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 | 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 | 1 | toenail fungus | Thought I was fine, until 2am this morning. The occasional itching has become much worse and the one bump that I had turned into many bumps. I guess I didn't notice the signs until it turned into hives, but looking back now I should have realized the medicine was causing my lack of sleep & that the mild itching was telling me something! I am stopping after 30 days of this drug and hope that I can get it out of my system quickly before the hives worsen!!! | Probably not worth the chance of taking, especially after reading other peoples reactions. | F | 48 | 30 days 250mg 1X day | 5/25/2012 | 1 | toenail fungus | Having headaches, larthegy, vivid dreams and dizziness. | I started taking lamisil again after January when I missed my last appt for toenail fungus. The first round did not give me headaches, but this time I'm experiencing severe headaches and fatigue. Even my libido went down. I don't know if this round of meds had side effects due to me starting to exercise more. My doctor has my bloodwork done monthly. But when i go back on Friday, I will let her know whats going on. I don't plan to take anymore. | F | 48 | 20 days 50 1X day | 4/21/2012 | 1 | Toenail fungus | Lost my taste buds, appetite and gallbladder | DO NOT TAKE THIS MED!!! | F | 48 | 20 days 1X day | 4/24/2012 | 1 | toenail fungus | At the six week point I lost the ability to taste. This was very distressing and I was not able to find any information about how long this might last. My doctor and pharmacist were both clueless saying they had never heard that before from previous patients. I called Novartis (the drug manufacturer) and was not given any useful information only to contact my doctor who as I said, didn't know! I could not register sweet taste at all and what I could taste didn't taste the way it was supposed to - it was literally like eating garbage! Water was foul, coffee tasted like salt, meats were extremely gross. I have had a continual bitter taste in my mouth and have developed a sore throat and a gnawing sensation in my stomach - I think it may be acid reflux so I'm taking Prilosec OT which seems to be helping. I quit the lamisil 4 weeks ago when these symptoms began and I still do not have my taste back. No one has been able to tell me how long this will last or assure me that my taste | F | 48 | 6 weeks | 12/22/2007 | 1 | Toe nail fungus | After 30 days I am experiencing a bumpy red rash over my arms, back, shoulders and chest and it itches like h3ll!!! I have stopped taking it and I have had the rash over a week! | M | 48 | 30 days | 4/13/2007 | 1 | Toe Nail Fungus | During taking the generic lamisil (terbinafine, I had abdomen discomfort, mostly to the right side, and sometimes an achy back. I stopped taking it 2 weeks ago, as that was 90 days. As of today I still am having the side effects just as intensely. I sure hope it gets better. Usually the pain is to the right of my abdomen and sometimes goes to my back. | Cleared up my toe nail but brought on side effects do not go away after stopping the med. | F | 48 | 90 days | 12/3/2008 | 1 | possible fungus wi | I also lost my taste after 5 weeks. I can not stand it, I have been off for 1 week now and still have no taste. Although I have lost a few pounds it is not worth it. I work with Cancer patient's and I never understood why a patient did not want to eat when they could not taste, now I do!! | M | 48 | 5 weeks | 1/9/2009 | 1 | Toe nail fungus | I lost my sense of taste after 6 weeks on Lamisil. I stopped the drug 9 days ago and still have a very weak sense of taste. I can taste some very salty things. I am disappointed as my toenails are growing in clear and I am afraid fungus will just take over again. | F | 48 | 42 days | 6/17/2009 | 1 | Fungus | Loss of taste | I posted in July of this year. 48 year old healthy female, educated, married mom of three with mild toe nail fungus on two nails. Tried Penlac without success. Normal liver panel before starting medicine. Never read the Internet rumors etc. about Lamisil until I lost my taste and wondered what was up. Then I found this site. Loss of taste doesn't sound so bad until it happens - it was scarey because it made me wonder what else Lamisil was doing that I wasn't aware of. It took 6 weeks for taste to come back and I am unhappy to report: I still have the fungus. I am very wary about Lamisil - I would not take it nor would I recommend taking it. Not worth it - don't start it! | F | 48 | 42 days | 10/17/2009 | 1 | toenail fungus | 48 yrs old, male, BMI 25, taking amitriptyline at same time. Total loss of taste for 4 weeks. Stopped taking 5th week could taste dijon mustard, 6th week could taste smoked salmon, 7th week taste slowly returning. 10th week or so full recovery. | Reading the other comments I wonder if there is an interaction with amitriptyline, did not cure my toenail fungus. | M | 48 | 38 days 250 1X day | 3/26/2016 | 1 | toenail fungus | Major mood swings, fatigue, bloating, diarrhea, depression. Loss of interest in anything. Hair looks limp, and lifeless. This stuff is NOT worth the side effects. I am NOT taking it anymore | F | 48 | 9 days 1 | 7/7/2014 | 1 | Toe fungus | Had an panic attack when I went to get an MRI felt trap in the tube. I had to stop after two months couldn't Finish the third month. This drug really messes up your logical thinking of anxiety | M | 48 | 2 months 250 | 4/29/2014 | 1 | Toenail fungus | Headaches, rash, swelling and the worse was the terrible hot flashes! I was so hopeful when my Dr. said side effects were minimum, just not the case for me. I will buy (Essential oils) toenail fungus treatment on Amazon. Fingers crossed! | F | 48 | 9 days | 6/26/2020 | 5 | Tonail Fungus | Weight gain, Bloating and gas other thna that everything was fine I was on for 90days, my toes and feet cleared up and look great i was able to where flip flopswith out feeling like people were stairing at my feet. | M | 47 | 90 days | 10/11/2009 | 5 | Toe Nail Fungus | No significant side effects. I did notice the salty, metallic taste. It would come and go. It would also further describe it as being similar to having touched the surface of my tongue to an old 9V battery (kind of an eletrolic sensation). Again... this came and went. Liver tests stayed in the normal range. I drank beer every afternoon, just like always. | Works great... New nails. Small price to pay. I'll be wearing sandles in the future. Very satisfied. | M | 47 | 90 days 250 1X day | 11/11/2010 | 4 | Persistent Toenail Fungus (5 years) | Taste disturbances | I stopped taking the drug at my doctor's recommendation because my nails were beginning to grow out clear and the taste disturbance was really, well, disturbing. (Doctor said I can always start taking the drug again later -- I don't think so.) Loss of sweet tastes and funny metallic aftertaste appeared after about 45 days and it took 3-4 days to lose my taste entirely. I am normally a person who does not miss a meal, and now I can hardly eat. I cannot taste sweet at all, can occasionally taste a bit of sour or bitter. But mostly everything tastes like a cardboard and dirt sandwich. Meat and most proteins are intolerable, leaving a nasty dirt taste. Diet cola tastes like club soda. Here are the foods I can still choke down: milk with soy protein mixed in (chalky but not foul tasting), certain vegetables like mushrooms, spinach, green beans (not sauced), oranges (not sweet but not nasty tasting eitehr), almonds (a little nasty aftertaste but I can stand them). I cannot stand ea | F | 47 | 50 days | 8/29/2007 | 3 | toenail fungus | none so far-but just started | i cannot beleive doctors would prescribe a drug that would have all these side effects. either the majority of the doctors are ignorant or the majority of these posts are more mental than physical side effects. hope i dont join the latter | M | 47 | 1 weeks | 10/31/2007 | 3 | toenail fungus | loss of taste | Day 11 on Lamisil, after having the fungus for 5 years. I tried Penlac-which btw has only a 10 percent effective rate-what a waste of time and money, then used several herbal remedies to no avail, including thymol. The risks of Lamisil are pretty scary to me, but I have seen photos of advanced disease that look like monster feet. That is my motivation for wanting to take the 90 day Lamisil plan and keep my fingers crossed. I just lost most of my sense of taste today and it's weird but I am going to try to put up with it. Pictures of monster feet make me lose my appetite, too! | F | 47 | 11 days | 10/6/2009 | 3 | toenail fungus | so far so good, and I think the advice below about drinking a lot of water during this treatment is a great suggestion, as it allows your organs to function more properly. Does anyone know if there is any danger of an interaction with Lamisil and the swine flu shot? | F | 47 | 15 days | 10/7/2009 |