Monistat and Pain: What Users Say

• Str...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 3, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Like all other users, I should have read the reviews first. This is the worst burning/fire pain I have ever experienced. Literally sitting in a bath to try and help my little lady out. I don’t know who approved of this formula but it had to be a guy because no girl would think this was a good fix."

• Myc...
• July 31, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "In bed, felt optimistic that I was about to open a window to some relief. Little did I know, I was opening the floodgates of fire and brimstone. The burning was worse than the witches endured at the stake in Salem. All I could hear was screaming coming from my vaginal lips, hellfire rose from my vaginal canal, and demons danced around stabbing my insides with their horns. Satan himself shook his head with shame as he read the box of Monistat, and a tear fell off his face before I ran to the bathroom to throw up due to the pain. In the shower, I washed, hoping to put the fire out. No relief from the burning taking over my delicate lady parts. Smoke started to fill my room, and I fanned not only my privates but the smoke alarm as well. I fell into the fetal position as I heard Death approaching, shrill screams still pouring from my hoohah. However bad you think your infection is, it’s not as bad as Monistat will make it be. Wait until you can see a doctor and get a prescription."

• Sar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 28, 2021

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I put Monistat 7 in at 10:00pm It's almost 1:00am, and the burning hasn't subsided. Like many other women, I put the cream in and regretted it within 30 seconds. Cried and rolled around considering whether or not I needed to go to the ER until I came here and saw that hundreds of other women were experiencing the same thing. The store brand doesn't feel this bad. I've never been in so much pain in my entire life. I wish I would've never bought this. I'm sure it works, but it's NOT worth this pain. The only positive is I found these comments and laughed & cried for a solid 30 minutes."

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

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "For the love of all that is holy, I pray you’ve come to read these reviews BEFORE buying and inserting this lava egg into your garden. I feel as though this medicine has given me the power to breathe fire from my twat. Immediately after inserting the ovule and applying the cream, I felt burning in my vag. It was as though I had the fire from 1,000 suns captured inside of me, and they were itching to be released. The pain from this medication is 10,000 times worse than the infection itself. I have since squatted and spat the little lava egg out, wiped all topical ointment off, and I’m sitting in a bath trying to decide which type of ice pack will fit best in between my lady parts. I’m praying this pain at least resolves my issue. If not, I’ll be calling my gyno tomorrow. If I were you, I would start there. And do not under any circumstances let them convince you that Monistat is the way to go."

• 100...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 23, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Um, I am 100% confused as to why there are no commercials on TV talking about, “If you or a loved one has been a victim of Monistat, you may be entitled to financial compensation.” How on earth is the level of pain from this product acceptable? Absolutely nothing bought on the shelf at a store should cause this much pain... I’m in tears, clenching my legs, trying to hold in my vagina because it literally feels like it’s trying to fall the heck out. This was day one, I’m not taking day two or three. I had used Monistat 1 before, and I would’ve taken an end-of-life option over the pain. Fast forward a few years to today when I thought I’d be clever and try the three, thinking it wasn’t as concentrated. No ma’am, not my vagina... never the heck again! Don’t do it, ladies, spend the copay and go see your doctor. Mine had left for the day today, and I didn’t want to go the whole weekend with the YI... probably would’ve been a better choice to just wait!"

• Dha...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 8, 2021

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Ok, so I read these reviews and thought what a bunch of wimps. I used the first dose and had mild stinging for a few minutes. No biggie. Now it's the second day, and I used another dose. Oh sweet mercy. Liquid lava doesn't even begin to describe the pain. Monistat should be called Rot Your Crotch because I'm pretty sure mine melted like an ice cube in Texas in August. What sadistic person created this stuff? The pain. Then the nausea. To say it was bad was an understatement. Thank goodness there were no police around as I lay writhing in pain with my eyes crossed, jumping and twitching like frog legs in a frying pan. Dear ladies, I apologize, you are not wimps. I endured natural labor, but at least at the end of that pain, I had a beautiful baby girl. This was a close second and no baby at the end."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 17, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I am an RN. Like many women, we've all had a yeast infection a time or two. I would treat mine with OTC Monistat. Sometimes I would do the 1-dose treatment or the 3-dose treatment. I've NEVER had a problem with Monistat. I would treat myself and feel relief. Well, just this week, I noticed myself getting a yeast infection and went to purchase OTC Monistat. When I tell you that I felt like my lady parts were engulfed in flames and swollen, it was the worst pain EVER. Nothing I did gave me relief from this medication. I had to wait till it cleared itself from me. I would prefer to just have my mildly irritated vagina back than to EVER use this cream again. And according to the multiple reports on this site about this product, Monistat needs to reevaluate its formula."

• Hel...
• December 29, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I've never had a yeast infection before, but I went on antibiotics for kidney stones (side note, worst experience of my life), and for the first time ever, it severely messed up my downstairs. I keep a very clean house, my door is locked at all times, the Chamber of Secrets stays closed, so when stuff hits the fan, it gets ugly. After several days of burning, itching, pain, I finally followed my mother's advice to get the 3-day Monistat syringes. I had used Vagisil previously, and even that burned, but it went away eventually. So when this started burning and itching after I used it, it was almost expected. I thought, oh okay, it'll go away. Nope. Nope. Nope. NOPE. My downstairs has become deeper downstairs. It is the worst. It is a lava pit. It is the depths of the hottest lava pit in existence. But with a colony of fire ants living in it. I don't even care if this works to fix my yeast infection, there's not a chance that I'm using this ever again."

• Jus...
• January 26, 2021

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "DO NOT BUY!!! I’ve used this product for YEARS with much success - until last night! I had a mild YI (slight itch at night, thick white discharge, discomfort after peeing). I’ve obviously had a few YIs before, so I knew this was the start. I figured I would just buy the 1-day treatment and clear it up easy peasy. WRONG. They must have changed their formula because what I felt inside and out of my vagina was like fire. I inserted the cream about 11:30 last night, and less than a minute later, I felt what could have been someone dumping acid in my vagina. I’m talking the heat of flames. I used a towel to wipe excess off and ended up just counting numbers in my head to take my mind off the pain and eventually fell asleep. Thank God. This morning, I wake up, and while I’m not itching or have discomfort when I pee, the top outside of my vulva is ON FIRE!!! So here I am, writing a review as I have a cold water bottle and a fan blowing on my lady bits."

• Bee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 2, 2021

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "For the price of $11.50, you too can burn your insides off. Seriously, it’s like they took the wrath of a hundred angry hornets and put it in a cream. I have NEVER felt pain like that. And I have endometriosis, so I know vag and uterus pain. Just use Vagisil. On a side note, I did not know it was possible for my labia to swell like that. Truly an impressive feat."

• Lit...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 11, 2021

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I decided to go with the Monistat 1 because I didn’t want to do a 3 or 7-day treatment. It’s 8:13 am, and I'm lying in bed crying in severe pain, itching like crazy and sleepy because my meds (unrelated to a YI) have been wanting to knock me out for hours ago. But I can’t sleep!! This is the worst vaginal pain I’ve had, and I’ve birthed 3 children. I can’t stop squirming either, this is way worse than the freaking yeast infection. I’m going to have to get an ice pack to soothe my vagina, horrible treatment. I wish they offered a pill OTC that could cure a simple YI because this is ridiculous, pure torture is what it is."

• I...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 27, 2017

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Basically, I can't decide whether I hate myself more for not reading these reviews before I inserted the devil's tears of laughter into the most sensitive part of my body... or because I am currently in a fetal position in tears and extremely nauseous because of the pain, and I haven't called 911 yet. I have a very high pain tolerance, and I have tattoos covering the most sensitive parts of my body, but nothing has ever felt like this. My stomach is convulsing, and I have to keep reminding myself to breathe. I would rather give birth to 34 children the size of small livestock. (IF this is even a possibility after this bloody thing kills everything living inside of me.) What's good, Monistat? Where you at?"

• Car...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 21, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "On Monday, I was hit by a car. I got a concussion. I didn't cry. On Wednesday, I got Monistat to treat my yeast infection. The itching and burning were so incredibly intense, I panicked, cried, and rinsed as much of it out as I could. I would rather get hit by the car again than continue to use Monistat. Please, please, PLEASE, if you have any other options, DO NOT use Monistat. Also, did you know you can get one (1) fluconazole pill for $4, and it will get rid of your yeast infection??? You have to get a prescription, but if your insurance covers a hospital visit, it's so, so, so much better than anything Monistat has to offer. Please don't use Monistat if you can avoid it. Full disclosure, I have no idea whether or not Monistat would have gotten rid of my yeast infection because I couldn't stand the pain long enough to find out!"

• hmm...
• August 2, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "This stuff burns like crazy. But it helps. My yeast infection was horrible, the itching was unbearable. I’ve used Monistat before, and the first time there was only mild burning and itching after inserting the cream. I think they must’ve changed the formula because this time it was like being lit on fire. My entire vagina feels like it is engulfed in flames, and I cannot control the spasms of my body as I claw the bed hoping for some relief. I’m on my third night of the 3-day Monistat. The first time did not burn like this. Each day the burning intensity got worse after insertion, but I believe that it’s helping. The second day the symptoms of my yeast infection were way less noticeable, and I’m hoping tomorrow it’ll feel even better. The pain lasted about 30 minutes. If you can tough it out, it can provide relief later on. Squeeze a pillow between your legs. Grind your hips if you need to, that’s what I’ve found helped a lot to manage the pain. Once it stops, you don’t even feel it."

• csx...
• June 3, 2021

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "DO NOT BUY!! It was my first time getting a YI. I went online to see if I could find a product that would help me, and I decided to go with Monistat 3. BIG MISTAKE! Day 1 wasn’t so bad, I had trouble sleeping. The burning and itching was mildly intense. I took it like a champ. Now, on day 2, I applied the product around 10:30 pm. It’s now 1:30 am, and I cannot sleep for anything. My coochie meow meow is on fire. It is burning and itching so intensely. I’m bouncing off the walls! My kitty is about to fall off me. It feels like I put 10 ghost peppers, 10 bottles of Tapatio, and 300 jalapeños up there!! It is literally the opening of a volcano!!! I cannot stand the pain. I have work tomorrow, and I'm honestly considering going to the urgent care! I wish I would have read these comments sooner, it would have saved me from this pain. I am SUFFERING. THE WORST PAIN I'VE EVER BEEN IN!!"

• ZeA...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 18, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Stop. Don’t purchase it. I bought Monistat earlier today for this yeast infection. Put in the suppository around 11 pm. It is currently 12:55 am, and I have been up for an hour with the ABSOLUTE WORST BURNING SENSATION EVER! I wish to everything I would’ve read about this sooner because this is pain. This is itching. This is burning. My vajayjay is so raw and sore because I can’t help but want to get this all out. Please do not get it. It isn’t worth it. At. All."

• gho...
• April 29, 2021

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "This is unreal. It is now 3:33, and I inserted this lava coal into my poor, unsuspecting coochie at 10:38. When I tell you I have a high pain tolerance, I have 21 piercings, several tattoos, and, well, a lot of trauma, which Monistat one day is now becoming. I was okay at first. I almost felt a lot of relief. Then, about two hours later, I am sweating and at the brink of tears at my work desk. I am writing this in the restroom at the point of vomiting due to this pain. Like the others said, if you’re reading this, it’s too late. This demon marble has set my vagina ablaze. It’s like Indiana Jones is running his torch around my woman cave. This stuff is dangerous for coochie everywhere. There's no way anyone that released this has a vagina. I am about to leave work now to go home and cry. I do not recommend this. This is 3000 times worse than the yeast infection. Please just go to your gyno instead. I know I will."

• Use...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 20, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Terrible! I used a generic 3-day yeast suppository and felt relief with no side effects, but still had a bit of itching, so this time I tried Monistat 7 days. Had pain and burning, so bad I couldn’t sleep! I am not using the remainder of the Monistat."

• Anonymous
• November 26, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Never in my entire life. I thought I should still continue putting the yeast infection cream in even though symptoms have subsided. Just no. Never again. It took only five minutes to feel like that nose vapor rub for when you’re sick was stuck in my vag. Luckily for me, I got it out in time (basically by pushing as hard as I could), and I ended up getting most of it actually out of me. I will never get this ever again. Not worth the pain."

• Ska...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 6, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Don't do it! I am not sure what happened to this product, I used it years ago with zero problems. This time, after an hour of extreme burning and itching, I got online. As almost every woman on here said, I should have read the reviews first. Attempted to wash it all out, but I am laying here in terrible pain. I guess I won't be sleeping tonight. They should have to print a giant warning on the box."

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

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "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."

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

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "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!!!!"

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

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "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

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "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."

• OTC...
• April 17, 2016

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "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."