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Posted 5/18/2009 7:32 PM (GMT 0)
I took a drug called Lamisil back in August of 08. It was a life altering decision that i wish i never made. I am 25 and have always had a rock iron stomach. One day i took this drug for a case of jock-itch and about 6-7 days into taking this medicine i developed severe constipation for about 2 weeks. Constipation was not listed as a side effect of the drug so i took the last remaining 3 pills. After those 2 weeks, i got hit with stomach upset and severe diarrhea. I went to the doctor who told me that it couldn't possibly be the medication and did blood work and a stool culture on me. Both tests came back negative for anything serious.

As a few months went by, the diarrhea got better but did not totally go away and i still suffered from stomach upset when i ate certain foods. I went to the Gastro twice, and the doctor finally told me that it sounded like i have a Irritable Bowel from the medication. That was back in December. Today, im still suffering with this problem. I have diarrhea off and on. Longest i went was 2 months without any diarrhea but it can come back at anytime when i don't eat plane and i only have diarrhea once a day at worse. I have lost about 30 pounds with this (which is starting to scare me). I'm going back to the gastro in july to talk about the weight issue.

Has anyone else had, or know anyone who has had problems with this drug? I'm starting to get scared because i don't want to wither away and die.
Posted 9/8/2013 8:09 PM (GMT 0)
Your post was 4 years ago. Are you okay now? I think Lamisil is poison. I was prescribed Lamisil for a toe nail fungus. I was supposed to take one pill a day for 3 months. On day 24, I noticed my food was tasting "off," like my water filter needing changing, or that I bought a bad batch of grapes. On day 26 my sense of taste was completely gone. I stopped taking the drug immediately. I learned (via online research) that less than 3% of Lamisil users lose their sense of taste. Ugh. It's awful.

It's now been 23 days with no sense of taste. I've lost 10 pounds and I was thin to start with. This is NOT good. Reading other people's stories and some numbers that my doctor and pharmacist crunched about the drug and its half life, it may be 3 months or more before I get my sense of taste back. For some people, it's 4-6 months. UGH. I've reported this drug to the FDA.
Posted 7/18/2017 3:22 PM (GMT 0)
I took terbinafine (lamisil) for a toe fungus in April 2016. I haven't felt right since. I'd love to know how you both are doing. Any updates?
Posted 1/31/2019 2:17 AM (GMT 0)
wish y'all would post an update, I know this is an old thread, but I'm having issues with IBS a year or two later still, after taking Lamisil.
Posted 8/5/2019 2:14 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, same thing happened to me, took terbinafine in 2012. Developed CRAZY bowels that made life very difficult until 2016 when I found out about FODMAP foods and changed my diet.

I hate having given up apples, onions, wheat, and beans, but at least I have my life back.

XO
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