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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I was/am colonized with aspergillus and was treated with IV Vfend before and after a double lung transplant. Experienced terrifying hallucinations for days both times, although docs suspected the pain medication was potentiating this effect. Am getting ready to start again, 200mg twice daily oral, and I am not looking forward to it. Horrible drug but sadly there are few options.
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Reviewer: ABPA, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Taking 2 pills a day increases my blurry vision and dizziness. Used with antibioditis increases these side effects even more. After taking it for a couple months I went to 1 pill a day and had minimal side effects. When I went off it, my aspergillosis came back and it took a long time to work again. It takes a couple months to start working and a couple months to get out of your system when yo
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I have been on Vfend for 3 months to treat an invasive fungal lung infection, aspergillosis. There are many side effects and the most current one was a sudden onslaught of double vision. My doctor has taken me off the Vfend and may order a brain CT Scan to identify the cause of the vision abnormalities. My doctor wants me to try Noxafil Oral instead. The list of side effects for both drugs app
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Reviewer: 65-74 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Reviewer: minou0809, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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My husband had severe allergic reaction to this drug. Swelling of his arms, legs, feet. Slurred speech, halluzinations, vision problems, cold sweats, vomiting...
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