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 |
| 4 | Toe-nail fungus affecting 8 toes | Frequent Nausea and liver / abdominal pains after 3 weeks, irregular bowels, lots of wind - both ends! and towards the end big fatigue. Tonic water helped reduce the nausea and I cut alcohol, milk products and sometimes coffee. Each time the side-effects occurred I stopped the treatment (after about 3 weeks each time) then recommenced when I felt okay again so it's taken about 6 months covering 3 periods of 3 weeks treatment to complete the dose, but it does kill the fungus. Although this last period the nausea has continued longer and i stopped the treatment with about a week to go. I wouldn't want to take it again. | It does work but I discovered through the web that tea-tree oil and "Vicks" are effective so I'm using these daily / alternately to finish off the remaining millimeters of fungus on the big toes. This also works, if you file down the nail surface so it can penetrate. Thanks to the Lamisil and these two products I've new clear nails after about 10 years ! But Lamisil is not good for the body so precautions should be much stronger. | M | 58 | 6 months 250mg 1X day | 5/11/2010 | 2 | toe nail fungus | dry mouth, sore throat, lost sense of taste, more tired than usual, headaches | After about 3 weeks, started to gradually lose sense of taste. Now it is completely gone! Water tastes like metal. I can't eat any dry food because I can barely make any saliva to swallow it. I have lost about 5 pounds (not a lot, thankfully, but I am literally forcing myself to eat) I plan on calling my doctor tomorrow. I am seriously thinking about discontinuing this medication. What is worse - toenail fungus or serious toxins in your body? Who knows what it will do to my body in the future - cancer? joint pains? etc???? | F | 41 | 5 weeks 250 1X day | 5/11/2010 | 5 | toenails to thick to trim | Weird dreams, so what's new. After eating this morning I threw up the whole thing. (Mush, Cottage cheese w/peaches,two whole wheat toast with generous butter and nummy rasberry jam from northern Utah. I was greatful to get rid of it and was not sorry for losing all fifteen pills (prescribed and OTC). I would say it made me feel better to yuck it up. | This was for terbinifide only | M | 73 | 60 days 1X day | 5/9/2010 | 5 | Toenail fungus | Very minimal upset stomach and a few vivid dreams at the beginning, but not much else. It may have caused me to gain about 2-3 pounds, but that could've been something else as well. I did notice that alcohol affected me much more quickly, so I tried to drink a little less. | I'm mostly posting this comment, because I've had great results and no major side effects. After reading a lot of the comments here, I was very nervous and scared when I began the Lamisil. I had my liver test after 6 weeks, and it was fine. Now, it's been a month since I've finished, and I just got a french pedicure. I haven't felt this confident about my toenails in years! | F | 36 | 12 weeks 1X day | 5/4/2010 | 1 | toe nail fungus | stomach issues, loss of appetite but feeling bloated, feeling tired all the time and that metallic taste in my mouth | I strongly recommend that anyone experiencing of the same side effects stop taking the meds. It's been one week and I'm still having issues with my stomach. I feel like my energy has come back but not sense of taste fully. | F | 49 | 24 days 250 mg 1X day | 4/30/2010 | 1 | toenail fungus | complete taste loss, salty and acidic taste, difficulties to eat and sleep, leading to weight loss of 10kg (from 70kg to 60kg in 4 weeks) | In 2006, after two weeks of Lamisil treatment, I suffered from complete taste loss and a permanent strong salty taste during 2 months. Of course, I had stopped to take the drug immediately. During that period, I lost 10 kilograms of weight, and this forum helped me a lot to find things I could still eat, and provided solidarity. I notified the French Agency for Medicament Security of my side effects from Lamisil knowing that the pharma industry does not care. I had the Lamisil treatment for a toenail fungus, which previously had been unsuccessfully treated with locally applied medicine like nail lacquers, creams, etc. Not willing to ever more take the risk of taking a systemic fungicide, I decided to treat my severely infected toenails with Dakin's Solution, essentially a sodium hypochlorite solution (check the web for Dakin's Solution). Once a week, I wrapped the toe to be treated in a small piece of paper towel, soaked with Dakin's, during 10 minutes. Three weeks after the onset of the treatment, the affected nail surface began to shrink. After 6 months, my toe nails were like new. Some months ago, I had a small relapse on one of the four concerned toes. Again, I could eliminate the fungus within weeks with the Dakin's treatment. This solution costs 2 Euros (250ml) and is thus very appropriate to offer a toast to the Novartis stockholders. | F | 60 | 14 days 250MG 1X day | 4/22/2010 | 2 | to treat toe nail fugus | shallow breath, diziness, headache, blured vision, heavy eyes and not feeling well in general | The symptoms start after having the medication for six weeks. I called my doctor today and he asked me to stop having the medication. It seems that this medication is poisinous and I wonder how come they still prescribe it. I don't advice anybody to have it. | M | 35 | 46 days 250 1X day | 4/20/2010 | 1 | Toenail Fungus | Dizzy, Stomach upset, Liver pains under right ribcage. Hangover feeling when waking up. | I have taken Lamisil on and off for several years. Five treatments in total over 4-5 year stretch. Contracted fungus at age 23. I warn everyone when taking this drug seriously consider the effects it will have on your body ruined my taste and don't feel like myself anymore.. All oral antifungals are prescribed without thought by Dr's. It amazes me this drug was ever approved. My advice is if you ever do decide to take Lamisil which all Podiatrists will say is the best therapy( Lies) take it for 6-7 months with liver panels every month to check for liver function. And not the 90 days they suggest bc the fungus will come back bc 90 days is not enough to kill the fungus. And you will have to take it again. Hit the fungus in one long treatment. And make sure you get a precription for Penlac topical which helps tip of nail. while using the Lamisil. Neither medicines have worked for me and i refuse to ever take it again my body can't handle side effects anymore. I am going to try the Laser therapy(PinPointe) it is expensive but its supposely 85% effective unlike Lamisil which is only 30%. And Penlac which is 10%. | M | 28 | 120 days 250 mg 1X day | 4/20/2010 | 1 | toenail fungus | slight headache - but complete taste loss. All food tastes of salt or metal. Also lots of tiny spots all over abdomen. | I have stopped taken this poisonous drug for a week and my taste has gone. How on EARTH is it that this drug gets prescribed? I am terrified my taste won't come back and bitterly regret having taken lamisil (or terbinafine, the generic). Why didnt my dermatologist warn me? This is really a scandal. I have heard so many people around me complaining of headaches, rashes and loss of taste and smell and LAMISOL is STILL being prescribed!! I am going to try and get this published in the press. As I had a melanoma removed from my leg a few months ago, I was TERRIFIED it had spread to my brain, with all these symptoms! At least it's not that, but life is so sad without taste. Will it come back again? | F | 56 | 5 weeks 250 1X day | 4/19/2010 | 1 | toenail fungus | First week I felt nauseous, headache, stomach cramps, diarreha and I actually vomited but I kept taking it and started to feel a bit better for awhile. At around day 33 I experienced severe stomach cramps, nausea, diarreha, headache, general feeling of malaise and exhaustion. I kept taking the drug for a few more days and finally stopped taking it after I couldn't handle feeling so poorly anymore. It's been a week of nausea, diarreha, etc and it is showing no signs of letting up. I have seen no improvement in the nail but I understand that it could take awhile. I hope these side effects go away soon - I regret ever starting on this drug. | Definitely would not recommend - the risks far outweigh the benefits. | F | 39 | 37 days 250 MG 1X day | 4/11/2010 | 2 | toenails | Loss of taste - completely gone! This side effect is so bad it ruins your life for several weeks. That may sound strange, but the horrid metal taste that you can't get away from and the loss of taste for so long just makes you angry. Did you know your life revolves around food? I never realized that until now, socially especially. I hate this drug - it really isnt worth it. Unless the fungus is just horrible, which mine wasn't, don't take a chance with any of the bad side effects. Girls, we can just paint our toenails, guys don't have that option. | I lost my taste completely and had a strong metal sensation in my mouth after 25 days on the drug. Of course, my doctor and pharmacist said it wasn't the Lamisil, but thanks to this web site and others, I know it was. It was weird that the Doctor that recommended it to me and the pharmacist that sold it to me, weren't interested in trying to figure out what in the world had happened to me. I guess they think that if it is approved by the FDA they don't have to be concerned about the patient's side effects. The mental aggrevation of this was probably as frustrating at the actual side effects to my body. I want to thank the person that wrote on this site on 2-5-10 that explained that we will get our taste back and the exact experience he had. It gave me hope. I began to get slight hints of taste or just sensations of taste on my tongue after 3 weeks of discontinuation of the drug. Over the next 4 weeks I have very slowly regained most of my taste. It comes back very slowly. | F | 49 | 25 days 250 1X day | 4/10/2010 | 1 | toenail fungus | after about 7 weeks i developed a sever, itchy, burning rash all over my upper torso, front and back and on my upper arms and legs. doctor advised discountue taking terbenafine, got a steroid shot, and was prescribed prednisone and atarax...too soon to see any results | very sorry i started this .... beware!! | M | 66 | 2 months 30 mg 1X day | 4/8/2010 | 1 | Toenail fungus | Itchy rash on stomach. Got antihistamines & stopped taking the drug. 1 day later my arms & neck startd to freeze. Had incredibly bad muscle spasms which lasted for about 7 months though decreased over time. A friend lost all her hair which still has not grown back. | DO NOT TAKE. It can be dangerous. | F | 45 | 14 days 1X day | 4/7/2010 | 1 | fungal great toenails | Didn't have any side effects because I couldn't bring myself to take this drug after reading about the side effects. | I went to a podiatrist today and had the pinpoint laser treatment. To me it is worth the $ if it works....will let you all know in 12 weeks or so. You can't buy another liver. | F | 50 | 0 days 250mgs 1X day | 4/5/2010 | 5 | Toe Nail Fungus | No side effects! | Worked great in killing off the fungus! | M | 54 | 90 days Not sure 1X day | 3/29/2010 | 4 | Toenail Fungus | Vivid, crazy dreams | Have been taking it for about 60 days and my toenail fungus is definately clearing up! | F | 39 | 90 days 1X day | 3/26/2010 | 1 | 1 toe nail fungus | I didn;t have that serious of an infection to begin with, only about 20 percent of one toe-did everything right, even got all new shoes and socks, appeared to work at end of meds, but in another month it started coming back, and 4 months later at least half of the roenail is infected with it again. Wish some other cure wuld come up because it has a low effective rate, and I was warned. also liver enzynes went way up but now back to normal. Not worth the risk for sure, very disappointed | F | 47 | 90 days 30mg 1X day | 3/24/2010 | 1 | Severe skin reaction Guillian Barre Syndrome surgery on Both hips | Husband started Lamisil in 1996. Had severe skin reaction--drs. called it chemical meltdown. Still has. In Feb got Guillian Barre Syndrome---totally paralyzed---In ICU for 2 1/2 mos. still suffering from this. Had surg. on both hips due ti high prednisone doses. Still suffering from. DO NOT TAKE | M | 65 | 6 days 1X day | 3/23/2010 | 1 | TOENAILS | Swollen tongue; loss of sense of taste for around 3 months; abnormal blood count- still not back to "normal" 12 months later | not worth risking | F | 57 | 6 weeks 250MG 1X day | 3/20/2010 | 3 | toenail fungus | Very bad nighmares, abdomen pain on right side | I usually do not have any dream but after took genric version about 20 days, I started to have and very bad ones which woke me up. I had blood test done it was a bit out of range but my doc said it was OK. But I did find it decreases my liver function (alcohol tolerance decreased) and causes pain. Nails' conditions are better so I am thinking to risk it to finish it. | M | 40 | 60 days one tablet 1X day | 3/15/2010 |