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| 1 | Genital Warts | Fatigue, swollen glands, weakness, sore muscles, back pain, loss of appetite, stomach pain. | I've only been using Aldara for about ten days, 3 times a week, but my skin has become so raw and sore it's hard to go to the bathroom or even sit still. Recently I've just been taking a bath with epson salt to dry the area out and draw the infection out, and a lot of puss has came out. It's terrible. I've never had a medicine make me feel so weak. My warts are already gone though, I'm not sure if I should even continue with the pain i'm in. But it literally only took 3 applies for them to go away. My best advice is to really be anal when applying the medicine, cause if it even touches skin where there aren't warts, it burns it away. Unfortunately I had no knowledge of this and stupidly wiped it all over the first apply. Now I'm just using a q-tip and Vaseline. | F | 20 | 3X W | 6/20/2010 | 5 | Gential Warts | Slight itching | This product is amazing. I had about 20 tiny warts around the rectum and by the third day of treatment ALL of them were gone. I have not had any negative side affects aside from some slight itching, but it was completely bearable. I'm continuing treatment until my month is up which is a total of 12 days of applying Aldara. | F | 22 | 4 days 5% 3X W | 6/19/2010 | 4 | Genital Warts | Burning, blistering resembling genital herpes, intense pain while urinating, lower back pain,crying from the pain, unable to work, difficulty sitting, general desire to curl into a ball in my bed and cry. | Guys, this stuff burns and causes blisters but it works. I have had two bouts and have had to use this mess of a cream but it works. Apply it three nights in a row then have a two week break. Do the same thing again 2 more times. It gives you time to heal. Otherwise you just can't function. Have salt baths and apply vaseline. | F | 20 | 3 weeks 1X day | 5/27/2010 | 3 | bsc | Treating a small bcc on side of my nose that has been burned off, followed by a 6 wk course, 5x per week, of aldara. 1st week site became red, weeped a bit of clear liquid 2 days, then became hard. Only negative reaction was itching at time. Second week much less inflamation. | So far so good. Little negative reaction. Will update at 3 and 6 weeks. | M | 63 | 7 days 1X day | 5/25/2010 | 5 | GW | I was diagnosed with Genital Warts on the 14th of April, my Dr. was pretty certain it was Genital Warts but she cut off a piece of it and burned of the rest and sent in the one piece for a biopsy, sure enough about a week later the results were in and it was Genital Warts. At about that time, the 2 warts grew back and I was horrified. Being that I am 34 and have had only 2 sexual partners before I just could not believe that I could have GW. Anyway, about a week or 2 after is when I started using Aldara, I was afraid to try it after all the horror stories I read here but I had to get rid of these Warts. So.. about 2 weeks ago I stared and the first day I used it, the only side effect I felt was fatigue and i was just crancky like I was PMSing.. the second and third time I used it I did not feel anything, the 4th time I woke up with really bad lower back pain but nothing a couple of Advil's couln't take care of. I did have a bit scabbing down there in an area where Aldara was not even u | F | 34 | 1 months 5 3X W | 5/19/2010 | 1 | condylome cervix | Well after reading this horror story I don't think I'll even start !!! What's more my Dr has prescribed it INTERNALLY....I have to put the cream on the end of a tampax and press it on to my cervix... Did it for the first time for half an hour this afternoon, only used half the sachet. Mild headache and a stiff neck this evening... Far too scared to try again.....just have to live with the consequences and I'm going to change my gynecologist | F | 54 | 2X W | 5/8/2010 | 1 | pain during intercourse | extreme pain on labia. swelling, sores, rawness, can't even touch, excruciating pain to use the restroom. had to go to the er for pain meds, do not use this on vagina at all! | F | 24 | 2 days 1X day | 5/7/2010 | 3 | hpv genital | itching...itching....itching!!!! | Have any guys had sucess using this cream to get rid of genital warts on the penis? Like the cawliflower warts? | M | 33 | 2 weeks 3X W | 5/6/2010 | 1 | Genetal Warts | SEVERE blistering that resembles genital herpes, excruciating pain, flu like symptoms, bleeding, sore back, swollen glands, mouth ulcers, constant crying through pure depression at the mess of my vagina, could not pee as it was SOOOOOOO sore so I ended up peeing in a bath or bowl of water! Blistering, itching, swelling. | My Doctor has now said that if you put vasaline round the areas where there were no warts it will stop the skin burning, I am not on antibiotics due to an infection in the wounds and have been described hydrocortizone cream to help with the inflamation. Would I reccomend this cream, well I found 1 wart about 2mm in size if that, it has grown and I am in PAIN with the burning the cream has caused, I dont think I would reccomend it and if you do use it use loads of vasaline where you dont want your skin to blister to the point mine did. | F | 28 | 3X W | 5/6/2010 | 1 | GW | Swinging temperature, limb and joint pains, large red weeping sores where no cream was applied, foul smell | I have never felt so ill..... I can't work, can't walk, can't wee. I'm a trained nurse and my GWs appeared a year ago after major surgery despite always practising safe sex. They disgust me and affect my ability to enjoy sex. My GUM clinic tried cryo and Warticon but they kept coming back so offered Aldara. The symptoms I have are supposed to only happen to 4% of users. I will not continue this treatment. I want to curl up and die | F | 56 | 6 days 5% / 250mg 3X W | 5/2/2010 | 3 | Genital Warts | Headache, Nausea, Fatigue, Dizziness, Irregular Heartbeat, Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia, Chest Congestion, Increased Mucus Production, Unclear Thinking, Weak Muscles and Difficulty Coordinating Motor Movements. | Only applied the drug twice (every other day). Not sure if I applied too much due to the fact that I have several warts in the genital/perianal region. 1 satchet has lasted for three applications. Left on skin for 6-8 hours and washed off in the morning as prescribed. Warts on the softer tissue of the labia seem to be clearing up. Warts on the tough outer regions of the vulva still present. Not sure I will continue my use because the side effects are making it difficult to conduct my every day life. I am a small person and my immune system is not very strong. I imagine these factors must be playing a role in my reaction. That being said, the last time I felt this bad on a medication was while I was taking Propulsid. I listened to my body and stopped taking the drug. It has since been removed from the general U.S. market. | F | 29 | 5 days 3X W | 4/24/2010 | 4 | GW | None, I did not have any side effect aside from a little itching the day after using. | Had many small warts (15) and a few bigger ones. First went to have them froze and started Aldara a week later. The combination of treatments has worked really well for me. One important thing to note is that freezing the warts do not help you get rid of the virus. It is simply to make them disappear. Aldara is the one building up your immune system and making sure they don't come back. After the second week, a few more appeared, which I was told, is normal. It is just your immune system reacting to the treatment. However, now after a month of using the cream 3 times a week and and two freezing treatments, I only have 4 small ones left! I wouldn't recommend it to everyone as the side effects, I hear, can be terrible. But if you can bear the pain, it is the best treatment. | F | 25 | 1 months 3X W | 4/22/2010 | 1 | HPV | swelling, burning, excruciating pain during urination, sloughy lesions | I used this cream on my small genital warts. I used the cream for a week ( 3 x applications). Monday, Wednesday, Friday. On Sunday my labia began to swell and itch and when urinating the pain was excruciating. I have not slept for 5 days due to the pain. I cannot walk. I have been to see a gynae and my GP, both fobbed me off with Herpes, which is absolute rubbish as I have been with my other half two years! I am a Paramedic and I knew it was a typical allergic reaction to this awful medication. Don't let your Dr fob you off with Herpes, as my swab came back clear. The sores developed from the aldara cream are similar in appearance to herpes. I have just dosed myself up on strong painkillers so I can sleep until the swelling subsides. It has been 5 days now and still no difference. | F | 22 | 1 weeks 3X W | 4/14/2010 | 3 | genital wart | HORRIBLE! i have never written on any website about my experience with a medication, but Aldera warranted it. i am so angry with my gynecologist for prescribing this to me. i had one SINGLE TINY bump on my labia, and from using this, have SO MUCH PAIN, MORE WARTS, CANNOT PEE WITHOUT IT BURNING, A HORRIBLE COLD THAT HAS LASTED 9 DAYS, and complete embarassment at how disgusting my vagina looks. | if you can, please get your genital wart frozen off, before every trying this nightmare! | F | 26 | 12 days na 2X day | 4/10/2010 | 4 | Anal Genital Warts | Slight burning, soreness, slight fatigue. | I have been using it for a couple of weeks now and am actually surprised I have not had the horrible side effects I have seen posted. The warts are almost completely gone within the 2 weeks I have been using it and will be calling my Dr. today to see how long I should continue to use it after they are fully gone. I have noticed the day after treatment I feel a little tired for some reason and I am only slightly sore in the application area with only slight burning sensation around the 7-8 hour period which is when it should be removed. I will say though... reading all the negative reviews of it had me very scared to use it since I have had many bad drug reactions in the past. I have been very thankful for this drug and would say to anyone, just try it! | M | 38 | 2 weeks 5% 3X W | 4/9/2010 | 4 | Genital Warts | You MUST be careful that you don't apply too much of Aldara. I did just that the first week and felt the consequences of flu like symptoms, which only lasted one evening. | Since then I've been applying just enough to cover the warts and slowly but surely the warts are vanishing. After reading TONS of testimonials just like this one from other patients, including my experience with Aldara, the most important things to do is be consistent with application 3x/week, NOT applying too much of it, and patience. I've dealt with GW for 4 years now and after seeing the results after just 3 weeks, I think Aldara will be what I've been looking for to finally eliminate my GW. | M | 30 | 3 weeks 5% 3X W | 4/8/2010 | 3 | Genital warts | I just began taking aldara TODAY. I have tried another liquid application before and it caused lesions and extreme pain. It took atleast 5 days for the lesions to heal (with the help of neosporin) I hope not to repeat the same incident. | I have what seems to be molluscum contagiosum at the base of my shaft. about 8-10 bumps. I am going to do the treatment once per night, mon-wed-fri and see how the results turn out. I will make sure to note ANY and all relevant side-effects! | M | 23 | 1 days ??? 3X W | 4/7/2010 | 1 | genital warts/hpv | After using the cream twice my vagina began to get extremely itchy. I continued using it and now my vagina has weeping, inflamed sores all over it. Urinating stings so badly. Until I read this I was convinced (despite very recent testing) that I must have herpes. The pain is incredibly bad. | This product should be banned. It feels like my vagina and anus is on fire. | F | 40 | 8 days 4X W | 4/7/2010 | 1 | actinic keratosis | I experienced redness and a little scabbing while using Aldara on my nose once a day before bedtime Mon/Wed/Fri. Two weeks after completing the Aldara treatment, my dermatologist injected Restylane into the same area on my nose. I got flu-like symptoms almost immediately and then over the next few days my nose had redness, swelling, green-colored oozing, blistering, scabbing ... all the Aldara side effects you could possibly get (really ugly) ... but I didn't get those side effects until the Restylane was injected. That was the middle of January and my nose is still red and has a few hard blisters on it. Obviously, there was an interaction between the Aldara that was still in my skin and the injected Restylane. | Think twice before you use Aldara ... I definitely will not use it again. | F | 66 | 6 weeks 5% 1X day | 3/30/2010 | 4 | Actinic Keratosis | Initially instructed to treat forehead and temples Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for 4 weeks. Stopped per doctor after 3 weeks because I was having chills and uneasiness (could not get comfortable) duing the last 2 treatments. Initial effects were red splotches on treated area which turned into open sores. Within 2 weeks of end of treatments, facial skin looked great (will get doctor's opinion in a week) | I had had blue light and lesser topical treatments but his one "took the cake". Although the treated area looked terrible for 4 weeks it looks extremely good now. I will probably treat the remainder of my face later this year. I am impressed with the product and will use it instead of the blue light treatments. | M | 54 | 3 weeks 1X O | 3/29/2010 |