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 nail fungus | I noticed food didn't taste the same after about 5 weeks of taking medicine. At 6 weeks I could taste nothing, have the worst taste in my mouth. I quit taking the medicine at 6 weeks. I have been off the medicine for 2 weeks and it seems to be getting worse. What I'm reading from other people is I have 2-4 more weeks of this. I can only eat a few bites at a time. Am loosing weight and patience. I will never take again and would never recommend to anyone. | F | 50 | 6 weeks 250 mg 1X day | 1/11/2012 | 2 | athletes foot | just started getting bad rash and very itchy skin all over. Just had a bad bout of depression, lasted for a week. Not taking them anymore. Going doctor in the morning. | F | 36 | 20 days 250 1X day | 1/10/2012 | 1 | Athlete's Foot | Food and drink started to taste different. Since I am stupid it took me while to realize that the Lamisil was the cause. Nothing tastes like it should. Nothing tastes good. I LIKE TO EAT!! After stopping the drug I think there was a slight improvement but it has been over two weeks and the effects remain. Some folks on this site have indicated that their taste NEVER came back! What's the use of living? The athlete's foot cleared up but given the choice I would rather deal with the athletes foot in some other manner. | M | 50 | 2 months 20mg? 1X day | 1/3/2012 | 1 | Toe Fungus | Did not have any pains except for mild discomfort from Arthritis. First pain after a week and 2 days. Was first in the shoulder than down to the left elbow. Than up the side of the neck. On Vicodin for pain. Barley cutting the Joint Pain. | My boy friend started taking this drug for his toe. He never gets sick or is on any thing. Now he is on Motrin 800 and Vicodin for the pain. This drug should be taken off the market. Two trips to the ER. Thinking it was his heart.This stuff is poison. No one should ever take this stuff. | M | 54 | 1 weeks 250MG 1X day | 1/3/2012 | 5 | Toe nail | I had zero side effects!! Maybe just a little bad breath but it was totally worth it!! my toes were horrible I didnt think it would work but after I finsh my treatment a few months later my nail started to come in clear and pretty like theyre bran new!!! | F | 25 | 3 months 250mg | 1/1/2012 | 1 | Fingernail fungus | I hav been of the drug for 40 days now. This morning my coffee tasted like coffee instead of warm salt water. The salty taste is slowly going away. My bones still hurt and I am swollen | taste is returning slowly | F | 57 | 50 1X day | 12/21/2011 Patient History | 3 | toenail fungus | joint pain, specifically in my knees, lower back and shoulders. Did not have any joint pain prior to taking medicine. Bouts of fatigue as well. | It's a shame b/c the medicine seemed to be clearing up the toenail fungus. | F | 49 | 30 days 250 mg 1X day | 12/19/2011 | 4 | Toenail Fungus | None | Working well - 40 days into treatment. Starting to clear up and growing good nail. Hope to get rid of this unsightly issue soon as I have had it for years. | M | 42 | 84 days 250 1X day | 12/17/2011 | 3 | candida overgrowth | some stomach upset, nothing major | I wanted to write a post b/c it looks like most people here aren't aware of the underlying cause of the toenail fungus: for most it's CANDIDA. pls take a moment to google it and educate yourself abt candida. candida is a yeast that we all have in our bodies; but for some of us, it gets out of control, feeding on sugar and carbs. it can cause you to be overweight and fatigued - and if it gets all the way down to your toes, it means it's systemic. if you get the fungus back after taking lamicil, it means the *candida* is back. a big diet change is necessary - just search for 'candida diet'. after i started following a candida diet, i noticed other symptoms (including stomach and intestinal issues) went away. good luck!!!! | F | 35 | 4 days 250 1X day | 12/16/2011 | 1 | Toe Nail Fungus | 12/10/11 Update to my earlier story below: Took Terbinafine from 7/21/11 to 10/18/11. Finished Terbinafine 7 1/2 weeks ago (10/18/11). As I write this email, my taste buds have only now "finally" returned after 7 1/2 weeks. I will never take this medication again and my podiatrists confirms that he would not recommend it either. He also indicated that the rate of success is around 75%. I sure hope that after all this, I'm in that 75% group. __________________________ In 2009 I took Terbinafine for 90 days. It didn't work. So, I'm giving it one more chance. As of 9/23/11, I'm down to the last 35 days of this crap. It can't go by fast enough. You'd think I would have gotten the hint from the first (in 2009) adventure with this stuff. Like the first time, around the 4th week into it, my taste buds died. It is as though I have a mouth full of salt and can't do or take anything to make the salty taste disappear. Even water doesn't taste good. It's awful. My taste buds di | F | 67 | 90 days 30mg 1X day | 12/10/2011 | 1 | Athletes Foot - Toenail Fungus | Abdominal pain, green diarrhea-loss of bowel control, food began to taste funny, fatigue. General feeling of malaise. Almost felt like Norovirus symptoms with the exception of itchiness. | I think this is a last resort medication. I would rather suffer with foot fungus than go through with treatment. The side effects were showing up within 2-3 days of starting the treatment. Do not recommend. | M | 43 | 7 days 250MG 1X day | 12/9/2011 | 1 | toenail fungus | I took med for 30 days and lost all sense of taste, I have just begun to get taste back . Still do not enjoy sweets, donuts, pie etc. It took 2.5 months to get to this stage of recovery. taste is still not good but getting better | I | F | 82 | 30 days 1X day | 12/9/2011 | 4 | toenail fungus | dizziness, dry mouth, frequent urination | I have been taking Lamisil for about 2.5 months. I have had toenail fungus for years and NOTHING has worked (including surgical removal of the nail) so I was prescribed Lamisil for 3 months. I read these reviews ahead of time knowing that I typically experience the crazy "rare" side effects of drugs. I was actually hoping I'd have the taste/weight loss side effect but no such luck there. I have had no change in taste or weight loss issues. One thing I noticed right away is that I have to urinate frequently, including usually waking up in the middle of the night and having to go (almost every night), which is very unusual for me (and annoying). I do get headaches (nothing major) which isn't common for me. I notice dry mouth at night and in the morning (I take it at night). And I have noticed dizzy spells for the past couple weeks that are getting worse. This is my biggest complaint. However, my nail is finally clear and I hope it stays that way. I had my liver tested after a month and no issues. | F | 31 | 90 days 1X day | 12/7/2011 | 3 | Fungal infection in toe nail | Fatigue, soapy taste in mouth, joint aches and pains, stomach ache, sore throat and headaches. | Went to Dr. and he ran loads of tests for Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis; all came up negative. Just told to take ibuprofen as needed. Found this forum when looking at side effects for this medicine and saw that my complaints were similar to others - had a "light bulb" moment and have thrown the rest of the Lamisil in the garbage. Hopefully, I will start to feel better soon. | F | 17 | 60 days 30 mgs 1X day | 12/3/2011 | 1 | toe nail fungus | Loss of taste, swollen gums and joint pain | My taste began to be affected during the third week of taking Lamisil. After 30 days of taking Lamisil, I woke up in the night and my legs were aching terribly. By morning my gums were very sore and bleeding. My taste was gone, also. I stopped taking Lamisil. I notified my dermatologist and she seemed interested in my symptoms. Saw her again and did blood work to check for a change in my liver function. Liver function was slightly diminished. Gums returned to normal a few days after stopping the drug.TEN WEEKS after discontinuing Lamisil my taste has STARTED to return. Lost one pound per week since it was very difficult to eat when nothing had any taste and I always had the often reported salty taste in my mouth. The joint pain has lessened after 11 weeks off the drug, but my dermatologist is sending me to a orthopedic surgeon "because this can't be caused by the Lamisil," I am a very healthy, fit 56 year old woman and I can't believe I took anything that compromised my health as Lamisil has. | F | 56 | 30 days 1X day | 12/3/2011 | 3 | Toe Nail Fungus | 60 days into it; for the past 30 I have had worsening diarrhea; which now does wake me in the night, and does occur shortly after eating. Some mild skin itching especially around lower legs & groin. Unintentional weight loss; believe this is related to diarrhea and not lack of food intake; has not been >5% over past 30 days, so I would not consider this a significant weight loss. Mild sniffles and some mild muscle ache. | Willing to keep going, only 29 more days to go. Have tried so many things over the years to rid myself of the toe nail fungus; hated to shower at others homes in fear of passing it on to others; willing to keep going in hope that it does help. Nail beds and feet look better than they have in years. | F | 45 | 90 days 250 mg 1X day | 11/22/2011 | 1 | Toenail fungus | Severe itching on my entire torso and thighs. Dr prescribed 2 tablets a day for 7 days the first week of every month for 4 months. 1 st month was fine. 2nd month however after 2 nd day I broke out in severe itching. I stopped taking it and it's been 4 days and my itching has Not stopped. I called the dr and no response Needless to say I will not take lamisil again, or go back to that so called dr. | F | 35 | 10 days 2-500mg/dy | 11/22/2011 | 1 | Toe fungus | The cream didn't work for me and after reading other people's experiences, I decided not to take the pill. | I know nobody has heard of this before, but I sprayed my toe daily with Lysol disinfectant and it cleared up a very bad case of toenail fungus. My toenail had been growing 3/4 way out and falling off for almost 2 years. I tried every cream and holistic method I could find. Then one day I was reading the Lysol can and it said it killed fungus, so I thought it was worth a try. I sprayed it on every day after showering and my toenail grew back completely normal and has been fine ever since. 2 other times I thought one might be starting on a different toe and I sprayed it right away and the itching and discoloration went away. It's the only thing I know that works reliably. Even though the can says not to spray on skin, I was desperate enough to reach for anything I thought would work, and it did. | M | 55 | 30 days Cream 1X day | 11/6/2011 | 1 | No reason | Horrible in every.aspect ! Gastro problems, muscle joint issues, fatigue, mailase, been to Er 15x in 6 months never had health oroblem | Lamisil = gun to.head | M | 40 | 3 days 250Mg 3X AN | 11/4/2011 | 1 | Toe nails. Small amount of fungus | I was expecting the doctor would prescribe a lotion but he said I should try this. I did discuss side effects especially as I've had liver issues in the past. He said "Don't worry about it". Yeah Right!. Day 1, evening, sore throat, stomach cramps, Diarrahea. Day 2, more sore throat, more upset stomach. Day3. Im thinking maybe give it a bit longer. Day4. I've had enough already. Really bad diarrhrea. I'm stopping after taking 4 tablets! | DON'T TAKE THIS - If you have any kind of sensitive stomach. I was fine till I started it then I really had bad reaction. Id rather have fungus on my nails than endure 3 months of this. I expect my stomach will take weeks to get back to normal. I wish I had insisted on a cream over the tablets. Don't let your doctor bully you into taking these tablets! | M | 38 | 90 days 250 1X day | 10/29/2011 |