# Fluconazole for thrush! Scared of side effects **URL:** \ **Category:** Infections\ **Tags:** Candida - genital\ **Created:** [12 January 2024 13:00 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/fluconazole-for-thrush-scared-of-side-effects/806101 "2024-01-12T13:00:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1479525](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/5f9b8f/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1479525](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1479525)\ **Post date:** [12 January 2024 13:00 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/fluconazole-for-thrush-scared-of-side-effects/806101/1 "2024-01-12T13:00:48Z")
Hello has anyone had fluconazole for vaginal thrush? Ive had swabs done which show candida. I’ve been told to take the tablet. People keep talking about bad side effects. Does anyone have a positive outcome with this medicine? ---
**Author:** ![anon87974465](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e5b9ba/32.png) [@anon87974465](https://community.patient.info/u/anon87974465)\ **Post date:** [16 January 2024 08:38 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/fluconazole-for-thrush-scared-of-side-effects/806101/2 "2024-01-16T08:38:20Z")
Buy some monistat 7 if it’s yeast. You should be able to find it over the counter at any drug store. It’s a cream that you insert at night (right before getting bed so it can sit overnight) for seven days. Make sure to get the 7 day treatment. There’s a 3 day monistat but that’s not always effective so get the 7 day. You wont get any side effects from monistat. ---
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1480176](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ea666f/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1480176](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1480176)\ **Post date:** [23 January 2024 11:43 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/fluconazole-for-thrush-scared-of-side-effects/806101/3 "2024-01-23T11:43:35Z")
hey , ive had to take flucanazole multiple times now as mine are re-occurent, ive had no side effects and it does clear it (for a while).