LAMISIL Reviews (TERBINAFINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.2 (1141 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LAMISIL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LAMISIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Toe Fungus | Horrible disturbing vivid dreams of harming myself and others. I wanted to disappear - SUICIDAL to the point of scared to be in my own skin. Fear took over my life and only when I stopped I slowly got back to normal. This drug is very dangerous - Do Not take this Drug! It messes with your mind. | My toe nails got better but then after a few months of taking Lamisil but then the fungus came back. Afterwards, I tried apple cider vinegar and soaked my toes and it helped a little but what worked the most was just drinking lemon in my water everyday and now the fungus is gone! | F | 60 | 4 months 250 MG 1X day | 4/2/2014 | 1 | Toenail Fungus | My previous entry was cut off. Anyone who has taste loss from terbinafine knows that drinking plain water tastes like disgusting seawater. I found that drinking cold carbonated water really took away that salt taste and was actually refreshing. I used a Sodastream machine to make it, only because I already had one. Store bought mineral water might have the same effect. Regardless the saltwater taste will eventually go away on its own. Good luck to all. | M | 47 | 250 MG 1X day | 3/24/2014 Patient History | 4 | left and right toenail fungus | Many folks seem to have complications with this med. As for me it seems to be working fine. I had very mild mood swings and even the metal taste in mouth for maybe 2 days. Personally in my opinion much of these side effects really depends on the person's mental and physical conditions. I an retired Army, work out every day at home (45 min on stationary bike, Ab scissor and dead weights). This med is doing me well | M | 52 | 1 months 250 mg | 2/28/2014 | 1 | Toenail fungus | Very bitter/salty taste in mouth. | This is an update to my comments from 10/14/13 and 9/18/13. I was on Terbinafine for 10 days when I developed an awful bitter/salty taste in my mouth. This was there 24 hours a day - and really was the most depressing thing I ever went through - nothing would get rid of it and nobody understood what I was going through. I am writing this to give you hope. I thought because I was on the medication such a short time, that the duration of this side effect would be shorter - this was not to be. It took a good 12 weeks for it to even start to get better and about 16 weeks for it to totally go away. I had totally convinced myself that I was going to be one of the few where it was permanent and didn't know how I could live the rest of my life like this. I am so happy it is gone, and I just wanted to give everyone with this side effect some hope. It WILL go away eventually - just hang in there. It is unbelievable to me, how long this drug can stay in your body. | F | 54 | 10 days 250 1X day | 2/17/2014 | 1 | Toe fungus | Nausea, fatigue, bones ache, severe skin rash on leg and face. | I started taking this med 14 days ago. The first week I was very nauseas and achy. On the 8 day I developed a patchy rash on my left leg. I did not contribute the rash to terbinafine. On day 14 I woke up and my face was vert itchy and my the end of the day it was covered with a rash. I stop taking the medicine and the rash is still on my leg and all over my face. It's so uncomfortable because it is very itchy and my right eye is a little swollen because of the rash. When will the rash clear up? I started putting hydrocortisone cream on it in hopes it will clear up. I also started taking Benadryl to help with the itching. | F | 38 | 14 days 250 MG 1X day | 2/9/2014 | 5 | toenail fungus | loss of appetite, anorexia, weight loss (yaaayyy!!) | I was shocked when i read everybody's reviews and side effects about lamisil. i have had toenail fungus for 7 years and been using Lamisil for about a year on and off. i get my liver and everything checked to make sure im healthy. My fungus is gone, i had no side effects other than loss of appetite and weight loss. well that was the main reason why i started to take lamisil anyway, im 5'4' and started off 107 pounds and got down to 97pounds thanks to lamisil. im not encouraging anyone to use it as a means of weight control but thats why im using it twice a year (with 3 month breaks in between). doesnt cause me any depression. it really increases my energy level so i hit the gym everyday. but everybody is different and reacts differently to drugs. i think its worth the side effects if you wanna be able to wear them open toe high heels on your date. let me know if you have any questions. Lola | F | 25 | 12 months 250mg 1X day | 1/26/2014 | 2 | toenail fungus | Bad breath / bad taste in mouth. For me it was a subtle change, but my partner of 18 years said he'd never known me to have breath ad bad as it was on the drug. Also, it didn't appear to help my toenails significantly. | F | 35 | 1 months 250 mg | 1/24/2014 | 1 | Toe nail fungus | Mild nausea about two weeks after starting Lamisil which was prescribed by a foot doctor. Thirty days later developed severe chilling one evening...called pharmacist and was told this is NOT a side effect. The information with the drug says it is and to seek medical help. Called my family doctor and he told me to STOP taking it immediately. Nausea and chilling continued so I made an appt. with my doctor. He did the blood work and said my liver was okay. | I have been off of Lamisil for two weeks and still have a mild feeling of nausea and a mild chilling feeling. I also have a nervous, anxious feeling under my skin...I had heard this comes with a lot of side effects but now I know...I just want to feel good again! | F | 67 | 30 days 250mg 1X day | 1/19/2014 | 1 | Tonenail fungus | Extreme mood swings which went away 2 days after stopping medicine | I started having mood swings within a couple of days after taking this medicine (although I did not recognize it at the time), and the effects became very noticeable by 6 days in with extremes of despair, anxiety, and depression. If you take this medicine have a close friend or spouse monitor your condition carefully! | M | 43 | 6 days 250 1X day | 1/19/2014 | 1 | Toenail Fungus | Hair thinning. Can't taste foods. Foggy thinking. Anxiety | I would never recommend this drug! I have fine hair to begin with so, thinning of fine hair was very worrying. I did not notice this til after the 3 mo. was past. Also noticed that I do not taste foods like I used to. Most foods taste bland. I also have noticed dizziness and some anxiety plus mild depression. My Dr. never ordered blood work to be taken while on this medicine and only said not to drink while taking it. Very disappointed that most Dr's do not seem educated on the harmful effects of these drugs, or the face that perhaps they just don't care! | F | 3 months 1X day | 1/8/2014 | 1 | Toe nail fungus | Joint pain, ear congestion, inability to think rationally, hair loss, flu like symptoms, back pain, radiating to sides, | The allergic reaction to Lamissil has been frightening and debilitating. Still have joint pain and muscle soreness after being off this drug for over a month. I am terrified that these side effects will be permanent. Praying that they will soon disappear. | F | 75 | 1X day | 1/5/2014 | 1 | finger and toe nail fungus | This drug made me so fatigued after taking it for 3 weeks that I could not function. Doctor said it wasn't from the Lamisil, but I stopped it anyways for 2 weeks. 2 weeks later energy returned. Tried drug again for one week and symptoms returned. Extreme fatigue like I had the flu. Achy all over. | If you are suffering from nail fungus I have a better solution. I found a lasar place that does lasar hair removal and skin lasaring and their machine also does lasar on the finger nails for nail fungus. I went once a month for 3 months (3x total) and after this just let me nails grow out. 5 months later my nails are free of fungus. totally. Each treatment was $200, but so worth the money!!! Didn't have to take the nasty pills anymore!!! I found the nail lasar place on groupon so check groupon in your area. | F | 58 | 5 weeks 250 mg 1X day | 12/21/2013 | 1 | nail fungus | Lost sex drive. Trouble concentrating. | Sex drive disappeared after 4 weeks of taking this stuff. I continued taking it another 3 weeks. At that point I stopped the med and saw my doctor about the lost libido. He did a blood test for testosterone, which came back right in the middle of normal, and advised me to stay off the lamisil. I've been off it for almost 4 weeks and the side effects haven't improved at all. I'm very healthy and in good shape but have zero sex drive now. | M | 34 | 7 weeks 250 1X day | 11/15/2013 | 3 | Nail Fungus | At first, I had no side effects at all. Then, starting the fifth week, I have broken out in these terrible itchy hives all over my body. I was beating my brain and looking all over the internet as to what would cause these hives. I'm not allergic to anything, nor have I ever been. I also went to the ER thinking it was some severe allergic reaction, and they informed me to continue the Lamisil, because that was not the cause. Apparently, it IS. | I really want this fungus to clear up. Do the itchy hives subside at all? If so, I will continue it. As far as depression, or bad taste in mouth, I have not had any of that. I might of had a little nausea when I started it, but it also could have been my menstrual cycle. I am in my fifth week now, and only the hives. I hope it doesn't get worse. | F | 39 | 35 days 250 MG 1X day | 10/31/2013 | 1 | Toenail Fungus | Horrible salty/bitter taste in mouth | This is an update to my Sept. 18th comment. I have now been off of terbinafine for 7 weeks. Although most days I can taste most foods (although not like I could before), the awful part is when I am not eating, I have the terrible bitter taste in my mouth from the moment I wake up. I am continually eating wintergreen lifesavers and using listerine freshburst strips or chewing gum. There are also certain days when it is so bad, that it does alter the taste of food. Plain water still tastes terrible to me. While everyone else is losing weight, I can't even have that benefit as I am continually eating something trying to get rid of the taste. Starting to get pretty depressed about this and am so worried that this complication will never go away. I have tried zinc supplements, milk thistle and probiotics and the only result I seem to get are stomache problems. Nothing works! | F | 54 | 10 days 250 mg 1X day | 10/14/2013 | 1 | Toenailfungus (2toes) | On Sept 7 2013, I had a metal taste/odd taste in my mouth, especially when eating. | When I started this medicine and my doctor said a 3 month course would do, I thought that isn't so bad. He said in 30 days you will need to have blood work to check your liver and kidney functions because of the medicine. When I got the medicine filled and went home and read all the side effects I knew why. When I started having the metal/sour taste I remembered that was a side effect of this medicine. Its now 10/9/13 and I still have the sour/salt taste, plus naucious, indigestion and burping when I eat or drink anything, especially spicey foods. I'm taking omeprazole daily again. I have no taste after 1or 2 bites of food/drink. I've lost 6 pounds so far. My doctor said yesterday in another month if it isn't better to let him know. | M | 55 | 47 days 250 mg 1X day | 10/9/2013 | 1 | Toenail Fungus | Tiredness,easily fatigued, joint pain, anxiety, foggy-mindedness. | I never normally take any prescription meds, but my vanity got the better of me and I tried to get shot of my brown nails. I started to feel generally unwell about 10 days ago (after about 6 weeks worth) - it didn't initially cross my mind that it could be the lamisil (see symptoms above) - thought it was probably a latent cold. I've finally stopped taking them today - looking at other people's symptoms I think it was a good decision. I've read that it takes 200 to 400 hours to clear from your body - so hopefully will feel better then. | M | 45 | 2 months 125 mg 1X day | 9/22/2013 | 1 | Toenail Fungus | Mild headache & flu like symptoms (achiness), vivid disturbing dreams, horrible salty/bitter taste in mouth. | On the 7th day of taking terbinafine, I woke up with a horrible salty/bitter taste in my mouth. Stayed on medicine for 3 more days and after talking to my doctor, went off of it. Other symptoms went away immediately, but it has been 3 weeks of pure misery with this awful taste in my mouth. Most food tastes terrible, and water is particularly bitter, but every now and then, I find something (like x-cheddar goldfish crackers - go figure) that helps cover this taste up. My doctor and pharmacist said they have never heard of this reaction, yet obviously it is more common then they say when you look at everyone with these problems on the board. I filed a complaint with the FDA for what its worth. I am finding that I am actually getting depressed and feeling panicky that I might never get rid of this side effect. I really believed that after I stopped the medication, that the problem would go away. Wish there was more information on how long it took people to get their taste back. I was only on this 10 days - Can't imagine how bad it would be if I was on longer! | F | 54 | 10 days 250 1X day | 9/18/2013 | 1 | Skin fungus on heel & 2 toes | Ringworm looking breakouts on both legs; fatigue; very tired eyes (w/redness); gas & bloating; no concentration; knowing something is wrong but couldn't put my finger on it. | Did not have any side effects until ready to start the 3rd month. Going off today and would not recommend to anyone. | F | 62 | 2 months 250mg ta 1X day | 9/12/2013 | 3 | Toenail fungus (3 nails) | Increasing exhaustion as time went on - for most of the three months I took naps during the day to try to deal with it and I was still more and more exhausted. I'm also experiencing major mood swings. After about 6 weeks my hair began to fall out and it is still falling out as the three months are drawing to a close. I also developed severe hayfever-like symptoms even though I have never had allergies before. My eyes are very bloodshot and uncomfortable and my mind constantly feels foggy, as if I had a cold. Runny nose. My nails are starting to look better but I can't decide if it was worth it. | Doctors seem not very informed about the side effects of this drug. | F | 31 | 3 months 1X day | 8/15/2013 |