Monistat 3 and Burning: What Users Say (Page 5)

• Mon...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 8, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I’ve used Monistat once before, when I was about 15. I remember it burning, but I thought I was a teenager overreacting. I used it again after 10 years tonight as I’m pregnant and can’t take the yeast infection pill. The first dose wasn’t terrible, but as it starts to leak out (which it’s supposed to do), it’s itchy, burns, and feels hot. I ended up washing all of mine out. I recommend to NOT USE the external cream, only the prefilled applicators. But, I’m not in lots of pain or crazy itching like most. If you can bear it, stick with it, and it will cure your infection. I plan to try my second dose tomorrow night, wear a pad, take some Tylenol, and go to sleep!"

• How...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 28, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I would have rated this a negative 10. The symptoms of the yeast infection were easier to bear than the side effects from the medicine. How is this stuff on the market? Why are doctors still prescribing this stuff? The burning and itching lasted over two hours until I found the reviews on this site - suggesting I wash it off and apply a cold compress. This really helped. Insight Pharmaceuticals need to be sued for this."

• Lel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 16, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Went to the Dr. for YI. He gave me a pill and recommended I get the 3-day Monistat for extra relief. So here I am @2:45 am writing a review because my vagina feels like it’s burning from the depths of my soul. Once I inserted the cream, the burning was 10x worse. I sat in the shower for almost 30 minutes rinsing this out of my vagina. Ladies, please do plenty of research before purchasing. I know not everyone's experience will be the same, so just be careful."

• Kic...
• October 5, 2015

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "OMG! OMG! I am so relieved to know I'm not the only one going through this excruciating burning and itch!!! I bought the Monistat 3-day treatment. I am on day 2, and as soon as I inserted the cream, it burned like crazy, and the itching was unbearable!!!! I'm dreading my last application tomorrow night. But I hate, hate, hate this intense itching and burning sensation. Good luck, ladies!!!"

• On ...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 6, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I already made a review, but I forgot something! The side effects are real! Burning, itching, and headache! It’s so unreal that I want to cuss! This can’t be the only remedy, because it seems to be worse! I can only imagine how everyone is feeling and how annoyed they are! I want my money back! This forum asks how long on the medication, and I wish I could select less than 3 minutes, and it’s defective!"

• Jes...
• August 14, 2015

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Thank goodness I found this site! I used the first insert about half an hour ago, and I was on my knees crying like a baby over the burn! I told my husband it was better to give birth. I am dreading day 2 and 3! I really hope this works!!! I am glad I'm not crazy, I thought I was having an allergic reaction!"

• Squ...
• March 7, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Oh. My. Gosh.... That is all I have to say. I don’t think I would ever buy Monistat 3-day product again. I’m trying to take my mind off of the unbearable itchy and burning feeling I’m getting right now. I’m on my first night of the 3-day Monistat treatment, and wow, I have never felt anything more itchy. I applied the cream, and an instant bad burn and itch was even worse than before I applied the cream. I was worried that something was wrong, so I googled symptoms of the product, and here I am on the review page, reading the same reviews as I have of this product. Definitely would rather suffer through a mild YI than this crap."

• Fla...
• July 2, 2016

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I was welcoming to a 3-day cure. I was looking forward to getting home and starting the journey to get rid of the recent issue. It was my first serious yeast infection. I showered. Waited for bed to insert the first application. At 10, I was well, now it's good as ever. I inserted it. Hard to do because it hurts to actually put in. I'm not sure why, could be it’s awfully dry. You'd think they'd consider that. But let me tell you, a discomforting insertion was nothing for the hell I was about to endure. It's a terrible burning sensation. It literally made my legs twinge. It'll fade out, and it'll come right back. Fingers crossed it gets the job done with one application because I don't think I can endure another. Good luck to all you ladies!"

• OhJ...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 2, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "This product was invented by someone awful to torture women. Besides the miserable itch caused by the evil hot pepper cream, I am completely covered head to toe in itchy red hives. I finished the 3-day treatment 2 days ago, and I can’t determine if the itching and burning I’m feeling is chemical burns, remaining yeast, or the allergic reaction I’m suffering. I want to scream all the time because my whole body itches from the hives. I’m popping Benadryl as often as I safely can. This is the worst ever!!!"

• Itc...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 13, 2018

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "OMG, I'm so glad I found this site! Using Monistat made me worse, not better. And like someone else said, I did the research and read that with one dose it would stop the itching and burning. But it caused more itching and burning! I finally fell asleep, and didn't really think about it the next day, but the symptoms of YI were better. Silly me, I thought: well, it was probably more irritated last night, and I don't want it to come back, so I'll put in another dose. Terrible idea! This treatment is worse than the infection. Never again. Thanks for sharing, ladies, it really helped to know I wasn't alone or crazy!"

• Chr...
• October 24, 2018

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "This was my first time using Monistat 3, and it was initially shocking because it does burn and itch at first. You have to get through it, for me, at least the first night. But in the morning, I did notice a difference with my infection, my symptoms clearing up. It was not as bad the second day."

• Kit...
• August 13, 2018

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "This is the worst burning feeling I’ve ever experienced. I can handle pain well, and this is just unbearable. It literally feels like acid in my vagina. It burns so bad, and there’s literally nothing I can do but lay here all night, not sleeping. I literally took three Advil and have an ice pack on my vagina. That's not even helping. I’d rather keep the yeast infection than endure this ever again."

• Lav...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 16, 2018

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I cannot believe that I actually thought I could endure the agony of going through with all 3 applicators. You’d think, after 2 nights of inserting lava inside myself, I’d learn. Well, here I am about to die of itching and severe burning in bed, just waiting for this to all be over with. I must say that deciding to not use the itch cream externally was a POWER MOVE. The symptoms of this 'medicine' are far worse than the YI itself. I will never use this again. I’m just praying what I endured will actually relieve me of the YI...PRETTY PLEASE."

• Mrs...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 2, 2017

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I'm laying in my bed at 2:55 a.m. with an ice-cold washcloth cooling my vagina. I'm trying to soothe what feels like the fires from hell coming from within me! I'm 7 1/2 months pregnant, with gestational diabetes, and this is one of only 3 yeast infections I've ever had in my 21 years of living. My OB/GYN recommended the Monistat 3 day to me before treating me with a prescription. I'm calling him first thing tomorrow to tell him to stick his bits in a meat grinder and pour gasoline on it, because that would be the equivalent to the pain I'm currently feeling! I followed all of the directions exactly, and I read that there could be minor burning as a side effect, but this is not minor! STAY AWAY FROM THIS PRODUCT!"

• So...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 29, 2015

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I have been on antibiotics off and on for the last couple of months, definitely not my first yeast infection. I've never used Monistat before, so I figured I would try it since it's Saturday and I can't go to the doctor till Monday. Used the cream right before bed and didn't last two minutes, literally couldn't take it, the burning and itching and pain. Miserable, it took me over an hour to remove the cream and I'm still uncomfortable! I will never buy this again, I'll just be uncomfortable till Monday. I don't suggest anyone purchasing this product, especially if they have a history of sensitive skin or anything. I'm not sure why they would continue a product that everyone is having the same result."

• Mom...
• May 10, 2017

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I gave this product a 9 purely on the fact that it did, in fact, hurt like hell using it the first night. It was VERY uncomfortable the first treatment: burning, itching, painful. Remember, I would assume the amount of pain that's caused is based on how bad the infection is. Being pregnant (24 weeks), I tried to wait it out without medication and couldn't. A few things to mention... The first night's treatment sucks, it's uncomfortable, painful, and lasts a little while (maybe an hour), but it does subside and you're able to sleep. Because I'm pregnant, I do wake up at least twice a night to pee, and the first wake-up I had there was no more pain, itching, or burning (RELIEF). That was worth the uncomfortable hour I had. STICK WITH IT, trust me!"

• Anonymous
• April 22, 2016

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I have had a YI for about a week. My friend recommended I should try Monistat. I went to Rite Aid today and bought it for $18! I just used it about 40 minutes ago, and as soon as it was done, it started burning worse than it was before. I am in so much pain now. I wish I would have read these reviews before I used this product. :("

• Dog...
• September 12, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I do NOT recommend this product! I wish I had read the reviews before I purchased Monistat 3. Minutes after inserting the product, you start to feel the burn. The pain from this product is worse than the actual yeast infection. The pain was unbearable, it felt like someone was pouring boiling water in my vagina. It also itched and stung. The pain lasted for about 45 minutes. I was kicking and screaming and crying. The cream and wipes that come with the product did NOTHING to help. I resorted to a freezing cold ice pack, which only helped a little. I ended up calling my doctor and getting a pill prescribed. I would not wish the pain from this product on my worst enemy. I do have damage from this product and hope it recovers."

• Dar...
• May 6, 2021

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "So, I’ve used Monistat 1 before, and I never had any issues. I did my first dose of the 3, and it made my itching something I just couldn't deal with. After reading some reviews, I chalked it up to the product moving down. Ladies, use this in your bed, with your knees to your chest, and for the love of God, do not get up or move around a lot afterwards! You better not get out of that bed if you want to keep your sanity, lol. As long as you don’t move, there won’t be any insane amount of burning or itching, maybe just a very mild increase in itching."

• Mag...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 23, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Sadly, I decided to search the side effects too late! I lay here with “fire in the hole” from Monistat 3. I can’t help but think that there must be an error in production due to these comments and the fact that I have used Monistat off and on throughout the years without ever burning and itching like this, and I’m 46. I would have recommended to my own daughter in the past, but since this experience, I would caution her and tell her to go to her doctor. Never again will I buy/use this product!"

• Jai...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 25, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Using Monistat for the first time, I was very nervous. I was aware that there was going to be itching and burning. I brought the 3-day product with cream applications. The first day, it was itching deep down but was not unbearable. The itching was mild and lasted for about 20 minutes before I fell asleep. The second and third day as well were mild itching. No burning. I noticed results immediately. I feel better down there. The reviews, I can’t speak for everyone. But the itching wasn’t bad. I don’t recommend using this product again. I rather wait the time to go to the doctors."

• 2Co...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 12, 2021

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Tried the three-day prefilled applications, and boy, was this stuff awful!! In the past, it was nothing like it is now. The burning started immediately and lasted well over 30 minutes. At first, I thought something seriously was wrong with me, but then I remembered I was nowhere close to the pain before starting it. The company definitely changed something, and there must have been a mad scientist in the lab when they changed it. It's been several days after the fact, and there's an irritation that wasn't there prior to using this stuff. It's the pill from now on!!"

• La ...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 13, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Oh my goodness!!! I used Monistat 3 for a yeast infection. I felt like my vagina was on fire. I have never in my life felt such anguish and despair. It burned so badly. I even tried washing it out, but the burning would not go away."

• Mis...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 27, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Never, ever again will I use this demonic medication. I'm convinced it was invented by someone hideous who never got to try it. Packaging describes the itching and burning caused by this medication as mild?! I was really hoping this would get rid of my infection, and I'm sure it would have, but immediately after application, I started burning so much I was shaking. Had to wash it out. Pop two Tylenols and currently sitting on an ice pack."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 14, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Wow, I was rolling in my bed, felt like a freaking mosquito bit my vagina, like, oh my goodness, it wasn’t even itching this bad untreated. And what behooves me is the fact that it says itch relief.... excuse my French! But WHAT!!! I won’t say don’t ever use this product again because this is literally my first night using it, but after toughing it out, the itching and burning subsided. Hopefully, this stuff helps, and I’ll keep you guys updated."