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| 1 | cancer in the opening of the nose | put on cancer after it was bioped and was very sick, four months later needed 7 pints of blood, and not seem to turn the search and distroy mission around that aldara is doing to my body. one year later after feeling awful went for blood test 3 more pints of blood were put in me. I have been on heavy iron pills for a long time. Dr. just added Folic Acid to that in hopes that the iron pills will help get me started making blood I could not expel water from my body, I was sore all over and that dying would be better. My blood and it is now 2 years later I am still having problems. Of course the arrogance of the medical proffesion backing the 3mm company is no help to us. One Doctor would not listen he just said can not happen. Well it did happen and I was very healthy up until I put that Aldara and my cancer in the nose. | M | 73 | 2 months | 6/7/2008 | 1 | GW | Redness like a bad sun burn, skin irritation, small sores (although they seem to be clearing), swollen lymph nodes, flu-like symptoms, fatigue, depression. | After 4 applications, I quit. However, this site has me relieved. I was thinking now I have HSV2, but looks more like side effects of the medicine. It seems to work well for others, but not for me. How rediculous to have a drug with severe side effects to treat something that is already awful? I'll deal with the GWs as before, laser treatment. In the mean time, can anyone recommend a good herbal, or something, to deal with GWs? | M | 41 | 4 days | 6/6/2008 | 1 | Genital Warts | Stomach Cramps Diarhea Dizziness Fever Bad Itching | Today I stopped using Aldara. I was told I had genital warts and originally, the urologist wanted to prescribe me condylox but I pushed for Aldara prescription because of what I read about it boosting the immune system and treating the condition internally as well as externally. I thought, "hell, this should work... my warts will be gone within a month." not the case. Bad decision on my end going with Aldara. | M | 24 | 30 days | 5/24/2009 | 1 | face | hair loss skin rash | M | 59 | 2 months | 3/26/2009 | 1 | BCC KC & SCC on head and body | Extreme burning on site, fatigue, ringing in ears, hands shaking, diarrhea, feeling of being poisoned, lethargy, depression, open seeping sores, joint pain, nausea. | My advice is to go to stop taking Aldara immediately | M | 55 | 18 days | 5/3/2008 | 1 | GW | None Yet | Ok people I am freaking out, just came back from my Doc with a prescritption for Aldara. He told me to try it for a month. I've read some comments and horror stories on here and honestly I could vomit! Is there anyone who hasn't had these horrible side affects? Mt Doc also mentioned it could be burnt or frozen off? Has anyone tried this type of treatment? I would rather have a week of agonising paing then months and months and months of this! | M | 33 | | 11/12/2009 | 1 | Minor skin lesions | Flu-like symptoms. Shooting pain up the back of my head. Pain across my shoulders and in my right forearm. Twinges of pain in my chest. Pain in the pelvic area and down both legs. Hemorrhage in my right eye. | My dermatologist prescribed Aldara twice - in March 2009 and October 2009. Each course of treatment consisted of 12 applications, for which there were 12 sachets of the drug. I was to apply Aldara (mainly to my forehead) for five days, take two days off, apply it for another five days, take two days off, and then apply it for two days. I didn't have bcc; just a few minor lesions. My dermatologist said the Aldara would clear these up and reduce the risk of bcc developing in the future. There was no warning of possible side effects, except that I would look "a bit of a mess" for a while. And I have to say that, the first time I used Aldara, I suffered no side effects that I remember (apart from the local effects on the skin). But five days after I started using it in October, I came down with flu-like symptoms. At first, I thought I did have a touch of flu - and continued to apply the cream. But after six days of pain, for which I took codeine, paracetamol and aspirin at night, I suspected the Aldara was to blame, and did a Google search for "Aldara+side effects". I read some of the testimonies I found on the first page of Google results, which were enough to persuade me not to use the three remaining sachets of the drug. The pain continued for about five more days, but affected a smaller and smaller area until it was eventually confined to my lower legs and ankles. I then suffered a hemorrhage in my right eye, which left half of it badly bloodshot for more | M | 69 | 2 weeks | 12/25/2009 | 1 | genital warts | SEVERE SKIN RASH ON MY SCROTUM AND PENIS.. WARTS REMAIN INTACT, NEW WARTS APPEARED.. THE SKIN ON MY PENIS IS FLAKING AWAY LIKE IT WAS DEAD... LEVING BEHIND IT RED, BLOODY AND ULTRASENSITIVE SKIN-- THE WARTS THAT WERE SMALL, SKIN COLORED AND BARELY NOTICABLE ARE NOW BRIGHT RED HUGE AND DISGUSTING LOOKING IT FEELS LIKE MY PENIS AND SCROTUM IS ON FIRE....DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER WAY | M | 24 | 7 days | 12/6/2009 | 1 | Planters Wart | It just didn't work. | the foot doctor I went to prescribed this medicine for a Planters Wart I have on the bottom of my foot. His dosage was for me to apply it twice a day (once in the morning and once at night as I go to bed). I tried it for a month and there was no change in my condition. I would not recommend this drug to anyone for a Planters Wart. | M | 66 | 31 days | 1/4/2010 | 1 | ALDARA VICTIMS | Hello, My name is James Griffin and I am doing a journalistic investigation into the horrible side effects of Aldara. I have read over many of the sad and heartbreaking comments on the experiences Aldara has had on people and am looking for victims who are willing to talk about their experiences. Doing so can not only help the investigation but also unearth to many the horrible experiences that Aldara brings. Please contact me at james.griffin@ryerson,ca I hope to hear from some of you soon, James Griffin | M | 33 | 1X day | 3/12/2015 | 1 | Gential warts | Soreness, flu symptoms, throat pains, body aces, tiredness, numbness to my body, burns where I applied the cream | Never been in so much pain, used aldara about 3 times in every other day applied tinny little bits like told by the doctor and to not use the one whole packet save one packet for a week. I done exactly what told but got such bad soreness and burns. Can't even go to the toilet without pain. And now having flu symptoms. First night of having these flu symptoms I was shivering in bed and couldn't even get up in the morning as I was so tired and felt really heavy. And now I'm constantly having sweats and lost my appetite. Please just be careful when using. works for some people but not for others. I'm disgusted that I got given this at a young age and didn't really get told about aldara symptoms by my doctor. | M | 17 | 3 days | 1/29/2015 | 1 | Pearly penile papule | Huge swelling of foreskin and itching. Papule still there. Penis shaft ruptured on inside after going mushy and soft. Using cortisone to repair damage. | Very dangerous! Don't use for PPP! | M | 45 | 6 days 30mg 2X W | 4/24/2014 | 1 | genitial warts | stomach pains Red and sore | don't know whether to carry on taking | M | 20 | 3 weeks 30mg | 4/17/2015 | 1 | hpv | Severe headache, nausea, weakness, body pains, depression, anxiety, body chills, lethargy, loss of appetite, pain | This is the worst medication I have ever taken - felt like I was being poisoned - just three applications and I have never been sicker in my entire life now going on two weeks and still in bed. Was a healthy athlete in great condition and this drug has destroyed my health - DO NOT EVER TAKE THIS MEDICATION | M | 56 | 1 weeks | 9/2/2015 | 1 | removal of non cancerous headspots | Flue like effect, severe fatigue, nausea, reduced appetite, anxiety and some depression. Stopped applying cream 10 days ago and still feel ill and fatigued. | If I had been made aware of the possible side effects of this toxic drug I would never had applied it., particularly as , in my case, it was probably not necessary. My doctor has some explaining to do. I hope I can recover from the toxic effects anxiety and fatigue soon. | M | 70 | 26 days 250mg 3X W | 1/30/2016 | 1 | Genital warts | 3rd application flu like symptoms terrible diarrhea and vommiting. | I quit taking it a few weeks later I got gerd | M | 43 | 1 weeks 30 | 3/7/2016 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |