User Reviews for Aldara topical

I was very satisfied with this product. I was sceptical at first because of some of the reviews that I read on this website but I only had one reaction and it was just a small sore. My advise to anyone that uses this product is to use very little amounts on the wart, small enough to barely cover the surface of the wart. Another thing is that if you do get a sore you can use Neosporin on it if it is external, wait until it clears up and then continue the use. Dont be afraid of some of the reviews just use as directed and you should be fine, but its different for everyone.Read More Read Less

I haven't satisfied at all with aldara cream. To be honest with you I am kind of confused because, two times, already I have developed terrible side effects like blisters and I don't know if it is actually a side effect or if maybe I have herpes. I'm kind of worry and scared of going to the doctor.

I was told to use only at bedtime 3 days a week.. mine cleared up in as quick as two weeks. I am very happy with this medication and had no side effects to it. Everyone's body is different.. it's worth giving it a try.. also it has been 2 years since I was diagnosed with genital warts and that is when I started using Aldara. I only had to use a couple of weeks, and have had one minor outbreak since. I would recommend this to anyone..

Did GREAT!!!

I am on week 5 of a 6week treatment for BCC on my chest. The BCC was the size of a pencil eraser and after applying Aldara it is now 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Very itchy, thick, and altogether disgusting looking. My derm says it's doing its job. It made areas nearby flare up and I was told I have other skin damage that the drug is finding. I will be glad when this is over next week.

This totally worked for me! I went 8 weeks without any kind of treatment before going to the doctor and having her prescribing this for me. I was skeptical and waited another month before getting the Rx filled. I saw results in just two days!! After 6 weeks of treatment, my warts have completed cleared up.

Used aldara on my external genital warts for about 3-4 months. Few side effects..however when applied to healthy skin it blistered. Cleared my first outbreak in about 8 weeks..then had another outbreak which it cleared again. I recomend waiting it out..it took about 6 weeks to start working for me.

Dont wast youre time!! I have had my genital warts froze off 2x and this is the second pescription i have recieved. NO RESULTS. I'm gonna cut it all off and be done with it.

The area being treated is my upper chest, the area typically exposed in a bathing suit. This medication has been difficult...large red sores, burning, itching. Difficult to keep on for 8 hours and takes 2-3 days to recoup. Business owner and interfering w/that.

side effects, skin blisters on my hose and cheeks, my face is red from my cheeks to my chin. An other web page medical report "skin color changes that do not go away". Stay away from Aldara. I stopped after about three days.

I went to the doctor for my annual 2 weeks ago and my doctor noticed a wart on my vulva. I told her that I though genital warts or HPV can be detected through pap exams or blood work (which came back normal) and she said no it cannot so you never know who is carrying this STD. She told me if you want to get rid of it quick we'll remove it with acid which where it was located did not hurt vs. if it was on the actual vagina it would be something else. After she applied the acid she mentioned that it would wash off in a few days later. I was given a prescription for aldara to help build my immunity in the small area where the wart was located. The first three days was ok with no reaction. I've only used this product for 6 days. This medication is so strong that I have broken out in mini sores all of the side of my vagina where I did not apply the medication. The medication must have rub up on the places where I didn't apply it over night. I do not recommend this product to anyone the side affects can affect your daily activities. I've also experienced severe itching after the cream has been applied, burning when I urinate so I have to lean away from the infected site, little sores after just using it for a short period of time, tingling throughout the day (a lord don't let your underwear pull on the site getting treated), etc. The instructions on the box mentioned that if you have severe reaction to stop using the product until the body heals but I do not think that I will be finishing the rest of that box any time soon. For now, if I have another outbreak I will only use the acid which was less painful and quicker. If you are reading this make sure you take heed to what all of us are saying because I wish I would have read this before paying for this expensive drug and then using it!Read More Read Less

I've tried this medication twice for BCC on the chest and I became extremely toxic both times so I stopped using it after 3-4 weeks (out of 8 week prescriptions). I experienced every extreme side effect and recently learned that this drug can be dangerous long term. I'm looking for alternatives and I don't recommend it.

I have been using Aldara for 8 days. I have developed a tingling sensation around my mouth, nose, have come out in a rash around the area treated on other side of face (not treated) on my chest!!! and have also developed a mucus throat!!!

I have finished seven doses and have not received any results.

I ended up in the emergency room because aldara gave me such a severe reaction, after only three uses, and I was prescribed pain killers, which still did not help. My advice- ask your doctor for ANY other treatment.

i didn't like it at all! it did nothing for me but to make me itchy and very uncomfortable. i couldn't do anything.

aside effect for me was sore and sensitive mouth and tongue, initally severe (couldn't even use toothpaste) then milder. also absolutely killed my taste buds. they came back about a month or two after i stopped using aldara.

I found with shorter periods of treatment(4-8hrs) I didn't get any sores.

So bad, I would rather live with genital warts. It did nothing for me except cause itching burning and a bad skin reaction!

WORKED LIKE A CHARM. I had a large wart on the palm of my hand, which was difficult to remove and often painful. I had tried freezing it off at the dermatologists twice and nothing happened. I was givnen Aldara and i put it on at night under a bandaid and washed it off in the morning for about 7 dyas. I stopped using it and within a week the wart had totally fallen off and it has never come back. No scarring either.