User Reviews for Imiquimod topical

I am still using this. I have had several of the less severe reactions, headache, diahrea, back ache, muscle and joint problems. They are annoying but if this works,it'll be worth it!

Imiquimod is simply the generic/scientific name for the brand name Aldara, so all of the Aldara reviews work for Imiquimod. My dermatologist prescribed this cream to apply for 8 hrs/day, 4-5 days/wk, in conjunction w/ monthly freezings of a very large wart on the ball of my left foot near my toes. The location and size of the wart, plus having multiple, severe spinal injuries, made it nearly impossible for me to apply the medicine to my foot by myself. Even with some help, placing and keeping an adhesive bandage over the medicated wart was nearly impossible. Still, I could feel the effects of the medication working - just not well enough to handle a wart that had been there for over 10 yrs. In the end, surgery was required to remove the wart. Of course, being a 39 yr old, medically retired, 100% disabled veteran since 2004 after 15 yrs of service (which I loved), AND being in what I believed was a monogamous relationship, I recently developed outbreaks of genital warts. HPV is one of those crazy viruses that you can carry forever and not know it, and it can be transmitted in countless ways, so only God knows how, when, where I contracted the virus. It's just another fun joke on a veteran already suffering greatly and fighting never-ending battles w/ the government attempting to get started on Social Security Disability and have the VA increase my official disability rating from 90% to 100%. There are plenty of funds available for bailing out big businesses, but we can't take care of our so-called "heroes" in America. I didn't even get a parade when I was retired as a Captain after 15 yrs of exceptional service. Long live King Dollar!!!Read More Read Less