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 |
| 3 | Toe nail fungus | Skin discoloration | Will call Dr. Hopeing skin patch will clear. Nail seems to be growing out healthy. | F | 60 days | 5/20/2007 | 1 | toenail fungus | Lost taste completely after 67 of 90 pills. Stopped meds immediately and sought info from pharmacists, Novartis, and dermatologists. No useful information. Devastating AND understated side effect. I distrust Novartis info citing that taste disturbance occurs in only 2.8 percent of users. I can live with the ugly fungus, which did begin to clear up; but the loss of a sense is abysmal. More study should be conducted on this serious side effect, and physicians, pharmacists, and other practictioners should be much more informed. | F | 54 | 67 days | 4/30/2007 | 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 | 5 | Toe Fungus | None | People always tell you the negative things more than the positive, Try for your self because everyone is diffrent, worked wonders for me. | F | 31 | 3 months | 4/24/2007 | 3 | Toe fungus | No side effects. | Through a micommunication with my doctor, I've been taking Lamisil for 5 months straight (2 months longer than apparently I was supposed to). My toe fungus is progressivly clearing up, but I am concerned about how long I've been taking it and potential long-term effects. | M | 36 | 5 months | 4/24/2007 | 2 | Toe Nail Fungus | Taste disturbance, things tasting different and unusual (and not good). Like others, I did my own research and finally discovered why I had the disturbance. Discussed it with the Doctor and agreed to stop taking Lamisil. | After about 9 months, I still have not recovered my true sense of taste. It certainly is much better than it was when I stopped taking the medication but is noticeably not back to where it was. No other side effects were experienced. I would not have been concerned with the taste loss, if it came back shortly after discontinuing the drug use. | M | 55 | 7 weeks | 4/23/2007 | 3 | toe fungus | Severe headaches---feels like a sinus problem, around my nose and the back of my ears--- but tylenol and sudafed don't seem to make it better. The headaches seem to go away if I skip a day and take it every other day, but then they return after a few days of regular dose. I developed an itchy rash on my legs after sun exposure, but thought that it was due to a drug interaction, since I was on an antibiotic at that time as well. Nails are already starting to look better, but I am not sure that it is worth it. Maybe I should quit before I lose my sense of taste as well. | M | 46 | 29 days | 4/21/2007 | 1 | toenail fungus | Within 48 hours of taking my first Lamisil pill, I started breaking out in red bumps that ended up crusting over and leaving scars. I did not immediately think it was caused by the drug. I thought it could be due to stress or allergies to my cats, although I had not previously experienced anything like this. I determined it was probably due to the Lamisil after realizing nothing else had changed except my ingestion of the drug. I felt exhausted and very strange. After reading this website and the comments posted, I stopped taking the drug immediately and am researching alternative natural cures. Neither my podiatrist nor the pharmacist told me anything about serious side effects such as losing sense of taste, not being able to drink alcohol, dizziness, losing hair, etc. This website was extremely helpful to me. Apparently many people experience severe side effects that are permanent. | F | 42 | 9 days | 4/13/2007 | 3 | toenail infection | headache, sleepiness, vivid dreams and watering eyes | I'm bummed that I found this website, because I was really hoping that it would be full of positive comments about Lamisil. $1,160.00 for this RX. I want my nails to clear up and I'm going to hang in there. I've never experienced side effects from any other prescription drug I've taken, so I'm hoping that mine will go away. I do wonder if the same dose is given to a 200 lb man as a 120 lb woman? Maybe doctor's need to cut back on the dose for smaller people? | F | 46 | 14 days | 4/11/2007 | 1 | toenail fungus | after 3rd dose I had the feeling that I could not swallow without difficulty; felt like my throat muscles were not working properly; had the feeling of not getting enough breath and had to drink water in order to swallow! mouth like cotton. 4th day, major problem swallowing. would start withiin the hour I took drug, then go back to normal after several hrs. afraid to continue. Dr. is pushing it saying patients have little side effects. Anyone else experience this. I am afraid to continue. | F | 63 | 4 days | 4/5/2007 | 1 | toenail fungus | continuous headache (on pain meds), severe stomach pain,chest pain,indigestion,tiredness, flu like aches, chills, bone and joint pain. | Felt like I developed IBS, arthritis, and the flu with a big headache to top it all off. Actually the headache came first. I was about to start having all the tests, MRI, Colonoscopy, upper GI and the works. I had a suspicion that it might be the Lamisil. I'm so glad I found this site and realized there are so many others with the same side effects. I feel like I'm falling apart all at once. | F | 39 | 3 months | 3/27/2007 | 2 | toenail fungus | Loss of taste (primarily sweet) after 6 weeks of use | I discontinued the product after realizing that the change in taste was a direct result of the medicine. I stopped 11 weeks ago and still have no sweet taste sensation. My right big toenail is looking healthier and may eventually get better as it grows out. I am seeing a neurologist to see if this taste loss condition is reversible. If not, this is a terrible medication! | M | 49 | 7 weeks | 3/26/2007 | 3 | toenail fungus- both big toes | none! | Every time it seemed it may be working, I would then regress. Like I would take 2 steps foward then 1 back. It has almost been 1 year since I first started this medicine. My 1 toe looks almost perfect except for 1 spot at the tip that is slightly crumbling. The other toe doesn't look as good, on 1 corner of the nail there is a yellow spot at the tip going about a quarter down into the nail. It seems like I can never completely get rid of this. I have also recently started applying Vicks and vinegar, so maybe this 3 step approach will finally kill the evil fungus monster!! | F | 29 | 5 months | 3/22/2007 | 5 | Toenail Fungus | Diahrea, mild headaches, lowered blood pressure (too low). | My toenail fungus is starting to grow out, but I'm not convinced it will end when I finish the remaining 3 weeks of the medication. I can see the fungus is starting to grow back down to the base of the nail in one place. I'm worried it will return when I finish the meds. | F | 31 | 70 days | 3/20/2007 | 5 | toe fungus | No side effects. | Toe fungus is gone and nail looks normal. I took this medication on a "pulsing schedule": On lamisil for 1 week, off for 3 weeks --over the course of 5 months. (1 pill a.m., 1 pill p.m.). I experienced no side effects. | F | 40 | 5 months | 3/19/2007 | 1 | Toe nail fungus | Body rash that felt hot | Had to quit taking it after four days. Developed a hot feeling rash as soon as I started taking it, had to just quit. It was disapointing because the only alternative is a topical drug that takes months and months to work. | F | 36 | 4 days | 3/14/2007 | 1 | toenail fungus | It caused a severe reduction in the effectiveness of my thyroid medication and brought back symptoms such as myxedema-face, eyes, legs, tinitis, arthritis. | I stopped at the 7th day due to reduction in heart rate, body temperature and symptoms of severe hypothyroidism. | F | 48 | 7 days | 3/7/2007 | 1 | Toenail fungus | Took the drug for 9 weeks. I lost my sense of taste at 7 weeks but didn't know it was because of the drug until I researched it. | It's been 4 weeks since I stopped taking it and sense of taste has not returned. Pop has a very metallic taste, I can't taste sweets and I have a bitter taste in my mouth. Almost all food tastes more like cardboard than anything else | F | 57 | 63 days | 2/8/2007 | 3 | toenail fungus | nausea, headaches, gnawing stomach, muscle aches, GI upset, blurry vision (more like watery eyes, I don't think that it's actual vision change, but keeping an eye on it), and as of TODAY metallic taste in mouth - YUCK. | I have only been on Lamisil for a little over 3 wks. The first 2 weeks were brutal. I spent 3 days on the couch with a terrible headache, stomacheache and every muscle in my body hurt. Was planning to call the dr. on Monday, but then on Monday felt fine. I have been feeling better - still some of the symptoms but more tolerable. I do see the dr. in 6 days and will have bloodwork again tomorrow (my dr. did a baseline test and then tests 1x a month for 4 mos at least). I just started having the very metallic taste in my mouth though today. I truly hope that I don't lose my sense of taste - although after reading through a lot of the comments - EEK! I will of course discuss my concerns with my Dr. on Tuesday. Because I have only been on the drug for 25 days, I don't feel that I can give a lot of input, but I can say that my nails are already starting to look a bit clearer although of course they haven't grown out enough to even be close to being cured. And of course depending on ho | F | 41 | 25 days | 2/7/2007 | 3 | toenail fungus | Changed in menstrual cycle. | OK - I posted some other side effects, but just noticed someone else posted about missing menstrual cycle. I just had the lightest cycle EVER and thought that it was very unusual. Never even thought about the connection to the Lamisil. I will be sure to bring this up at my dr's appt as well. | F | 41 | 25 days | 2/7/2007 |