SPORANOX Reviews (ITRACONAZOLE)Average Rating: 2.5 (55 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SPORANOX with similar:
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RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SPORANOX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
2 | Histoplasmosis of Brain | Do not know where to begin...Is my father who is taking it and has gotten CHF while on it, one of my biggest issues is that it has NOT helped the 19 lesions on his brain and the fact that he can not take medications he needs to treat other things like his A-FIB and COPD | He must be on the medicine for life as they say due to the fact the lesions on his brain have not gone away in a year and a half. So many other medical problems have showed up since the beginning of the sporanox, he now has COPD, A-FIB, CHF, seizures, and can do much of nothing for these issues since the meds to treat them reacts with the sporanox as do most medicines. The only good thing I CAN say about the medicine is that my father would be dead without it. However, he is miserable while on it, so I am not sure which is better. | M | 71 | 1.5 years liquid 2X day | 4/15/2013 | 1 | My husband had a fungus in the groi | My husband experienced paralysis after taking this drug. Now he has developed Parkinson's disease. The insert said it could cause neurological problems in .0001% of people. How'd we get so lucky! | I would like to sue the manufacturers of this horrible drug. It was like taking poison for him. | M | 70 | 2 weeks 1X day | 7/14/2011 | 1 | toenail fungus | I used the pulse method but stopped before the treatment was over due to a blood clot in my left leg. 6 months after the blood clot, I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. | I understand that Lamisil (same family as Sporanox) can reduce white cell blood count. This weakens the immune system making cancer more of a possibility. | M | 65 | 3 weeks | 2/8/2005 | 1 | Toenail fungus | Extremely high morning blood pressure | I took this drug 2xd for one week, for three consecutive months. Immediately after the last dose, I woke every morning at 5 AM with excruitating headaches. Finally thought to take blood pressure - 159. My normal blood pressure has always been under 120 when active, under 100 when sitting. Three months later I still have this high morning blood pressure, the kind that causes strokes/heart attacks in bed. NOT WORTH IT. There is a brand new med for antifungal that is more effective with no side effects. Ask your doctor. | F | 65 | 2X day | 12/3/2015 | 5 | Histoplasmosis | Slightly elevated blood pressure. Have taken Sporanox capsules 400 mg/day with no problems except that I cannot take Lipitor while taking Sporanox. | I began taking insulin a few months after beginning Sporanox. The combination seemed to help dramatically. | M | 64 | 6 months | 3/15/2008 | 5 | Athlete's foot which spread | None | I had Athlete's foot (caused by stress at work) and because I did not treat it, it spread to my eyes and hair causing hair loss and an itching in my eyes which was unbearable. I woke up one morning to find that my pillow was a brilliant yellow (due to the fungus) my fault though as I used to go to bed with wettish hair (I have thick hair which takes ages to dry and I was so busy at the time). took Sporanox and hair loss stopped, eyes stopped itching and my 'widow's peak' of hair at the front returned!! Brilliant stuff. Took 3 doses. | F | 59 | 1 months | 9/14/2009 | 4 | Histoplasmosis | Pitting edema of lower legs | F | 59 | 2 weeks 400mg/day 1X day | 11/14/2013 | 1 | Toe fungus | Acute urticaria which is not resolved 3 weeks after stopping medicine | Worst drug ever!! | M | 59 | 3 days 400 mg | 6/14/2016 | 1 | Fungal toe nail infection | Extremely severe constipation and inability to urinate properly. | One of the most frightening experiences I've ever had! No way would I ever risk taking this stuff again. | M | 59 | 1.5 days 200mg 2X day | 3/14/2011 | 5 | sporotrichosis back of hand | possible fatigue | looked well enough that I could remove bandage covering lesion after 2 mos. Every MD that looks at it says- yeah its good. Since it is still red and does not look great I could be happier but the experts agree - its been killed - the fungus. and the red is just the healing process. I've got 15 more pills which I will take - Dr Kazanjian said - lets do 3 months OK? so aside from I seem a tad more fatigued I'll happily do it | M | 56 | 75 days 100 1X day | 5/13/2013 | 5 | SPOROTRICHOSIS | none | worried about possible side affects based primarily on what I read here at this site. So far, knock on wood, nothing. Inflamation was reduced within 5 days. big relief. Today, or this evening, just now, took off bandage and it looked so much better. no pus- for the first time. To my relief, the Doctor, an infectious disease specialist at the Taubman Center here in Ann Arbor, said ' this drug is safe for you - you have no other health issues or underlying risk factors - this ought to work. He appeared quite confident and so far it seems he was right. I bought at Costco - 30 tablets for $193. if memory is correct, will need to stay on daily 100 mg dose for at least two months. | M | 56 | 10 days 100 mg 1X day | 3/9/2013 | 3 | sporotrichosis back of hand | minor fatigue | update from previous comment sporotrichosis came back. 100 mg daily was not enough. moved to 200 daily. seems to be working better. at this rate will be on for another few months. $100 a week. advice to self: next time start with sski - not pushed by anybody since there is no patent. was THE treatment for sporo. for decades before big pharma developed and pushed itraconazole. | M | 56 | 150 days 200 1X day | 8/12/2013 | 1 | Candadiasis | I am a 56-year-old male who had a heart bypass one year ago. Like the previous writer, I thought I was going to expire after taking Sporanox. I experienced tacchycardia, nausea and disorientation and oppressive sensations in my chest. Then I read the FDA had issued a warning saying sporanox had been found to cause sudden death in some patients. I dropped Sporanox like a hot brick. | M | 56 | 1 days | 9/4/2004 | 1 | fungus between toe | WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!DESTROY ALL YOUR PILLS RIGHT NOW.NEVER TAKE THEM AGAIN LIVE HAPPLY EVER AFTER WITH YOUR FUNGUS. BE HAPPY. left leg swollen for a week(2 times larger then my right leg), enlarged lymph,rectal pain, muscle pain, headache, hot flushes, but curing my fungal infection | STAY AWAY FROM THIS MEDICATION.. I MEAN IT. FLASH**FDA APPROVED 11 SUDDEN DEATHS BY THIS MEDICATION**FLASH | M | 55 | 7 days | 9/9/2006 | 1 | Tinea Pedis | Pulse treatment for 2 weeks, first week after taking 400mg a day for 5 days lymph occured just under my chin, also shortness of breath, headache, muscle pain, anemia etc. etc. 2nd week after consuming 400 mg a day for 5 days exacly the same like first week fullness, extreme pressure in my inner ear then yellow color fluid discharge. possible inner ear infection i will find out tommorow with the ear spacialist | after paying $266CAN for 56 pills i still dont have any improvement in my tinea pedis on top of it i have drink barium for some test and spend more money for antibiotic | M | 52 | 2 weeks | 9/7/2006 | 5 | diagnosed acute dissimanated histop | Loss of hair possibly due to other factors also. Taste is awful. At first I had some nausea but have adjusted. | After 10 days in ICU and near death, constant sinus problems, I was told that I may be on this the rest of my life. I'm ok with it if that's what it takes to save my life. I also take Bactrim daily for low T-cells. Specialist are still not sure the cause of the low immune system. | F | 51 | 8 months liguid 2X day | 3/11/2010 | 4 | Histoplasmosis | If taken on empty stomach -- nauseous to the point of throwing up. When taken with food, no problems | Seemed to clear up the histoplasmosis after a three month period of being on it. | F | 51 | 90 days | 3/3/2009 | 1 | Foot fungus | Today I started feeling dizzy, headache and my heart is beating rapidly. | F | 51 | 7 days 200mg 1X day | 7/14/2023 | 4 | Toe nail fungus | Liver function tests show liver enzymes high. | Clear my toe nail fungus but I have not taken this drug no more Dr. Ordered to stop after liver acting up. | M | 50 | 9 days 200 mg a d | 3/30/2017 | 3 | Toe nail fungus | Liver enzymes high. | Dr.asked me stop taking this medicine. | M | 50 | 9 months 200 mg a d | 3/31/2017 |
SPORANOX (ITRACONAZOLE): Itraconazole is used to treat fungal infections. It belongs to a class of drugs known as azole antifungals. It works by stopping the growth of fungi. FDA Approval Date: 1992-09-11 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)