The itching is horrendous! Like 2,000,000 fire ants are down there. It's driving me insane! How can you fall asleep with this pain!"

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