Are you currently trying to figure out the best options to treat your yeast infection? Maybe you are thinking of using store bought drugs for a yeast infection? If that's the case, what's to follow will help to clarify your options and what course of action will most benefit you. First, we'll go over the prescription drugs and then compare that with natural treatments.

So, is Monistat good for a yeast infection? Monistat, like other over-the-counter yeast infection medications, claims it can kill your yeast infection in short order. Before you rush in and start with that method of treatment, though, you should know the downsides of these medications.

Yeast infection medications do have possible side effects; there is no getting around this. But what are the odds they can happen to you? Well, consider this: almost half of all women experience what can be termed severe side effects as a result of taking Monistat. This was according to a recent online poll. Overall, slightly less than 10% experienced no side effects whatsoever. I say for good them, but what does this mean to you? I'm not that great at math, but to me that says the average person has about a 90% shot of experiencing at least some sort of side effect as a result of taking Monistat.

In addition to the high likelihood of side effects, you may want to consider that taking medications like Monistat can actually cause the yeast - the very thing these medications are supposed to kill - to become more resilient and resistant to them, with the medications eventually losing their effectiveness entirely.

With all that said, it would seem natural treatments have got to be a little better than all that - and they are more than a little better. They actually work, and they do it in the safest, most cost effective manner possible. Some methods actually work in matter of hours. And getting back to the question - is Monistat good for a yeast infection? I'll let you answer that for yourself!