There are 631 ratings for the drug: LAMISIL in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for lamisil: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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Rating	Reason	Side Effects	Comments	Sex	Age	Time Taken and Dosage		Date Added
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3	Big toenail fungus	Have been taking lamisil for 5 months now. Been advised to take it for 6. After 3 months I started to loose a lot of hair. I also started to have a constant very foul taste in my mouth with severe bad breath especially in the morning. Lost about 7 lbs. I am already thin and people are asking questions	Im not sure if whether this drug is worth the side effects. I will take it for one more month because i came this far. I will never take in again and would not recomend	F	37	5 months		10/28/2004 Email
1	toenail fungus	Complete loss of taste after 5 weeks. Increased salivation with a constant salty taste. Could not tolerate anything sweet. Nauseous feeling in back of throat. No enjoyment of food.	After 6 weeks off drug taste returned gradually over a 2 week period. Could not taste sugar for at least 9 weeks. Nausea ended but still have the increased salty saliva at times. Had doctor prescribe Penlac even though it's not a 100% cure rate and takes 48 weeks of painting it on your nail. I would never advise anyone to take Lamisil.	F	53	5 weeks		10/23/2004
3	toenail fungus	loss of taste		F	41	60 days		10/15/2004
4	fungal infection	loose stools , frequently , tingling in right hand , seasonal allergies a lot worse presumaably because it negates the effect of allegra , I was not warned about any side effects altho my doctor reuired a bllod test in advance		M	51	2 months		10/14/2004 Email
1	Toenail infection	Constant nausea, upset stomach - loose stools, headaches for days, loss of appetite, neck pains and to cap it off depression, just been signed off work for 4 weeks and put on anti-depressants. I'm giving the drug a 1 I do have a clear toenail, but the cost to me physically and mentally has been huge.	Is a clear toenail really worth this, I dont think so. If I'd known when I started what would happen I would have lived with an infected toenail.	M	38	2 months		10/14/2004
1	Toe nail fungus	After 5 weeks on Lamisil I lost my sense of taste. Very little has come back after being off of it for 3 weeks. I have a constant salty taste in my mouth but can't taste salty foods. Now I have noticed a LOT of hair on my pillow in the mornings. I can't taste anything with sugar. It feels like I am swallowing tasteless mush. This is miserable.	If I had known this I would have never taken it. My doctor only told me about the liver side effects. I had my blood work done at 4 weeks then 4 days later I totally lost my sense of taste. My blood test came back negative.	F	45	5 weeks		10/13/2004
1	Toe nail fungus	In the fith week, sense of taste abrubtly changed. 95% of food I ate tasted extremely foul. Doctors did not make the Lamisil connection as to what was wrong. After about two weeks, I figured it out by doing a google search on	After making the connection, I stopped taking the drug imediately. It took about 3-4 weeks for my taste buds to return to normal (about 5-6 weeks of Bad taste in my mouth). I went from 148 to 138 pounds. NOT the diet of choice!!! Beware!	M	37	5 weeks		10/12/2004
1	nail discoloration	severe loss of taste, headaches	If I had known the side effect would destroy my sense of taste, I would not have taken it. On the subject of importance, I would have chosen my taste over my nail appearance. But now that my sense of taste is gone, and everything tastes like cardboard, I am exstememly unhappy with the results!	F	30	6 weeks		9/30/2004 Email
3	toenail infection	Extreme itching on arms/shoulders. Blood tests showed highly elevated liver function that went down slowly after drug was stopped.	The drug cleared up the toenail infection very well but caused severe liver abnormalities, including nodules and scarring. (The warning on the product info sheet states it can cause liver failure and even death.)	F	49	28 days		9/27/2004 Email
1	toenail fungus	After approximately 6 weeks on lamisil I awoke one day with a very distorted sense of taste. All food tastes like cardboard. Ability to taste sweet taste was most affected. I just returned from my internist who had not been the prescribing doctor. He told me about this side effect. I am stopping this drug immediately. I can only hope the sense of taste returns.		F	45	2 months		9/24/2004 Email
5	Fungal Toenail Infection	No side effects were noticed.	Excellent results achieved, almost all of the infection has gone. My toenails are now clear and normal looking. I hope the rest of the infection on the end of my big toes goes too, my GP told me that it takes longer to remove the infection from the big-toes because of the large size/area of the nails.	M	25	6 months		9/21/2004
3	Fungal toenails	Nil	The medicine did help however the fungal infection returned about one month after completing the 6 month course of the tablets.	M	50	6 months		9/15/2004
3	Toenail fungus	blurred vision, fatigue, soreness in one fingernail	I rated this medicine a 3 because it did actually clear up 90% of the infection (had it not I would have rated a 1), but because of the side effects that just happened, I'm quitting. I had no side effects for the first 60 days.	M	37	90 days		9/12/2004 Email
1	toe nail infectins	really bad joint and pain in my bones...really bad lower back..liver/kidney pains...difficulty moving...feel like I am 84 not 44. went to the doctor who pescribed the drug and asked if these were usual side effects, she said not that she had heard of...when I read the leaflet in the packet more closely, it acutally said exactly that....joint and muscle pain. Asked at my local chemist about side effects, he showed me him badly infected finger nails and said he would rather have them than use lamasil! I have thrown the drug away and hope my pains are temporary.	se above...dreadful drug that should be fely explained and onlt given as a last resort in severe cases...if at all.	M	44	42 days		9/12/2004
3	toe nail fungus	off and on blurry vision.	I am beginning to see the natural nail coming thru healthy.	F	40	2 months		9/9/2004
2	toenail fungus	Loss of taste after 5 weeks.	I'm cutting my losses and stopping now.	M	37	5 weeks		9/7/2004 Email
2	Toe nail	Extreme loss of taste- sore fingers -hair loss-	Wish I had known about these side effects I Thought I was losing my marbles as well. Please someone tell me the taste comes back!!!	F	49	45 days		9/4/2004 Email
1	Toenail fungus	Stomach aches, a lack of appetite, more frequent bowel movements with light stools, and just today noticed a bold spot in my head. I've been taking this drug for about 35 days and will not continue.		F	49	35 days		8/10/2004
1	toenail infection	Loss sense of taste after 4 weeks. I have a salty taste in my mouth all the time. Food is not enjoyable.	I guess after this is over I'll be glad as long as it works but I can't imagine going 5 more weeks not being able to taste. I guess I'll start my diet now.	F	46	39 days		7/9/2004
1		Loss of taste completely on day 33! Discounted the drug, all foods tastes like cardboard, cannot tolerate anything slightly sweet, have loss 4 pounds in one week. No appetite, try to eat but it is terrible when food tastes like nothing. Very salty taste in my mouth, salivating constantly. I am 5' 4		F	57	33 days		6/22/2004 Email
1	toenail fungus	After taking about 5 weeks, noticed a loss of taste. Have a salty/metallic taste in my mouth all the time. Food tastes like cardboard or bread dough; I have already lost 4 pounds because I have no desire for food.	Doctor told me to stop taking the drug and my sense of taste would return.	F	70	42 days		6/22/2004
5	toenail fungus	Had no side effects.	Starting to see pink nail.	F	55	6 weeks		6/19/2004
1	yellow nails and tichy feet	5/2/04 loss of taste after 4 weeks use of lamisil 5/8/04 stopped lamisil 5/25 no taste,except salty,and upset stomach	no warning of side effects when given lamisil	M	53	3 weeks		5/25/2004 Email
1	Toenail fungus infection	Loss of taste and constant, nauseating taste in back of mouth and throat.	Taste is one of fives senses. The nature of the risk of losing ones ability to taste is pretty much swept under the rug by the Lamisil manufacturer in its mass marketing of this dangerous drug. I think the 3% rate for this very very damaging side effect is unacceptable. Would it be ok with the FDA if 3% of users were blinded? Taste is an important sense. It can make us happy and it can warn us of dangers not to ingest. Losing it is a disaster.	M	63	6 weeks		4/29/2004
1	nail fungus	blurred vision, nausea	it is a dangerous drug, though not often portayed as such	F	37	2 weeks		4/12/2004
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1		Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy, Optic Papillitis, Vision Blurred Visual Disturbance Nos, Visual Field Defect Nos	Very bad DRUG that has cause a lot of major problems	M	39	7 days		3/17/2004 Email
1	Fungus	Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy, Optic Papillitis, Vision Blurred Visual Disturbance Nos, Visual Field Defect Nos	Very BAD drug, that should be taken off the market.	M	39	7 days		3/17/2004 Email
4	Fungal nail infection	Loss of taste, Nausea, tingling in 2 fingers in left hand headaches, difficulty breathing...all in alll pretty nasty.	It did however cure the problem.....	M	48	6 months		3/16/2004
4	nail fungus	none	I had to take 2 separate times in 2 years, all nails are clear except 1 last toenail and 2 new fingernail problems that just crept up.	M	30	180 days		12/21/2001
1	Toe Fungus	Taste disfunction-Loss of salty and spicy taste after taking for one month		F	51	1 months		4/3/2001

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Key to ratings: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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