Medications for the treatment of vaginal yeast infection generally come in the form of suppositories or vaginal creams.
Most of these can be purchased even without a prescription.
Treating oneself at home for a yeast infection is OK only during the following situations- · If you are facing only mild symptoms and do not have any severe pain in the pelvic region · If you do not have fever accompanied with the infection · If you are not pregnant · If you do not have any worries about getting afflicted by an sexually transmitted disease due to a recent sexual activity · If you symptoms do not subside even after taking the right course of medicines and treatment · If your existing symptoms get worse · If your symptoms vanish temporarily and then reoccur after a period of time Some of the medicines that you can buy by yourself to treat vaginal yeast infection are; clotrimazole, miconazole, butoconazole and tioconazole.
Always keep in mind to read the instructions given on the box of the medication before actually starting off with the course.
Use them only as directed.
Also, take the medicines for the required period of time.
Do not stop the course half way just because your symptoms have got better than before.
This way the risk of recurring is very high.
Generally the prescribed period for these medicines is about 3 days to a week.
It all depends on the medicine you buy and of course your individual body type.
There is this drug called fluconazole, which when prescribed by the doctor can cure the infection in a single dosage.
If your symptoms are very severe, or you have been getting these yeast infections time and again, then you better get yourself checked by the doctor.
In such situations, the doctor may increase your dosage or may ask you to take the same dose for a comparatively longer period of time.
Don't take chances unnecessarily.
Most of these can be purchased even without a prescription.
Treating oneself at home for a yeast infection is OK only during the following situations- · If you are facing only mild symptoms and do not have any severe pain in the pelvic region · If you do not have fever accompanied with the infection · If you are not pregnant · If you do not have any worries about getting afflicted by an sexually transmitted disease due to a recent sexual activity · If you symptoms do not subside even after taking the right course of medicines and treatment · If your existing symptoms get worse · If your symptoms vanish temporarily and then reoccur after a period of time Some of the medicines that you can buy by yourself to treat vaginal yeast infection are; clotrimazole, miconazole, butoconazole and tioconazole.
Always keep in mind to read the instructions given on the box of the medication before actually starting off with the course.
Use them only as directed.
Also, take the medicines for the required period of time.
Do not stop the course half way just because your symptoms have got better than before.
This way the risk of recurring is very high.
Generally the prescribed period for these medicines is about 3 days to a week.
It all depends on the medicine you buy and of course your individual body type.
There is this drug called fluconazole, which when prescribed by the doctor can cure the infection in a single dosage.
If your symptoms are very severe, or you have been getting these yeast infections time and again, then you better get yourself checked by the doctor.
In such situations, the doctor may increase your dosage or may ask you to take the same dose for a comparatively longer period of time.
Don't take chances unnecessarily.