Topical Antifungal Creams
Lotrimin (clotrimazone), Monistat (miconazone) and Terazol 3 (terconazole) are the most common topical antifungal creams to treat yeast infections.
You can get these over the counter if you are sure your infection is caused by yeast. There are also other infections that cause similar symptoms including gonorrhea, bacterial vaginosis and chlamydia so if an over the counter thrush medicine does not work for you, see your GP.
Oral Medications
Diflucan (fluconazole) is an oral medication for yeast vaginitis and vulvitis. A lot of GPs prefer to treat yeast infections with suppositories or vaginal tablets rather than oral medications because taking oral antifungals can give you nausea, headaches, stomach pains and other side effects. Oral medications are not suitable if you are pregnant.
Yeast Infection Medicine Side Effects
It is important to realise that yeast infection medicine can give you side effects while treating your yeast infection. This is why a lot of people like to use natural remedies for yeast infection instead of pharmaceutical medicines.
Yeast infectino drugs can cause dizziness, vertigo and seizures in some people. They can also cause skin conditions like peeling or redness. Allergic reactions can be another problem and these include facial swelling, hives or breathing problems.
Less severe side effects of thrush medication can include headache, nausea, diarrhea and stomach pain. You might need to accept these side effects in order to finish the course of yeast infection treatment and get rid of the yeast infection.
