ALDARA Reviews (IMIQUIMOD)

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ALDARA  (IMIQUIMOD):  This medication is used to treat certain types of growths on the skin. These are precancerous growths (actinic keratoses), a certain type of skin cancer (superficial basal cell carcinoma), and warts on the outside of the genitals/anus. Treating these conditions can decrease complications from them. Imiquimod belongs to a group of drugs called immune response modifiers. It is believed to work by helping to activate your immune system to fight these abnormal skin growths. This product is not recommended for use on children under 12 years of age unless specifically directed by your doctor.   FDA Approval Date: 1997-02-27 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  Hpv Do not recommend. Was prescribed for HPV in the anal area. The first day of application had flu like symptoms, fever and body aches. The following day the area quickly began to feel like scorched earth. It hurt to do anything to include walking or even farting. After several days the area began to feel better. The doctor recommended I give it a second try. Again same side effects, fever followed by excruciating pain burning irritation! I will not be giving it a third try. I'd rather be burned with a hot fireplace poker. F 45 2 weeks
5% 1X O
12/28/2023
 1  Gw Burning, red horrible sores, swollen labia, swollen vagina, headaches, insomnia, depression, weeping, can't walk, can't sit, crying, painful, itching, tingling, stinging Had cryotherapy and it didn't do much, got prescribed this cream. Only used it 3 times and wish I never bothered. The amount of pain I'm in is unbareable. I can't even pick my 6 week old son up it's that painful. I Can't walk or wear trousers. It's the most pain I've ever been in, even worse than having my son. I can't see. My vagina looks absolutely battered. One wart has gone black and started to come off. But the rest on the inner labia on my right side hasn't made much of a difference to them really, in between my vagina and bum is swollen too. It looks absolutely dreadful. I darent tell anyone or mention it to my partner it's that embarrassing. Honestly the worst decision I ever made was to let them prescribe me this cream. Fully wouldn't recommend even tho it does seem to be killing the warts, it's not even worth the amount of agony and mental stress it's causing me. I Can't stop crying or researching how long the pain will last. I Can't sleep because of it, I can't even leave my house or walk around it, currently laid in bed with my legs open and the pain is awful. Had three baths with salt just to have a wee and also lathered myself in Sudo cream but that didnāS F 25 6 days
5% 3X O
10/10/2023
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 1  BCC I had a 5mm diameter BCC in the middle of my chest. Doc said surgery would leave a nasty scar in such a delicate area, so I opted for imiquimod cream, per his recommendation. I will never make that mistake again. I don't take pharmaceuticals and now I know why. I had terrible body aches in my upper and lower back, headaches every day upon waking and I don't suffer from these kinds of pains normally. I would also get nauseous and it caused diarrhea most mornings. After a few days of treatment, an area of about 2 inches in diameter of red, blistered skin appeared. I knew this was a sign that it was working, but the side effects just weren't worth it. By week 3, the skin was so raw and the painful body aches, headaches and diarrhea, I decided to stop treatment for a week. The skin calmed down and the side effects subsided during that week, but resumed as soon and I re-started treatment. I've had to take acetaminophen to manage the body aches, and I'm not a fan of taking any over the counters. I just applied my last dose of this poison tonight and I'm looking forward to not feeling like garbage each day. I'm never using this stuff again. I don't care what kind of scar a future BCC might causeā€¦I'm opting for the knife! F 45 6 weeks
1X day
1/19/2023
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 1  Hpv I applied the cream around the edge of the vigina but rhe warts cleared up but after somehow it managed to on the clitoris and burnt it so badly that i had to take a course of antibotics. I put the cream last night and the clitoris felt sore this morning. Im taking a break for one week to stop the soreness and will try again next week. F 60 3 days
250g 1X W
10/31/2022
 1  BCC I stopped applying the cream on my neck after five days because it turned into an open weeping scabby sore which has not cleared up a week later I will not be completing this course of treatment and would prefer to have surgery to remove the area F 56 4 days
2X day
8/3/2022
 1  GW I used the aggressive approach by applying it 5 days in a week and resting for 2 days...i got sores and blisters but kept using it for 3 months...at the end of it all my warts kept on increasing in numbers ... Stopped using it...was prescribed TCA by the doctor which cleared my warts in one month F 30 3 months
5X W
10/9/2021
 1  BCC I developed Sjogrens Toxic. Should be taken off market. F 66 4 weeks
30mg 1X day
6/13/2021
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 1  Basal cell cancer Very fun blisters all over my face, vomiting and tiredness after first week joint pain which now is long term possibility an immune response issue which is what this medicine is supposed to do on the skin level only...that doesn't even sound logical now looking back Really at wits end with joint pain and nothing anyone can find wrong... nothing dietary or herbal has helped... pain is unbearable... oh yea... over 10 years after using but began at that time ... extremely healthy, organic diet exercise good weight... doctors are stumped.... F 43 6 weeks
15mg 1X day
4/13/2021
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 1  BCC Severe headaches, nausea and dizzy spells. Already used this previous and was not keen to use again, but the consultant said it was the best way to treat the BCC on my chest. Within days sores appeared, weeping , crusting, then the headaches,nausea and dizzy spells, reported this and was advised to come of it for 12 weeks to allow the area to repair, I will never use this horrendous cream again, I’d rather be left with scars from surgically removal. F 57 4 weeks
5mg 1X day
3/12/2021
 1  Genital Warts - HPV See below I got prescribed Aldara by my local sexual health clinic to treat genital warts caused by HPV. I thought my warts were the end of the world, until I used this cream. The nurse said it would cause some redness around the area and that it may be a *little* bit sore. After applying the cream twice (as directed, only on the warts and every other night, washing it off in the morning) boy did I regret my life choices. My entire vagina swelled up the following day, and ulcer type sores appeared EVERYWHERE in that area. I couldnt move without being in excruciating pain, and every time I needed to pee, i almost passed out from the pain. I ended up in hospital, on a 7 day course of antibiotics - two tablets 4x daily, as well as dihydracodine to manage the pain. STAY AWAY FROM THIS CREAM - it should not be prescribed!!! After doing extensive reading online about Aldara, I quickly realised that so many people had been through the same as me. The warts eventually go away on their own, or there are other treatments such as freezing them off. Please please please stay away from this cream. F 21 2 days
30mg 2X W
10/26/2020
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 1  Skin cancer Infection. Open sores, med got into bloodstream. Dr. Did not monitor me. Now have Sjorgren syndrome. My dermatologist over prescribed Aldara. She was not educated in the serious side effects. F 68 2 months
5X W
10/22/2020
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 1  Bcc Flu like symptoms. Severe skin reaction. Thought I would lose my arm. Wish I had never used it F 60 6 weeks
Not sure 2X day
10/22/2020
 1  Genital warts I experienced itching during the first week of using this topical medication, which was not present before. I ignored it because my doctor did tell me there would be some irritation. By week 2, the itching was still there accompanied by soreness and now not even fully through week 3 and I have blisters and soreness everywhere that this cream possibly touched. Definitely would not be using this again. F 21 3 weeks
3X W
7/22/2020
 1  BCC on side of nose next to eye I was prescribed the generic Iimiquimod cream 5% 5 days on and 2off. Day 1 was fine. Day 2 &3intense itching day 4&5 large sore crusty oozing and bleeding. Burning and itching,extreme fatigue. Driving 11 miles I had to stop and walk around because I could not stay awake. Took 2 days off as prescribed. Applied again the next day despite the pain. The next day I applied the tiniest amount and the burning was so intense it felt like it was burning a hole through the corner of my eye.Not literally. It was a nerve pain. Also extremely irritable and tired. I then did some extensive research online and realized I was using much more than I should have been. I stopped using it. The next am my eye was literally crusted shut. The sore is horrific. Neither my dr or pharmacist gave me any kind of instruction on using this drug. The pharmacist only cautioned me to use on the affected area only. I was given 24 single-use packets. Each packet contains 0.25g. So one would assume you are to use a whole packet. That is WAY TO MUCH. And once you use it on broken skin the drug gets into your blood stream. The manufacturer needs to put on the directions to use sparingly and not to use on broken or bleeding skin. I feel my dr and pharmacist and manufacturers all let me down. I dont know if it could have worked or not. F 57 7 days
5%
1/25/2020
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 1  Actinic keratosis My face looked like it had Poison ivy and burns all over it. Extreme hip joint pain with no reason for it to happen. 9 weeks after stopping usage, I am still experiencing redness, dryness, flaking and irritation. F 60 6 days
5%
12/11/2019
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 1  genital warts fatigue flu like symptoms rash burning soreness trouble breathing headache DO NOT use this cream it's poison messes up your immune system pure garbage should not be allowed to be sold M 54
5mg 3X W
12/7/2019
 1  Gw I applied Aldara only once, taking care of putting it just on the warts. I did not have big cauliflower ones, just few individuals here & there in and outside of my vaginal opening. After the first night of applying, I could wash the stuff out in the shower, mild dryness and irrotation, bit swollen. The next day was supposed to be the second application but during the day itstarted to become unbearable to do anything - changing position, walking. Burning sensation and severe stinging nerve pain started. Decided to continue applying maybe after the effects are gone. Then, on the third day, even when I did not put any more of the s#it on my beloved genitals - the pain kept intensifying, so as the next day and the day after that. F 26 0 days
11/4/2019
 1  GW Blisters, itching, scarring, ulceration, flaking and dryness on surrounding skin, yeast infections severe pain during urination. I had one wart on my labia which you could barely see, intact the nurse missed it during a routine checkup where I was cleared for all other STDs. It continued to grow and grow. I've had about 9 rounds of cryotherapy which seemed to make it spread, I now have over 20 medium-sized warts on the opening of my vagina and now a few on my anus. I've used Warticon which didn't work. I've been using aldara for 8 weeks and they are only spreading and getting bigger. I've bee dealing with this for almost 6 months, my boyfriend has split up with me and my confidence is at a all time low. It sucks even more since I got this from an abusive Ex. F 21 2 months
5/13/2019
 1  GENITAL WARTS I USED WAY TOO MUCH ON THE TOP OF MY PENIS HEAD DUE TO THE SEVEREST ITCHING I HAD IN MY LIFE 10 YEARS AGO AND I HAVE 2 BIG 2 INCH WHITE SCAR MARKS ON THE HEAD OF MY PENIS. I AM STILL GETING INFECTIONS AFTER 10 YEARS. I SHOULD KILL THE DOCTOR THAT PRESCRIBED ME ALDARA CREAM FOR GENITAL WARTS BECAUSE HE DID NOT TELL ME ABOUT HOW POWERFUL IT IS AND TO NOT USE ANY ON TOP OF MY PENIS HEAD. I HAVE GONE THROUGH HELL FOR 10 YEARS APPLYING CHORTISONE CREAMS FOR REDNESS AND INFLAMATION AND INFECTIONS DUE TO THE VERY BAD DAMAGE TO MY SKIN BARRIER AND I TAKEN SO MANY ANTIBIOTICS DAMAGING MY LIVER BECAUSE OF GETING INFECTIONS. DO NOT USE ALDARA CREAM ITS CRIMINAL CAN A DOCTOR OR DERMATOLOGIST REPLY TO ME ON HERE AND TELL ME THE BEST SOLUTION TO REPAIR MY DAMAGED SKIN ON MY PENIS HEAD PLEASE. ALDARA CREAM IT HAS DESTROYED MY ENTIRE LIFE M 48 1 days
5 MG
12/18/2018
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 1  HPV Flu like symptoms aching back and muscles. Open herpe like sores. I already felt genital warts ruinined my life but not I received a open sore on my scrotum that looks a lot like herpes. I convinced myself I had herpes but finding this forum made me feel a lot better and now think this was a extreme reaction to the medicine. I stopped taking this cream imediately and going to the doctors tommorow to have the sore examined and to have the warts froze off. DONT WASTE UR MONEY ON THIS CRAP M 19 7 days
3x week
8/28/2018
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ALDARA  (IMIQUIMOD):  This medication is used to treat certain types of growths on the skin. These are precancerous growths (actinic keratoses), a certain type of skin cancer (superficial basal cell carcinoma), and warts on the outside of the genitals/anus. Treating these conditions can decrease complications from them. Imiquimod belongs to a group of drugs called immune response modifiers. It is believed to work by helping to activate your immune system to fight these abnormal skin growths. This product is not recommended for use on children under 12 years of age unless specifically directed by your doctor.   FDA Approval Date: 1997-02-27 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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