Tamia008

Hi there. I was on the triqular birth control pill for a good year or so. And I noticed that I was spotting always one week before my period. I assumed it would go away after a while or something and I went to see a doctor who prescribed a pill that was stronger than the one I was taking and so I was a bit scared of taking it. It was still going on for months after that. Anyway, I decided to stop taking any pills all together so I can get my hormones balanced and my head clear and whatnot. Hurray.

My problem is that when I stopped taking my pills, I started getting a rash between my vagina and my anus. I thought it might go away after a while. Can yeast infections go away on their own? Or by just eating yogourt? Anyway, I've had 1 yeast infection before and I saw a doctor for that. This time, I haven't seen a doctor. I have the rash symptoms and my discharge is a little bit thick/white. I'm assuming it's a yeast infection. Could it be anything else? I DID just get off the pill. I thought it might be herpes but I doubt it because my long time partner doesn't have anything wrong and I don't have headaches or fever or pain in my hips.

So I went to the pharmacy to pick up a pack of monistat or something and I noticed that there were so many other brands and the 1, 3 or 7 day treatment. I was just wondering, what's the best brand out there? and what is the difference between the 1-3-7 treatments besides how many days you use it? I know that the 1 day treatment's dosage is high and the rest is distributed evenly over the 3 or 7 days. Will there be any side effects to a high dosage? Which is most efficient?

Thanks for your help!