LAMISIL AT Reviews (TERBINAFINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.3 (588 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LAMISIL AT with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LAMISIL AT | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 |