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| 2 | Toe nail fungus (onychomycosis) | Mild headaches but had experienced this many years back when on this same med. Very liveable. However - these last two-three weeks, I've noticed some joint discomfort in my hips. Didn't think anything of it but this has gotten progressively worse. I'm stopping the drug at this point. | No side effects first time around except mild headache and drug worked great (Lamisil). On Terbinafine this time around (about 10 yrs. + after first taken). Very different this time and not a good thing. Feet are swollen and painful to walk on. Labs were fine before taking and liver enzymes still good. Joint pain, though, and muscle pain. Was going to see a surgeon wondering if I had an inguinal hernia and as joint/muscle pain got worse and spread to knees, shoulders, fingers, ankles (started in hips), decided to look it up since I had had a similar experience when taking Septra (a sulfa drug) years back. Amazed to see how many people say same - my pharmacist actually said it looked like it would be a rare side effect if that was what was truly happening w/me. After lying on couch all day yesterday feeling so sore I couldn't believe it, I've now decided I will have to save up for laser - I can't keep doing this drug at this point. While toenail thickening is much lessened, I don't see good growth so don't think its really working - I am on my last refill of the 90 day treatment (once a day). Penlac lacquer didn't work, either (but it was hard to do this faithfully). PS - taking it at night didn't create a taste issue for me, thankfully. Drink lots of water with this drug. | F | 48 | 70 days 250 1X day | 10/18/2010 | 2 | Toe nail fungus | I have experienced a significant hair loss as a result of taking Lamasil. My NP allowed me to try a unique regiment of taking the med for one week of each of three months. This regimen was very successful for my husband who had a much more serious problem (10 toes affected) than mine (2 toes affected) and he had absolutelty no side effects. I did noticed some good nail growth after just the one week of use. Unfortunately, I noticed hair loss about one month ago which became worse this week. Yesterday I lost about 50 hairs between bathing, blowdrying and brushing my hair. Luckily I have a thick head of hair that still looks ok. However it feels substantially thinner. I will not take the next two (week long) doses. I guess I will have to seek out lazer therapy for the nail fungus? Thee good news, my NP reassured me that the hair loss is reversable. | I was on a "burst regimen" and took the Lamisil for 1 week of each month for three months. I experienced the hair loss side effect after the first week of use and stopped the med. | F | 52 | 7 days 250mg 1X day | 10/12/2010 | 1 | discoloration on toe nail | 6wk in lost sense of taste, weird bland guess metallic taste to everything. | i will never forget the day it happened 9/11/10, the day i lost all sense of taste.I did no research until this happened to me i was very concerned. All these postings have been very helpful, i thought this was going to be a way of life. uninterested in food, eating only to survive was hard and I ended up losing 7 lbs (which i could afford). i had several melt downs due to the loss of taste, you never really realize how our world is centered around food. weekends out were no fun, couldnt go out to eat w/family just to sit there. it's been 2.5wk still waiting for it to come back, dont have as much strong metal taste but my throat and tongue have a tingling(burning) feeling like you get after using listerine. Noticed some redness and bumps way back on side of my tongue. Only thing that helps me from this is silk pure almond milk. i look forward to tasting food again, and socializing in a way i remember. | F | 43 | 90 days 250 mg 1X day | 10/9/2010 | 1 | Toenail fungus | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! Please, DO NOT DO IT - I do not care what other people say - DONT DO IT. Extremely elevated ALT 168, High GGTP, low LDH and Alk Phos very high - all this after 3 wks off the drug and had prior bloodwork done 3.5 mos prior and all enzymes and everything else perfect - no hx of prior liver problems, etc. My cholesterol is off as well. Headaches, bad all over body pain and leg pain. NOT WORTH THE RISK! | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG PLEASE! | F | 46 | 28 days 250MG 1X day | 10/8/2010 | 3 | toenail fungus | none | We are all different so I suggest not to read too many comments. After 28 days I am still alive, I didn't lose weight I didn't gain weight, not vomiting, not experiencing nausea, not bad taste in my mouth...nothing of all I read on this website before starting taking the pills. I am a healthy 34 years old. I have a healthy diet and I believe lamisil will kill my toenail fungus. | F | 34 | 30 days 1X day | 10/6/2010 | 3 | fingernail fungus | Severe nausea, gas/abdominal distention, bloating, diarrhea, really foul smelling urine and stool, bitter taste in mouth, lethargy (so so tired all the time on this drug) and vomiting. Since I began this drug, I've been chugging mylanta like never before. Otherwise I'd be too nauseous to eat and would vomit it all up anyway. | Trying really hard to stick with it as I want so badly to get rid of the fingernail fungus but the side effects are just awful. I'm hoping they're transient... | F | 31 | 2 weeks 250 mgs 1X day | 10/5/2010 | 3 | Bad toe nail fungus | Not even into my 2nd week and I started to experience acidity. Kind of gastritis pain feeling. Very annoing. Lost appetite,I little. Having problem sleeping. | F | 36 | 90 days 250 1X day | 10/4/2010 | 1 | Fungus in one toenail | tired all of the time, metal salty taste in mouth, complete loss of taste | I started this medication and last week stopped taking it due to the horrible side effects...I had taken it for 6 weeks when i stopped.Its been a week and I can still taste nothing and have the nasty metallic, salty, dry mouth and it is awful...I'm a little worried about how long it seems to take to get your taste back after reading all of the comments on here...its pure hell smelling all the food and your stomach growling but u can't eat it because its so disgusting! I've been living off french vanilla nestle carnation good start for the past week as thats the only thing that tastes remotely normal...i would never recommend this drug to anyone, I would rather live with the infected toenail forever than to deal with this! | F | 32 | 90 days 250 mg 1X day | 9/15/2010 | 3 | nail fungus on several toes | Bloatedness, weight gain (may just be bloating), nausea, eye pain, headache, side pain | After a few days on the drug, I woke up with a terrible taste in my mouth. The taste was restricted to mornings so not too bad. I was having a "motion sickness" feeling for awhile, but dismissed it. I put on jeans this morning that fit fine last week. They were skin tight. My left eye started to hurt and I have had a slight headache for a few days. I took the pill a little late today and felt dizzy. Two days ago had terrible cramping. I won't get on a scale but think I gained between 5 to 10 pounds based on the jeans. I have a tough time losing weight and hope that this is just bloatedness that will go away. I am stopping it and going back on a diet. My nail is growing out clear, but I refuse to gain weight for clear nails. | F | 36 | 29 days 1X day | 9/12/2010 | 1 | toenail | itching tingling crawling sensation all over my body,sour stomach,tired,muscle joint pain,loss of taste & dry mouth,swollen,depressed,anxious,anxiety attacks,nightmares,vivid dreams,numbness in hands. | i thought i had bed bugs,lice,or maybe i was crazy. finally after going to my doctor 3x we decided to quit this drug. its been 2 days and i feel about 80% better, still a little itchy. what a nightmare. i have spent close to $1000.00 trying to rid my house of bugs or allergies and threw away my mattress because i thought it made me itchy. thank god its almost over and i have the cause of all these problems. lamisil. | F | 30 | 3 months 30mg 1X day | 9/11/2010 | 3 | Toenail infection | Constipation. Slight increase in hair loss.No loss of taste. | Completed 3 months of 6 month course. Stopped due to severe constipation. During treatment, I had no alcohol, and went gluten /dairy free. Also sugar free. Increased fibre intake via vegetables.Believe this protected my liver from this toxic, but effective drug.Nail bed now clear for 1st time in 10 years, and hoping rest grows out without re-occurance. Had IgG and IgM test for candida, which came out very high (way above normal), so will stick to anti-candida diet for at least 6 months further. I believe the school of thought that a fungal nail reflects more serious fungal problem internally, often caused by passed antiobiotic/cortisone use.This diet change is starting to have amazing health benefits, and with the help of a few colonics, constipation now gone, so pleased I took the course, but NEVER again. | M | 49 | 3 months 250 1X day | 9/9/2010 | 1 | Toenail Fungus | I stopped taking this drug the day after I wrote my first Post, on this Website, after reading some of the other Posts and discussing with my Mother. Taste is still pretty much bad - however should come back. Bad, unnatural, Mineral-like Sodium taste still forming in back of throat. I imagine all this should disappear after another Week - hopefully... | Anyone taking Terbinafine (Lamisil) might as well be aware that this drug IS a Mineral, NOT an Organic Substance. It is(according to my research) a combination of primarily "Hydrochloride"(Lithium Crystals which IS basically "Battery Acid" - no joke and it probably contains some oddball deposits of the equivilent of "Sulphate" which is the same thing as Sulphur). I am refusing to take this garbage and will be monitering my Liver and will probably do a "Liver Flush" this month (just to make sure there are no remaining toxins of this drug left there) I am now, more than ever, a Health Food convert and a just a little bit angry (especially at my 'snarky', 'snobby' GP. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! I am going to try some other "Topical" methods for my Toenail Fungus - NOT THIS DRUG - NOT ever again. | M | 34 | 32 days 250 1X day | 9/3/2010 Patient History | 4 | Toe nail and fingernail fungus | Bloating, constapation,stomach cramps,headaches, itch in right hand. Dry throat, coughing. But the worst is muscle and joint pain in my right arm and hand: some back pain as well. Have NOT lost sense of taste. | I would like to say that I have had toenail fungus for about 20 years and nail fungus for about 10. I have used other treatments , such as topical ones. that did not work. I am currently taking the generic for lamisil. I have to admit that this drug is very powerful and I have struggled with it for almost 10 weeks, but it does work. My finger nails are clearing up. My toes look somewhat better,but it's to soon to tell. Nothing in life comes without a price. I don't want to have to cover my nails with nailpolish for the rest of my life. It's humiliating to have this condition. It has effected my life. No one knows I have it because I cover it up. I say take it and give it a try. | F | 42 | 70 days 250mg 1X day | 8/28/2010 | 1 | Toenails | Dizziness/Vertigo, weakness in arms and legs, tired all the time, thinning hair. Muscle twitching/spasms, abdominal pain | I took lamisil generic for the full dosage of almost 3 months and it messed me up. I've stopped taking it for 6 weeks now and I am still dizzy, experience weakness in arms and legs, and get very tired. The symptoms come and go. I can go 2-3 days feeling fine and then I feel horrible for a day or two. The doctor told me he wasn't aware of any bad side effects with lamisil. He isn't convinced lamisil caused these symptoms. DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE. | M | 30 | 84 days 84 days 1X day | 8/27/2010 | 1 | toe nail fungus | horrible mettalic taste in mouth after 4 weeks of taking it. Would not recommend it to anybody.I am a diabetic and you can imagine the trouble ive been having trying to eat so my sugar dont bottom out on me. I have to force myself to eat and want to vomit from the taste of food. Its been 4 weeks now and still no taste. Have been reading comments and glad to know that taste will come back.Vegtable soup has been about what i can eat and eggs with hashbrowns. Dont get me wrong i eat it but dont taste it!!!!! I told my doctor not to recommend it to anybody. He seemed to agree that it was the lamisal that caused the taste loss and now that i read the comments i realized that the severe rash i had a month ago was probably the lamisil also.I thought it was from working next to a tree and i was allergic to the tree. My doctor prescribed a steroid for the rash and it went away after a week.But the taste loss isnt that easy of a remedy so i wake up each morning and brush my teeth and only hope t | M | 53 | 4 weeks 1X day | 8/25/2010 | 3 | toe nail fungus | Been taking lamisil for going on 15 weeks. I do see progress. You would think that a healthy 25 year old male would have no side effects, wrong. For over a month my bowel habits have changed completly from constipation to diarrhea back and forth. I Become light headed if I take on an empty stomach. Thats about it...for now | I've had my liver panel checked twice, no problems. I'm on my third dose, I hope its the last. DO NOT drink booze if your on this drug. | M | 25 | 15 weeks 250mg 1X day | 8/24/2010 | 1 | toenail fungus | Developed diareah the first week, so I only took ten pills. People said I looked yellow, then I developed itching all over my body. I spent 10 days in the hospital, and the hospital hepatologist said they have seen this before and have even had to do liver transplants as a result of taking this drug. My liver has been damaged from this drug, and I had a normal liver test before taking it. | M | 75 | 10 days 1X day | 8/23/2010 | 1 | Nail Fungus | Side effects started after 3 weeks of taking Lamisil. They include hives, rash, swollen hands and feet, severe joint and muscle pain, sore throat, and difficulty swallowing. | Do not take Lamisil if you are allergic to Penicillin or Sulfur antibotics!!! I had the same allergic reaction to Sulfur just a year ago. The difference is that I had the Sulfur antibotic in my system for just 2 days. Lamisil has been in my system now for 3 weeks. At first it was just a swollen thumb on the left hand. The next day 1/2 of my right hand was swollen with terrible joint pain plus my feet swelled. Could not walk without pain. Discontinued used that day. The third day my throat started hurting, my feet were still swollen, and the rest of my hands were swelling. The swelling was accompanied by joint pain. The next day the pain moved up to my arms. This was more of a muscle pain than a joint pain. Last night the pain went to my left knee. Today my hands and feet are still swollen. The joint pain has lessen on my left hand, but not on my right hand. My muscles in my arms still hurt when I move them. My feet do not ache, but my knee does. My throat does not hurt. Besides the pain, I still itch. Like everyone else who has visited this site because of reactions, I wish I came here to read the reactions prior to starting the meds. I was told by both a pharmacist and podiatrist that this medication is well tolerated. I can only assume that as the medication gets out of my system that I will get better. | F | 48 | 3 weeks 250 MG 1X day | 8/22/2010 | 4 | Toenail fungus | Metallic taste in mouth somewhere between weeks five and six. Initially it was pronounced when eating/drinking some foods or liquids. However, it seemed to come and go in the remaining weeks of completing this medicine to where it was really not noticeable. I completed the 90 day treatment early August. I did notice some additional hair shedding a few weeks into the treatment which stopped after about two weeks. Hair loss of this type is not permanent as it is a response to the medicine, the same way going under anesthesia my cause some people's hair to shed. The hair will regrow. | I was concerned about taking this drug as my family physician would not prescribe it because she felt it was very dangerous. My podiatrist felt otherwise. He believed it safe so long as a person had no signs of liver issues. Since he was aware of my concern, he said I could have my liver checked again after the first 30 days, then again after 60 days to help ease my fears. I felt this was a safe and acceptable option. As my initial liver test was good, I opted to have my liver function retested half way through at 45 days. Again, the test test came back good. During this time, I did consume wine in modertion. I have no health problems and experienced no other side effects than what I provided. I rated this a 4 only because I am having trouble determining if it was fully effective as toenails grow out slower than fingernails. I had fungus on five toenails. The fungus did not discolor my nails, only thickened them making them uncomfortable and requiring me to file them down, so it is harder for me to tell if it is working. I believe the new growth may not be thickening up, but think it will take another few months to be sure. | F | 55 | 90 days 250 1X day | 8/20/2010 | 1 | toe nail fungus | I took the generic for 5 weeks and lost my taste. Initially, the taste was very metallic and I couldn't eat or drink anything, even water! Super depressed and worried. I have lost 6 pounds and I do not need to lose weight! | Do not take Lamisil. I spoke with 3 doctors (family physician, oral surgeon, and hematologist) and none of them had heard of this side effect. I informed my podiatrist of the side effect and he told me to stop taking the drug. I have been off the medicine for 4 weeks now and have regained a lot of my taste back, except sugar. I anticipate it will take a few more weeks to regain this taste (I hope). Regaining the taste is very, very, very slow, but it is coming back. There's hope for everyone who has lost their taste with this horrible drug so keep the faith. I drink vanilla instant breakfast a lot and drink grape flavored water. I can eat french fries and fried eggs. Once I regain my total taste back, I am going to write the company and the FDA and let them know that this drug needs to be off the market! This website has helped give me hope that I will be able to taste normally again! Thanks to all that has posted to give me hope! No one knows what we're going through as this is the strangest thing that has ever happend to me! To not be able to eat the foods you love is devastating. Hang in there! | F | 55 | 37 days 250 mg 1X day | 8/20/2010 |