Drug Ratings for LAMISIL ATAverage Rating: 2.4 (490 Ratings)
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| 3 | suspected toenail fungus | Have lost sense of taste, still not returned. Fungus cleared up in fingernails and was replaced by a severe attack of psoriasis which I did not know I had till I took the lamisil. Now I am being considered for some really scary immune system lowering drugs that can severly damage your liver, rasie your risk of getting cancer or whacking out your triglyeride levels and raise your chance of heart attack. I wish I had never taken this drug, it has caused me a world of misery and the fungus is coming back because I had to discontinue the drug after 60 days. It has cost me more in medical bills and now the psoriasis is making my life miserable. | F | 52 | 60 days 30 mg 1X D | 4/9/2010 | 1 | toe nail fungus | This medication should be banned. Several months ago I noticed an area under my big toe nail and went to my family doctor. She confirmed a fungus and perscribed Lamisil. She said she has perscribed this medication to many patients and that it is safe. She did do the right thing by requiring liver function blood work initially and at 2 months. My followup was last week and the liver tests came back normal. Last week I started noticing my sense of taste was "off" but didn't know it was related to Lamisil. By last weekend my loss of taste was driving me crazy. Like many here have noted, sweets taste awful, fruit is yucky. Most sweets taste like they have artificial sweeteners, and I can't stand that. I have been surviving on hummus and carrots, granola and skim milk and some soup. I've lost 4 poinds in one week (I can afford to). My mouth always has this dry, salty, metallic taste. | Yesterday I went to my podiatrist and he performed the first of three laser treatments on my toe. I am hopeful that this will rid me of the fungus. My case is not severe as it only started in April. He also suggested that I take Milk Thistle, a natural herb that is a detox for your liver. He said it may help speed up the process to get my taste back and rid my body of this horrible medication. I am so fearful that my taste will not return. I too am a foodie and my friends and family always look forward to my cooking. Not only do I not feel like cooking any more, when I do cook, I have no idea if it is any good. HELP!! | F | 58 | 60 days 1X D | 8/20/2010 | 1 | toenail fungus | after 50 days i noticed that certain foods were not tasting like they should. i didn't connect the lamisil to the taste loss. at 60 days i made the connection and stopped taking it. it's been 18 days since i stopped and still can't taste certain foods. I have no sense of sweet items which is killing me. some foods actually taste HORRIBLE such as breads and starches. I am very unhappy that I even asked my family doctor about my toe. i should have gone to a podiatrist. | M | 62 | 60 days 50MG 1X D | 12/9/2011 | 1 | Toe nail fungus | Metallic Taste | Noticed a change in taste after 2 months. Called the pharmacist and my Doctor. Pharmacist says continue to take, refilled RX. Doctor then called and said stopped taking it. Just wasted money. I stopped. Looks like the toe nail is growing in clear. Can't really tell for sure. The loss of taste is not worth it. I'll do like I have been doing, use dark nail polish. | F | 51 | 60 days 250 mg 1X D | 4/13/2012 | 1 | "alledged toenail fungus" | After about 30 days, I experienced total taste distortion. Nothing tastes good, have lost weight and have discontinued Lamisil on the advice of my new Podiatrist. I Would not have taken Lamisil if I had known about taste distortion. I believe the company has downplayed this side effect to the detrimant of patients. I have now learned it could take over three years for my taste to return, if ever! This medication should not be on the market - it is horrible! I have never experienced anything like this, I am devastated by this experience. | In my opinion, Novartis Pharmaceuticals has not acted responsibly and not dedicated enough research to the contraindications of this medication! Apparently a majority of physicians prescribing this medication have not done their homework! I'm thinking legal action should be involved! | F | 61 | 60 days | 10/24/2006 | 1 | toenail fungus | loss of taste | loss of taste was sudden at 2 months. Stopped taking drug although doctor didn't see taste loss as a reason to stop. Fungus was disappearing. After one week of not taking drug taste slightly better but can't eat bread, pasta, anything sweet. interestingly, rye bread not so bad. Would be interested in web site with suggestions of tolerable foods found by others in same position. | F | 62 | 60 days | 8/13/2005 | 1 | Toenail fungus | Took meds for 8 weeks with clearing of nails evident. Then, like all at once, lost sense of taste. Been that way for last 10 days. Stopped drug couple days ago, not knowing if it was cause of taste loss or not. | After reading so many similar comments, seems like drug clearly has impacted my taste sensation. This suggests major problem that requires some action to stop its use. | M | 59 | 60 days | 11/29/2004 | 3 | Toe Fungus | Body rash. Frequent/rapid hot flushes. More tired. Feel sleepy. | Took ths med once a year ago for 6 weeks. Did not seem to have any side effects. Toe nails started to grow clear then fungus on a big toe returned. Re-take it now for a 3-month course. Been on it for 59 days. This time around I experienced diziness, feel sleepy, light headed, more tired. Worse of all I had frequet body rash while sleeping and frequent/rapid hot flushes, cotton mouth. Taste seemed to be disturbed. Toe nails did not seem to improve that much compared to the first time. | F | 47 | 59 days | 4/26/2007 | 1 | toe nail fungus | After taking 59 Lamicil tablets, I wondered if it was causing the constant, horrible salty taste in my mouth. I called my doctor and asked if that was possible, she said salty taste in mouth wasn't a side effect of Lamisil, so I told her about this website. Thank you so much for this website! It gave me information my doctor did not! I told her I was going off of Lamisil. It did affect my liver after the first month, and I suspect it caused my minor headaches and bleary vision. The good news is the terrible salty taste went away after about 1 month. I still have the toe nail fungus, and am treating it with Tea Tree Oil, Apple Cider Vinegar and Peroxide. | I would not recommend it to anyone, and wonder if doctors are paid to prescribe it! My dermatologist said there were no other antifungus medications on the market, and Lamisil was the only medication that would kill the toe nail fungus. | F | 58 | 59 days | 9/29/2006 | 1 | fingernail fungus | Loss of Taste; slight blurring of vision | Have not been able to find out how long my loss of taste will last. I am very worried about taking this drug. I believe it should not be on the market. | F | 60 | 59 days | 8/25/2004 | 4 | Toe and Fingernail Fungus | Every day I feel like I have a hang-over to some degree. Some days it's mild, occasionally it's overwhelming, to the point that I skip a day's treatment. I do feel awful all the time, my life has suffered because of it (bad family relatons, no exercise). But it is working- fantastically! I hope I can last another 32 days. | Results are to the point that I think I could stop now and be cured, but I am going to try to last out the last month to make sure I am cured. It is truly pure hell (I don't think I would do it again), but I am so close now, if my health is not jeopardized, I think it's worth finishing. | M | 56 | 58 days | 9/20/2006 | 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 | 4 | Severe Toenail Fungus | I have been taking Lamisil for 55 days and experienced severe taste loss for past 10 days. I have seen significant improvement in toenail health and loss of all pain. I am going to discontinue due to the taste loss. | If taste loss is temporary, the benefit of the drug outweighs the negative. I have seen nothing here that says the taste loss is permanent. | M | 49 | 55 days | 9/15/2006 | 3 | Toenail fungus | Loss of taste/appetite; itchy rash on legs | I was advised on the potential side effects but hadn't really experienced anything until this past week. I am getting over a cold and wonder if there has been an interaction with the cold medicine. Now experiencing loss of appetite and funny taste in my mouth. Yesterday, also came down with similar symptoms to heat-rash on my lower legs. Toenail appearance is improving though! | F | 33 | 55 days | 3/29/2008 | 2 | loss of taste...like all the others...food tastes like cardboard. | So far I am dealing well with the lack of taste. Decided to use this time to eat healthy...and exercise a lot. I didn't realize how much my day used to revolve around my taste buds!!Only scary thing is if the taste never returns. Does anyone know when it comes back? | F | 49 | 55 days | 5/18/2006 | 2 | toenail fungus | loss of taste...like all the others...food tastes like cardboard. | So far I am dealing well with the lack of taste. Decided to use this time to eat healthy...and exercise a lot. I didn't realize how much my day used to revolve around my taste buds!!Only scary thing is if the taste never returns. Does anyone know when it comes back? | F | 49 | 55 days | 5/18/2006 | 1 | Toenail Fungus | I took the drug for 55 days. At about day 40 I began to lose my sense of taste. I have been off the drug for one week and still can't taste anything. This is a very depressing side effect. You just don't look forward to eating. | M | 32 | 55 days | 5/23/2004 | 1 | Toenail Fungas | Taste Loss | Horrible experience with this drug. Dr. told me the only side effect to worry about was liver damage. Had me take a blood test for liver function before use, was all clear. Had a follow up test about 6 weeks into treatment, all clear. Sudden lost of taste around 50 days which I though was because of a cold or sinus infection. Stopped the drug as soon as I figured it out. It is miserable not being able to tast anything. I am hoping it returns soon. I have read many comments and it seems that it should be back but could take weeks or even months. I called the Dr. and he said he was unaware of this side effect and to stop taking the drug. (duh!) He said I should call the pharma company and talk with them. They told me this was a side effect and tastse should gradually return sometime between 3 - 4 weeks and 3 - 4 months! | M | 42 | 55 days 250 MG 1X D | 10/1/2012 | 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 Fungas | After taking Lamisil for one month and 3 weeks, I started loosing taste for food. Things started tasting rotten and salty. I first thought it might have been from some dental work, but it was not. After not eating for eight days, I was finally hospitalized. I lost a total of 16 pounds. They could not figure out what was wrong with me, as I kept saying it has to be from some dental work. I am home now and started reading some comments from this web site and found that a lot of you have the metallic, foul, salty taste in your mouth. I have been off lamisil for about two weeks now and am waiting for the taste to come back. | I knew that there was a 2.8% lost of taste with some patients, but never knew it would be this bad. I completely stopped taking Lamisil. | F | 54 | 54 days | 9/1/2005 | 4 | toenail fungus | F | 57 | 50 days | 3/15/2005 | 3 | toe fungus | Started feeling very tired and needed at least 10 hrs of sleep every night to feel like I could even function. I was also training for a 1/2 marathon so I wasn't sure what to blame the tiredness on (training or drug). After about 4 weeks starting losing sense of taste. This has been extremely disruptive to my life as I'm a big foodie and love to cook and eat. Mouth tastes like I've been sucking on salt. Only very strong flavors can be noticed. I can still smell but my mouth feels horrible. Also noticing some stomach cramping. My primary doc ordered liver tests and they came back fine but this is not at all what I was expecting. Dermatologist who put me on this drug told me to go off it at once, once i reported the lack of taste stating that it could become permanent if I continue it. SCARY!!!! | I was initially very hesitant to go on this drug but once it was offered cheaper in the Terbinafine, I went on it after trying a very strong perscription for a "toenail fungus paint". That showed little to no improvement after 6 months and I was very distraught with the looks of my nails. I have the fungus in 5 of my 10 toes. My nails are starting to look a lot better but I'm fearful that the fungus will now return since I was not on the drug for at least 12 weeks (more like 7). I did occasionally have a glass of wine and this didn't seem to matter much but it didn't taste as good as I would have liked. I'm just really disappointed that there aren't a lot of options out there for toe fungus that don't wreak havoc on one's system. | F | 35 | 50 days 250 mg 1X D | 5/6/2010 | 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 | 2 | Toenail fungus | The initial week I had a two day severe onset of hives which were stopped by a shot in the butt and a week of prednisone. At 7 weeks I experienced a complete loss of taste, everything tastes gross/metallic taste. Headaches every day. Extreme bloating. | Thank God I saw this website because my doctor has not had my blood tested for liver function, and she does not attribute either my hives or my loss of taste to this drug, but I do. Have stopped it immediately upon loss of taste. I will deal with the toenail fungus. The side effects are not promoted! | F | 46 | 49 days | 6/7/2007 | 1 | toenail fungus | Taste loss, bitter taste in mouth all the time, mild depression, heavy & longer menstrual cycles, some hair loss, vivid & disturbing dreams, fatigue, muscle spasms, constipation | I took lamisil for 6 weeks before losing my taste buds. I stopped taking it as soon as I figured out the cause of all my problems. It took 6 weeks to get my taste buds back. It has been 8 weeks and I still can't taste sweets & I continue to have problems with my menstrual cycle as well as constipation. The metallic taste is not as bad as it was but it is still there. This medicine is poison plain and simple. | F | 31 | 49 days | 11/23/2006 | 5 | Toe Nail Fungus | For the first couple of days taking the Lamisil pill I experienced mild headaches and a local skin rash. Both cleared up within a week. Since then no side effects. | This is my 45th day (January 19, 2005) taking Lamisil. As per my doctors orders, for one week before I started the first day of therapy I completely cut coffee and alchohol from my diet and have also tried to get an extra hour of sleep. He told me the reason for both of these is to ease the workload on my liver. He also suggested cutting the nail back as far as I could in order to expose the residue beneath, and also rubbing the exposed residue on my toes with 99% rubbing achohol every night before going to bed in order to kill any spores on the surface. I have followed these instructions to the letter. Two weeks ago I had my follow up liver test and everything was ok. The fungus in my nails has actually started flaking away and my new nails have started growing out. For the first time in 20 years my feet are starting to look normal. 45 days to go.....I will let you know how it goes. Feel free to write back with any questions. | M | 44 | 45 days | 1/19/2006 | 5 | toenail fungus | Horrible taste in mouth, and nausea | The first time I took Lamisil, I suffered NO side effects. Unfortunately, my MD didn't inform me that I had to go another 30days after the first. The fungus came back. The second time I started treatment, my taste was all out of whack. (and I love food! LOL) The taste in my mouth got so bad, and I got so frustrated, I had to stop. I noticed a HUGE improvement in my one affected toenail though. I'm contemplating taking it agian though because I really hate the fungus. Even the word makes me sick! | F | 37 | 45 days | 4/7/2006 | 5 | toenail fungus | I have been taking the generic form of Lamisil (terbinafine hydrochloride) for 45 days so far, out of a total 90 day treatment plan. I had very mild nausea during first 3 days of treatment. After that went away, I felt great for the remainder of the time I've been on the medication. As far as my toenails go, I can see a small margin of healthy nail starting to grow in, and it looks great! | Although I have been feeling good, I do want to mention one side effect that I experienced. I am taking birth control pills along with the Lamisil, and I experienced a lot of breakthrough bleeding during my first month of taking Lamisil. I've never experienced this before. Because the main components of birth control pills are broken down by cytochrome P450 in the liver, AND Lamisil inhibits cytochrome P450, it makes sense that taking Lamisil would affect the metabolism of hormones in birth control pills. This would also explain the breakthrough bleeding that I experienced. I would suggest that other women taking both BCP and Lamisil concurrently use an alternate form of contraceptives while on Lamisil. | F | 26 | 45 days 250 mg 1X D | 3/22/2010 | 4 | Toenail fungus (5 toenails) | On day 25 I had taste disturbance during one meal but it went away. I noticed this happened the day I ate too many sweets so I've cut down on sugar dramatically. Bad rash developed the same day, but I stopped scratching and it went away. Liver enzyme test came normal after 4 weeks on treatment. But on day 44 I started experiencing extreme fatigue and really bad back pain. I've been consuming too much caffeine so this might have trigger the pain in combination w/the drug since I had been ok before consuming too much coffee. I have lost my appetite but if you have weight issues this might be a positive thing. | I am determined to finish the treatment despite the symptoms since having toenail fungus has affected my self steem tremendously! Fungus feeds off sugar so I'm limiting my intake of sweets. As fungus dies, toxins from the decay of fungi is released into the body which cause symtoms, so drinking lots of water flushes them out. I see clear tonails growing now! Don't lose hope, just eat healthy, lots of water, and nail that fungus! | F | 25 | 45 days 250mg 1X D | 8/13/2012 | 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 | 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 naill fungus | Headaches every day; insomnia. | I have not had any improvement in my big toe after 6 weeks on the drug. Headaches every day and difficulty sleeping. If this doesn't improve soon, I will stop the medicine. | F | 54 | 45 days 500 1X D | 12/14/2010 | 1 | Toe Nail Fungus | Terrible stomach ache, loss of taste, metallic taste, headaches, inability to exercise, body pains throughout. I am afraid of what this drug has done to my body and am seeing Dr. tomorrow to complain about side effects. I am shocked it is even on the market. Toe nail polish, vinegar/water treatments, and topical creams for now on. THIS STUFF IS DANGEROUS!!! | I feel like the FDA should pull this drug. It is horrible for people and not worth taking. | M | 36 | 45 days 250 MG 1X D | 11/18/2010 | 1 | First metallic taste - this went away Then horrible salty taste that has persisted for over a week. Everything I love to eat - coffee,even water and most foods except for ones that are already salty taste terrible. I quit. | Not worth it to me - back to the home/folk remedies or living with nasty toes. If it screws with my body that much it can't be good. | F | 41 | 45 days 250 1X D | 12/12/2011 | 1 | toenail fungal infection | After taking drug for six weeks I suddenly lost all sense of taste. All food is now unpalatable, particularly any sweet or sugary ones. | I basically survive on hot soups which are easier to swallow. It is now 10 days since I stopped taking the drug and have had no noticeable improvement in my ability to taste. This drug is not worth the problems it has caused. | M | 65 | 45 days | 1/2/2007 | 1 | Toe nail fungus | Started losing my ability to taste anything sweet after about 30 days. I called my doctor and he assured me it would be temporary. By 6 weeks I had lost almost all sense of taste and have a constant metallic taste in my mouth. I stopped taking it on my own 4 days ago and so far nothing has changed. | If I had been warned of the side effects, I would have never taken Lamisil. Clearly the company is misrepresenting the potential side effects, especially as it pertains to loss of taste. | M | 46 | 45 days | 3/27/2006 | 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 | 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 | toe nail fungus | extreme fatigue; anxiety and extreme depression; persistent nausea; always very thirsty; headaches; slight metallic taste, though I could still taste food. | I'm very grateful for this website & everyone who has posted. I thought I was going crazy. I am prone to depression, but this was horrible, unlike anything I'd ever experienced before. It's been a little over a week since I stopped taking Lamisil, and all my symptoms have improved, but I'm still going to get my liver checked. This drug is POISON -- STAY AWAY FROM IT. | F | 43 | 45 days | 10/23/2007 | 1 | Fungal infection on feet | Metalic and salty taste. Food tastes like cardboard. Water tastes awful. Lost 10 pounds already. Rash that itches on hands, feet, chest, back, arms, hands. Loose stools past two days. Took only 45 days of Lamisil tabs. | The Dr. said this medicine was no worse than taking a Tylenol every day. Bull S---! I do not think anyone should take this pill. A class action lawsuit might make the manufacturer take it off the market. Don't take this medication. Live with the fungus | F | 65 | 45 days | 5/24/2007 | 1 | toenail fungus | After 45 days I began having severe stomach pains and visited my doctor. The medicine was promplty halted. I ate VERY little and dropped an incredible amount of weight. (50 lbs. over a 4.5 month duration. During this time, I've have MANY tests; edg, liver panels, MRI-A, hidascan, and the list goes on and on. I continue to have gastro problems. I will never take this drug or recommend it to anyone! | M | 47 | 45 days | 12/30/2004 | 5 | fungus on my toe nails | Into my 2nd month, stomach pains a couple times, nothing major. My heart beating very fast(maybe 2 or 3 x's, but i suffer from panic attacks), so, I think its not from the drug. Nothing that I felt very alarmed at though. | I noticed a change(as crazy as it may seem), the very first week of taking it. My toes already look AMAZING. I am SO HAPPY. I could never show my toenails before, now I do. My husband never even knew what they looked like because I hid them from him at all times with socks on. I have been blessed to say that I haven't experienced the loss in taste or sweets. I'm addicted to sweets and still am. Maybe that would have been a blessing if it were lost(wink, wink). But honestly greatful and thankful that I haven't gone thru any horrible side effects as some have. I just recommend that people really question their doctors about everything, though honestly, i didn't, my brother took it, he was fine with it and so I did. Again, it's worth it for me, as I'm sure, it hasn't been for others. | F | 48 | 43 days | 8/20/2007 | 1 | Toenail fungus | Complete sudden loss of taste. Everything tastes extremely bitter, my own saliva tastes bitter. Water tastes like soap. I stopped taking the Lamisil immediately it happened. After 8 days I am still completely unable to eat anything at all and it is very difficult even to drink water which tastes revolting. I manage to force down enough water to survive but am feeling very weak, ill, cold and tired and am unable to go to work. Drinking a glass of water makes me weep. I hope I will be able to eat and drink soon because otherwise I will just be a skeleton. If I had been warned of this side effect I would have never taken the medication - it is much worse that the condition for which I was taking the pills. | This is a dangerous drug | F | 58 | 42 days | 5/21/2006 | 1 | Finger nail fungus | A salty taste can't hardly stand to eat , don't wont to eat, water taste like crap sweets forget them they leave a bitter taste in your mouth. | I would rather have the fungus then take lamisil,wish my doctor would have tolded me about all the side effects that lamisil has I think food and drug should take it off the market. | F | 76 | 42 days | 5/30/2005 | 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 | 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 | 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 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 | 2 | toenail funguy | experiencing loss of taste and a strange feeling on my tongue | I should have done more research before agreeing to start this treatment.Possible future side effects are chilling. | M | 48 | 41 days | 5/5/2004 | 5 | toe nail fungus | itchy stomach, tired all the time, weird dreams, normaly a very emotional person ( can cry at a drop of a dime ) I'm cold as ice ( is that good or bad LOL ) | i have 44 more days and it is working, I have a liver panel done every 2 weeks everything is OK | F | 39 | 40 days 250 mg 1X D | 2/20/2010 | 1 | Toe fungus | Initially, dizziness. Severe loss of taste, salty taste in mouth, buttock/leg pain | TAKE THIS DRUG AT YOUR OWN RISK. Many have had good results. The severe loss of sense of taste is almost unlivable and not worth the risk. You don't have any idea how much you enjoy the taste of food until you can't taste it anymore. I could live with the rear end/leg/hamstring/ankle pain (had to see a physical therapist), but am 5'6" and 120 lbs. and cannot afford the weight loss, especially when my doc did not tell me this could happen. I would NEVER have taken this medicine. I took it for 40 days of a 90 day course before I connected the med to my loss of taste; by then it was too late. Since my doc was on vacation, I d/c it myself. Quit taking it 6 days ago and trying to eat anything I can to sustain my weight. But food is bland and/or disgusting. Please think carefully about taking this medicine before you start, or, at the very least, reassess once your sense of taste even seems to be A LITTLE funny. | F | 40 | 40 days 250mg 1X D | 12/29/2012 | 1 | toe fungus | complete loss of taste after about 40 days. | this is a perfect example of marketing overiding clinical appropriateness. this is a terrible drug. | F | 51 | 40 days | 5/23/2006 | 1 | Toenail fungal | All food taste awfully. Stopped eating pills after 5 weeks. Loosing taste may sound guite harmless, but it is not! Eating is not fun if all food have taste of sand or rubber. Worst are all dry and sour foords (fibre rich bread, youghurt etc.), best all unhealthy like fat and sugar. I have some taste in the top of my tongue. | M | 55 | 40 days | 10/24/2006 | 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 | 1 | toenails | Loss of apetite, disturbed sleep, "cotton" mouth, finally, headaches and almost complete loss of taste. | I have been on this drug for 39 days. Following the inital side effects, I was concerned, but figured the benefits outweighed the side effects; however, I have still not seen any improvement in my toenails, and it has beem almost six weeks. Finally, over the last 10 days, I have gradually lost the ability to taste, and today can taste nothing but sugar and sweet coffee. I cannot taste salt at all, so cannot cook! Having read the other entries on here, I have decided that enough is enough, and I shall cease taking this awful drug as of tomorrow! | F | 29 | 39 days | 1/3/2007 | 2 | Ringworm | Slowly helped original spots, but, didn't stop new ones from coming. I now have over 130 spots and have been using lamisil cream for 38 days now. (I shower twice a day and put the cream on after showering. My bed laundry is also changed daily)********************************** My new approach will be to go the herbal route. I'll be taking glyconutritionals. Using fresh garlic in my meals. Adding a good acidopholis, extra vitamin C and, some MSM for inflammation. I'll also take some milk thistle to mitigate any damage/if any to liver from my 2 days on the tablets. The herbal route can't be any worse. I'll still use a topical. Half my body will get clotrimizole and the other half will get tea tree oil. Might as well see which is more effective. | Lamisil AT is the topical cream, yet everyone here seems to be talking about Lamisil 250mg tablets instead of the cream. (this page is for Lamisil AT cream) I did 2 days of the tablets and stopped out of fear of the side effects. Only 2 days and my healthy areas of skin started itching like crazy today, just before it was time to take my 3rd tablet. The severe itching makes me fear continuation of the tablets. I'm stopping them. ********************************** Anyone interested in seeing how my new method works is free to contact me next month. Just put "Lamisil vs herbal" in the subject line so it doesn't get deleted as spam. Today is 6.12.06. Good luck everyone. | F | 42 | 38 days | 6/12/2006 | 1 | toe fungus | loss of normal taste, constant salty taste, increased saliva, sweets taste awful and so does water. I do not want to eat anything. | I would not recommend Lamisil to anyone! At 5 weeks, I began having altered taste and stopped the medication. After reading all the comments, I hope I can regain my taste. I will post again if I ever do!!! If you know what's good for you, you will NOT TAKE THIS HORRIBLE MEDICINE!!!!! IT SHOULD BE BANNED FROM THE MARKET! | F | 55 | 37 days 250 mg 1X D | 7/26/2010 | 1 | tonail fungus | After 30 days severe taste disorder - in the last week progressively worse - discontinued use 9.12.06. The taste is a salty metalic - everything tastes disgusting. | Recommend thoroughly understand possible side effects before taking this drug. | F | 45 | 37 days | 9/12/2006 | 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 | 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 |