Miconazole topical and Itching: What Users Say

• CAU...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 15, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I’ve used Monistat before and I have never experienced anything worse regarding my vag. Monistat 3 specifically is what I just used and I cannot believe how awful this stuff feels. I put it in and thirty seconds later, I sat back on the toilet ready to throw ice cubes up there. This stuff is poison. Burns and itches like there was acid and peroxide in my bits. The feeling is persistent, but I haven't laughed this hard in a long time, reading these reviews while in this pain was way too relatable. If you're reading this, it's too late."

• Pls...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 18, 2021

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Sweet Jesus, this stuff must have been cooked up in the fires of the deepest pits of a volcano. If you’re here reading these reviews, then woe to you as it’s already too late. Abandon all hope, ye who enter here because there is nothing in Heaven or on Earth that is worse than Monistat. I don’t care if you take the 1, 3, 7, or 9,000-day dose, you will regret it. The box says “mild itching and burning”, well, DON’T BELIEVE IT! The men who created this seem to think the best way to deal with YIs is by shoving a blowtorch up there like they were fighting off the alien from The Thing. I say men because no woman anywhere would do us dirty like this. My husband thought I was being a baby about this, so I offered to light his pole on fire so he could see how it felt. Maybe you will be one of the rare lucky ones who claim to have a mild reaction, but if not, I promise you’ll pray for death before morning comes. Beware! Beware!!"

• Tir...
• October 8, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Haven't had a YI in years, in the past used Monistat 3, I think? The little ovule things, no issues, instant relief, ten gold stars. Well, this time I grabbed Monistat 1. I inserted the ovule, slapped on a panty liner, hit the hay. Woke up 2 hours later, cookie on FIRE! CRAZY BURNING, ITCHING, FREAKING OUT, so I went into the bathroom and tried to soothe myself with the external cream provided... HAH, WOW, NOPE! SO MUCH WORSE, just dabbed it off with toilet paper, changed the panty liner, and went back to bed to assume the fetal position and scour the internet for reviews or solutions, to see if I really messed up and need an ambulance or what, LOL. Gotta say, by the time I got through about 8 pages of awful/HILARIOUS reviews, the burning and itching are just about totally gone and I could fall back asleep now. There's a bit of heat left but nothing too crazy. So my takeaway - temporarily ALARMING!!! but seemingly worth it. Because if you're here, it's probably too late to tell you to buy something else, LOL."

• Dee...
• January 16, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "MY EXPERIENCE: I had gotten a yeast infection about 2 weeks ago and was recommended this product. At first, I was skeptical about purchasing this because I had read the reviews and the majority of them were about how it burns and makes the vagina feel like acid was thrown in it. When I first put in the cream, it was in the morning time, not the night time. So when I went to school 30 minutes after insertion, I was squirming wildly in my chair and pretzeling my legs to fight the urge. So, it’s best to use it at night. It burns because it’s eating away at the yeast infection and curing you. The second day wasn’t that bad, I experienced mild burning, but I knew it was working, so I stuck it out. On the third day, the burning and itching of my genitals were minimized. And as I was near the end, my symptoms were completely gone, but I still put in the cream the last day to make sure. Don’t let these other comments deter you from taking care of your sacred part."

• Nik...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 28, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I’m pregnant and my doctor said the 7-day treatment is all they can recommend me taking for now. So I did exactly that. Before taking this, my itching was very minimal. It was hard to tell if it was even a yeast infection or minimal irritation, but it has been a couple of days so I decided to go with the treatment. Tonight was my first day of treatment, and I went to sleep right after application, and OMG, I woke up out of my sleep with HORRIBLE ITCHING and BURNING. I want to get better but this is literally 10x worse than my before symptoms. The only thing taking my mind off it is reading all the reviews, knowing I’m not the only one. This is insane."

• Why...
• June 15, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I bought the 3-day cream. Inserted it into my NoNo zone, felt soothing. As soon as I pulled up my underwear, I felt a burning sensation like no other. My Vag feels like I have a zillion papercut burns, that were then doused in a cocktail of lemon juice, acid, and alcohol while a trillion fire ants crawled out of my private parts. It feels like a ghost pepper was also crushed up to a fine powder and sprinkled on top of all the above-mentioned items. The itching and burning are so severe I feel like I'm going to vomit. Dear God, what have I done in my life to deserve this misery? I'm so delirious I can barely type. I will never again use this product!!! I'd rather live with a YI for the rest of my life instead of feeling this kind of pain ever again. Do not recommend!!!"

• Anonymous
• January 12, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "It is 1:19 am and I just hit hour two of having this stuff in my who-ha. And guess what I just did? WENT IN THE BATHTUB TO RINSE THIS STUFF OUT!! I have had surgeries and gotten tattoos and been kicked by a horse. But guess what is more painful and torturing than all of that combined? Monistat. I don’t know if this will help and I don’t think I will even attempt night 2 or 3. It says 'May cause slight itching and burning' when really it should say 'imagine fire ants crawling up your vajayjay and building a colony'."

• Jen...
• July 28, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I am so itchy!! What did you guys do to stop it? I want to place both hands in there and just scratch! I feel like I'm going insane. It's also burning and I'm only on day one. If I move too much, the itching gets worse!! I hope this only means the medicine is working."

• Coo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 22, 2021

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Y’all know that feeling of the runs exploding after eating Chipotle? Imagine this, but in your cooter. Lava, itchiness that compares to the pits of lava, and your lips swell like you had vaginal fillers. Their formula must have changed, but at this point, I’m down to file a suit if any other cooter sisters are with me?"

• Run...
• February 12, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "DON’T use this awful vaginal cream. Here’s what will happen: You’ll enter the bathroom so hopeful to get relief for this mild itching and burning. Insert the handy, prefilled application, apply the cream they so thoughtfully included for external discomfort, feel like you’re in control of this infection and your life for about a minute, and then think you’re having an allergic reaction. You’ll panic because this sucker burns like the heat of a thousand suns and prickles like a tiny cactus has been shoved up your vagina. The fear will set in, which probably makes the burning worse. And then the itching comes. Oh the itching! Ten times worse than the actual infection. By now your hands are shaking a little from the pain and panic, which makes it hard to type “Monistat 3 Severe Burning” into a search bar, which will land you on this happy page. Don’t be a hero, girl. Just hop in the shower and rinse off as much as you can. You can buy the 7 Day tomorrow and start over."

• Deb...
• January 10, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Everyone up here is such a baby. It’s supposed to itch more because the medicine is literally forcing the yeast out of your vagina all at once. This product is amazing. I’m currently pregnant & Even before pregnancy Monistat was my go-to. It itches & burns but it literally goes away."

• Sus...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 19, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Just wanted to share. So I'm on day one of Monistat 3, just inserted about 40 minutes ago. I just want to say, it right away started burning and itching so bad, I went crazy pacing the floor, back onto the bed and back and forth. I tried so hard to stay lying down so it could do its job. I was just now finally able to lie down and sit still. I wanted to put something inside me to itch it or numb it. I thought maybe ice, then thought yikes, no. I wanted so bad to rip my own vagina off, lol. But now it's eased off. I've figured out, I think it depends on how bad your infection is, every woman is different. Ever heard the saying no pain, no gain? Well, I think it burns and itches more when inserted because it's eating away at the yeast infection and it's doing its job. I hope I'm right. I'll be back to let you, ladies, know. I hope this helps you, ladies, and I hope I get better after all that. LOL, take care all and God bless ❤️"

• Mic...
• March 11, 2021

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "The pain from this first use is so bad, and the only reason I'm not stomping around screaming is because of all these horrible reviews. Why is there no giant warning on this product? It burns so bad. Just rub a habanero directly into your eyeball if you want to see if you can tolerate this pain before purchase. I'll say, after an hour, the burn is mostly just back to itch for me, though I am using an ice pack which is helping. This product would not exist if men could get vaginal yeast infections."

• Rac...
• February 15, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Really? I'm sick with this stupid YI and someone told me to use Monistat. I chose the one-day dose. Never used it before. WILL NEVER USE AGAIN! It set off every fire alarm in the house. Five minutes after using it, I was rushing back to the bathroom with my girl on FIRE! The candles in the bathroom were literally igniting from the heat. And the itching was so intense I wanted to take a Brillo Pad to it. The cream leaked out and made such a mess I had to put on a pad. Monistat suggests using at night so no one will know what horrible pain you're in. You won't get any sleep tonight, girls!"

• Ano...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 23, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Well, at first it burned like lava for almost 4 hours. I didn't know what was going on. I even thought about going to the ER. But after those 4 hours, I feel so much better, no burning or itching anymore. So hang in there, ladies, it only means the medicine is working towards that horrible yeast infection."

• KJ9...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 26, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "WHY DID I NOT READ THESE COMMENTS FIRST?! OMG!! Literally the ONLY thing keeping me sane are these comments! I had to literally GET out of bed. It itches and burns SO BAD! I would rather have dealt with the Y.I.!!! This stuff is HORRIBLE! RUN! GO GET A PRESCRIPTION! DO NOT USE THIS MESS! I just want to throw my vagina out!"

• Kan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 14, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "So I’m writing this on night two of the treatment. This is my first ever yeast infection so I didn’t know what to expect. This yeast infection is the worst thing I’ve ever experienced. I thought my vagina was just going to fall off and run away to a dumpster. I feel so disgusting. BUT! On night one I wasn’t in tears thinking this can’t be just a yeast infection, that I must have something horribly worse (I don’t), but I was so scared. I went to the store at midnight to go get this medicine. I took it immediately when I got home, falling asleep was difficult. It burned, it itched, it swelled. But I finally fell asleep, and when I woke up in the morning, it felt 10 times better than the night before. So, if you can get past the burning and itching after applying the medication, it will get better. It’s a process!"

• 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."

• Nic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 25, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I am currently laying like a gymnast with my legs open, hoping the fan will help cool the raging inferno inside my vagina. Five minutes of ice-cold water with the shower hose helped numb it, temporarily. I have never had pain like this before down there, and I gave birth twice! I had a very mild YI and decided to go with the Monistat 3 to treat it. Never again! Instantly the burning and itching were 100 times worse. I only made it five minutes before I started trying to clean it out. I didn't realize they changed the main ingredient to lava!!"

• wom...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 13, 2019

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "In the spirit of Game of Thrones’ final episodes and Arya being a badass, I like to think that were she confronted by the god of death, she would fling a filled applicator of this unholy concoction at death’s face and scream ‘not today!!’ and then the god of death’s face would burn, itch, melt, and burst into a thousand flames of agony. Seriously, it’s like one of Daenerys’s dragons got loose in my vagina and is clawing and fire-breathing on its way out. I know this is very silly, but it’s all I can do to keep from screaming and writhing in my bed like a possessed banshee because this stuff is mutilating my insides. In short, if the doc prescribes you antibiotics, just straight up ask him or her to circumvent the nonsense and prescribe Diflucan while they’re at it because antibiotics lead to yeast and yeast leads to Monistat and Monistat leads to wailing in agony. BRB gonna go put ice cubes up my bajingo now."

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

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I'm writing this review at 2 am because the pain is so intense I can't sleep. I wish I would have read these reviews before buying the 7-day Monistat because this is pure torture! Night 1 felt as if some evil flame-throwing person was hosting a conference in my vagina. However, I took pain medicine and eventually fell asleep. Night 2 and 3 were slightly uncomfortable but eased up after about 30 minutes, and I went to sleep. I'm now on night 4, and it feels like little fires everywhere! Seriously, inside my vagina all the way to my buttole is itching and burning. It is so bad I attempted to wipe it out, but that made it worse. Pain medicine isn't helping. I even took melatonin to try and knock myself out, but that's not working either. WHAT IS IN THIS STUFF????? I will not be finishing the remaining 3 days. It sucks I went through 4 days of lava burns, but I just can't do it anymore. The actual YI was nowhere near this painful! If you can, just get a prescription."

• lin...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 11, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "I give it 4/10 because although it’s an EXTREMELY unpleasant medicine, it does work. Even though it has always worked for me, it itches and burns like you absolutely wouldn’t believe. I literally have to use it like 3 hours before bedtime and take Benadryl to be able to sleep. The first few hours after you put it in are a nightmare (literally feels like ants crawling in and out of you and biting), and then it gets a little better. The more irritated I already am, the worse it tends to be for me. HOWEVER, I did discover that the Publix brand version of this medicine (the 3-day suppositories) doesn’t do that to me at all! I’ve had 0 itching or burning with this one (and have used it several times). It’s also only $10 whereas the Monistat brand is a little more. I do wonder if I may just be allergic to something in Monistat, but either way, I always just get the Publix brand now."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 27, 2013

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Burned like crazy within 5 mins of using the vaginal cream insert. The most pain I have ever experienced. Brought me to tears as I wanted to scream in pain. I will not be continuing with days 2 and 3. I will use a different product. They should put on the outside of the box in bold letters that it may cause severe burning and itching, not 'mild'. They couldn't pay me to go through that again."

• Nic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 20, 2021

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "Bought the 3-day Monistat vaginal ovules and wow, my vagina is literally a flaming torch. The entire thing feels like someone has lit my cooter on fire and poured 17 bottles of Frank's RedHot sauce all over it. I don't even know what to do with myself. I've been running back and forth from the bathroom trying to get it out from inside me, but the burning is truly unbearable, not to mention also itchy. I've been putting a cold compress down there, which has given me some relief. Unfortunately, it's 2:00 AM and I can't sleep. Monistat needs to be taken off the shelves, this is a crime to the female population. Pray for my burning coot."

• Vag...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 23, 2020

For Vaginal Yeast Infection "No, just no! I have used Monistat 1 and 3-day in the past, several years ago, and never, I mean NEVER have I had this current experience. Immediate burning and itching that made me want to jump up and down, holding my hooha, and run to the freezer to find an ice pack! Disclaimer: do not insert a popsicle, no matter how appealing this may sound to you if you are experiencing the burning I experience #YeastInfectionOnRoids. Of course, the itching from my YI felt so much better after just the first Monistat syringe! My vag was completely desensitized from the itching and burning the Monistat caused. I’d love to know what and why Monistat changed in their product. Feels like I slathered ghost pepper, habanero, wasabi sauce on my cooch."