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| 5 | gw | itching, nothing else. | i was horrified by reading all the comments on here about it but i only experienced itching in the day after i used the cream, each time, but the 2nd day after it was fine again. i was instructed to use this 3x a week but cut down to 2 because good god the itching was awful (but worth it)... after about 2 weeks, most warts GONE! amazing. so glad. | F | 20 | 28 days | 4/23/2007 | 4 | GW | Itching, Burning, Oozing, Severe Pain, severe skin discoloration, Flu-like symptoms, fatigue, headache... the works | When I first started using it I saw results almost immediately and I was thrilled. It was worth the itching and tenderness. Then I went on vacation for two weeks, wasn't good about applying on schedule and the warts returned plus new ones, so i resumed Aldara when I got home last weekend. I have been in a living hell since. I can barely move my crotch hurts so bad, making it nearly impossible to get anything done. I spent an hour crying my eyes out in the shower this morning the pain was so intense. The tissue on the opening of my vagina has turned nearly black (I almost had a heart attack). Be VERY careful when applying it close to the opening. I don't think I washed it well enough the next morning and maybe some got left on that area and that is why I am now in SO much pain. I thought I had the flu too until I realized so many Aldara users had the same symptoms. At the moment I hate this drug, but it was making a difference on the warts (and mine were really bad) so once th | F | 21 | 1 months | 4/21/2007 | 1 | GW | intense itching, burning, PAIN, redness, burning during urination | I have only applied Aldara twice and I am in PAIN. For the past 3 days I have experienced intense itching and I can't even walk. I am just waiting it out hoping that this intense pain/itching will GO AWAY. I feel like I have to put vagisil on every 30 minutes or I will just go crazy. I have basically been lying in bed all day, and everytime I think it is getting better I'll get up and walk around and oh no the feeling comes back. I already have to deal with these freaking genital warts I don't need this horrible pain on top of that. People do have to walk around on a daily basis but I guess my doctor didn't think about that? I have noticed that it has made my warts smaller (I think?????) but geeze is this the price you have to pay? I don't have time for this crap. I would seriously suggest just going for acid treatments at least that pain only lasts for a breif period of time. I can't believe I paid 90 dollars to light my vagina on fire. | F | 22 | 2 days | 4/21/2007 | 3 | Genital Warts | sick- got a cough and the early symptoms of a bad cold... and these sores that i have been flipping out about..thinking they are herpes..but this site has given me so much relief... wow... ive also been itching all over my body.. | ive been taking this for about almost two weeks... i cant say i see any improvement yet on my warts but i dont know whether to stop or not because of the sores... | F | 20 | | 4/19/2007 | 5 | GW | the only effects I had were redness around the warts untill thet finally disappeared after 3 weeks. I had alot of pain peeing and had to get my mom to hold my labia open whilst i peed. A friend suggested a "sheewee" which goes over the urethra and you can pee freely. I also found that my panties become contaminated from the aldara. aside from all of this I thourougly rate the stuff | F | 17 | 4 weeks | 4/18/2007 | 1 | Facial pre-cancer | A had an aggressive reaction to the Aldara on my face for two weeks. The cream seemed to solve the pre-cancer areas. The Dr. said that was what it was suppose to do, the worse the better. Ok, I made it through that and I thought it was over. But no! I have now been battling a face that is bright red with sores and a bright red rash. The Dr. then issued 5-6 creams over the next 7 months. (Every cream was over $100.) He was telling me I had Rosacea and then Seborrheic Dermatitis. No it was all a reaction to the Aldara. I went to another Dr. and they finely told me what it is. I now have expectations that this can last for weeks with heavy doses of steroid creams and anti-inflammatory medicine. I now have my daughters wedding in the next couple of months with my face bright red and puffy. | I did two different runs of Aldara for 2 weeks each. | M | 54 | 14 days | 4/18/2007 | 3 | Genital Warts | So far I have not experienced any side effects from the medicine, only small amounts of blood before I started treatment. | When I was diagnosed with Genital Warts I was given an acid treatment. The following week I went for another acid treatment and the doctor gave me a prescription for aldara cream. I started using the cream the following day. I used it for a week and didnt use it for the next week because I was unsure if i could use it during my menstrual cycle. I continued the next week. After my first week of applications I saw that one of the warts had started to disappear. A new wart seemed to appear but i applied a small amount on it and it hasnt gotten bigger. I have two located near the anus and they cause some itching. I'll update with more news about the cream getting rid of the warts near the anus. Please feel free to e-mail to message about the treatment and advice on other alternatives...PLEASE WRITE ME!!! Im young and I have no one else to talk to, most of the postings are pretty scary. | F | 17 | 1 weeks | 4/17/2007 | 4 | Genital Warts | mild itching, mild-moderate soreness, dry/stiffened skin, slightly raw areas | I wanted to share that I just spoke with a nurse about when to lay off using the drug/tips for use. In some areas that I'm appling aldara, I'm experience rawness -- not an open sore, but could get there. She recommended laying off that area until it heals a bit (but applying on my other warts), and continuing in this way moving forward. She also recommended squatting in a warm/tepid bath to help healing/ease discomfort. SHe suggested applying aldara with a Q-tip (to more easily avoid getting on healthy skin) and applying either zinc oxide or vaseline to the healthy surrounding skin *before* applying aldara to the warts - to help keep aldara off the healthy tissue. Wish I'd known all this before I started a week ago! Otherwise some warts do seem to be receding. | F | 30 | 1 weeks | 4/13/2007 | 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 | 5 | Genital Warts | Mild itching/discomfort, slight reddening, sensitivity to touch. | Here are my suggestions to those using Aldara to get rid of HPV/genital warts: 1) Wash off after 8 hours. It significantly cuts back on the side effects. 2) DON'T use on LARGE or GROUPS OF genital warts. Mine were small and in 3 separate locations, namely just below my pubic mound, my clitoris, and just above my anus. If your doctor gave you the option of chemical burning or Aldara, choose the burning; it might be temporarily more painful, but the wart is more likely to disappear. 3) Take as prescribed on the package. More than 3X a week is an overdose and will significantly increase the side-effects. 4) Be patient and regular. Choose a time to apply the Aldara so you don't forget. I applied mine at 10am and washed it off when I came home from classes. 5) Apply only to the spots you need Aldara. Slathering your vagina/penis with wart-removing cream is both disgusting and unnecessary, and you'll be wasting a VERY expensive medication while leaving your sensitive parts susceptible to itc | F | 20 | 2 weeks | 4/12/2007 | 5 | As an option to surgery | None. | NOWHERE could I find what to expect, how it works, or when to quit using it. Felt that I should post this. My Generic cost was $106. (Happy to share price info, E-mail me.) After years of small BCC outbreaks on my neck that were removed by cauterization, freezing, and minor surgery, they continued to recur. Last time as a nodule UNDER the skin, that slowly grew. Doctor gave me 2 options ; "surgery" or Aldara. Instead of using a packet for each use, used a HALF packet each night and washed it off each morning as the literature directed. Used it for 3 weeks, 5 day application then by 2 days of non usage. After 4 days many small eruptions occurred in a two inch radius of the original nodule. A week later my neck was a disaster area, (ask to see a pic.) Stayed calm and reasoned out that my one single 'hidden-nodule' also had a bunch of BCC 'spider-roots'. In 3 weeks, my neck looked horrible. Discontinued usage and started applying a healing "Aloe based skin | M | 80 | 3 weeks | 4/12/2007 | 3 | BCC | VERY tired, muscle aches, itching at the site. | The first two treatments for BCC were surgical and left some pretty ugly scars on my arms. The doctor suggested Aldara for the remaining several on my chest, arms, and legs to reduce the scarring effect. I am at the end of my second week and treating five areas at once. I am following the directions closely. So far ok I guess. I am so tired and I am regularly "nodding" off in meetings and at my desk. | F | 42 | 2 weeks | 4/11/2007 | 3 | Genital warts | Redness, severe itching, swelling/seeping/cracking/peeling of surrounding skin, burning during urination, extreme fatigue and diarrhea | I had a few clusters near the opening of my vagina and the warts were fairly small so my doc put me on Aldara. The side effects were manageable for the first month or so, but consistently worsened over the next 2 months. By the beginning of the third month, I could barely function due to the fatigue and my gentials became extremely sore (I wish I'd known about the Vaseline!). I probably should have stopped it sooner than I did but I wanted to give it a fair shot. I stopped it about 3 weeks ago and saw my doc - she said I wasn't reacting well and scheduled cryo instead. The warts actually seemed like they got bigger (though softer and 'fleshier') while I was using the cream, but 3 weeks after stopping, they're drastically smaller than before I started it! Go figure. I've read about Aldara helping a lot of people, which is great - it just didn't work well for me. I also have chronic fatigue syndrome and eczema so it's possible that it caused my immune system to attack my healthy skin, to | F | 27 | 3 months | 4/11/2007 | 3 | Genital warts | (cont due to lack of space and my inability to make things short and sweet) | I also have chronic fatigue syndrome and eczema so it's possible that it caused my immune system to attack my healthy skin, too. People with autoimmune problems even as mild as those really shouldn't use it, I guess. Everyone's body is different, so what works for one may not work for another. Hopefully the cryo will do the trick for me. I Aldara a 3 because the warts ARE now smaller so it was doing some good but my body just didn't seem to handle it well. Whatever you try, good luck! | F | 27 | 3 months | 4/11/2007 | 2 | HPV | ALL OF THEM AND THEN SOME: Redness, blood blisters, burning, nausea, headaches, peeling like a bad sunburn, itchiness, a rash that spead onto my thighs. | I used this cream exactly the way I was told to and while it did clear up new warts that emerged, the original ones are still there (though not getting any bigger or worse). I would suggest using a q-tip to apply in order to avoid using too much. Also, put vasoline on the areas around it to avoid burning ununfected areas. I used less than I was told because I was scared of the side effects, and even using an amount equivalent to the tip of a pen was too much. If you burn really easily from the sun (ie you have pale skin or are a redhead), DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT! My doctor told me he'd never seen a case this bad and I am in the porcess of getting them frozen off. Overall a horrible and painful experience. I'm scared that now my vagina is permantly scarred-it'll definitely be discoloured. I'd rather get the freezing done any day than use this crap. My only suggestion to cope with the pain is aloe vera gel which did help with the burning and with the scarring and blisters to a certai | F | 22 | 8 weeks | 4/10/2007 | 5 | Basa Cell Cancer | The only side effects I had was redness and swelling. Then about five weeks into the treatment these red spots crusted over and finally peeled off. The area now looks great. | My doctor wanted me to take Aldara following surgery for a bcc on my nose. We waited until the surgery completely healed then started the Aldara treatment. I applied the cream (1 small drop) each night on my nose before going to bed. I washed the cream off each morning and did this Monday-Friday for 8 weeks. I had heard the nightmares other had with Aldara when I was in the middle of my treatment but decided to go ahead and completed the 8 weeks like the doctor had prescribed. The area around my nose turned red and was swollen but has now cleared completely and the area looks great. I think the key is following the doctor's advice and putting just a very small amount in the area. | M | 57 | 8 weeks | 4/4/2007 | 3 | gential warts | redness, itching, tingling feeling, skin peeling, and some swelling | I have been on this for about 6 weeks and at first I havent noticed anything thing but i do feel that its working. the first few applications i felt it tingling and even itching in the middle of the night and when I removed it in the morning it was red. Recently I have noticed that my skin was peeling and i checked out the side effects and i pretty much experienced every single one of them. overall i say its working. | F | 24 | 6 weeks | 3/29/2007 | 2 | bcc | mild flu-like symptoms with fatique, mild headaches, mild fever, mild depression starting after about 5 weeks. Started with a very small bcc and my new dermatologist recommended this course of treatment. Within 3 weeks I developed an oozing sore that is now increased to approx 2x2 inches and shows no signs of healing. Had I known the effects would be like this I would not have tried this treatment. I've had a couple other small bcc's surgically removed from my chest in a dermatologist's office with very good results. Wish I had gone with the same treatment as before but I'm willing to stick it out for a while longer as my doctor said it may take 8+ weeks for success. We'll see! | I don't feel the risks are worth it to me. There is more information on line that raises significant concerns about the use of this medication. | M | 53 | 52 days | 3/29/2007 | 5 | HPV | Ive experienced a little bleeding and soreness when whiping after peeingbut it seems to only be the wart itself that feels painful, and I can feel a little bit of tingling when i apply it and through out the night, but i havent experienced any unbareable pain. I did the freezing and that hurt extremely bad closer to the anus, all day long, on this application i havent felt anything yet. | I have only been on Aldara for two treatments, but I noticed a couple people saying that it is better to only get it where you need it, and I noticed thats extremely difficult,anyone come up with any kind of tactics to get it where it should be, i was thinking maybe q-tips??? It be great if you could let me know!! Thanks!! | F | 20 | 2 days | 3/26/2007 | 3 | Actinic Keratosis | After 3.5 weeks of 1 packet applied to chest 3 times per week: Chest: Red scabs and slight discomfort at site. Overall: sore muscles and very tired. | The first two weeks I was fine other than the red spotting on my chest. Then at week three the spots became much worse, and are scabbing over. The spots are sore, but easily tolerable, but I have sore muscles (especially upper back) and I'm tired a lot. I have now started just putting the drug on the spots instead of my entire chest. I am concerned about the immune responses indicated by some of the patients. I have had 4 basal cells and 2 squamous cells in the past and want this to work to minimize surgery. | F | 46 | 25 days | 3/26/2007 |