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[Irshgrl31201]

Has anyone used Monistat and had a bad or very painful reaction to it? It is Saturday night and my doctor of course is not available. I am in an good amount of pain and it feels like totally on fire and my only option at this time is the ER.

[Irshgrl31201]

Anyone?

[lil spot]

Yes, I have heard of it. Wash off as much as you possibly can. Take a benadryl if you are able to.

[herekitty_kitty]

It may be an allergic reaction. ER might be your safest bet. Take one or two Benadryl.

SIDE EFFECTS: Burning, stinging, swelling, irritation, redness, pimple-like bumps, tenderness, or flaking of the treated skin may occur. If any of these effects ...

[Irshgrl31201]

On 5/31/2014 lil spot said:

Yes, I have heard of it. Wash off as much as you possibly can. Take a benadryl if you are able to.

I did both already. LOL... Seriously, this is like the worst pain but I am so embarrassed to go to the ER.

[colliemom4]

It did that to me before but it went away.

[goodstuff]

Have you used Monistat before without difficulty? It's possible that you're having a reaction to the Monistat -- or that you have another type of infection or condition (something Monistat doesn't help) which is causing pain and/or making the tissues very sore and susceptible to irritation. If you look online, you'll see reports of exactly the kind of misery you're experiencing as a reaction to this medication. Did your doctor prescribe Monistat, or did you buy a fungal remedy OTC? Surely your doctor's office has someone on call?

In the meantime, I'd take a lukewarm bath and perhaps douche with water to see if you can wash most of the product out. Yikes.

[evelomaddict]

do you have some benadryl?

that might help relieve your discomfort.

[colliemom4]

Have you tried sitting in a hot bath?

[Irshgrl31201]

On 5/31/2014 herekitty_kitty said:

It may be an allergic reaction. ER might be your safest bet.

SIDE EFFECTS: Burning, stinging, swelling, irritation, redness, pimple-like bumps, tenderness, or flaking of the treated skin may occur. If any of these effects ...

Yes, I have all of these beside the last one but I just did it an hour ago. I threw out the safety pamphlet that came with it so I couldn't check on adverse reactions. I am getting dressed and going up now. How embarrassing. Seriously, it feels like I douched with boiling water and crushed glass. Sorry if that is TMI but I am in too much pain to care!!