| Key to ratings for lamisil at: 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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| 1 | toenail fungus | loss of taste at about 4 weeks. Stopped taking the drug immediately. Was miserable for a while, taste has finally returned to normal 8 weeks after stopping the drug. | M | 41 | 30 days | 11/18/2009 | 5 | Toenail fungus/cracking feet | None | I've had the nail fungus on 3 toes on each foot for about 20 years and have tried everything to get rid of it. Even the bottoms of my feet were infected and would crack and hurt when I walked. Even worse was the embarrassment to wear sandals, go swimming or walk on the beach. I finally decided to try Lamisil about 65 days ago, so only 3 weeks to go! No side effects, even though after reading all of the posts, my mind was playing tricks on me, making me believe I had various problems. After about 30 days, I noticed the bottoms of my feet were clearing up and no longer cracking! I was even experiencing skin peeling between my thumb and forefinger that drove my wife nuts, since I had a habit of peeling it off...and that completely cleared up also! So, those two problems alone has made the choice well worth it! No more soaking and scraping my feet, which only helped for a few days. As for the nails, I've noticed they are finally starting to show a little clearing on the big toe nails, nothing yet on the small ones. I'm so excited about this, I've even dreamed of them being clear! Sorry to hear about the many problems so many are facing, but I honestly feel those are very rare side effects of the medication and if you experience them, immediately stop taking it, as with any medication. As for attempting to persuade others to discontinue use of Lamisil and they could possibly benefit from a problem that has caused so much embarrassment and shame...is just not right. | M | 47 | 65 days | 11/11/2009 | 1 | Toenail Fungus | Yes, at this moment I am experiencing the rash some other folks are talking about. They haven't itched much .....yet. Stopped taking the lamisil medication after 23 days, and if anybody has a recommendation to get rid of the rash I'd appreciate it! :) Still don't know how long it will last and WILL leave a message for my doctor describing the side effects and asking for a remedy for the rash. I would have hated to have taste-loss- that's one of the worse. danno6466@yahoo.com | Never use it. | M | 43 | 23 days | 10/25/2009 | 3 | toenail fungus | serious taste disturbance. My mouth became severely metalic after one month; I stopped taking the drug 6-7 weeks ago and most food is STARTING to taste somewhat normal, except for sweets, which still taste bitter and metalic. AND THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING! | I have lost 15 pounds due to this taste issue and am very suprised at how it's impacted my life. I am a major "foodie" and love to cook, eat and talk food. My doctor didn't seem to be aware of this level of reaction and really doesn't know what to tell me. I've started a 'pulse' regimine of one week on/three weeks off and am just praying my very slow taste return isn't halted. And like I said, sweets are still horribly bitter and metalic. The big 'HOWEVER,' is that it really has worked on my nails, which is why I don't want to stop taking it completely. | F | 50 | 35 days | 10/22/2009 | 4 | Toe nail fungus | I took the generic Lamasil for 90 days and experienced no side effects... didn't even know there where all these negative effects. I also drank in moderation over the 90 day period with no trouble. Nails are starting to look better, but I hear it takes six months to completely clear the nails. I am glad I took a change to get rid of the fungus for good. | F | 28 | 90 days | 10/10/2009 | 3 | fingernail & toenail fungus | Horrible taste in my mouth,do not want to eat anything | Using this drug for 8 weeks, showing much improvement in fingernails only.I am losing weight due to inability to stand the taste of anything(including water). I will stick out the remaining 4 weeks, but will never use this drug again,fungus or not. | M | 62 | 8 weeks | 9/30/2009 | 4 | toenail fungus | None | Lamisil is working great on my toenail fungus, BUT I just wanted to let everyone know that if they are scared to try it, ask your doctor for Penlac solution to try first. I had fungus on 4 toes, and the Penlac completely cleared two of my nails, but I started Lamisil because there was no change whatsoever with the other two affected nails. | F | 34 | 9/27/2009 | 1 | toe fungus | severe constipation, stomach cramps, slight headache, thirsty, sick to stomach | I will just paint my toenail. Hopefully it will fall off, and I'll grow in a healthy one. | F | 45 | 2 days | 9/27/2009 | 1 | toe fungus | dizziness severe at times-tired- unable to focus-nausea-stomach pain-severe headaches-insomnia-stiff neck-leg cramps | After one month of taking this poison I called my dermatologist-told him how miserable I was feeling-He told me to continue taking the lamisil and that there must be something else going on in my body- continued the medication -the dizzy spells and other symptoms got worse-checked with my regular doctor- He also said it's not the lamisil-He directed me to an ear specialist to check for inner ear disorders- went through all kinds of tests -results -no inner problems-checked the internet and found this site-after reading the comments I decided , after 10 weeks of misery to discontinue taking this poison- it took about 2 weeks to get this "medication" out of my system but all of the horrible symptoms have disappeared--Were the doctors right or was lamisil the cause of my problems? I know the answer and I hope you do to!! Do not take lamisil!!It ruined 3 months of my life! It is not not worth the risk of having horrible side effects-fears mentally as to what is happening to your body and an overall horrible spaced out feeling--I lived with this toe fungus for 20 years and I wish I decided to live with it for the rest of life! It was a bad decision on my part to try lamisil-DON'T make the same mistake!! | M | 66 | 10 weeks | 9/20/2009 | 1 | nail fungus | I have had no sense of smell or taste for ten months now after taking lamisil for only five days and then quite taking it. | What can I do to get my tastes back? | M | 57 | 5 days | 9/5/2009 | 3 | 4 toenails with fungus | I have stomach pain, knee joint paint, so much gas in my stomach and constipation. I have been taking the medicine for only 2 days. | I have had this fungus problem since 15 years. Tried everything execpt Lamisil. Now I have put myself together and will keep on taking it... | F | 31 | 2 days | 8/31/2009 | 3 | toenail fungus | After eating I would get hot and start sweating. Nausea followed by vomiting happened at least twice a week. I am just about to start my 3rd and last month. I am going to tough it out, but it really sucks feeling like this | M | 29 | 60 days | 8/20/2009 | 5 | Fungus on fingernails and toenails | random nosebleeds, slight loss of appetite that returned two weeks after finishing medicine | when i drank alcohol, it seemed to affect me much faster.. so keep that in mind.. alcohol and lamisil probably shouldn't be taken together anyway even with the side effects, this medicine works and is very much worth it | M | 33 | 12 weeks | 8/18/2009 | 5 | 10 fungus toenails | I have had fungus toenails for about 8 years and it was on all ten of them, I even lost my big toenail a few times and it would grow back even grosser. They were bad! | i used the Lamisil for 90 days and it was about 80% cured and now 10 months later, it is about 99.8% gone. The only complaint I have is horrible bad breatha and still 10 months later, I still have it, I just chew gum all the time. MY toes look great , thank you :) I can wear sandles for the first time in years and I feel great | F | 41 | 90 days | 8/5/2009 | 1 | Foot Fungus | I got really bad itchy hives 15 days into taking my prescription. My joints and some muscles have been hurting for few a weeks and I may contribute that to the prescription too. I still have the hives it has been 4 days now, all over my entire body, head, palms, wrists, arms, neck, chest, hips, legs, and feet. They seem to be subsiding a little since I stopped taking the pill 2 days ago. I got them on a Friday and had them all weekend. I have just left a call into my Dr. I want to know how long this is going to stay in my system. I will not continue taking this after all the comments I have read. I hope my hives do not turn into shingles. | F | 31 | 15 days | 7/27/2009 | 3 | toenail fungus | the cream made my skin EXTREMELY sensitive and Itchy. Switched to tabs which i barely get a metal taste in my mouth so far (only 3 days with the tabs) | so yeah the cream, and I used alot all over my feet and nails, made me itsch and itch like crazy. I didnt realize this could possible happen. As it turned out I went to the dr to get the RX tab so realizing the itching was from the cream (1%) that i just started to take, and the itching/sensitivity has gone away. Will let you know about the generic tabs. | M | 40 | 3 days | 7/5/2009 | 1 | Toenail fungis | I took this posion for three weeks after the end of the second week I noticed everything tasted funny. Then I started to have terrible nausa and could not eat or drink without feeling like I was going to vomit. I am loosing weight and I'm very tired my gut has an awful pain in it. If I do eat only the first bite am I able to taste a little and swallow. If I continue to try to eat I have to spit out what was chewed or I will throw up. My mouth is constantly saltly tasting and discusting. Even if I brush my teeth it still tastes awful. I can tolerate water with the juice of half a lemon if it's very cold and I drink it fast. I can barely taste fresh basil and spicy food but the stomach pain prevents me from eating. My doctor took blood from me last week to test liver enzymes I have already stoped the drug. I am very concerned about my health I have lost 10 lbs in three weeks. I would never reccomend this drug to any one loosing your sense of taste robs you of any pleasure in ea | It seem the people that have the taste distribance are at a higher risk for liver damage because of this drug. | F | 52 | 21 days | 7/4/2009 | 1 | Toe nail fungus | Horrible constipation like symptoms. I am 44 YO male and couldn't go for 3-4 days suddenly about 2-3 weeks into treatment. I used suppositories | M | 44 | 14 days | 6/27/2009 | 3 | Toe nail Fungus | I am within the last 2 weeks of my 3 month perscription. A week and a half ago I totally lost my appitite, have a VERY dry mouth... even after taking a drink of water I am very thristy again. I try to eat everyday but can't eat things that are dry because they become hard to swallow because of the lack of saliva. Also have had loose stool, with some yellow watery discharge, ben VERY anxious... I have alreay lost 10 pound and I am skinny to begin with. I went to the DR and all my liver functions and blood tests came back good. Could this possiably be caused by the Lamisil. Please e-mail me with suggestions | On a plus note I am noticing a diffence with the my to nails but I have quit taking it for the last 2 weeks I had left | M | 30 | 2.5 months | 6/25/2009 | 1 | Toe nail fungus, mild, | I don't ususally trust what I read on the Internet. So, I can't believe it, but yes - I lost my sense of taste at about 6 weeks. It's still faint, tasting as though I mixed the food with a heavy paste. I do taste very salty things, but it only registers as the salt. I immediately stopped the medication. My liver panel was normal at one month on meds - will check it again in a couple of weeks. I would not take this medicine again. I had tried the topical, prescription strength anti-fungals, but to no avail. Hopefully there is a newer, more palatable option out there. | F | 48 | 42 days | 6/15/2009 | 1 | toe nail fungus | loss of taste/feeling of having lumps in my throat | sudden loss of taste at about six weeks of taking medication. I can't imagine not being able to taste food again. Does anyone know how long these symptoms last?? Wish I would have never taken this medication. I debated for several years--but then my dermatologist said they came out with a generic form--much less costly--so I went for it! Big Mistake!! | F | 46 | 6 weeks | 6/10/2009 | 1 | Finger nail fungus | After living with a disfigured and mostly absent finger nail for over 10 years I finally decided to give Lamisil a try. I've taken the generic version for 5 weeks now. I developed itchy patches all over my body after about a week. A steroid shot seemed to clear that up. Then at 4 weeks in I lost my sense of taste. Everything tastes horrible! I've already lost 5% of my body weight and I'm afraid that will rise. I'm discontinuing the medication! | F | 37 | 35 days | 6/3/2009 | 5 | Toe Fungus | NONE WHAT SO EVER! | After 3 or 4 years of having to hide my toes due to a real bad case of toe fungus, my doctor gave me Lamisil about 5 or 7 years ago and I never experienced any effects. My toes are great. I am great! | F | 44 | 3 months | 5/12/2009 | 2 | toe fungus | I am not a person who ever has reactions to anything. I don't have allergies and I'm very healthy. So when I got the info sheet that came with the drug (generic - Terbinafine) I pretty much ignored it. When, at about day 25 into my 90 day prescription, I started to itch, I thought it was dry skin. Then the itching turned to rashes on different parts of my body. When one went away another appeared - on forearms, calves, even the bottoms of my feet. It didn't seem it could be due to the meds because of the time that had passed. Then, around day 29 I started to have muscle/joint aches and brief swelling of my ankles that would go away and return. At that point I found this site and reports of so many similar symptoms. | I will stop the drug. I could live with the symptoms for 60 more days if I knew that was as bad as it would get and that they'd go away after stopping the drug. But after seeing the loss of taste and other symptoms people are reporting, I'm not willing to take the chance. Thanks to all for the warnings. | F | 46 | 31 days | 5/1/2009 | 1 | toenail fungus | shingles in right buttucks moving to back and upper leg .horrible pain. now on valtrex for shingles. limp .foot won't step smoothly down. cannot sit down for more than a minute without shooting pain. ps, skied all winter. am healthy. 60 yrs | F | 60 | 12 days | 4/26/2009 | 4 | toe fungus | had horrible indigestion the first 2-3 weeks, but that quickly subsided. Continued to drink alcohol occasionally. | I'm on day 75 of the 90-day treatment. I was terrified of taking this medication after getting on this board, but I haven't had any problems. They say it can take up to a year for any signs of improvement to the fungus, but I can already tell a difference in the look and feel of my toenail. (Just in time for summer! Thank goodness!) While I believe this drug to be highly powerful and believe the side effects many people are reporting are real, I think if you need to take this drug to get rid of a fungus, you should do so. Just monitor yourself very closely while on the drug. | F | 32 | 75 days | 4/23/2009 | 3 | left thumbnail fungal infection | I'm at week 7 of 250mg once a day. First 30 days everything was fine, then I started with welts on my chest, shoulders, arms, legs and back. The medicine seems to be killing the fungus, but the rash is really itchy. My GP assures me the rash isn't from the anti-fungal, but I know better. Before taking the drug my left thumb was in bad shape - cracking and bleeding from the slightest bump, ugly, black raised nail with a foul odor. I'm going to see a dermatologist to see what I can do about this problem. I hate taking this drug, but there is no other way to get under the nail and attack this horrible fungus. My thumb is much better and now it looks like if I can continue the meds it will kill the fungus. This isn't a cosmetic problem,the fungal infection was really nasty. I have always been a "health nut" and think my superior diet and avoidance of alcohol, drugs, chemicals and crappy food has helped me to avoid many of the side effects other have written about here. Th | M | 50 | 45 days | 4/20/2009 | 3 | Toe Nail Fungus | Been taking Lamisil Generic for 4 months with no side effects. I have one more refill for a 5th month. Slowly my left big toe nail is coming out clear. | M | 29 | 106 days | 4/16/2009 | 3 | Toenail fungus | I little spacey, but could be from the aciphex I am also taking. | I've been on this for two weeks and have had hardly any side effects. I have found that thinking about the pill too much is what's causing the problem, so I take it at night, with some milk or a light snack. I did notice I do get a little spacey, but only when I first take the pill, and I just sleep that off. I can't wait to see the positive results, and don't let all the negative hype scare you. The majority of the negative side effects happen in less than 3% of people taking this medication! | F | 25 | 2 weeks | 4/13/2009 | 5 | toe nail fungus | very mild side effects in the beginning | Not going to lie..these postings scared the crap out of me. But tired of fighting the fungus. Just finished a 90-day program. I had a bit of cotton mouth the first few days. I also felt a little scatter-brained. I did cut out all caffeine, still had some alcohol. Nails looking much better. | F | 45 | 90 days | 4/7/2009 | 4 | toe nail fungus | nail fungus for over 20 years. Dermatologist recommended generic & suggested tests after 90 day treatment - but has never had a patient with a problem. I actually started to have fungus on my legs that would not go away. | No side effects so far - have quit drinking alcohol and upped water. Nails started improving immediately. Will reaffirm after total treatment - I am about half done. | F | 59 | 45 days | 4/2/2009 | 3 | toenail fungus | no taste | Three years ago I noticed that all food tasted bad. The only thing I could think of was that I was taking lamasil. I called my doctor and he was confused and not aware that it was a side effect. I quit taking lamasil. I am a pharmaceutical sales rep so I knew to look at the side effects and saw 3%. Three weeks ago I went to a new md because I moved and was fed up with my yellow toenails and I told her of my losing taste with my last trial with lamasil....again she said that she had never heard that this was indeed a side effect so I thought that perhaps Lamasil was not the cause of my previous loss of taste. Well I was wrong and 4 days ago lost about 80% of taste...I am actually eating papa johns pizza with the butter sauce right now hoping that I would at least taste a part of the rich taste...it tastes like crap. I dont know if I can go another 2 1/2 months of this but on the other hand I dont want yellow nails so i am going to try and stick it out. But the good news is that I can tell you that you will get the taste back...I dont remember it taking that long...probably about a week after I discontinued treatment. Wow...the simple things we take for granted. My father is taking it right now as well and he tastes everything. Everyone acts differently to all medications...we are just the unlucky 3% :-( Good Luck!!!! | M | 31 | 20 days | 3/30/2009 | 3 | toe nail fungus | This stuff makes you dizzy.Light headed, | I have had toe nail fungus for over 5 years. I was feed up with all the home treatments that did not work. So i am on this crappy drug. It does seem to be working.My toes are growing in pink over half way however I am dizzy and faint even while i type this comment. I have 18 days left and I am trying to stick it out because there really is nothing else that works.I work fo myself and need to be a sharp self starter to keep things on track.I feel the mental difference the drug makes.Its powerful stuff.If my toenail fungus is cured it will be worth it.My liver function tests are all normal.I am dizzy to the point of almost feeling drunk.I do not use any alcohol or other drugs of any type. God bless you all and good luck getting rid of the fungus | M | 39 | 57 days | 3/26/2009 | 1 | fungal infection-toe | I didn't observe any change in the toe nail but about six weeks into treatment I noticed my taste had changed dramitically. I had difficulty with mild flavors like yogurt and even felt my coffee tasted different. My dr. told me to discontinue but after several weeks, my taste was still effected. The dr. and pharmacy has heard of this side effect but basically said there was nothing they could do about it. My dilemma is that I find it hard to believe that (according to Lamiail info) only 3% of the population have this neg. side effect. So many people taking this product have had similar sidde effects. Personally, I would rather taste food and use a home remedy like vinegar on it. Is there an independent study that could be done to determine the real results?? I am very dissatisfied with the results. I've also complained to the FDA--basically didn't get any satisfaction from them. | F | 65 | 30 days | 3/15/2009 | 4 | Toe nail fungus | Everything tastes bad, after 45 days, even water. I cannot taste sweet or salty. | Nails are looking better | M | 47 | 60 days | 3/10/2009 | 1 | toenail fungus | altered taste | I've NEVER experienced side-effects from ANY drug befor ethis one, so I was quite surprised when my taste suffered major changes suddenly at 4 3/4 weeks. I have a terrible taste in my mouth at all times, water tastes horrible, EVERYTHING tastes horrible. The major problem is that I still get hungry, and I can still smell food properly; also, the most tolerable foods are either extremely spicy (but taste mild), or typically high in fat (like cashew nuts for some reason taste bland, but not like crud)so I effectively haven't even lost weight like some other posters. Socially, this is miserable- not just because people have no idea what impact this side effect has. Today is my last day -I'm quitting a week early- and I'm hoping that my taste comes back- I LOVE cooking, so this is unbearable to me. I'm very sad and scared about this. | F | 37 | 42 days | 3/9/2009 | 1 | Finger nail fungus | It was only after about five weeks into a six week course of treatment that I noticed that sweet things didn't taste the same. Very shortly after that, I lost all sweet taste and all the food I ingest tastes like what I would imagine sawdust tastes like. There is no joy in eating. I can discern a few tastes, principally lemon, lime, peppermint, parsley, cilantro, etc. But after a few bites, there is no taste at all. I love to cook and I can't even try out new recipes because I can't taste them. What a way to live. I don't wish this on anyone. | If you are thinking about taking this drug, THINK HARD. If you have never suffered from this side effect, you can't really appreciate what it is like not to be able to taste. I have lost 5 pounds so far and have to force myself to eat. I was so naive to just take a drug prescribed by a physician and not do research on it beforehand. The "possible side effects" described by the manufacturer are very understated. Almost like, well, there is a possibilty but it's very rare. I would say that it is not that rare from what I read here. You have to be your own advocate. | F | 59 | 45 days | 2/26/2009 | 1 | Toe Nail Fungus | After about a month I could not taste my food. I started trying to find out why and found this website, and found that others had the same symptoms as mine. Loss of taste for most everything including sugar and salt. Water doesn't even taste like anything. I have stopped take the medication and will not take it again. | F | 53 | 30 days | 2/18/2009 | 1 | yeast infection | My whole body stunk like something rotton. My hair began falling out and what was left felt like cotton candy. It's been two years and my hair still feels like cotton candy. I don't think it will grow back either. Sorry for all of you looking for reassurance. I think the lamisil burned out some of my hair folicles or something. I think this drug needs to be banned and those suffering lasting effects should be compensated. | My sister lost quite a bit of hair about 15 years ago. I mentioned to my sister that my hair was getting thin. Without her knowing my situation, she told me that her hair not only fell out but also felt like cotton candy. I told her mine did too and told her that I was on Lamisil and attributed the problem to the Lamisil. Then, surprisingly, she told me that she had been on Lamisil when all of this happened to her! I couldn't believe it! This drug has been causing people's hair to fall out for years and it's still on the market! | F | 49 | 90 days | 2/17/2009 | 4 | toenail fungus | Extreme fatigue, tongue felt swollen off and on. | Wasn't sure if the fatigue was a result of the drug or just life, 3 days off it and I'm back to normal. I would drag myself out of bed and through the day and head straight to the couch for a long nap when I got home, spent weekends in bed--killed the fungus and my home life. If you're gonna take this drug--take it when you have a lot of down time. I lost a lot of weight sleeping through dinner, napping at lunch--I didn't have it to lose. Drink a Lot of water--the tongue swelling feeling seemed to coincide with being dehydrated as my need for fluids seemed to go way up and as long as I was drinking gatorade and water ALL day--there were no issues. Every 2 hours I chugged a 32oz bottle of one or the other and I don't typically care for either, but the thirst would be incurrable and my tongue would feel swollen the next day if I didn't. Overall the drug did what it was supposed to do and the side effects were managable. I just got over low iron, so the fatigue is not something tha | F | 43 | 90 days | 2/14/2009 | 1 | Toe Nail Fungus | I took this for approx 3 1/2 weeks, then seemed to lose taste and stopped medicine. I've been off medicine for 1 1/2 weeks and still no taste. Not just no taste but when I start eating anything, after a couple of bites, it starts to taste worse and worse. I have absolutely no taste when brushing my teeth. Water tastes like metal and I have a constant bad taste in my mouth. Sometimes it makes me feel nauseous. This is awful. | Can anyone find any food or drink that they can get a decent taste? I read bananas, but I couldn't taste them. | M | 54 | 4 weeks | 2/4/2009 | 1 | fungal infection on foot | Using the cream which supposedly has no side effects. Apply cream in am. and pm. Started having excruciating headaches by day three, didn't realize what might be causing them. Quit cream day four. No headache day five. Started cream again, first two days only used cream at bedtime. Third day used pm. and fourth am. again. Headache returned with a vengence by afternoon. I think I'll try tea tree oil-really no side effects | F | 35 | 12 days | 2/3/2009 | 1 | toenail fungus | After 28 days of being on this medicine, I suddenly lost all of my taste for almost everything. I stopped taking it as soon as I found this website and read about the side effects. It has now been 12 days and I still cannot taste anything, especially sugar and vinegar! I also have a salty metal taste in my mouth all of the time. My doctor had never heard of this happening to anyone! I hope that it is not permanent!! Can anyone give me an idea of how long I will have to deal with this? | I wish I had done my research before taking this drug! | F | 57 | 30 days | 1/12/2009 | 1 | toe fungal infection | Loss of taste at day 34. Took drug for 36 days because couldn't get hold of Dr. due to holidays & then talked w/ pharmacist to see if I could stop immediately w/out further problems. Have constant salty taste in my mouth. Either everything tastes foul, salty or no taste but yet w/ an underlying sludge taste making most foods and drinks completly repulsive. Eating a sandwich w/ meat, I can only take one or 2 bites before I have to throw it out, it is so disgusting. Have also become constipated but probably due to non tolerance of liquids & my current limited diet. I used to drink a lot of water & now I can hardly stand the amount of water to rinse my mouth after brushing my teeth. The worst is sweets, particularly chocolate which I dearly love. Dairy & most fruits are bad. One thing that did actually taste good was a Confederate Bean Soup that had smoked sausage in it. I could tolerate a a pork roast only because it was served w/ a dried fruit compote & the c | DO NOT TAKE LAMISIL! It's just not worth it! I didn't know about these side effects going into it & when I did read the pamphlet, it said it affected only 2-3% of the poplulation which doesn't seem to be the case for the people on this site. One person on this site did write to the drug co. that responded that 90% of the people get their taste ack in 12 weeks or less and 10% will take a little longer but overall couldn't give any time frames. The pharmacist told me if it took 36 days to build up, it might take that long to work its way out. | F | 59 | 36 days | 1/11/2009 | 5 | kin infection from feral cat | I took in some feral kittens, after 2 weeks began getting bad skin irritaions. | My skin doc gave topical creme advice and took a biopsy. She advised me to take kittens to vet. Vet did a black light test on them and they were all bright green. He gave them a treatment and they all died overnight. The next morning my skin doc called me in PERSON! She and her skin doc hubby were very concerned. After initially telling me that lamisil was too invasive for treatment, put me on it immeadiately. It was the answer to my problems. The terrible skin issues which had even gone into my eyes were gone quickly. I was warned of the terrible side effects ( of which I had none ) but needed to resolve this quickly. | F | 46 | 14 days | 1/7/2009 | 3 | Toe fungus | Complete loss of taste and smell within a few weeks. Stopped taking drug after 60 days and it took another 60 days to get most of my taste senses back. Now, almost a year after taking the drug, I have constant excess saliva in my mouth that I fear is another long term side-effect. Has anyone else had this long term problem? | Yes, the toe fungus has cleared, but I agree with others who question...is it worth it? Losing your sense of taste and smell is a very depressing state. | M | 48 | 60 days | 1/5/2009 | 2 | fungal nail infection | writing this on behalf of my boyfriend he has been taking it for 6 weeks, he is tired all the time, lack of sex drive, flu and cold symptoms he aches all over, taste buds none existant, no appetite, after reading all these i will tell him to stop taking | M | 34 | 6 weeks | 1/1/2009 | 1 | Toenail fungus | I went back and forth about taking this medication until my pharmacist told me he took it with no side effects - my doctor said there might be mild side effects but most people reported none... I said to heck with it and began a 12 week treatment. No side effects during the first four weeks. On the fifth week experienced nausea and extreme itching. Itching was so severe all over my hands and wrists swelled from the sratching. Then I woke up one morning and opened a can of sweet ice tea which I love but I couldn't taste the sweetness - it was like water - everything went downhill from there. It's been two weeks, I cannot taste anything sweet. Most food is blander than bland or very salty. Nausea is almmost constant, even after drinking water (also very nasty) My mouth has a constant salty "taste" in it and I am miserable! I stopped taking the medication as soon as this "taste disturbance" occurred and notified my doctor. | I believe the medication should undergo further testing and that the side effects more clearly defined - this is not just a taste disturbance - this is extreme. If I knew this would occur I would NOT have taken the medication. | F | 46 | 5 weeks | 1/1/2009 | 1 | Nail Infection | Lost of taste and smell, even water! Two weeks in and out of ICU due to kidney failure and other related side effects including the possiblility of a stroke. Possible rare SLE Lupis SIDE EFFECTS! Still have the nail infection. | Live with the nail infections. If I was aware of ALL the side effects I never would have taken this medication. I have been in good health my entire life, hardly even sick with a cold. Now I am looking at at least six months of slow recovery and drugs to try and correct my present situation. My problem is that people are not given all the necessary information by the drug company about ALL the possible risks. My doctors were also unaware of these side effects and confused by my conflicting test results. Thanks to a concerned friend this situation was brought to light and hopefully the proper steps are being taken to bring about a full recovery. I wonder if the durg company would like to cover the $150,000 in medical bills? | F | 43 | 9 weeks | 12/26/2008 | 5 | Fingernail fungus | Honestly, I had no side effects. | I was absolutely terrified about taking this medication even before reading the patient comments on this site. I have suffered from fingernail fungal on one hand for 37 yrs leaving me feeling helpless. I have noticed clear improvement already but it's early days yet. I took my last tablet today, Christmas eve, what a Fantastic Christmas gift. I kept off alcohol and caffeine for the entire duration of the course and intend doing so for another month at least. My advice is, if the benefits outweigh the risks, go for it and maintain a positive mind. Good luck! | F | 49 | 6 weeks | 12/24/2008 | 5 | Toenail Fungus | No side effects | This website had me scared out of my mind to take the generic Lamisil. After 3 months, my liver is great, and no side effects to report. My toenail fungus that I've had since I was 14 is gone and the athletes foot that I've had since I was 5 is also gone. I've battled athletes foot all my life and have been embarrassed to ever wear open toed shoes. I'm beyond happy with my results and urge everyone to be aware of the POSSIBLE side effects, but there are many positive cases out there, people just want to tell about their bad experiences. | F | 25 | 3 months | 12/19/2008 | 4 | Toenail fungus | diarrhea the entire 3 months | I took the generic version of Lamisil, but it worked great! Both fungal toenails are looking better, starting to grow in pink. I'm glad I endured through the 3 months of diarrhea, it was worth it. | F | 49 | 90 days | 12/17/2008 | 3 | Toe nail fungus | Tiredness, abdominal pain, intestinal pain, lower back pain, nausiated, and occasional bad taste. And anxiety. | It's scary, I got sick then had to have blood work done, liver seemed fine, never checked my kidney's. My toe looks better and doesn't hurt anymore, but my insides are so messed up and hurt really bad, I ended up in ER, they didn't find anything, had CT-Scan everything appears to be fine, but I feel horrible. I called my podiatrist and he recommended that I take one one day then skip a day, or break it in 1/2 and extend my treatment time, but I've heard way too much bad, I'm going to discontinue it, it's not worth the pain and nausia, it's effecting my work and other activities. | F | 23 | 2.5 months | 12/17/2008 | 5 | Toenail fungus | My sense of smell was slightly altered...it seemed like I could always smell something like metal...but really it wasn't that serious, just odd! | Worked really well for me! Toenail fungus IMMEDIATELY stopped spreading after a week on Lamisil. After 12 weeks, fungus was halfway grown out. 6 months later, the fungus had completely gone, thank goodness. Obviously it is your choice to take the medication or not, but please don't be scared by all the awful information about the possible side effects. My doctor says that the possible risks are WAY overblown and as long as you are healthy you should be just fine. | F | 26 | 3 months | 12/12/2008 | 1 | 6 weeks | Got terrible taste in mouth, unable to taste food. This starting happening after 5.5weeks of taking lamisil. Has anyone gotten back their taste? I stop taking it. It has been 3.5 weeks and I'm still the same. HELP! | F | 47 | 6 weeks | 12/9/2008 | 1 | toe nail fungus | took for almost 6 weeks, when notice an bad taste in my mouth. I stopped it. It has been 3.5 weeks and taste is not back to normal. My doctor says it will take about 4 weeks. | For those who have experience this horrible side effects how long did it take for taste to return back to normal? | F | 47 | 5.5 weeks | 12/8/2008 | 1 | Toenail fungus | After 6 weeks of taking this medication I noticed that everything I ate and drank tasted odd. I contacted my doctor and stopped taking Lamisil immediately upon discovering that loss of taste or taste disturbance was a side effect of this drug. I contacted Novartis customer service department who refused to discuss my concerns saying it was against their code of practice! They agreed to write to my doctor to give him what information they had about this side effect (and then had the nerve to ask if he would pass on my medical history so they could put me into the database! I refused). So I have been told it should take about 6 weeks for my taste to recover. But 6 weeks has been and gone and I still have major taste disturbance. It has gone from a mouthful of sea water to a mouthful of soapy water! Nice!! To make matters worse I am an insulin dependent diabetic and have consequently had several hypos on account of not being able to eat properly. I am thoroughly depressed about | F | 45 | 42 days | 12/1/2008 | 1 | nail fungus | see below posting 11/5/2008. That's me. | I contacted Novartis today and urge everyone experiencing this to register your issues with the company. They will not fully know how devastasting this is until we all register our complaints. The number is 1-800-452-0051. It is worth your time. | F | 41 | 31 days | 11/25/2008 | 1 | nail fungus | Took for 5 1/2 weeks of 6 weeks treatment. At 5 1/2 weeks lost my sense of taste and ability to eat. Everything I eat has a chemical taste and is extremely intolerable. | I am going to 2 weeks now without the ability to eat normally. I'm losing weight and feel sick constantly. I feel like I have been poisoned systemically. I would never suggest taking this medicine to anyone. It took 5 1/2 weeks for this horrible side effect to happen. There was no indication on the side effects listed on the medicine sheet when given to me. Lamisil web site claims this is a "rare" side effect. Doesn't look rare to me with all of the complaints here. | F | 55 | 45 days | 11/20/2008 | 1 | 4 weeks | Took Lamisil for nail fungus for 4 weeks. Ran out of medicine so, I went to get a refill but was informed by my doctor I had to have my liver function checked first. There was a three day period before I saw my doctor and noticed I had loss all taste. Stopped taking medicine immediatly. Now, one week off drug and I have a constant salty taste in my mouth and all foods even water are horrible. Can't eat and I see that I am already losing weight. Would never have taken this medication had I known this would happen. Destroys your quality of life. This drug should be banned.I think all people suffering from this drug should sue the drug manufacturer. Hope to god effects aren't permanent and short lived. Anyone told to take this drug by their doctor should run away as fast as you can. Better to live with the fungus! If anyone knows how to get taste back please respond. | M | 48 | 30 days | 11/15/2008 | 1 | toenail and foot fungus | head ache, loss of taste, bad taste in my mouth all the time. | Depressed because of loss of taste. Cold cereal, regular cherios or special K seem to taste ok. Smell is normal. Suffered with fungus for over 40 years, kept getting worse. Tried bleach soaks which helped, but always came back. After 70 days on lamisil pills, it seems to have cured the fungus. I quit the pills because of bad taste. Now I will use lamisil cream twice a day for several weeks to make sure it don't come back. | F | 63 | 70 days | 11/15/2008 | 1 | toenail fungus | Day 31, horrible bitter/metallic taste. Discontinued immediately. Now med-free for 19 days, lost sense of taste for sugar, carbs, bread products and dairy. Can barely taste meat. Water is disgusting unless peppermint oil is added. Lost 6 pounds of muscle already. | This medicine has serious adverse effects that are not disclosed can last for 35-120 days after last pill taken. Began doing a lemon/hot water drink to cleanse the liver with some success. This product is not worth the risks of damage. | F | 41 | 31 days | 11/5/2008 | 5 | Fungus on my right big toe | The only side effect for me was the price. Ouch! | I wanted to write a review after a successful use of this product because I believe that the majority of people who write on these boards are unsatisfied users and the satisfied users typically do not come back to share their results. Now, this is a very serious drug and should be taken with precaution and discretion. But not all experiences are “horror” stories, so here is mine, I had fungus on my right big toe ever since I can remember. Like most, I was embarrassed to show off my toe and was envious of everyone that could. I wanted to get rid of this unwelcome guest and was convinced that topical treatment could not effectively do the job. I decided to use Lamisil and I have to admit, it worked! – And no, I am not in any way a rep for this product. It took 6 weeks to visibly see my new toe coming in, and about 5 months to have a normal, pink toe. It’s now been 9 months since I used this treatment and the fungus has not returned, although, I now use Tinactin | M | 27 | 90 days | 10/18/2008 | 1 | Toe nail fungus | After 3 months on the medication with no apparent problem, I noticed decrease in my smell and taste but thought it was due to a sinus infection. The condition worsened and after sinus problem was gone, the persistent phantom smell and taste didn't cease. I cannot distinquish the smell of perfume from cigarette smoke. The taste of coffee, pizza and steaks is like rotten mushrooms. Some taste like lemons and oranges is discernable. | Has anyone successfully recovered from the taste/smell loss? Has anyone done any type of detox to help the recovery? is there some natural way to cure this malady. I do not recommend this for anyone unless you are aware of the chances that it may fail you. The sad part is that I used to be an excellent cook and I cannot even make a decent cup of coffee or smell popcorn!! I would rather have my toenail removed and have a fake one...... Quality of life is hampered!! Even beer and wine is not refreshing!!! Any feedback would be welcomed. | M | 46 | 3 months | 10/18/2008 | 1 | toe nail fungus | After the 3rd month of completing one round of lamisil I now have abdominal pain that is getting severe. My taste is effected, but can taste food ok. However, I feel that my liver is infected and will call the doctor tomorrow. I will follow up if I live. The nail fungus is about 80 percent gone. | I think my liver is infected with pain in my upper abdominal area. | M | 49 | 3 months | 10/13/2008 | 1 | toe nails | Im writing on behalf of my mother who is 54, and like many others is suffering from complete taste loss after 5 weeks. It's been a horrible experience for her so far, to not be able to taste ANYTHING. She's lived on chicken nuggets for the past 3 weeks. She's lost weight and she's depressed. I think that comes from not being able to taste food and fear that it may never come back, you just eat to get strength. Its comforting to know that most of these people at least got SOME taste back in about 6 weeks. Im so glad I found this page. Its helped a lot...thank God, since the doctors completely blow you off and have no obvious clue to this side effect. Thats amazing since it IS like the 3rd side effect on the list. I think much more attention needs to be drawn to that particular one. I've seen what this med does and would not reccomend it for anyone!!! | F | 54 | 5 weeks | 10/2/2008 | 5 | toenail fungus | I had no side effects with this drug. | I was using this drug to treat toenail fungus on two nails. Mine wasn't severe at all. My doctor prescribed 7 pills a month for 12 months. I have been on it for 6 months now and have noticed a change. It may take alot longer but it is better than having side effects that everyone else seems to have. | F | 30 | 6 months | 9/29/2008 | 1 | Toenail Fungus | Horrible Metallic dry taste in my mouth after taking it for 2 weeks and for 2 days after discontinuing it. Extreme fatigue. Flu like symptoms. | After seeing all the bad comments with mine added on this website I would not recommend this drug to anyone. | F | 45 | 21 days | 9/14/2008 | 4 | toe fungus | I took lamisil for 28 days and had no side effects. | I had blood work done to check my liver and the doctor called two days later and told me to stop taking it because it was affecting it. Otherwise I would still be taking it for 2 more months. It really cleared up my athletes foot on the bottom where it always was itching and was starting to see my two affected toes improve. I have to go back in a month for blood work to check my liver again. I will start looking at home remedies. | F | 45 | 28 days | 9/6/2008 | 1 | toenail fungus | After 26 days of Lamisil, had severe allergic reaction. Hives all over the body, from head to toe, swelling of the face, joint pain, you name it. Went to the dermatologist who prescribed this poison, and he put me on Steroids and Benadryl to fight the severe allergic reaction. This is my 2nd day on Steroids, and allergic reaction persists. Hope that it will be gone in a few days. | A classic case of the solution being worse than the initial problem. Don't take this poision. | M | 34 | 26 days | 9/6/2008 | 4 | Nail fungus (toes) | Decreased ability to metabolize caffeine and alcohol. Malaise. | It seems to work so I just deal with the side effects :P | M | 29 | 2 months | 9/4/2008 | 1 | toe nail fungus | I started taking the generic brand of lamisil and I have been on it for about 40 days. After about 35 days into taking the medication, I noticed a change in my sense of taste. At first, I wasn't too sure what was happening. I also noticed that I was always thirsty even though I drink a lot of water already. I also noticed a metalic after taste in my mouth. My stomach was a bit queasy at times and I found myself very tired. My doctor and pharmasist did not warn me about these particular side effects at all. When I started doing more research on the drug and I had realized that other people were describing the same symptoms and more, I decided to stop taking the medication. It is not worth losing all sense of taste over toenail fungus. I looked into homeopathic remedies and one of the things that was suggested was to soak your feet in epsom salt once a day. It may take a while to get rid of the fungus but it is worth a shot. I can always cover my toes with toenail polish. I am | I reccommend that you seriously think about ALL the side effects before taking this medication. I don't think it's worth it and all doctors and pharmacists SHOULD go over EVERY side effect there is. | F | 49 | 40 days | 9/3/2008 | 5 | Toenail fungus | None really. My taste buds on the back of my tongue were swollen for a couple of weeks after 2 1/2 months of the treatment but I'm not sure it was from the Lamisil. No loss of taste. Overall working fine!! PINK TOENAILS AGAIN!! | LOVE IT!! My liver function test were normal. I am seeing pink toenails again. I had several toes that were infected because I was either pregnant or breastfeeding for 2 1/2 years and could not take it. Very minor side effects if any at all. I can not wait until all the fungus is gone and I can wear open toe shoes with confidence again. I will let cha know later. | F | 35 | 80 days | 8/24/2008 | 3 | Toenail Fungus | Extreme fatigue, pale stools, abdominal pain, indigestion, taste disturbance. | My bloodwork was fine while taking this medicine, however the side effects did indicate possible liver problems so I stopped taking the drug anyway. It's a shame too because it was really starting to work, but I won't risk destroying my liver over it. | M | 45 | 30 days | 8/21/2008 | 3 | toenail fungus | I've been taking the generic for about 3 weeks. Haven't noticed any side effects so far. I do however really miss cocktails!!! I went on vacation last week and my doctor told me to just take a break from the prescription so I could have drinks with friends. Hmmm I did it but now I wonder if it was a good idea. Haven't seem improvement in the nails but they were so ugly I hide them under dark polish. We'll see at next pedicure. | F | 49 | 21 days | 8/8/2008 | 3 | no known side effect at the time took it over a year fungus cleared up after 10 or 11 months around year 2000 fungus comming back again in 2008 | now in 2008 I have liver cancer may be a connection | M | 15 months | 8/4/2008 | 5 | toe nail fungus | None at all! DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL DURING OR AFTER THE USE OF LAMISIL. It WILL have an affect on your liver test results. | It definitely worked for me. My toe nails look great! | M | 28 | 3 months | 7/30/2008 | 1 | M.D. thought I had nail fungus | Severe allergic reaction: Acute Generalized Exanthamatous Pustulosis!! Started with slight rash after taking pill for 23 days. The explosive, chemical reaction in my bloodstream caused nausea, fatigue, fever and the worst skin reaction with pustules, edema, itching, redness - totally unbelievable until one sees it!! Stopped medication on June 17th. I am still suffering. The allergic reaction took over my entire body, every place where there is skin and blood. Took tapering dose of Prednisone as prescribed but it did not stop reaction from reaching my face, hair,all through to my finger tips & toes. Hair feels like cotton candy. I would describe it as a severe chemical burn. My entire first layer of skin is sloughing off. Since it did reach my lower legs at one point I could not walk because the swelling and burning pain was so severe - very scary. Almost every day I had a brief melt down. Soothing Oatmeal Baths helped the most. My total recovery, most likely end of Au | Number One: Be Sure the Diagnosis is correct before ingesting Medication! Be Sure you are aware of all the side effects!!! | F | 63 | 23 days | 7/27/2008 | 1 | toenail fungus | after taking this drug for app. 6 wks my sense of taste is completely distorted. There is a feeling of total mnumbness to partial numbness on parts of my tongue. The ability to taste anything sweet is impossible, I aqm always thirsty. Coffee tastes like poison. I have stopped the lamisil about 10 days ago and there is very little change in these symptoms. | F | 49 | 5 weeks | 7/25/2008 | 1 | toe nail fungus | loss of taste for 9 months/metallic taste/unable to eat/depression/the fungus went away but it came back. | Please use caution when taking this drug. It seems to work until all of a sudden you start to have the taste issues. | F | 57 | 75 days | 7/21/2008 | 5 | To improve my toenails | The only side affect that I had at first was within the first week of starting Lamisil. I broke out in a little rash on my legs and arms but went away. Another side affect was at times I felt a bit of nausa. | I had a wonderful experience with this medicine. I just finished my last dosage today and my nails look beautiful. All my blood work came back good for my liver. I still have time to see improvments but now I walk around with sandels and I am not scared to show off my toes!! | F | 28 | 114 days | 7/15/2008 | 5 | toe nail fungus | None, took it for 3 months and had NO side effects!!!! | I had ugly toes for so long, always wearing covered shoes and I live in Florida, I was so anxious when I started Lamasil, I paid alot of money for it, and I was thrilled with the results, its been a few months and my toes are all perfectly normal, it took almost a year to completely heal, but what a difference and I love looking at my new pedicures and wearing sandals again, stick it out, it's worth it!!!!! | F | 38 | 3 months | 7/15/2008 | 1 | toe nail fungus | did not take lamisil (thank god!) | I had a fungal infection on my big toe. It got so bad, that the nail actually fell off. But, after a couple of months, a new nail grew in, with no fungus! so, it may be simpler to have your nail fall off, or have it removed (same as ingrown nail), then to risk taking this highly dangerous drug | M | 7/7/2008 | 1 | Toe Nail Fungus | Very upset stomach, loss of taste, diarrhee | This med made my stomach very upset to the point I didn't eat. The toe nail fungus was solved by having a portion of the big toe nail removed (similar to the surgery for an ingrown toenail). I wish that option had been presented to me first. I would rather lose the whole toe nail permanetly than to take this again. I also take anti-depressants and anti-anxiety meds and I gave them all "5" ratings. This I give a "1". | M | 33 | 7 days | 6/27/2008 | 1 | nailfugus | Well...first thank you for all the comments it really helped me to come to a decision..namely no i will wait and try homeopathy and topical firts.Reading your side effects it seamse that's the effects i have from having the fungus in my body(i bite my nails)...So if it in your body (contegeous)thru using the drug it pushes the fungus out ...do do that it needs to go through your system to get eliminated and that why the effects are that bad..just a theory. | I've had 1 nail fungus for 2 years now.trying a number of homeremedies.It comes and goes! | F | 50 | 0 days | 6/24/2008 | 5 | Athlete's foot/toenail fungus | None. | This stuff is fantastic. I've been on it for 4 weeks, haven't had a single side effect, and my feet look great. The itching stopped completely within the first week, and by the second I noticed my feet weren't as red and scaly. The toenails are starting to look normal, too, pinker than before, and they seem to be growing in less thick and nasty. For the first time in years I've been able to wear sandals without embarrassment. I would highly recommend this product to anyone who has had severe problems with toenail fungus and athlete's foot. | F | 36 | 27 days | 6/18/2008 | 1 | Fungal toe nails | Severe taste disturbances, weight loss, fatigue, headaches, constipation, depression, back pain | side effects emerged after 5 weeks of taking tablets. Stopped medication immediately. I had a metallic, bi-carbonate soda taste on tongue. All food tasted repulsive, even water. My social life was effected and I felt very depressed. I managed to drink smoothies made with milk, honey, banana, vanilla essence, & ice. I could tolerate porridge for breakfast. A naturopath gave me some herbal drops and my taste started to return 6.5 weeks after stopping tablets. This has been the most miserable time of my life and ruined an overseas holiday. Lamisil should not be on the market. It is a poison. BEWARE!!!! | F | 54 | 5 years | 6/3/2008 | 3 | Toenail Fungus, both feet | Headaches, Kidney Inflammation, metallic taste, pale stool | I noticed the headaches and pale stool within a week or two of starting generic lamisil. However the headaches were easily manageable with painkillers, and the pale stool simply had my doctor order blood tests. After a month or so I noticed the metallic taste and some abdominal pain that would subside a few hours after taking a pill. In the final two weeks of a three month course of treatment, the abdominal pain got worse and I was forced to stop taking any doses. I am awaiting the results of new blood tests on my kidney function. In the third month I could see the start of clearer nails growing in. I am hopeful that the nail will continue to grow this way now that I have stopped taking lamisil. | M | 27 | 75 days | 6/2/2008 | 1 | Toe nail fungal infection | Do you want to lose one of your five senses? If so, just take Terbinafine. I am unable to taste food properly and have a constant bitter, salty taste in my mouth. The idea of never being able to taste food again is very, very scary and depressing. This side effect far outweights the benefits of getting rid of the nail infection. It is better to have the infection than to lose one of your five senses. | F | 32 | 42 days | 6/1/2008 | 4 | Toenail fungus | The first day I felt a little funny...after that no side effects - I wanted other site visitors to know that not everybody has a bad experience | It seems to be helping several of my toes, but I can't tell yet if the worst ones are benefiting. | F | 62 | 10 weeks | 5/27/2008 | 1 | toe nail fungus | Bad taste in mouth,numbness and pins and needles in right hand , feeling the tablet stuck in gullet, even after halfing it, no more after 5 days did not really want the tablets asked doctor about curanail paint, and she said try the tablets i did not like the side effects i had heard about even before i started them. | I will be returning the prescription back to the pharmacy, and will continue using anti fungal nail gel and then phytex paint to see if this will do the trick, if not i will just have to live with it . | F | 48 | 5 days | 5/26/2008 | 1 | toe nail fungal infection | About two and a half weeks after starting the drug I broke out in HORRIBLE hives all over my body. My hands and feet swelled up (it became painful to walk as the soles of my feet hurt so much). I also had random joint pain in my knees, elbows, fingers and toes that would last a day in each location then move somewhere else. There was also a couple days of severe heartburn, chest pain and some stomach pain. It was awful. | I have been off the dug now for three days. The hives are getting better but the joint pain is still quite bad. The swelling is starting to go down but is not gone yet. This was really awful - my Doctor told me it was a food allergy and totally dismissed the idea that it could be the Lamisil and told me to keep taking it. The hives started to subside the next day after stopping the drug. This whole experience has been very frustrating. | F | 33 | 20 days | 5/25/2008 | 3 | toenail fungus | None yet, but just started. Will report when I'm done or if I start getting an adverse reaction. | I just looked up the incidence of adverse reactions, since some of the reports here really scared me. According to this study of almost 10,000 patients, "Postmarketing surveillance of oral terbinafine in the UK: report of a large cohort study" (you can Google it or find it on www.pubmed.gov), only 0.6% reported taste disturbances and median recovery time for that was 42 days. | F | 43 | 2 days | 5/8/2008 | 4 | Toenail fungus on left foot | During fourth week I developed quite a severe rash which was diagnosed as a 'drug rash' due to the Terbinafine. However this eased. I am feeling quite tired, which may be associated. | I am absolutely delighted so far, which has prompted me to write in to this site, as there are so many negative comments from people who just haven't persevered. Having battled with this for over 10 years and tried everything, at last I am seeing a little improvement, and can't wait to see what the next few weeks bring. | F | 42 | 35 days | 5/3/2008 | 4 | Toenail fungus | Headaches, metallic taste, general malaise, hard to lose weight, lack of motivation, depression, some food has "poisonous" aftertaste; can feel toes tingling which I think means the fungus is being attacked. | It is clearing up my toenails! They are less thick and not as "cheesy" -- sorry to gross everyone out but figure you all know what I mean. I was diagnosed ten years ago with onchymycosis at Mayo Clinic and they told me it was from a very stubborn citrus fungus. I took sporonox before but it came back. I'm hoping this is the ticket but it does have its side effects. I will write back when I am finished -- I am halfway through at this point. I got the generic version and it costs only $4 for a monthly supply at Target which my local pharmacist was kind enough to match. Otherwise I really don't think I would go through the aggro. Good luck everyone. | F | 46 | 6 weeks | 5/1/2008 | 4 | Toenail Fungus | I am exceptionally tired and that is why I decided to research the side affects. Although the fatigue is severe and very out of character for me, I can deal with this side effect. | I am in the process of starting my last 30 days out of a 90 day treatment plan. I have not experienced loss of taste or any of the other side effects that I have read about. The fungus in one big toe was so bad and so painful (it was bowing into my skin) that it had to be removed 3 weeks ago, but I can tell the lamisil is working because the other big toe is now very healthly looking. | F | 51 | 60 days | 4/30/2008 | 1 | toe nail fungus | metallic taste, nausea. This has been happening EVERY day for 8 months (yes, 8 months). It will not go away. I am sick of feeling sick | I took 29 pills and was getting more nauseous by the day.I would NOT recommend this drug to anyone. | M | 63 | 29 days | 4/24/2008 | 1 | Toenail Fungus | Loss of taste | Had tried the nail polish, but kept forgetting to put it on. So, thought I would try this. My former doctor never warned me of the side effect, nor that you should have your liver enzymes checked at least every 6 weeks. When I picked up my 2nd prescription my pharmacist told me. That week, while out of town, I suddenly lost my sense of taste. I had my liver tested, luckily, with good results. It as now been 2 weeks since I’ve stopped taking this medication and I still cannot taste anything, and since I am a cook....this is horrible! By the way, I have been trying Vicks on the fungus. From what I read it works. | M | 52 | 6 weeks | 4/23/2008 | 3 | Toenail fungus | I haven't had any taste problems, but I felt really bad immendiately after starting the drug. I felt depressed and wanted to eat all the time. I feel better now, and I hope I don't have any more problems with that for the remainder of the course. | I think I got the fungus from poor circulation in my hands and feet. It is in my two big toes. I think my treatment is 12 weeks, or 84 days. I have been taking for 54 days, and trimming the two nails and filing about every month. They are growing out very slowly. But it does look like they are growing out pink now at the very base of the two nails. I am excited about that! The only thing is that summer is almost here, and I probably still won't be able to wear sandles through the summer becuase it takes so long to grow out. It doesn't clear the nail that is there, it just starts to grow out clear. I am giong to have blood work done again in a few days, but I want to finish the pills. I hate not being able to show my toes. | F | 24 | 54 days | 4/13/2008 | 1 | Toe Nail Fungus Left Foot Only | Just realized after about 2 weeks of feeling just plain lousy and being out of work last week for 4 days with flu like symptoms, nausea, headache, achiness that it could be the Lamisil. Found this site and tomorrow I will be off it for good. I'm on my second month of a 3 month protocol of 25 mg daily. Have not noticed any improvement on my toenails. Never had any fungus whatsover until about 6 months ago and it stayed on one foot. Have not lossed sense of taste "YET" but am feeling extremely nauseous and a bad headache today. Be careful and BEWARE. | M | 57 | 50 days | 4/13/2008 |
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