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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ALDARA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | gw | bad belly cramps, head aches, sore to walk or use toilet, feeling sick plus more | i think they need to be more careful about who they are handing this drug out to. first two times i used nothing then 3rd time wow woke up in so much pain and have been in so much pain since!!! i was given this treatment by my local sexual health clinic after catching warts off my cheating ex boyfriend and was not aware how bad and painfull this treatment was going to make me feel. i used it on the friday the day after i had it and was told to apply in the night on a monday wednesday and friday didnt feel anything works hadnt changed done so again on the monday still nothing then again on the friday by saturday in so much pain felt like crying had to crutch 2 wee but still hurt then in a cold bath just to wee as the stinging was unbarable. cant bend down to pick something up have to get on my knees. didnt think this cream was going to work as it only comes in a tiny pack of 5mls. i cant belive how such a tiny ammount can cause so much pain. i have learnt my lesson to never sleep with any bloke with out a comdom no matter how much them. to anyone going to use this cream i would take any other before using this. | F | 22 | 1 weeks 5ml 3X W | 3/29/2010 | 5 | Flat Warts | No side effects. | I had a cluster of flat warts on my thigh, around my knee, on my thumb, and behind the back of knees. It looked terrible and I would have done anything to make them go away. I even tried the duck tape technique. I went to my dermatologist and he prescribed Aldara. I used it for a few months and my flat warts disappeared. I followed the directions and had no side effects. Worked wonders for me. | F | 21 | 4 months 3X W | 3/26/2010 | 3 | genital warts | Vaginal sores, painful urination, flu-like symptoms, muscle ache, abdominal aches, mouth and tounge sores, headache | Other symptoms went away. The new one is mouth and tounge sores. Does anyone have the same experience? Did it go away. My genital warts are decreasing and some are so stubborn. I don't know how long should I take this cream. I heard it causes your immune system to fire up. Some patients had crohn's disease symptoms. I need some feedback. | F | 33 | 5 weeks 5 percent 3X W | 3/26/2010 | 2 | Genital warts | I developed sores on my vaginal area after applying too much cream. I waited for a week before it completely healed. I also had fever, muscle aches, headaches, flu-like symptoms. Those things go away. My problem now is that I developed a lot of sores inside my mouth. I heard that the medication can attack you immune system. Does it cause Chrohn's disease? Does anyone have the same side effects like me? I am worried. | F | 33 | 3 weeks 0.5% 3X W | 3/23/2010 | 2 | Anal Warts | I experience at first mild tingling on the anal area and as i continue applying it for four days with intervals that is one day, i experience abdominal pain, back pain, myalgia, occassional headache and flu like like symptoms. | is this a side effect that should make me freak out? what will i do??? help. | M | 25 | 2 weeks 250 1X day | 3/19/2010 | 1 | HPV GW | Started with irritation, then turned into blisters on inside of vagina, along with tremendous swelling and burning. I called my doctors office crying as I thought something was REALLY REALLY wrong! | My doctors office was nice enough to work me in the same day and the doctor stated it could be a couple of things...a SEVERE allergic reaction to Aldera or it could be Herpes. I have not had intercourse in about 2 1/2 months and have never had a problem related to Herpes. I am waiting on my test results from the doctor. I do feel so much better after reading the reviews on this site as now I feel confident this was just an allergic reaction and not HERPES! I would not recommend this cream to anyone and it should be taken off the market. The doctor took me out of work for the entire week...that is how bad the reaction was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 33 | .25G 3X W | 3/15/2010 | 4 | HPV/GW | Pain, Redness, Some swelling, Soars around the site, Itching, Burning when urinating, Soar to touch. | I think the symptoms that everyone is explaining is exactly what is supossed to be going on. I was first diagnosed with HPVGW and given the AlDara cream to diminish the warts and it was successful, however, I do think that most of you are using this incorrectly, which is causing you to have the very painful and blistering side effects. If you see the wart is shrinking then you need to ease up on the amount of cream you are using. This cream is like an acid and will eat away at your skin causing you to develop an open soar and yes it can look similar to herpes but don't be alarmed. The bottle says to use 3X's at week at nighttime, rub into the affected area but try not to touch un-infected areas. Rub directly onto the wart and no where else is what my doctor had explained to me. You don't have to use it until you develop a soar, I believe with experience in using this for a year and half now, if you just keep applying it until the wart disappears, then you might only need one or two more applications. The best thing for you to do is not itch the area, it will just cause you to be soar, try rubbing vaseline or some type of petroleum jelly on the area to keep form rubbing other areas as well. This is the best advice I can give and it seems to work for me. I have only had a max of maybe 4 warts in 2 years and they all have been diminished my the cream. | F | 23 | 1 years 30 MG 3X W | 3/13/2010 | 1 | GW | I used this drug only three times. The morning after the third use, I woke up with blisters. Went to the Doctor and she told me I had herpes and tested me. I was shocked.I searched the net for days, comparing my symptoms to those of herpes and they were the same. My Doctor called me an hour ago and I am NEGATIVE. It is a chemical burn. If you are blistering, dont freak out and think you have herpes too. I will never use this crap ever again! | F | 36 | 3 days 3X W | 3/12/2010 | 2 | GW | Itching, burning, chemical burn, redness, irritation, swelling, bad skin reaction, throbbing, inflammation. | Dr gave little instruction, used entire packet each time every other day, didn't wash off until shower next morning. Had terrible chemical burn/reaction on and inside vagina. Felt like had been set on fire. Missed two days of work lying in bed with no panties and legs spread. Dr gave me lidocaine for pain, used ice packs, sprayed vagina with handheld showerhead on cold/room temp water, and took pain relievers and it just took the edge off. Only got sleep because of sleeping pills. Luckily no sores and urination felt good to get air to the area. Sitting at work all day is complete misery. Three weeks after stopping I am still burning, which is further irritated by the bacterial infection I got, which has now turned into yeast infection because of antibiotics. First and only other wart was 20 years ago - froze it off and was all over in a week. I'm not sure if I would recommend this, even though I'm sure it was because it was not used correctly. | F | 38 | 3 weeks 1X O | 3/10/2010 | 1 | BCC | Redness, oozing, scabbing at the application site, which I was prepared for. Lung congestion, burning sensation in mouth and nose, muscle and joint pain, which I was NOT prepared for. | I was aware that "flu-like symptoms" is one of the possible side effects listed by the manufacturer, although supposedly uncommon. I thought this was probably due to the hypochondriacs in the clinical trials complaining about every little ache and pain they thought they felt during the trials. Wrong. The lung congestion and muscle and joint pain I've experienced are intense and very real. I've stopped using Aldara, and I only hope that no serious or long term damage to my body or immune system has been done. I would advise anyone who has been given this drug to consider other treatment options. Of course only after I had such a bad reaction to it did I start researching it on the internet. Hard to believe that a tiny amount of cream on your skin can do such damage to your entire body. | M | 40 | 20 days 1X day | 3/6/2010 | 3 | melanoma | so far, not bad. I'm beginning to get some pimple like sores around the incision site, a lot of redness, minor swelling, but it's only been 11 days. I have some joint pain, but I don't know if that's because I'm getting older or if it's the drug. I don't see that many people with Melanoma are using this drug, but my Derm is having some pretty good results. | Since 1998 I've had 2 moh's surgeries and 2 wide excisions on my right cheek to remove a malignant melanoma, in addition to 3 major reconstruction surgeries. This cancer is very aggressive and I'm running out of skin. My last surgery was the day before Thanksgiving and the reconstruction was the first week in Dec. When my Derm suggested this, I jumped at it. I'd do just about anything to get rid of these cancer cells. My plastic surgeon is fabulous and has done a terrific job. Even though I'm 61 years old, I don't really want to be a freak. | F | 61 | 12 days 1X day | 3/2/2010 | 2 | GW | itching, burning, sores, painful urination | I used Aldara on Monday and was far too liberal with the cream. Since nothing happened, I used it with the same liberation on Wednesday and woke up at 4am with a burning sensation that wouldn't quit. Now I have these painful sores that make pissing incredible painful. I've stopped the medication at least until my skin heals. BE CAREFUL using this drug. Does anyone know how to relieve the pain of the sores? Or how to make them heal faster? I CAN'T DO ANYTHING!! | F | 19 | 1 weeks 5% 3X W | 2/27/2010 | 1 | Genital warts | Reddnes, swelling, itching , burning, stinging during urination, trouble walking and sitting due to pain, woke me up at night the pain is so bad, headaches, diarrhea, nausea, oozing | My doctor prescribed me aldara last week for gw and the only thing she told me about it was to use it 3 times a week. She did not disclose any side effects or further instructions so I did not think much about it. When I picked up my percription from the pharmacy the packet were in a bottle with only the same "use 3 times a week" instructions and nothing further printed on or inserted in the bottle. I used it the first time last Monday and started to get a slight cold but did not connect the two. The same on Wednesday and Friday. By Saturday night the area was red and itchy and when I woke up Sunday I could barely walk due to the pain and swelling. I stayed home today and used neosporin and ice as some other comments said. How long does it take to go down? | F | 18 | 1 weeks 3X W | 2/22/2010 | 4 | vulvar cancer | burning sensation, severe itching (however, I had had similar symptoms before using Aldara) | Based on some users' comments, I was afraid to use this medication at first. But my GYN told me that if using it was very painful,she would have me apply it less often: she said that severe symptoms should not be a problem if used mindfully. Over the space of 3 months, I could plainly see the discolored areas turning to healthy tissue. Don't be afraid! | F | 62 | 3 months 2X W | 2/19/2010 | 1 | Genital Warts | Burning, Itching, sores, herpes like symptoms | I think i put way too much on and when i started experiencing side-effects I thought the warts were spreading so i put even more on! Big MIstake! | F | 31 | 7 days 3X W | 2/18/2010 | 4 | 4 year HPV genital itch w/ lesion | Open sore (after misuse), red spots in proximity to application site, slight muscle ache, tender proximate lymph, tiredness | Use this medicine carefully. After leaving on for a 20 hour period an open sore appeared; otherwise, no extreme consequence. The medicine certainly stimulates an immune response. From my research is the best option for curing persistent HPV as long as complete viral integration has not occurred. Will let my guy heal and continue if itch returns | M | 31 | 4 weeks 5mg 3X W | 2/13/2010 | 5 | gw | itching and mild burning | I've been using this cream for 3 months, after cyro didn't help. i started with 25 small warts and now I have none. I'm going to use the cream the full 16 weeks but i wanted to tell everyone that the side effects are painful but i found that if you only apply a small amount( 1 packet lasted 2 weeks) and washed it off after 6 or 7 hours the side effects aren't as bad. After my second treatment I had ulcers and was so swollen I couldn't urinate. I waited til it healed and tried the cream again and so far so good! But i would like to know if it really works in clearing them for good? I can't do this again! | F | 28 | 3 months 3X W | 2/11/2010 | 4 | BCC | Itchy, flaky redness in area being treated. Mild headache day after use. Prescribed to use 3 times a week. | I've read many of the posts on this site and it seems to me folks aren't reading the directions and using the product correctly. You should only use if you have a strong immune system to begin with. You only need a very small amount and throw away any unused portion. (yes, it's expensive but that's what the directions say.) Wash off after 8 hours. DO NOT cover with airtight bandages. I like the fact that Aldara will bring out additional areas that weren't visible prior to use. So those can be treated at same time. This is my second time using product. | F | 43 | 4 weeks | 2/2/2010 | 1 | bcc's | Autoimmune pancreatitis,Polymyalgia rheumatica. Addisons disease, Fibromyalgia,Bilateral Greater trochanter Bursitis. | Update from 9/9/08. a few new diagnosis. i am still trying to live with the damage that has been done to me after using Aldara cream twice.It has been 9 years now and my health is deteriating. I am disabled and spend my life either in hospital or at the Doctors. I have Ivi fluids to help me to maintain hydration at least twice a week. Have just had a stroke and septiceamia. I am only 49 years old. my life has been completely overtaken by the autoimmune diseases that i have been left with since using Aldara cream in 2001. Please consider the effects this drug may have on you and your family. We have lost everything in the last 9 years..it is not worth it. | F | 49 | 2 days | 1/28/2010 | 1 | 3 ak's; 1 basal | Pain, burning, itching, crusting, blisters, bleeding, pus, a 5" reaction site from a dime-sized application (right forearm.) Looked extremely ugly. Totally unprepared - did not match pictures of 'normal'. No matter how much I complained the NP said 'it's normal.' She had me applying twice/day. Extremely depressed as much from cream as how I was treated at doctor's office as a 'complainer.' | This is awful stuff. I won't return to that doctor ever again. Two weeks after stopping my arm is red/blue/scabbed/ugly for huge section. I got into a new dermatologist on urgent basis who stopped it immediately. Thank god it was an arm I could cover w/sleeves and not my face! | F | 51 | 5 days | 1/23/2010 |