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 | toenail fungal infection | Loss of taste (not a big problem), thirst (ditto), diarrhea (first few weeks), tiredness, malaise and nausea (most of the time), visual disturbance (once last week), dark urine (no one else has noticed!) No rashes(thanks goodness for small mercies). | Tried all sorts of creams, nail varnishes etc, nothing worked. Had the problem for 2 years. Tablets seem to be working, fresh clean nail growing. At least 7 weeks to go, can I put up with the side effects? Is it worth it? 2.8% suffer from side effects! Laughable! Everybody I know on the tablets have some side effects. | M | 54 | 5 weeks | 2/9/2006 | 1 | Trichophyton rubrum,montegrophyte | After a couple of weeks lost taste slightly, developed a rash and was told it would go away when medication ceased. Subsequently developed grade III oesophagitis and damage to pancreas so that I have to take Creon to digest food! | It cured the fungus appearently but left other disabilities. After a year I am still have taste disturbances, rash, gastrointestinal disturbances and a fat soluable vitamin deficiency. (There may be other deficiencies not diagnosed) | M | 57 | 150 days | 2/6/2006 | 1 | toe fungus | loss of taste | Could anyone who has gained a sense of taste after losing it please write to this list? Perhaps there is something that you did that triggered a regain of taste, and knowing this, even if it is anecdotal, rather than scientific, might help others searching for ways to trigger a positive response. | F | | 2/6/2006 | 4 | toenail fungus | Loss of Taste, at 9 weeks. started with a metallic tinge then complete loss of "sweet" taste. Imagine taking a spoonfull of sugar and it tastes like sand. | M | 35 | 12 weeks | 1/30/2006 | 5 | fingernail fungus | lost of taste, some fatigue, mild depression | First took lamisil as I smashed my thumbnail while lifting a treadmill about my buddy's stairs. Just ignored it until, all my nails on my left hand turned yellow, went to the doctor was prescribed lamisil and generally 90% of it cleared up. I have a stubborn thumbnail, but now I'm on lamisil for the 2nd time and thumbnail is around 40% clear after taking it for 8 weeks, will continue treatment for 12 weeks. Only bad side effect is you can't really drink alcohol on the drug even socially. If you do it will most likely hurt your liver and counteract the effects of drug which then you'd have to start treatment all over again. | M | 25 | 54 days | 1/28/2006 | 2 | Toenail and fingernail fungus | None while taking the medicine. Had toenail fungus for many years, but when it spread to a couple fingernails, I'd finally had it & decided to try Lamisil. Didn't have side effects while taking it, but now that it's a year later, I've been to a podiatrist 3 times to have toenails partially or fully removed due because they're so ingrown the cause severe pain. Never had that while I had the toenail fungus. | It worked great for the fingernails... got rid of the fungus. Also did pretty good for the toenails, but I am having such severe problems with the ingrown nails on the big toes, I'm probably going to end up having one permanently removed and already have had the other one partially removed. I haven't seen any other reviews where this was experienced, but it's been BAD for me.... Definitely DON'T RECOMMEND!! | M | 46 | 8 weeks | 1/22/2006 | 1 | toe fungas(both biggun's) | You don't know me from sh%^.Beware this medicine.I'm one of those guys who could take anything and not have any side-effects.lost weight and interest. slowly fell into mild depression(not seasonal)side E's started @ about 54th day(I kept a journal for progress) | they say about 4-5% will see some mild side-effects.i hope not. it will freak you out.although the meds did work,as i'm waiting for the toenail(s) to grow out.also cleared up my adult acne and made my penis a bit longer(just kidding)about the johnson) | M | 44 | 54 days | 1/16/2006 | 1 | toe nail fungus | I didn't experience any side effects. | It did nothing. I took two courses of treatment. A big waste of my time especially the blood work. | F | 42 | 6 months | 1/15/2006 | 4 | Toenail Fungus | None. | I have had toenail fungus since about 1966/67. I was afraid of this medication for years before finally taking it. I have been on lamisil for 60 days now and toenails are looking better already. Maybe this summer I can wear sandalls and not be embarrassed by the toeanil fungus.I would have given the med a 5 but because I am not thru with it I can't say it has cure the infection.I will report more when the meds are completed. | M | 62 | 60 days | 1/11/2006 | 1 | toenail fungus | nausea, weight gain, tiredness, raised liver enzymes | Just read your statements on line about your Lamisil side affects. I was on it for 1 month and started to feel nauseous, sluggish. Had gained 10 lbs in that month even while dieting. After taking the meds for 30 straight days, I took a blood test, and was told that one liver enzyme was raised. Now, having been off it for a month and taken another blood test, we find that two enzymes are slightly raised. Add that to periods of severe nausea and tiredness and I'm scared stiff. Never much for alcohol, my liver was as healthy as ever before this medication. Man, can 1 month on this crap have destroyed my liver? How long after discontinuing taking the drug did your symptoms go away? | M | 36 | 1 months | 1/11/2006 | 2 | Mild Case of Nail Fungus | Shakiness, nausea, severe stomach pain (I felt like I was being gutted with a fish hook). It made me feel so sick that I felt like I was dying; I stopped taking it 2 months into the treatment. | It worked very well to clear up the fungus, but my body could not tolerate it. I think I could have caused some serious damage if I kept taking it. | F | 21 | 60 days | 1/4/2006 | 1 | Toe Fungus | Loss of Taste-----Bitter salty ---Nothing Sweet Stopped after 5 weeks 2 Weeks later still no taste | M | 52 | 5 weeks | 1/3/2006 | 1 | toenail infection | I started taking Lamisil March, 2005 ending June, 2005. I experienced acid relux, nausea, itching, terrible dreams where I heard voices and lack of taste. Not sleeping because of the stomach problems led to stress and anxiety and I am to this day still suffering from depression. I know this medication is responsible for my depression. I will not take anti depressants. Lamisil has made me leary of any prescription medicine. I believe it's a dangerous drug. | I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE | M | 38 | 3 months | 1/3/2006 | 1 | Fungal Rash from gardening | Complete loss of taste, salty taste, weight loss, blurred vision, abdominal gas, hives, itching. | Only took drug for 25 days. Rash was cured. Still after being off drug for 38 days, taste has still not returned. Can't stand to eat anything. Only eating after absolute hunger forces me to eat. Still some blurred vision when working on computer. Can't afford to lose any more weight, don't have much left to lose! Drug should not be on the market. | F | 48 | 25 days | 12/29/2005 | 4 | toenail fungus | Tired and thirsty. I began taking the med in the morning but noticed that I could barely get through the rest of my work day without feeling like I needed a nap so I switched to taking it at night, which is better. I come home everyday and take a 45 min nap and usually need to go to bed by 11. My eyes feel tired in the afternoons and people have told me that they look cloudy. 7-1/2 hours of sleep doesn't do it for me anymore. I supplement with a probiotic to try to "intensify" the treatment. Although my doc says drinking is ok I've cut down on alcohol a lot b/c I'm not a big fan of liver transplants. I will also begin supplementing with liver enzymes. | I will stick it out b/c it is working as expected and so far I'm happy with the results. 1/3 toes is half-way healthy already. Good Luck! | M | 28 | 31 days | 12/22/2005 | 1 | toenail fungus | sleep all the time, had a few days with no sleep at all, increase in irritibleness, pain, tingling, and numbness in both hands and arms, gaseous for about a week, feeling like someone reached inside my chest and was squeezing for about a week, metalic taste, can taste some sweet things, other things not at all, noticed extra pain and itching in toenail (may have been associated with having ingrown nail removed). | Side effets should have been studied more. Doctor told me I would have to take for about 6 to 9 months before seeing results. NOT!! Only took for about 2 months. I'm Italian, so not being able to taste is a fate next to death for me, especially since Christmas is 6 days away. I will be consulting other doctors and an attorney. | F | 32 | 2 months | 12/19/2005 | 5 | toe nail fungus | none | I had a pretty bad case of toenail infection on 5 toes (including big toes). I finished the treatment about 1 month ago and am continuing to see clear nails grow in. I am continuing topical treatment until big toes are fully grown in. I estimate that to be in about 2 to 3 months. BTW I used generic terbinafin from an internet Canada website. Also, the skin on the souls of my feet is now smooth and clear of fungus. | M | 46 | 90 days | 12/14/2005 | 3 | Fungus | Side effects were slow to come on and I didn't realize what was causing them. I started losing hair. Had no taste problems like others, but did gain 13 lbs in 3 months while eating like a bird. Had all sorts of stomach problems. Decided to stop taking it the night I dreamed I was trying to kill myself. I always had unusual dreams, but they started being really dark and creepy. Stopped taking lamisil 6 days ago and have lost 5 lbs already. Unfortunately, the drug does work for its intended purpose when nothing else did. | F | 25 | 3 months | 12/14/2005 | 1 | Toe nail infection | After taking just one Lamisil tablet I felt flat and out of sorts. Have been taking for three days and have lost interest in food and feel quite low and disconnected from my everyday life. This is obviously a extremely powerful drug - my doctor in Australia gave me no run down on the side effects. | I am a healthy fit mum of two who feels rotten after 3 lamisils. After reading other comments I am quitting them today. It seems ludricrous to put oneself at possible risk, not to mention months of depression and some of the other side effects that seem to fairly common complaints on this site. | F | 45 | 3 days | 12/4/2005 | 2 | toenail fungus | Everything tastes salty, hair loss, blurry vision, abdominal cramping and bloating, constipation, stomach cramps, itchy skin on back, fatigue, loss of appetite and eating less but gaining weight?? Very strange | At this point, I'm thinking about getting off the drug, the side effects are not worth having pretty toe nails; though I am tired of having the infection (which I've had for 8 years now) Just not sure what to do | F | 43 | 22 days | 12/1/2005 |