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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ALDARA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | genital warts on the penis | redness, sore, pain, sensitivity | First of all yes genital warts completely suck. Secondly here's what I've learnt so far. Use vaseline to keep the aldara cream from coming into contact with non afected areas. I was applying the cream directly to the warts, which I have under my foreskin, but I found the area that were becoming red/most painful were the seconary areas which contacted the cream when I pulled my foreskin back down. This was obviously very annoying, but using vaseline has really sorted that out. I do now however have a small red blemish on my penis head which doesn't appear to be going away. I read that permanent discolorment of the skin can happen from using the cream. Even more reason to use the vaseline, and target only the affected areas. | M | 26 | 4 weeks | 2/19/2007 | 3 | Genital Warts | Intense burning, red sores, itching, body aches | I used it for about a month but not regularly and it was workin so i stopped but then they came back so i've been using it for 8 weeks now regularly and i think it's workin good again, but i'm soo sore from it and i put it on at night so it really messes up my sleep when i put it on..but i guess if it's workin i gotta keep usin it! ooo and lately i have episodes like i have a UTI, but i def don't it just has given me the sensation i have to urinate but then i really don't have to. | F | 22 | 8 weeks | 2/18/2007 | 5 | keratosis on face | Red,itchy, some burning | This is my 3rd week using it on Monday and Thursday. Seems to be working. My hat is off to anyone that puts this on their genitals...I don't know how you could stand it. | F | 55 | 3 weeks | 2/17/2007 | 3 | HPV | Blisters, swollen labia, extreme itching, burning when trying to urinate, nauseous feelings by the 2nd week of application. | I found out I had HPV and my doctor originally tried an in- office procedure which all but cleared up my symptoms. The only ones that are left are the original warts, so I was perscribed Aldara. I have all the side effects that are listed, and have had blisters since the 2nd application in the first week. The warts initially appeared to whiten in colour and are now back to a redish colour they were before I applied the cream. I am really worried about the blisters not healing and ending up with scars. I've started to apply polysporin to the areas that I accidentally put cream on (LESS IS MORE!!!!). I wish I had known about the Vaseline thing earlier, but I will try that now. I haven't seen any of the warts diminish yet so I'm not quite sure about the cream's effectivemess, but the side effects are NOT MILD-they range from MODERATE to SEVERE. Take Advil while you're on this to avoid feeling tired/sluggish. | F | 22 | 2 weeks | 2/17/2007 | 5 | Basal Cell Carcinoma on Nose | Started off the first two weeks applying MWF. Then weekdays. After three weeks began to finally see something. Redness, flaking and then eventually oozing and some minor bleeding. Never any pain to speak of. | Finished treatment in six weeks plus another month to heal. Have a very small scar. But everything just looks great now. About 9 months now following treatment. | M | 48 | 6 weeks | 2/13/2007 | 4 | squamous cell surgical follow-up | slight burning for a day after each application...using 2x per week for 12 weeks | follow instructions exactly!! | M | 62 | 3 weeks | 2/13/2007 | 4 | Actinic Keratosis | I am so glad I found this site. Besides horribly painfull, itchy, weeping sores which totally balnket my chest, I am having legs aches, fatigue, depression, and flu like symptoms. My heart races too. Did not know this was because of Aldara until I went for my checkup last week. Dr. is all excited because I am having such a strong response. THEN she asked my if I was having any of these symptoms. I feel horrible. | This is my second round, last year did this and it was no where near as severe-no side effects, but not such a strong response. Have been to Mexico twice and through a Colorado summer since last application. So, I sustained a lot of damage between then and now. I know Aldara works, but this sucks. I will stick it out and learn my lesson! NO MORE SUN FOR ME! | F | 42 | 6 weeks | 2/12/2007 | 5 | genital warts | i posted a 5 to get to the top....side effects that i've experienced were/are, itching, swollen labia, open sores, redness, hemorrhoids, and now i'm having difficulty urinating where i feel like i have to go, but just can't. | i'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem with urination? i looked in the booklet that came with the cream and difficult urination is listed under "the less common" side effects, but nevertheless, i'm dealing with it. i have to strain terribly in order to pee. anyone else having this problem as a result of using this cream? please help. | F | 29 | 2 weeks | 2/10/2007 | 5 | genital warts | the worst pain of my enitre life, open sores that are whitish color, painful urination, bleeding, extreme reddness, itching, cant even walk, blisters the size of oklahoma,it looked like i had herpes it was so disgusting, this is the worst product and your gyn is an IDIOT if he/she prescribes it to you | F | 21 | 2 weeks | 2/9/2007 | 4 | actinic keratosis on face | on 2nd week of tx. mild itching and redness. Using it 2x's per week for 16 weeks. | F | 55 | 2 weeks | 2/9/2007 | 4 | genital warts | for the first two weeks i had terrible itching, redness, swelling, and soreness (especially while urinating). after that, all the painful/irritating side effects subsided (though didn't disappear entirely) and the warts are almost completely gone less than 4 weeks after beginning the M-W-F treatment. i used vagisil and monistat to relieve itching/pain when i didn't have the medicine on, and it was a godsend. | F | 24 | 4 weeks | 2/7/2007 | 3 | GW | Pain on affected area, very itchy, red and irritated. Second time around developed blister and I thought I had herpes. Glad I saw this site. | The first time around, I had no serious effects. Small wart came back and I must've gotten cream on non-affected area and a blister popped up. Other than that product worked fine the first time when I applied as directed. | F | 20 | 2 weeks | 2/5/2007 | 5 | HPV | Swelling, redness, sore labia, small blisters (that haven't popped), paper cut like sores, itchy thigh. | I've been using this stuff for about 6 weeks now with a minor dosage break in between, I'm halway through my second box when this crap decides to lay it's fury on me. My crotch inferno started thursday, began to calm by friday and I'm hardly feeling anything today saturday. Question to the Females: have any of you had an itchy thigh throughout??....I'm so scared it might be Herpes. Let me know please. | F | 24 | 6.5 weeks | 2/4/2007 | 5 | HPV | Tons of new warts appearing on my vagina, my labia are incredibly swollen, open sores, others that look like canker sores, small cuts on the labia and around the urethra, burning, slight itching, so much PAIN. | I have only been using it for a week, and I already HATE it. I want to continue use, because I saw that some people got through the pain and are now wart-free. Having said all that, I was applying it wrong, as I have read here. I read the warning label of only applying it to the affected area and not to the skin around it, but I thought it would help more if I applied it to the entire area. BIG MISTAKE! I will do it correctly next time, and hopefully it will hurt less. I'm going to try to be optimistic, but it burns so bad to pee, sit, stand, walk, lay down, wear underwear, etc. that it will be very hard. I'll try to post again if it gets any better. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE | F | 19 | 1 weeks | 2/4/2007 | 5 | Actinic Keratosis on right cheek | Mild itching. Redness. | Aldara was prescribed to be used 2x's week for 16 weeks. I am currently in my 7th week. No severe side effects. As expected, the area sort of blistered and is now red. But it looks like it is healing. I will continue with the full 16 week program prescribed and will try to update this posting. | F | 47 | 45 days | 2/3/2007 | 5 | Genital Warts | Major ulcers, redness, itching and can barely pee, it burns so bad. i too thought i had herpes too after but now i know it is ulcers. I have been used it 5 times now and cant bare to continue until all sores are healed. then i will try it again | besides expensive, and painful, im hoping it will work, have'nt noticed any results as of yet. I can not go to the bathroom that i dont like. | F | 24 | 1 weeks | 1/30/2007 | 2 | HPV | SEVERE itching, burning, discomfort, swelling and blisters. Almost unbearable!!! So bad I'm ceasing treatment. | I only had 3 tiny warts to start with. After the frist 4 weeks of treatment about a dozen new warts appeared where I had not been applying the cream. With the warts coming back and the pain...I'd never use this product again. | F | 20 | 7 weeks | 1/29/2007 | 1 | bcc | It is almost one year later, and after various visits to specialists, I had the good fortune to find a behavioral pain doctor who had studied immune system modifiers, and a phd student who had written papers on the topic. Previous medical doctors wouldn't even read about this medicine; very weird. So the pain guy said that basically what I thought was wrong, really was. The cytokine storm induced by Aldara was indeed attacking my muscles and causing them to ache. The solution he gave was to go on pain killers over a long period of time and he said that my body will slowly recalibrate itself if the reaction is prevented from occuring. I was so thrilled... I had been feeling hopeless and nuts. | So I've been taking Ultram (3/day) and Vicoprofen (1 1/2/day) since June 06, and it is working. I feel about 2/3 less pain than I did 4-5 months ago, no problems walking and functioning. I just cut back from 3 to 2 doses per day. I estimate in another 6 mos, I hope I don't feel achy at all! It would be nice to wake up in the morning and not feel crappy. This may be a rare reaction, but it has been horrible and I appreciate the forum to share about it. | F | 49 | 14 days | 1/29/2007 | 2 | Papilloma | The doc said to my whife she had Papilloma and use cryotherapy to get read of it. And he told me to use Aldara. Before using the medecine i didn't have any effect on my penis, but after 2 weeks using it (3 times a week) the result is awfull. I don't know what to do, if I have to keep using it or not. The doctor say it's normal, but I'm sceptical. I'm supposed to stop using it in less than a week but my penis is in a very bad shape. If you hace any advice to give me, please I will be gratefull. | The strange thing is that before I didn't have ANY effect, and after using it, my penis is in a very bad state. But when I use it in the night, the day after the side effects starts to go away. It is totally contradictory, and I don't know what to do??? | M | 33 | 3 weeks | 1/28/2007 | 4 | bcc.actinic keratoses | extreme redness, scabbing, itching, skin loss, facial tightness, eye swelling and burning | was not prepared for how bad I appear! Have used 5-FU and other drugs, but this reaction seems more extreme. Have used Aldara 3 times/week for 8 weeks | F | 55 | 8 weeks | 1/25/2007 |