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| 5 | genital warts | extreme flu like symptoms (body aches, headache, nausea, dizziness, fatigue) and skin irritation - small sores developed after prolonged use. | I had what my doctor called "a moderate case" of HPV, not the worst he'd ever seen, but more than just a small case, too much to spot-treat. So I tried Aldara. I followed the package insert as written, only applied to the spots where there were warts and washed it off in the morning. I used a mirror to make sure I applied it accurately. I felt horrible the day after use for the first week and a half with the symptoms described. However, my warts were 99% cleared after 1 week. It was like a miracle. The skin irritation started occuring after about 2 weeks, I had open sores in the spots where I still had warts left. So I haven't used the cream now in 5 days and will start again once I am healed for the last pesky wart that hasn't gone away yet. | F | 27 | 18 days | 11/27/2006 | 4 | Genital Warts | Dry flaking skin. Really wanted to itch it, but wasinformed the more I itched, the more warts would show up. | I thought Aldara wasn't working at first. I took it for three weeks with no results, losing faith quickly. And then all of a sudden in two days 90% of them were gone. I am extreamly pleased with this medicine, i still have one more week to take it so I am hoping for the leftover 10% to leave during this time. Just be patient is my only advice. | F | 23 | 3 weeks | 11/27/2006 | 3 | Genital warts | Swelling, itching, burning, burning while urinating, nausea, fatigue, pain moving (walking, standing up, sitting down). | The first week while using aldara i was fine, no problems but now in my second week i am in severe tear bringing pain, i cant stand for more than a minute without feeling like im going to throw up. My vaginal area is very swollen and very painfull, and is constantly burning. Even standing in the shower if the water hits it its extremely painful, it is worse than getting a tattoo. However i am fairly certain that this is beacuse i applyed to much of the cream in an eager attmept to be rid of it. I stress to you to only use the smallest amount, one sachet of 250mg should last you about 3 applications and be sure to rinse it off after the 10 hours. I know you will want to be free of it as soon as possible but follow strict instruction and you will be much better off. My warts have decreased in size slowly but not without extreme pain. Though in all i suggest giving aldara a try if you plan on using it correctly. | F | 18 | 2 days | 11/26/2006 | 2 | Genital Warts | Herpes-like sores, burning during urination, extreme pain! | I wrote an earlier account of my experience with Aldara, when I still had all the symtoms of the side-effects. I noticed that a lot of people posting on this site wanted to know, as I desperately did, how long it takes for the symptoms to go away. After stopping the use of Aldara, it took approx. 4 days for the sores to go away and pain to subside. The wart did begin to grow again. I'm working up the courage to restart the treatment (much more cautiously this time). | F | 29 | 7 days | 11/26/2006 | 4 | BCC | I apply it to one reddish area on face, plus I put the cream on other areas of my face as well. Other red areas appeared on my face where I had applied it --shows that there were other BCC's lurking that manifested after treatment. I don't like this, but my dr. advised me that this might happen, advised me to continue the treatment 'til the areas heal. Shows that the drug is working. | I apply it according to my dr's instructions: 1/2 packet 3x/wk every other day. I grew up in L.A. and went to the beach alot in the summer when young. I take vitamins and herbs daily and I know some of these things have a detoxifying effect, don't know if this is why I have not suffered the side effects mentioned by others. I wonder why some are getting the severe headaches/muscle aches/etc. Seems that there needs to be more research into this drug's side effects (and how many other drugs!), as this does have me concerned. Other internet sites have also mentioned some bad reactions. | F | 53 | 5 weeks | 11/25/2006 | 3 | GW | extreme itching, burning, redness, and now little red sores that hurt | Ive been using Aldara pretty faithfully for 10 months and it has helped somewhat. The warts are definitely not getting worse but theyre also not getting that much better. The itching really does wake up in the middle of the night tho its horrible. A few days ago a couple little red sores popped up and I got so scared thinking it was herpes. Thank god I found this site and not I'm pretty sure its just a side effect of the medicine, it sounds pretty common. I feel better after reading everyone elses comments I hope it works as well for me as it did for some of you | F | 18 | 10 months | 11/20/2006 | 5 | Genital Warts | Red, Sores that look like herpes, flu symptoms - (loss of appetite, headaches, nautious, dizzy spells) | So here's the basic deal. I have been deadly upset that I might have herpes. I haven't been to a doctor yet, but I'm still going to get tested just to make sure. Since my last partner I have been tested for everything under the sun, and I only should presently have GW. This is the second drug I am trying, the first did work not too badly, but it smelled so strong my secret didn't feel safe. You can find it at if you're braver than I am. It's natural, and burns a little, but you won't get these herpes like sores. This site has comforted me that these sores are most likely not herpes. I feel like using Aldara is hell, but it will be worth it in the end. As for those of you who are ridiculing the people who can't use the aldara anymore, go f yourself. You have to realize that some people have harsh reactions as my ex girlfriend did as well. I saw first hand the difference of how we both reacted to Aldara. She could NOT continue treatment. I have a glimmer of hop | M | 23 | 2 weeks | 11/18/2006 | 5 | GENTITAL WARTS | OK, I THINK I CAN HELP OUT A LITTLE. I HAVE READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IT IS CLEAR THAT SKIN TYPE IS HAVING A MAJOR INFLUENCE OVER THE RESULTS. ALONG WITH SOME PEOPLE'S SKIN JUST GENERALLY BEING TOUGHER WHEN IT COMES TO THIS CREAM, IT WOULD APPEAR DIFFERENT ZONES OF THE GENITAL AREA REACT DIFFERENTLY. THIS MAY BE A DANGEROUS THING TO SAY, BUT I THINK THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FREQUENCY OF APPLICATION ARE JUST 'GUIDELINES'. I WOULD SUGGEST EXPERIMENTING WITH IT IF ITS NOT WORKING- WHETHER IT IS BECAUSE OF A SENSITIVE AREA, TOUGH AREA, SENSITIVE SKIN TYPE IN GENERAL, OR TOUGH SKIN TYPE IN GENERAL. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THEY COULD CONSTRUCT AN APPLICATION REGIME THAT IS THE SAME FOR ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE, SO EXPERIMENTING THE FREQUENCY OF APPLICATION IS THE WAY TO GO. ALSO, AS ONE GUY SAID, IF YOU HAVE OPEN SORES THEN YOU SHOULDN'T BE USING THE CREAM UNTIL THEY GO AWAY. AFTER THEY HAVE GONE, JUST START AGAIN. | M | 1 | | 11/18/2006 | 5 | HPV | The first night I took it, I was a little sore, not too bad. The next time I applied, my symptoms got worse over the next two days. I may have applied too much. Whole area incredibly swollen, ulcer like sores developed, discharge, incredibly burning when urinating, hard to sit an walk. I haven't used for four days and my symptoms are slowly improving. I recommend taking a break if sores develop, let the sores heal and then continue treatment. Do not apply treatment to area where sores developed. Resting the area as much as possible so it's not irritated as much (sitting, laying down) seems to help. I just gritted my teeth and took the pain as best I could. Keeping the area clean is very important as well! | F | 23 | 2 days | 11/16/2006 | 5 | HPV | Intense, stabbing, unrelenting, wake you in the middle of the night ITCHING. | First of all, thank God for this site because I sure wasn't getting any of this information off my doctor or the information leaflet from the box. Second of all, the cream didn't work. I started out with 2 warts and after 4 months they were everywhere. So I stopped the cream and even more warts appeared. I'm trying again, but it's my second week and the itching is horrible. My doc told me that it wasn't a common side effect and I probably just had recurring yeast infections. Funny what typing "aldara, itchiness" into a search engine will bring up. This site cleared my suspicions of an allergic reaction causing the itch. I'm glad to hear there have been so many success stories. I guess I'm just not one of the lucky ones. Interesting how it seems to cause acne in a lot of people. I had wondered about a pimple-like thing on my thigh. For a little while I had the ungodly pain of those sores everyone's talking about, but I found if I was very careful to stay away from the entran | F | 22 | | 11/16/2006 | 5 | HPV | Intense, stabbing, unrelenting, wake you in the middle of the night ITCHING. | For a little while I had the ungodly pain of those sores everyone's talking about, but I found if I was very careful to stay away from the entrance of my vagina, they went away. Too bad the warts didn't. | F | 22 | | 11/16/2006 | 5 | genital warts | intense itching after cream had been on for 5 hours +, swelling and redness of skin | I've been using this cream now for 7 weeks, 3 x a week as prescribed and to be honest have seen little if any improvement. The side effects have been mild and not too difficult to cope with but I am wondering if its going to work at all. Has anyone else used it for so long without any improvement and should I continue for the full 16 weeks? please let me know if you have had results after this time. | F | 49 | 7 weeks | 11/14/2006 | 5 | genital warts | itching, redness, area may become swollen, disomfort the next day | At first use I was very uncomfortable with alot more warts apearing then I had before. After each use my skin was irrated and soar. I felt tired and sometimes got headaches. This only last for the first 3 weeks, once my body got used to the cream I felt little side effects if any. After the first month I started to clear up by each use and only experienced itching on the night of use or day after. My best advise is follow directions carefully and don't use too much or you will burn your skin. | F | 25 | 3 months | 11/9/2006 | 4 | hpv | burning, extreme itching, rash, soreness | I wake up a few times a night due to the intense itching from this. it is working really well but i'm in so much discomfort i wonder sometimes if it's worth it. i've found that using vagisil helps to subdue some of the itching and burning...at least for a couple hours...and one of those soft ice packs at night or when i'm just relaxing helps to keep the soreness and swelling at bay. | F | 23 | 18 days | 11/7/2006 | 5 | BCC / AK | I was diagnosed with a spot of BCC on my face last winter, and I had Mohs surgery to cut it out. As a precaution for other BCCs, I have been treating my entire face with Aldara cream for the last 8 weeks. Initially my face felt tight and almost wind burnt, but since then I have not had any negative side effects. This cream is incredible! | Use SPF...even if you don't get sun burnt, the exposure is still harmful! In terms of using Aldara effectively, follow the directions exactly. It will help! | F | 27 | 8 weeks | 11/6/2006 | 2 | HPV | Oh my god!!!!! it burn me and detroy my vagina!!! But I knew it is necesary. I hate the feeling it even burn my when I pee. It hurts so much | I was really hurt some one recomend to use the plant of aloe. Nothing! But I use some homeopatic cream for injuries (called Traumel the labs name is heel) It was so great!!!!!! I use it in the night and in the morning, when I do not use aldara and It totally heel me!!!!! I totaly love it! Aldara does not hurt that much then! | F | 33 | 6 days | 11/4/2006 | 2 | HPV | BURNING!, extreme pain when urinating, swelling, redness, drainage, crusting, dryness. It is VERY painful to sit or walk, and the pain makes it hard to sleep. HERPES-LIKE SYMPTOMS. On the bright side, warts seem to be getting smaller. | This website made me feel a thousand times better. I over-used the Aldara creme during the second application. I had a terrible reaction, went to the doctor. He took one look, said I had herpes and left me crying in the office. Why herpes now? Usually the first outbreak occurs within two weeks of exposure. I've been w/ my boyfriend for 5 months, and he does not have it. THE SIMILARITY OF ALDARA SIDE EFFECTS AND HERPES MUST BE NOTED BY HEALTH CARE PRACTIONERS! I've now stopped Aldara and am eagerly waiting for these excruciated symptoms to go away. Will try again, more cautiously, when symptoms are gone. | F | 29 | 7 days | 11/4/2006 | 1 | basal cell carcinoma | Extreme flu like symtons the day after applying the cream on my forehead. Muscle fatigue and felt very tired. | I used the cream twice a week for five weeks before realising it was having such an extreme effect on me. Each day following the treatment I had dreadful muscle aches throughout my body and had to go to bed, wondered why I had recurring bouts of the flu. I stopped using the cream three weeks ago. I now suffer leg muscle pain if I have to walk even a short distance, previously I was walking to walk three days a week (45mins), this is not possible at the moment. Have been to my doctor and am awaiting blood test results. Would not recomment the use of ALDARA cream, even though it was effective in the removal of the basel cells, it was not worth the pain and the worry of the possibility of longterm damage to my auto immune system. | F | 49 | 5 days | 11/2/2006 | 4 | Genital Warts | After the first application, I experienced severe itching and redness. The subsequent applications, I had hardly any side effects at all- in fact I didn't even get reminded that I had the cream on. I have been using Aldara for 2 weeks now and I only have a couple of small flat warts left. I am very happy with the treatment. | F | 25 | 2 weeks | 10/31/2006 | 2 | gential wart | burning, pain,,,very uncomfortable | F | 37 | | 10/24/2006 |