Lamisil - The best anti-fungal medication!

Nail fungus is one of the most unpleasant diseases.

It causes more a psychological trauma to the person. You cannot wear open shoes or simply go swimming because you feel embarrassed to show your toes. And you always have to hide your hand if you have fingernail fungus.

Lamisil is one of the most effective medications in treatment of toenail and fingernail fungus. Actually this medication has proven itself not only on words but on action also. A lot of people all over the world have already been treated from this very unpleasant disease. The medication is not one of cheapest but definitely worths it!

You need to know that fungus infection of the fingernails or toenails will not (ever) go away on its own. If you don't treat the infection it will probably get worse or spread to your other nails. This is why it is important to begin therapy early and nip it in the bud.

The nail shrivels up and becomes discolored taking on a greenish or gray-green color. In the old days, before they had Lamisil, if you got toenail fungus, the only thing they could do for you was to remove your toenails. Nothing else worked.

The problem is that the nail fungus doesn't live on the nail surface. The fungus lives beneath the nail in the nail bed where there is a rich blood supply. The nail fungus uses the nail as a protective shield.

Topically applied products (like liquids and creams) have difficulty penetrating the nail to reach the fungus cells and kill them.

That is why the topical products for nail fungus need to be applied for a long period of time (some require 48 weeks of application ) if they are to work properly if at all.

The drug Lamisil is available is 250 mg dosage and in tablet form. Lamisil should be taken once a day for a period of 12 weeks in order to treat toenail fungus. In case person has a fingernail fungus, the drug should be taken for a period of 6 weeks. Lamisil can be administered with food or on an empty stomach.

Even though the fungus may appear to go away sooner than 12 weeks (or 6 weeks for fingernail fungus), it is important that you take it for a full 12 weeks (6 weeks for fingernail fungus) to make sure that you kill each and every fungus cell.

If you don't take it for the full 12 weeks (6 weeks for fingernail fungus) the fungus may return and you have to start all over again. All it takes is one little fungus cell to start the condition all over again. Nail fungus is a very hardy fungus and very difficult to eradicate.