What treatment/medicine can i use to get rid of a fungal infection?

Question

I have already been to see a doctor and he gave me cream called lamisil which doesnt seem to be working!

Answer 1

Take a look at what the active ingredient is in Lamisil. There are many anti fungal medications over the counter at the drug store. Try something either with a higher dosage or different type of main ingredient. If you are using it for athletes foot or a skin fungus you could also look at yeast infection medications as that is a fungus as well. Make sure you keep your skin clean and dry before putting on the cream. Follow the directions and put it on more often if you can. Make sure you clean your hands as well before and after applying the cream.

Answer 2

I thought Lamisil was a pill.
Anyway, I picked up a bad fungal infection on one foot after having a little basement flooding and getting my feet soaked during cleanup. That bugger was hard to cure but it takes time. I had to make sure to treat my shoes as well as my feet. At night, I would religiously apply the cream to that foot and cover it with a white sock. It took about 10 days before I saw progress.
Good Luck.

Answer 3

It takes several days or weeks for the infection to be gone; you might need to be patient.
Another good cream is Nizoral cream. If you have athlete's foot or the infection is under the nails, an oral anitfungal for up to 6 months works fantastically for most people. Costs more, and you have to take it for months, but it cures it.

Answer 4

I dunno wat lamisil is made of but any antifungal cream should contain azoles,such as Ketoconazole,Itraconazole,Clotrimazole etc.

If it is not working most probably is due to insufficient concentration. Try it at a higher concentration.

Other antifungi u might want to try is Terfinamide. It works too.