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 |
| 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 | 5 | toe nail fungus | A little bloating and diarrhea | Other than a little tummy trouble I had nothing but great results with this medication | F | 43 | 40 days 100mg 1X day | 8/4/2010 | 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 | 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 | 5 | Fungus infection | Vomiting, stomach bloating, lack of appetite. | Very good for a big boil which spread all the way from the scalp to the shoulder, recovered in 2 weeks. Removes fungus elsewhere as well at the same time. | F | 23 | 15 days | 9/5/2009 | 5 | sinus mold/yeast | None | I don't knw why so many negative comments. I suffered for years with yeast and chronic sinus infections. Finally after two sinus surgeries a new ENT wa smart enough to culture and found resistant mold in sinus. I had been on Diflucan daily only to go into infection whenever off Diflucan or antibiotics. The Sporanox wiped it out. A little itching (normal when treating fungal) and best if you take with soda as it works better on acidic stomach. Take after food. The persistant vaginal yeast I had forever finally cleared and many other things. The mold apparently is one picked up in hospitals and I'm pretty cetain I obtained it during the sinus surgery to begin with. This is one of the few meds that works on resistant yeast/certain molds. Had no problems with this med. Oh...stay away from caffine while taking and that will help the folks with the heart palps. This med was a life saver for me after 4 years of chronic infection unresolved until culture showed specific mold i nsius and lacrimal eye sac. | F | 46 | 30 days | 7/22/2009 | 5 | Histoplasmosis | None that I'm aware of from this drug. (I'm also taking prednisone, asacol, and imuran.) My only complaints are that I get sick of taking it with pop or cranberry juice (helps absorbtion), and that it's harmful to a fetus so you can't use it while pregnant. | I've been taking 200mg of itraconazole (sporanox) twice daily for the past two years. I started after a hospitalization of four days for a fungal lung infection (histo). I have to take the drug chronically because I take immunosuppressants that could bring the dormant histo back. | F | 23 | 2 years | 3/21/2008 | 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 | toenail fungus | did not experience any side effects which was a great relief, after i had been on lamisil tablets for 30 days and was constantly depressed, paranoid and thought about very disturbing things... i think i felt slightly more tired when on the 3 week pulses, but then again i am a student and this could just be down to late nights!! | i am very satisfied with the results. the fungus which affected the toenails on one foot had been persistent for over 5 years, and nothing would shift it. i feel confident now about my foot and hope this never returns. i suggest to those of you experiencing side effects, to return to the dr and try something new. after my awful depression on lamisil my dr prescribed me sporanox because there were no reported mental disturbances. i would recommend this treatment. | F | 20 | 3 months | 5/1/2005 | 5 | Seborrheic Dermatitis | None | Sporanox has been very effective to treat my Seborrheic Dermatitis. I use it together with ketoconazole (Nizoral) creme daily and a maintenance dose of one time 200 mg every 14 days. I initially started with a 200 mg / day for 7 days dose. | M | 28 | 7 days | 3/27/2004 | 5 | Fungus in toenails | None | No side effects at all for this medicine. I recommend this drug highly versus anything else out there. I also used penlac in conjunction with this medicine which is applied like nail polish. This is the best medicine out there by far | M | 29 | 3 months | 7/17/2002 | 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 | 4 | histoplasmosis | Numbness in hands and feet | F | 25 | 7 months 10 mg 2x d | 7/13/2014 | 4 | Histoplasmosis | Pitting edema of lower legs | F | 59 | 2 weeks 400mg/day 1X day | 11/14/2013 | 4 | Blastomycosis | At first I couldn't keep it down so I started drinking coca cola 15 minutes before taking it. After a couple of weeks I realized that I could keep it dow n without coca cola so I stopped drinking coca cola(I'm not a fan of pop) BUT after that my ankle and eyes started swelling! So i'm back to coca cola and a lot of kale...I'm not sure why kale but I've noticed that kale helps with swelling. | F | 34 | 3 months 20 mg 2X day | 2/17/2013 | 4 | Toenail Fungus | I took Itraconazol EG (generic version) to treat a fungus infection under the nail of the big toe. I repeated the treatment 4 times over the course of 4 months (one week taking the drug, then 3 weeks off). It helped but didn't cure the infection completely. I tried another drug (Terbinafine) but couldn't stand the side effects so I'm now using the Loceryl (amorolfin HCl) nail varnish to kill the remaining fungus. | M | 38 | 4 times 200mg 2X day | 2/23/2012 Patient History | 4 | Fungal nail infection | I have since been experiening headaches and dizziness for 4 days after taking them. | This medication seemed to work and i have now had them for 3 months taking for 1 week and 3 weeks off. Since finishing them i have had dizziness every day and occasional headaches. Im hoping this will stop soon. | M | 30 | 1 weeks 400mg 1X day | 10/10/2011 | 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 | 3 | Toenail fungus | Week one was worst, no energy felt off hard to describe just not myself. Not sleeping as well. Nightmares. Thirst. | Stick with this drug and the side effect gradually almost fully disappear. Took me about a week to start feeling a positive change from side effects. I finished my 3 month course last week and I've notice the nails growing healthy now. I do feel things upset me more easily at the moment. Dont know if this is related to taking itraconazole though as I currently do have a lot of things going on. | M | 32 | 3 months 200mg 2X day | 7/16/2020 |
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)