Lamisil is an excellent antifungal infection product to treat nail fungal infection and superficial skin infections like ringworm, jock itch and athlete’s foot. The cream is applied in case of the skin infections and the symptoms begin to ease away in a matter of week or two, gradually. When it comes to taking the tablets for nail fungal infection, you have to take one tablet daily for 12 weeks as a general measure, for toenail infection and for six weeks for fingernail infection. Please bear in mind that Lamisil is a prescription medication and your doctor will give the medicine only after monitoring your health condition.
Lamisil is not to be taken if you are allergic to it. If you suffer from liver disease, kidney disease and auto immune disease like lupus or psoriasis, the doctor will conduct special tests to alter the medication or give another alternate medication. Apart from this, Lamisil is safe s any other good drug. There are side-effects as well, which are given below:
1. Diarrhea, stomach upset
2. Lethargy
3. Runny or stuffy nose
4. Mild skin itch or rash
5. Decreased or altered taste in your mouth.
All of the above are minor side effects and the benefits of Lamisil in order to treat your disease far outweigh them. There are rare but serious side effects as well which you have to know and most of them are related to the liver. This is the reason why you should not take the medication if you are habituated to alcohol or if you have an existing liver disease. Make sure you bring your liver problem to the information of your doctor. Some of the liver-centric symptoms that your body may develop are darkened urine, lethargy, vomiting, yellowish skin etc. Other serious side effects include:
1. Change in the vision and change in the shape of the retina
2. Weight loss
3. Extremely rash and itchy skin.
4. Fever, headache and chills
5. Swelling in the joints.
6. Pale skin color.
7. Body ache.
The allergic reactions that are triggered in rare cases due to using Lamisil includes hives or eruption of the skin with a lot of itching, difficulty while breathing, swelling or bloating of face, neck, lips or tongue. There are some views that claim that Lamisil has lead to considerable liver damage leading to transplantation or even death. However it is not clear that this medicine actually caused liver damage. In most cases, doctors say in the rare instances, where people develop liver problems due to the medication, it is actually because of a medical condition involving the liver which was there in the patient before taking Lamisil. So to be on the safe side, make sure you go to a good doctor who examines your condition before administering this prescription drug.
You do not have to worry about the serious side effects because the doctor will examine your condition before giving you the medicine. It is your duty to let the doctor know about habits like drinking alcohol, an existing allergy or any medication that you are already taking. |
