Period/yeast infections

Hello everyone! I'm new here and it's such a blessing to find support. I was diagnosed with this horrific curse about 2 months ago, after months of antibiotics/anti-fungals/more antibiotics. I never had a problem with vaginal infections or pain until a couple months after starting the Depo shot, but that's another story entirely. After quitting birth control (I did switch back to the pill briefly in June) I was finally pain-free, until I got my first period in about 8 months. A few days before my period I noticed a burning feeling at the vaginal entrance, somewhat like the beginnings of a yeast infection, so I took a fluconazole pill. When my period started, I felt iffy for a few days. About the 4th day after my period started the burning increased dramatically. I switched to all cotton organic pads (spent probably $50 in pads/liners), but the burning didnt lessen. When my period ended I took a look and saw I was really red, my tell-tale yeast infection sign, so I began the fluconzaole regimen my gyno prescribed, one a day for 7 days. I began to feel a TINY bit better for a couple days, but I'm two days after my 7th pill and I'm still having redness and soreness and sporadic burning, and even soreness/swelling. My question is... Does anyone flare during their period? And how do you differentiate vulvodynia flares from yeast infections?

Go to a doc and have them look of there's no yeast its v. But yeast unsuitable
Usually itches when v burns at least for me.

I don't usually itch when I have a yeast infection, not since the V started anyway, I get additional soreness and burning on top of my usual soreness and burning and treat it with an oral capsule. The discharge of white lumps is a give away with yeast too so if you're not sure I agree with Alana and say go to a doctor and get them to take a swab because it might not be yeast, it could be BV or of course it could be V. I don't have flares as such because mine's constant so I can't answer that but it is worth a swab just in case it's something easily treated.

Thanks ladies! Unfortunately it's so difficult to get an appointment sometimes that's why I always try to treat myself first... Not the best decision this time I guess lol.

That's weird my doc gets me in right away... but I go to a specialist so maybe that's why