ALDARA Reviews (IMIQUIMOD)

Average Rating: 2.9 (856 Ratings)

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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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 5  HPV-Genital Warts Sores/ulcers, inflammation, burning & itching at application site. Most of my warts are completely gone. The 2 remaining (of 5) are consistently decreasing in size and I'm expecting them to be cleared within the next 2 weeks. When I found out the price of the medication I decided to purchase 1 month's supply (12 sachets for 3 applications per week) and actually use 1 sachet per week. So essentially I get 3 applications from each sachet so my "1 month" supply will actually last the full length of my recommended treatment (3 months). Using less of the cream has really allowed me to have tolerable side effects and save money! I use it exactly as directed and I use my finger to apply and I always use a mirror to make sure I'm applying it exactly in the right place. I'm very satisfied so far. F 29 1 months
4/6/2019
 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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 1  GW Chills, fever, severe body aches and joint pain, confusion, fainting spells, severe burning around vagina and anus, open lesions, extremely painful urination I have experienced what, doctors have told me, some of the worst pain possible but THIS tips it all. I would rather be dead than go through this again. Day 1: severe chills, severe body and joint pain, slight burning in the region applied. The few bumps I had were already getting little scabs. Day 2. Similar with more burning where applied. Day 3. ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. My vagina and anus looked like someone poured acid on me. It was excruciating. Day 4 (first day of my 4 day break): kill me! I felt like I was peeing razor blades. I blacked out on the toilet. I had open sores forming. Day 5 (2nd day off): Absolutely kill me please. My open sores have now turned into what looks like canker sores when they're healing (white) and I'm in even more pain. I cannot walk or sit. I take 3 baths a day then cake on alocane. I'm well on my way to killing my liver as I'm taking fat more ibuprofen than anyone should. I hold ice cubes wrapped in paper towels on the affected areas. I seem to be getting worse. Seeing that my rash and spots have now turned into giant white covered sores is extremely scary and disheartening. The only good is, my fever, chills, and fainting have subsided. I'm never using this again. I used as directed and ended up in the worst experience of my life, and trust me, I've experience a lot. ..TAKE THIS OFF THE MARKET.. F 35 3 days
7/28/2018
 1  Small basal carcinoma on wrist Vitreous gel detachment eye/blurred vision Shingles same arm as carcinoma Sudden osteoarthritis both knees Painful feet Dermatitis It is a hideous cream which should never be prescribed, and my doctor did not advise me of any of the horrific side effects. Prior to using this cream I was in excellent health F 69 5 weeks
5%
4/6/2018
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 5   Pain but no g. Improved when decreased.amount used. Appears to have cured squamous cell cancer of vulva One year later i have a bluish colleagues cancer was at base of my vagina. Putting off biopsy for now F 67 30 days
3X W
2/15/2018
 1  Basal cell I was fine for 2 weeks and then terrible diarrhea. It has been 4 days since I stopped putting the cream on and still have diarrhea, haven't had solid food since the onset. However, it is starting to get better. Wish I had read more about it before I took it. I was instructed to put it on every night before bed. I wish I had read other's people's experiences because I think I should have used it 5 days on, 2 off. Instead I am having my mole removed. This is my 4th basal cell, the worst was on my nose and that was a pretty bad surgery, however the doctor at Stanford that reconstructed my nose did an awesome job. I wish I had just had this taken off to begin with. F 50 2 weeks
1X day
11/21/2017
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 4  Actinic Chielitis-lower lip I was told to put the cream on everyday, I am doing 3x/week. My lip has two areas along the lip line, they are red, causing my lips to be very red, open ugly sores that bleed. I look like have really bad cold sores. I don't have a choice, so I am telling friends I am retreating for awhile. I am in front of people in a professional setting, on the third week, I need to be a make-up artist and cover this to get through work without people thinking I have a disease. It do have some pain, but a different headache and feeling ill is what I am experiencing. I am pushing through and will ensure the horrible SE. It better work! F 54 2 weeks
5%
10/2/2017
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 4  Pre cancerous cells invagina walls Extremely tired and weary!!! Really really sleepy, I can't believe this tiny amount of cream could make you so sleepy, Sore body like getting flu, vaginal dryness I had to insert on a tampoon once a week for 12 weeks I'm week 8 whoopee only 5 to go, I feel old and tired hard to concentrate I work F 45 12 weeks
250mg
6/27/2017
 3  HPV Redness, Itchiness, Swelling, Pain Very powerful, worked well. However, the side effects were absolutely awful.. Be sure to only use a little at a time. 4 months later and intercourse is still painful. Hoping this isn't permanent damage. F 23 4 months
3x a week
6/23/2017
 1  BCC Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, got to stage 4B before diagnosis. Lymphoma is now on the list of side effects of the manufacturer if you look deep enough. It worked well for the purpose but a side effect that is death if treatment of side effect is unsuccessful is too much of a risk. Tell everyone you know NOT to use this!!!!!!!!!! Dermatologist advised me that it should not be prescribed to anyone with an immune problem, he said that was about 30% of the population. How do you know if you have a possible problem? You don't. This drug probably kills many people but that would be difficult to prove, if this was a natural therapy everyone would have been warned against it. M 62
1X day
12/12/2016
 1  GW Severe burning, a lot of sores, skin color change, bleeding, irritation, body aches, dizziness, joint pain, loss of appetite... everything bad you can imagine! I think a mistake Dr's are doing is that they don't specify to put an itty biddy amount on the exact wart. You barely feel the cream when applying, but after the second application, it started burning like crazy!!! Few hours later, I started having blisters, cuts, irritation and a weird decoloration of my skin (it looked brown). I treated the area with some antiseptic but it was a nightmare- even taking a shower would make me cry because of the pain. I called my OBGYN and she said that THAT medication is like an ACID that literally eats your skin out (with the intention of "eating the warts"). So, I had to wait for the next day to go to her. Before my visit, I checked myself and it looked like rotten skin!! I had more blisters than the night before, I was having a green discharge out of the wounds and I was bleeding- it didn't even let me walk. The discomfort is unbearable. The Dr was even impressed of how horrible it looked. Besides HPV, I don't have any other STD.. so this is my first time dealing with such painful situation- and it's very depressing. My DR recommended Neosporin in the area, Lidocaine to numb the area, and cold pads. This happened 2 days ago, and I see little improvement... so I hope it can cure soon! Idk if it works or not, but side effects are unbearable. This is a very powerful medication. F 22 3 days
2X W
12/2/2016
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 5  Genital warts Mild itching and burning at site of application but nothing unbearable. Slightly redness of skin around application site So I only bought 3 sachets of this after my pharmacist told me how much it was per sachet. Unfortunately this meant it didn't come with an information leaflet and like a lot of other doctors (it seems) mine didn't tell me exactly how to use this stuff. I'd seen the warts for maybe 2 weeks before starting the aldara so I guess I started it early on which helped. Luckily I read a lot of reviews and advice to use it sparingly. I only had about 4 small warts and a larger one so the sachet would last me 4 applications in the beginning. I used it every other night religiously. At first they seemed to get bigger and slightly white, but by the second week all the small ones were gone and the larger one had shrunk to maybe the size of the smaller ones when I started. On week three now and they're all gone! I used a q-tip to apply and rub in (not my finger) and I rubbed Vaseline around the unaffected areas when I was applying. During the day and on my off nights, I applied some aloe Vera gel (not cream) with a bit of tea tree oil to ease the itching. Worked wonders. Also was taking selenium, folic and b12, cod liver oil, garlic, omega 3,6&9 and vitamin c to boost my immune system. Hopefully they stay off! I think perhaps people are a. Over using (in 3 weeks I haven't opened my third sachet yet and it's worked) b. Having what sounds like allergic reactions to something in the cream, in which case obviously stop. Be patient and use sparingly but this worked for me! F 30 3 weeks
5%
10/5/2016
 3  GW Red oozing skin, open sores, scabbing and blistering. Very painful. I don't know if this stuff works or not. Everytime I use it I have horrible side effects. The doctor told me this medication only attacks the virus but I'm beginning to no believe that. Each time I have the bad side effects it takes at least a week and a half to heal from it. I wouldn't recommend it unless you've tried everything else. Just my opinion. M 32 3 weeks
9/20/2016
 5  genital warts I am 32 years old. I have had GW since I was 17. I cleared myself of them. But they have returned three times since. Each time I've had them frozen off with liquid nitrogen, burned with TCA acid and prescribed Aldara. Usually the freezing works for me but this time it hasn't. So my Dermatologist prescribed Aldara again. I use it 3x per week. I try to only put it on the warts them selves but it is kind of hard to do. I am one that has bad side effects from the medication. Ive had red painful sores and crusty skin on my genitals each time I use it. I would rather deal with it and be clear of the symptoms of HPV. The last time I used it a few months ago they were gone after about 3 weeks. But a week after I stopped using Aldara I had to start using it again because they came back. I am currently in my second week again. I will use it 3 times a week like the Dermatologist said no matter what. It's not like they are life threatening. Just very embarrassing. I hope this helps someone and good luck getting rid of this embarrassing virus. Feel free to contact me. I've been dealing with this for 15 years. M 32 1 weeks
5℅
9/12/2016
 2  Actinic keratoses (sun damage) Joint pain & swelling in nearly every joint in my body. Feet too swollen to wear shoes. Can't lift my arms to brush my hair. I used Aldara packets many years ago for sun damage to chest and did not have any problems like this. My chest looked like I had leprosy but it healed up the sun damage. F 58 2 weeks
pump 3x/ w
9/4/2016
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 1  VIN III Leasions on labia Fatigue, flu-like symptoms, headache and inflammation of affected area. I could not tolerate the 3 times a week after 6-8 weeks and was told to drop to 2 times a week. Starting experience only the fatigure and occasional headache. Went to the doctor today for follow up, she says the lesions are bigger and referred me to dysplasia clinic at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She also instructed me to discontinue use of Aldara. F 57 120 days
.25 mg 5% 3X W
8/18/2016
 1  BCc Trouble breathing, and horrible weakness. I have never felt this bad in all my life. Can't get my strength back. It works, but I guess it's different for everyone. I wouldn't use it again. F 59 6 weeks
5 mg.
7/8/2016
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 5  HPV Itching, redness, flakiness. My treatment includes TCA and Aldara. I use the Aldara as directed and apply a small amount directly to the areas that need it 3 times a week and rub it in until you can't see the cream, per the directions. I'm not sure why the consensus of many people seems to be that clearing up warts should be symptom free and painless. That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works. I got the expected redness, itching, and flakiness expected when healing up an abnormal skin condition. Also, the cream is working quickly in conjunction with the TCA treatment. I have zero abnormal or unexpected side effects. F 29 3 weeks
3X W
6/27/2016
 5  AK & BCC slight tightness of skin on scalp sometimes but very minor and infrequently. Every M W F for first month, then second month off, then every M W F for month 3. It works well ! Highly recommended with minimal discomfort. Tough it out if you need too, the results are better than imagined. M 69 9 weeks
.25 gm 1X O
6/7/2016
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