Lamisil and Liver Damage: What Users Say

• dee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 12, 2021

For Onychomycosis, Toenail "I took this drug for my awful toenail fungus I have in 3 toes. This pill was the only one that is supposed to work on the toenail fungus, but can cause a lot of side effects, but I wanted to get rid of it! My doctor does not like to recommend this drug but it was my last resort. Please think real hard about taking this drug, it can be a matter of life and death. Before you take it, you have to get liver tests and my test was excellent, until I took Lamisil for 3 weeks. I started feeling real bad, headaches, and heartburn which I have never had, and felt real tired and sick. I told my doctor I was stopping it. Then I went in to do liver test, and my tests came back with very high liver enzymes. And I have been back twice, and it is slowly going away. It can cause liver failure and death. I am so glad that I stopped it when I did, and I hope my next tests, which I'm doing in a few days, come back normal. I wish I would have never taken this medication."

• dee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 12, 2021

For Onychomycosis, Toenail "I took this drug for my awful toenail fungus I have in 3 toes. This pill was the only one that is supposed to work on the toenail fungus, but can cause a lot of side effects, but I wanted to get rid of it! My doctor does not like to recommend this drug but it was my last resort. Please think real hard about taking this drug, it can be a matter of life and death. Before you take it, you have to get liver tests and my test was excellent, until I took Lamisil for 3 weeks. I started feeling real bad, headaches, and heartburn which I have never had, and felt real tired and sick. I told my doctor I was stopping it. Then I went in to do liver test, and my tests came back with very high liver enzymes. And I have been back twice, and it is slowly going away. It can cause liver failure and death. I am so glad that I stopped it when I did, and I hope my next tests, which I'm doing in a few days, come back normal. I wish I would have never taken this medication."

• Nev...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 31, 2018

For Onychomycosis, Toenail "Never again will I take this medication to treat toenail fungus. Beware - the side effects are real and dangerous. I am a healthy young female with no prior liver issues, nor gastrointestinal issues, nor insomnia. After 6 weeks of taking this medication daily, I then saw really intense and dangerous side effects and had to stop. Diarrhea, really bad insomnia and anxiety, digestive issues (stomach pain, flatulence, grumbling), weight loss, extreme fatigue, burping up acid. I had a liver panel test done and had liver damage as well. I stopped taking it immediately and three weeks later (today) I STILL have all these side effects. Another negative of this drug is that it stays in your system for a very long time. I hope I find relief soon with this medication and have complete healing (body and toenail). I would strongly advise against taking this drug."

• Hea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 20, 2017

For Onychomycosis, Toenail "This medication can damage liver function. I was prescribed Lamisil. After 3 days, I discovered my urine turned into a dark tea color, and I fell sick. I got my liver test result back, it showed my liver was damaged, 3 times beyond the normal result. I wasn't able to continue using Lamisil. I also checked if I had any kind of hepatitis, the results came back, indicating that I had never been affected by any kind of hepatitis. Eventually, it took me almost 1 year to recover from using Lamisil."

• Anonymous
• February 17, 2018

For Onychomycosis, Toenail "Stay away from the pills, they will make you sick and damage your kidneys or liver."