monistat-7 running out?

[irememberaurora.livejournal.com]

feel like i've been posting a lot lately. i've been having lots of vaginal angst and so here i am. (my fiance suggested i post here, which i found quite cute, especially since he referred to it as "vag-pag." he doesn't have LJ and has never been to the website, but has heard me mention it from time to time... though never as vag-pag.)

anyway, i started monistat 7 last thursday night and am supposed to insert an applicator-full into my vagina each night. my last night of this should be wednesday night well, i've been doing that, and obviously not overfilling the applicator (it's the disposables, if anyone's curious) since it's impossible to. also, it says i can put on some cream anywhere that's irritated or itchy, but i haven't. well, tonight i had to REALLY squeeze and i JUST barely got enough cream out to fill the applicator. i doubt i'll have an applicator-full tomorrow, and i probably won't have any at all on wednesday. i don't understand... shouldn't the tube have enough for a 7 day treatment? should i just use it all up in tomorrow's and try not to worry, or should i buy another kit just so i have enough for tomorrow and wednesday nights? i've been asymptomatic, so i can't even tell if i'm feeling better. i didn't even know i had it - i was told to treat it during a colposcopy, and the doc recommended 7 day treatment over 1 or 3 day.

also, who else likes or doesn't mind getting their period? when i used pads, i HATED getting it, and when i switched to tampons only, i didn't mind so much. however, once i started using the keeper this year, i actually don't mind at ALL getting my period. i'm considering progestin-only pills as well as the mirena IUD, and the thought of not getting my period makes me kind of sad. i mean, i know it's safe and all, and i am willing to forego my period in order to use one of those kinds of BC methods, but it's still just a little sad. i think i'd miss having my period.

Comments

[infiniteblue25.livejournal.com]

you could buy acidphilus capsules at practically any helath food store and use them, THEY WORK on BV(usually) and Yeast infections(every time Ive used them) Insert two at night before bed for 5-7 days try to eat yogurt and taking some capsules by mouth won't hurt either.You can find them fore less than 10$ in a good quantity 60 or 90. Those Otc yeast inf treatments are OUTRAGEOUS so I know how crappy it would be to buy another for only using a day and halfs worth.

[irememberaurora.livejournal.com]

the problem is getting to the store. bleh. i may have to put it off till the weekend. so is it okay, then, to stop the monistat 7 treatment before the 7 days is up? i'm afraid it's something like an antibiotic and i'll wind up getting a yeast infection AGAIN from all the yeasties that were not slayed by the monistat due to my early ceasing of it.

[infiniteblue25.livejournal.com]

well, I'd use it til it's gone. It wont Hurt to do the acidophilus at ANY time, some people take it as preventative. If you don't do the full monistat you could keep the infection really just depends on the level of yeastiness(hehe)If it comes back then do the acidophilus or a similar treatment. I do acid. during the day and plain no sugar added yogurt at night(make sure it has live cultures listed)

[irememberaurora.livejournal.com]

ok. i have homemade yogurt in the fridge because my mom brought some up on thursday when she came to visit me. perhaps i'll use that. i wish it was easier to figure out - since i've been asymptomatic the entire time and was TOLD to treat it, i couldn't say if i've improved. although last night's application of monistat has made my vag BURN and it still hurts this morning.

[infiniteblue25.livejournal.com]

that sucks. .... I was reading thet site where they made lil yogurt pops to make insertion easier. I thought that was a cool idea. no pun intended haha. I've never had a non- symptomatic yeast infection diagnosed... must not have been too awfully bad or you surely would have noticed it. I hope it gets better soon. Im sure it's kind of annoying that the treatment is hurting you when the sickness you weren't even aware of.

[irememberaurora.livejournal.com]

yeah, it's like when i got my wisdom tooth out. it was a simple procedure done under local anesthetic by my dentist, not the more involved one that other people go through... but the tooth growing in all weird never bothered me, and then he took it out and it swelled up and hurt for a month.

i think i'm going to try to finish off the monistat tonight/tomorrow as best i can, and then if i wind up having problems with it from not finishing up the treatment, i'll try out the yogurt. and in the meantime i will TRY to cut down my sugar intake as gracecat suggested.

[irememberaurora.livejournal.com]

aah, ortho evra was not so friendly with me at all. i really want a mirena IUD, but i think 1/3 women stop their period completely... oh well. i'd rather do that then be paranoid of getting pregnant, or go crazy from other forms of hormonal bc.

[infiniteblue25.livejournal.com]

i also just found this http://www.msu.edu/user/eisthen/yeast/yourself.html
most of the remedies sounded good....

[irememberaurora.livejournal.com]

aw man... too bad i'm on campus and have BARELY any access to a store to get this stuff. maybe i'll go this weekend. thanks for the link!

[lizdefiance.livejournal.com]

i would definitely miss having my period. luckily the only way that i wouldn't get my period is if my body did something naturally, since i won't go on birth control that screws with my body. i used to really not like my period, but when i got a keeper & cloth pads and started using herbal remedies for cramps and just generally got more in touch with my body, i really made peace with my period and started to love it.

[giltedge.livejournal.com]

Yeah... my period is coming up again, and I just ordered a lunapad to use along with my Divacup. I am actually looking forward to getting it! I'm also reading a book called Take Charge of Your Fertility, that's about the FAM. Very cool.

[lizdefiance.livejournal.com]

oh yeah, i forgot to mention how learning fertility awareness made me like my peroid so much more! I'd never wish it away.

[irememberaurora.livejournal.com]

yeah, i too was really affected once i became very in touch with my body. it's quite nice. :)

[irememberaurora.livejournal.com]

thank you SO MUCH for all this advice! it'll be hard to cut down on my sugar intake entirely since i eat campus food and cannot prepare my own food, but i will definitely reduce it significantly. i'll also do the naked vagina thing - i've always had a hard time with that, but i'd rather be healthy.

i haven't had any symptoms of this infection at all, so i can't tell if it's getting better or worse or what, but if i have any problems i will try the tea bags first and the yogurt second. thanks soo much!

[alien_sunset]

I know how you feel about your period. Since I got my Mooncup I’ve been simply bouncing off the walls waiting for my period to come.

Although that may change once it gets here (tomorrow) but atm I can’t wait, and would be quite sad if I could never get it.

[mangofandango.livejournal.com]

I like getting my period too. Even before the pill, when it seriously hurt, I felt connected to it, you know? But I like it much better without all the pain and with a Keeper. ;)

I think it's 25% of women who stop getting period with the Mirena. I had so much spotting going on the first month and a half that I don't really know if I got it for sure, but today I'm having Big Ol' Cramps, so I think I may be getting one now. And honestly, not getting my period was something I worried a little about too, because I would miss it - but I feel like it's worth it, and I think I am probably still getting them, just kind of irregularly.

[imitategrey.livejournal.com]

whats a keeper?

[mangofandango.livejournal.com]

It's a reusable menstrual cup. It's better for your vagina because it doesn't absorb all the moisture, it just catches the blood. It's also better for the environment and much more ecomonical.

Check out this page (http://www.lunapads.com/alternatives/keeper.html) for a FAQ and more info. :)

[imitategrey.livejournal.com]

so it catches your blood, kind of like a substitue tampon? is it just for sex or is it really to replace a pad or tampon during all menstration times?

[mangofandango.livejournal.com]

Right, it's meant to be used like any other menstrual product, to catch flow all day (it can be worn for up to 12 hours at a time). You can't wear it during sex though, it wouldn't work at all - but there are cups meant for that. They are disposable and designed very differently (I have trouble wearing them, but I use a Keeper just fine). The disposable ones are called Instead and are available at CVS and I think Walgreens, or at softcup.com.

[mangofandango.livejournal.com]

Right, it's meant to be used like any other menstrual product, to catch flow all day (it can be worn for up to 12 hours at a time). You can't wear it during sex though, it wouldn't work at all - but there are cups meant for that. They are disposable and designed very differently (I have trouble wearing them, but I use a Keeper just fine). The disposable ones are called Instead and are available at CVS and I think Walgreens, or at softcup.com. :)

[imitategrey.livejournal.com]

thank you :)

[irememberaurora.livejournal.com]

it's to replace a pad or tampon, and you can't have sex with it in because it's too low in your vagina and you couldn't fit a penis in there. it would poke the penis, and push the cup into your cervix, and make both of you pretty uncomfortable.

it's also better for your body and the environment than pads and tampons.

[imitategrey.livejournal.com]

so ive heard, yeah that pushing...ick.
thanks for the info

[irememberaurora.livejournal.com]

it's a reusable rubber menstrual cup that holds your flow. you can find out more at the_keeper livejournal community or at thekeeper.com (http://www.thekeeper.com).

[imitategrey.livejournal.com]

sweet
thank you

[irememberaurora.livejournal.com]

i agree that it's worth it. i have cycle-related depression, and generally a long flow of 8-9 days, and it's very heavy at the beginning. the worst is the depression though. the ring made me a bit moodier, and the patch made me insane, but my ordinary cycle is still enough to not make me feel like i'm really myself. that's why i wouldn't choose non-hormonal BC. also, since my periods are irregular, i get SO paranoid every month due to the fact that condoms aren't as effective and whatnot.

the patch came off saturday. i see my fiance (hehe, i LOVE using this word, we've been engaged for like 2 days) again on the 17th, and we plan to use condoms that weekend. then, that week, i'll get back my pap results and see if i can get a mirena. now the only problem is, i won't know when i'll menstruate because my period is so irregular, and i'm off BC. oh well... i'll figure it out. I WANT MIRENA! I WANT MIRENA!

I love it (period)

[rock-wren.livejournal.com]

I think it is a symptom of society that so many women want to get rid of it. While i know some girls, especially endometriosis sufferers, have other reasons, so much of the anxiety is external. There is so little mainstream encouragement and acceptence of menstruation. Women who have better attitutes towards it don't get so stressed. Just image if every boyfriend, roomate and parent was like "right on girl: bleed away". And if menstual product ads weren't so damned clean and antiseptic....

[irememberaurora.livejournal.com]

i COMPLETELY agree. whenever i would pull out a bloody tampon or look at a bloody pad, i felt so dirty and gross. i wanted to shower 24/7. now that i use the keeper, that alone makes it a lot different. also the fact that my fiance doesn't really have any stigmas against menstruation. i've had guys who wouldn't sleep in my bed if i was menstruating, but my fiance doesn't even understand that thought process. he sees no problem with having sex during my period either, which a LOT of my male friends think is the grossest thing ever. but my man thinks nothing of pulling out and wiping the blood of his penis or anything. i think the combination makes me feel less like my period is gross and i hate it, and more like it's natural and not bad at ALL and i enjoy it.