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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ALDARA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | AK | Redness, overnight itching on application nights, burning, sores and scabs in infected areas | I just completed the whole 16 week regimen. It seems, for me, there was a big response in the earlier weeks with overall redness and scabbing quite pronounced. After the tenth week or so, the skin was mostly soft and healed, with smaller sections around the fringes still reacting (perhaps due to spreading the medicine more after the worst areas were cleared). The last four weeks or so were pretty much a non-event. The skin areas that were affected are cosmetically nicer than before; but, more importantly, the AKs are gone. Time will tell how long this will last, but at least the few scaly growths are not present. Clearly, some seem to bail early in the treatment. I would encourage you to tough it out as the end is worth the inconvenience. | M | 55 | 16 weeks 2X W | 10/24/2014 | 1 | Molluscum | I applied this to my genital area and literally have sores down there now from this medicine. They are so painful that I can't get out of bed and I take 800 mg of ibuprofen during the day and Hydrocodon to sleep. I would much rather just have the molluscum and wait for a derm treatment. | The molluscum is gone, but it seems like this medication worked a little too well! | F | 19 | 1 weeks .25 mg 5X W | 10/20/2014 | 2 | Genital warts | I'm having a horrible experience with aldara. I partly blame the doctor for this. I got diagnosed with genital warts over a month ago and they tried freezing a couple of times which didn't do anything, so they gave me the cream. I got told to put the cream on 3 nights in a row every week and to put it 'all over' and was not warned of any side effects. I'm now in agony having one of the worst experience of my life. But i know it's because i've been using it wrong, clearly i have overdosed now i'm suffering extreme pain, can't move from my bed had to call in sick at work, i can't pee, they are oozing liquid and it smells horrible. PLEASE make sure you use it correctly, i had no idea this would happen nor the importance of not overdosing. Apparently this is a sign it is working in fighting the virus though, i plan on leaving it for a coupl or weeks till it settles then going back to it correctly, so it may work yet. | F | 19 | 7 days | 10/5/2014 | 5 | Genital warts | 3 weeks using Aldara now. Skipped a couple doses in the middle due to soreness. Wasn't bad at all, just being extra cautious considering all the horror stories on here. I'm applying 3 nights a week. Had prob fifteen perianal warts, a few quite large. As of last night I have 2 tiny warts left. All the others are GONE. THIS STUFF Works. Just don't get greedy and slather the stuff on any more than 3 nights a week or you're running the risk of some serious side effects. Be patient, use common sense, take a break if needed, and this stuff works wonders. | M | 27 | 3 weeks | 9/23/2014 | 5 | AK | Redness, sores, scabbing on forehead, cheeks and around eyebrows (treated areas). Earlier weeks, when the response was more pronounced, general fatigue the day after application. | I was originally hesitant to use, based on some of what I read about side effects. Clearly, the first six to seven weeks were rough. But, I just kept going since I understood that the more the visual signs, the more the hidden damage that was being exposed. Truth be told, I shudder to think about all of those ticking time bombs that were not visible (there were perhaps three visible AK areas before I started treatment and the treatment exposed dozens more). For those that may be interested, the payoff at the end is clearly the end of those abnormal cells. But, for those that may be interested, if you continue on the treatment, you will have soft, baby like skin after the regimen. I can't say it's been a panacea to me, but my wife loves touching the soft skin now. Basically, there is a cosmetic upside that some would consider worth the pain by itself. Would do this again. | M | 55 | 16 weeks 2X W | 9/22/2014 | 5 | GWs | Irritation in treatment area. Oozing of clear fluid. Muscle aches. | It's me again! One of the things I hated when reading was people who posted during their first couple weeks and stopped. I wanted to hear from people thru the whole treatment. So I decided I will do that. I am now at 7 weeks. All of the original warts are gone. I have a appt with Doc next week. He gave me no instructions to stop before then so I won't. The treatment area expanded as time went on because as areas got red on the perimeter of the treatment area I expanded the area thinking there was virus there. I now have a large treatment area and it is inflamed but not unbearable. There is oozing of clear liquid from some spots. Lots of dry skin and pealing. On treatment day I soak in the pool and then use my finger and literally scrape the dead skin away prior to new treatment. I believe I am wart free now but will post after my doctor appt and again later to let you know about the healing process. | M | 55 | 7 weeks 3X W | 9/15/2014 | 1 | BCC | Pain, severe flu like symptoms, exhaustion, back pain, headache | Would NEVER use Aldara again! Diagnosed with a bcc on my chest, I was prescribed this with no mention of side effects other than scabbing at application site. Applied for 5 days on, 2 days off. At week 3 started to feel unwell, by week 5 I felt like death. Went back to the doctor who discontinued use. I have been off it for a week now but still the flu like symptoms persist- if anything they are getting worse. Extreme fatigue and body aches and very teary, not like me at all. To anyone considering using this cream, do so with extreme caution. I am hoping my symptoms subside. | F | 48 | 6 weeks 5mg 1X day | 9/10/2014 | 5 | GW | I started using aldara cream on Monday for genital warts, I have quite a few small warts like skin tags on different areas of my vagina. I wanted to write this review to give others some hope, because I know when I got diagnosed I didn't have any hope at all. After seeing various doctors and reading a lot online I've come to the conclusion that hpv isn't for life. If you have a healthy diet and strong immune system then you can get rid of this virus quite easily, yes it may take time and it may return but it isn't forever! I used the aldara on Monday and Wednesday, today is now Friday and I have my 3rd treatment tonight. Slight burning but nothing major. I think the trick is to only apply a tiny bit of the cream, if you use too much you'll have bad burning and itching(used too much on Monday) my warts have gone down massively in the few days that I've used this cream, if the treatment continues to work like this I would gladly recommend this cream to anyone! I also starting taking immune system enhancers which I assume are helping too. If it isn't working as fast for you then I advice to stick with it, finish the 4 week treatment and see what the doctor has to say after that. | F | 21 | 4 days 3 per week | 9/5/2014 | 5 | GWs | Side effects started to subside after 3 weeks. Only had sore and inflamed skin. | I'm the one who wrote on 8/20. It is now one week later. All of the warts are either gone or crusted up and are days from being gone. In the last week something interesting happened. That is that the skin is no longer sensitive and painful. It is almost as if it is healing during treatment. The areas where the warts were is still red or purple. But the warts seem to be gone. So for me it was 3 weeks of discomfort and then it went away. My follow up with the doc is in 4 weeks. He never said I could stop before then so I guess I will just continue the treatments up to 4-5 days before the appt and let everything heal so he can get a good look. At this time I believe that I'll be clear at 5 weeks and the doc will suspend treatment at 8 weeks. | M | 55 | 4 weeks 3X W | 8/27/2014 | 4 | GWs | Soreness around coverage area. | Today is exactly 3 weeks for me. I have a few warts in a cluster on the scrotum and then 2 other areas on the shaft with a cluster of 4-5 warts. The redness and tenderness was certainly uncomfortable but not as much misery as others have said. After the 2nd application the skin under the treated areas literally pealed off leaving the underneath very raw. I waited 3 days and let it heal then resumed and at this point the areas are red and tender but the warts are diminishing. All of the warts are black scabs or have disappeared. The thing I did notice however was that I would develop red/purple areas in places that weren't being treated. My doc said this stuff goes into the skin and surrounding skin so I guess I wasn't surprised to see this. I think this may be what other's have said that more warts developed on this treatment. I don't think these are warts but possibly areas of the virus where future warts would develop. The areas were never raised and I could not feel a bump. Just a red or purple area about the size of a pimple. There are about a dozen of these and I expect them to clear up during or shortly after treatment. My doctor said this was a 16 week treatment but then as I was leaving he said 16 weeks or shorter. I have a appointment at 8 weeks, 5 weeks from today, but as I look at the progress so far and read others who said 3-4 weeks cleared it up, I'm not sure if I should stop when I see no more warts or continue putting this stuff on. | M | 55 | 3 weeks 3X W | 8/20/2014 | 2 | Anal warts | Burning pain, can't go to the toilet | I started on aldara last Thursday for small warts about 2 I now have 5 the pain is so intense I can't sleep sit down or lie down, I. Ant go to the bathroom this stuff is evil | M | 38 | 6 days 1X day | 8/20/2014 | 2 | Genital Warts | Chills, severe migraine, fatigue, chest pains, mucsle aches, skin lesions, fever, nausea, burning, itching | F | 19 | 4 days Once a Day | 7/31/2014 | 5 | Basal Cell Carcinoma | Nothing unusual/distressing. I had one large BCC at the bridge of my nose. I used Aldara daily (overnight) for six weeks (five days on, two days off) and it cleared up leaving only a tiny scar on my nose. I've just finished using all over my face for solar ketosis (3 days of treatment, applied in the evening) and again, I've not experienced any bad side effects. The cream has bought up three spots on my nose and also a few on the tops of my cheeks. These have healed without issue. | After reading all the comments on this blog I was concerned that my treatment would be difficult. My experience has been really good. BCC's are gone and no side effects. I'd highly recommend. | F | 32 | 6 weeks 1X day | 6/9/2014 | 5 | Precancerous lesion on labia minor | 1 days 5% cream | 4/25/2014 | 2 | gw | Itching all over! Slight stabbing pain! Headache! First week two of the warts reduced in size. Second week nothing happened. Now am in the third week; new warts are popping up and skin area around warts are showing signs of winkles! Too scared to continue! It's suppose to heal warts not add more! | F | 34 | 3 weeks | 4/25/2014 | 1 | Pearly penile papule | Huge swelling of foreskin and itching. Papule still there. Penis shaft ruptured on inside after going mushy and soft. Using cortisone to repair damage. | Very dangerous! Don't use for PPP! | M | 45 | 6 days 30mg 2X W | 4/24/2014 | 5 | Vin precancerous lesion on my labia | My site of lesion had been slightly raised and as I had a biopsy there was a cleanly healed small hole healed over. I used it 3 times a week with rest day in between and all that happened after 3 weeks was the area turned a healthy colour as my good skin, but the biopsy site looks red and though not open appears to be affected by the cream. No other noticeable side affects so far :) | F | 55 | 1 days 5% | 4/22/2014 | 1 | Basel cell skin cancer | I was told to apply to my chest area to see if it "brought up" any skin cancers. Previously have had 6 MOHS - removed from my forehead. Aftr one week res bumps started to appear. At the end of 2 weeks I had large weeping sores. My entire chest hurt then and hurts now. I started to feel like I couldn't breathe at times, as though I had a huge weight pressing on my chest. I stopped the cream at 2 weeks. I am at 4 weeks now and have been experiencing flu like symptoms, difficulty sleeping, tired and dragged out. I wish I had never done this. It hasn't been tested for long enough. My Doc is a "top" Dermatologist at Yale and he doesn't seem concerned. | F | 66 | 15 days 1X day | 4/18/2014 | 5 | GW | A little redness and burns if I used excessively and dont wash it off after 8 to 10 hours | You only place it on the wart itself and just use half a pe sized amount. Wash it off after you wake up and DO NOT leave it on or yes it will burn. The redness is no big deal. The burn isnt a chemical burn. It's actually your imune system that is doing that. So if you use too much, it will burn and make it discolored and sore. Use only every other day. NOT EVERYDAY. IT DOES WORK. Just be patient. | M | 30 | 14 days 1X O | 2/1/2014 | 4 | Gw | My warts almost all cleared after a few uses. I am not sure if they were warts because they cleared so quickly. Waiting on results from biopsy, hoping they were not warts. | F | 40 | 7 days | 1/2/2014 |