ALDARA Reviews (IMIQUIMOD)Average Rating: 2.9 (856 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ALDARA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ALDARA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | HPV | Redness on penis, developed into one blister like sore, and starting to feel some flu like syptoms (feverish) and a little giddy today (could be unrelated). | Genital wart has started to reduce in size. I read the packaging and instructions thoroughly, and should have restricted the cream to the spot of the HPV - not the area. Will back off for a few days, and allow my little man to heal, as I definitely feel less than myself walking around with an open sore on my penis! | M | 31 | 2 weeks | 10/31/2005 | 3 | GW | itching, tireness - a little of flu like symptoms and a little of skin redness on the applied area. | I am in my second week using it and side effects are not really bad, but I feel them. Warts are still there but it've improved around 20-30 percent. | M | 27 | 1.5 weeks | 1/16/2007 | 3 | No, My girlfriend does. | Well i dont have it.My girlfriend does. N she got all the bad sideeffects burns acid bath all that. But for your info this cream can cause celulitis. Its a skin infection caused from the cream. Nothing to much to worry about. It goes away on its own. But you need to talk to your GYN. about it. | read other comment | M | 18 | 10 days | 7/24/2006 | 3 | redness and papilloma | I had a terrible reaction to both of my eyes. They became extremely red and sore. Having said this, this is the only thing that has worked so far. | M | 38 | 7 days | 12/23/2006 | 3 | hpv | Occasional lesions - stay off for a couple of days and they'll go away. | All you people complaining about horrible side effects - did you read the package insert before using the medicine? Did you use it | M | 42 | 3 months | 12/16/2004 | 3 | HPV | Taking nearly ever day for 4 boxes now (yea i reuse the same packets for about 3 applications/days even though it says not to). Once it started getting red about halfway into the first box, but I stopped for 3 days to let it heal, and resumed. After that... no side effects. | Very little change in warts. =\. When I'm using aldara a lot, they seem to look shrunken like they are dieing...but they never actually go away. I've had them frozen dozens of times and they come back within a week usually. the area is scarred and i havent gotten lucky since my ex who gave it to me over 2 years ago. | M | 24 | 5 months | 1/5/2007 | 3 | moluscum contagiosum | MC warts are on my theigh. One wart has disappeared since starting on drug, I think aldara might be responsible for it since this virus has an ave lifetime of 6 months, but i guess i got some of the medication on my testicals because I have severe redness and burning on them. It's the worst pain I've ever experienced. I don't know if this drug is working, but I do know: Don't get any of it on places you don't need it, especially more sensitive areas. Walking makes me want to cry like a schoolgirl. | M | 26 | 3 weeks | 9/1/2004 | 3 | skin pre cancer | possible muscle soreness and low energy although these side effects could be caused by lipitor I'm taking also. | M | 51 | 30 days | 8/5/2004 | 3 | HPV | Horrible burning and itching, especially with erection, much soreness. Almost unbearable pain when washing genital area. Some very fluid discharge | Apart from all these concerns, warts seems to be getting smaller. Although Im not sure i can keep taking it because of side effects. Would rather get them burned off with liquid nitrogen | M | 21 | 1 weeks | 4/30/2004 | 3 | perianal warts | Very sick for a brief period of time, not sure if there was a connection to the Aldara or if it was just a virus... | Warts seem to be reacting to the medication. Expensive but potentially well worth the investment. No unusual pain or discomfort. | M | 32 | 3 weeks | 6/10/2004 | 3 | GW | None yet | I am fairly new to aldara. I was wondering if I was using it right. When I put it on, I usually put a little and rub it in so it looks glossy on my skin. Am I using it the right way? Should I put enough so I can still see the white cream rather than rubbing it in? Another question... after I finsh taking it how long will it take to heal? I need some help,thanks... | M | 26 | 5 days | 10/3/2006 | 3 | hpv | fluish and fever. my penis is chaffed and itches. seem to be working not getting the burning that others get i just feel weak. | M | 29 | 21 days | 1/31/2004 | 3 | Genital Warts | Chronic fatigue, flu like symptoms, sore bones/muscles, irritable, sensitive skin all over. | Three applications in and today I cancelled my appointments and stayed in bed. I feel so sick. The two tiny warts I have seem perhaps a little smaller but not sure. I don't know if I can continue much longer with this treatment. Glad it's the weekend so I have three days to recover before reapplication on Mon evening. It's making me consider acid treatment or having them frozen which I wanted to avoid again due to the pain. Has anyone tried the herbal alternative in the google advert at the bottom of this page? | M | 33 | 5 days | 4/28/2007 | 3 | Anal warts | Itching, burning, open sores, horrible pain | was given Aldara a few weeks ago and the doctor told me to use it every other day on the effected area. took 5 treatments over a span of 10 days and had to go back to the doctor the 11th day because the pain was horrible. had an open sore that burned all the time. i could not sleep while taking it was up at all hours of the night with pain and itching. I will say that it did seem to be working but the pain was too much to take. My doctor said that he has had mixed comments from users. I however told him that aldara was made by the devil. i now only have the option to have surgery next month to remove the warts. | M | 23 | 6 days | 4/13/2007 | 3 | Gential Warts | HOLY COW I SURE HOPE THAT IS WORKING!!! ACTUALLY FIRST WEEK IN USING THIS AND LET ME TELL YOU THE PAIN IS UNGODDLY!!! WHEN I GO TO THE BATHROOM FEELS LIKE I HAVE A HUGE CUT AND SOMEONE IS POURING ACHOHOL ON ME. BUT OF COURSE THIS IS THE FIRST WEEK OF THIS, I HAVE READ MANY TESTIMONIES OVER THIS AND I HOPE THAT IT WORKS!!!!! | M | 30 | 7 days | 5/23/2005 | 3 | genital warts | extremely painful open sore, weeping, smelly. Painful to sit, stand, walk, bend...you name it...However, my doctor then gave me an antibotic cream and just one application made a massive difference in just an hour. You could nearly see the sore healing. | Stop using it if it starts to burn or you get a sore..and quickly get hold of an antibiotic cream (NOT a steriod one, which will only inflame the wound) | M | 39 | 1 weeks | 2/1/2005 | 3 | Warts | No side effects except for red, itchy, blistery rash on testicles which I thought was herpes, so I worried about that for week until I realized that it was just a side effect. | I think if you are a male, don't waste your time with this stuff. If you read through all the testimonials here, almost all of the success stories are from woman, I couldn't find any from men, I think it's because of the difference in the skin in the genital regions of the two sexes. | M | 34 | 25 days | 2/27/2005 | 3 | Genital Warts | Severe Redness, some itching | I've been using Aldara on and off for about 4 months. Since I started my warts have gotten much worse. The only thing is, wherever I put the cream the warts go away but they just come back in different places. After a couple of uses they usually get hard where I can just pick off the warts but the area stays red for about a week. | M | 17 | 4 months | 12/4/2008 | 3 | GW | Still very early days for me, been 3 weeks now out of 16. I have good faith in my Dermotologist and he reckons my small ones on the base of my penis and around my foreskin will be gone with this treatment. So Far experienced sensations of warmth and slight stings (sorta like squeezing a pimple temporarily.) Had a cold with throat swelling over 2 days (I personally think its a cold from the world) | - Also reading over this board maybe some people have had bad experiences using this. But there must be success stories, if this doesnt work for me I'm going into laser treatment, I'll take the pain to get rid of these symptoms. I dont care. I think its mind over matter and I've done cryo, pure tea tree oil (believe me thats pain!) Pure Eucolyptus (That will kill some, lol, I screamed out loud using that) But what can I say....its character building and the punishment I get for sleeping with 50 + women and having a great sex life. Good thing I learnt my lesson and ready to find a wife. - anyway will let you all know how this work, I consider myself tough enough to handle a little cold and some warm sensations! (That means it must be doing something..right??) | M | 25 | 3 weeks | 11/17/2008 | 3 | HPV (GW) | So far minor soreness/itching, some redness, and scabbing | Taking it every other day, I have applied it VERY lightly every other day (making one packet last a week as recommended by my Doc) I ahve now put it on 3 times. When I saw the doc, he put acid on two of the warts, which burned a little, but he said would help jump-start the aldara because it would perforate the wart on a cellular level. The acid has scabbed and left one of the warts semi-open. Today I started to get a runny nose - it is unclear if im catching a cold or this is a symptom. I have also notices another tiny possible new wart forming. In addition my balls seem a bit tender. This all sounds worse written then I mean it too. overall I would say that if this works then these are VERY minor prices to pay. my question is, is what ive experienced so far normal. and also, my doc said that i dont need to necessarily apply it to every wart - as long as i get the main ones, the rest will go away too. Is this true? | M | 25 | 1 weeks | 3/19/2009 |