Accutane and Cidovir

[Guest guest]

I've been on both Accutane and Cidovir. The Accutane wasn't that

pleasant in that it seemed as if my whole body shed a layer of skin

and I was hot all the time.

Cidovir is a wonder drug but its drawback is that you have to give

yourself shots into the affected area. My HPV is in my mouth and

after more than several treatments of the doctor lasering out my mouth

(think barbecue) I finally turned to the self-injections. I' ve used

cidovir on warts on my knees, the bottom of my feet all sorts of

places. The stuff stings really bad but within about 2 weeks of the

injection the wart disappears.

IF your insurance will cover it ($1500 a bottle) I'd go for the

Cidovir. I think it might be hard on the liver but don't quote me on

that.

B

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> The accutane is wonderful for

> any kind of mucous membrane warts, and the cidofovir is good for

any

> other area of your body.

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> Accutane for mucous membrane warts? Has there been any studies on

this? I wasn't aware accutane was used for anything outside of acne

treatment.

> Any info is appreciated......Thanks

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[Guest guest]

Cidofovir (brand name Vistide) was initially approved to treat CMV

systemically. As an IV treatment, it was extremely hard on the

kidneys, and all sorts of tests and precautions were taken when using

it to avoid damaging the kidneys. It may not cause much damage to the

kidneys in the amounts used when injected directly in warts to treat

HPV, but I would be very cautious about using it this way, and try to

limit the amount injected at any one time to avoid damaging kidney

function. And get creatinine levels checked during treatment. All

that being said, I'd love to get rid of my warts in a single shot!

I believe that Accutane is hard on the liver.

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> > The accutane is wonderful for

> > any kind of mucous membrane warts, and the cidofovir is good for

> any

> > other area of your body.

> >

> > Accutane for mucous membrane warts? Has there been any studies on

> this? I wasn't aware accutane was used for anything outside of acne

> treatment.

> > Any info is appreciated......Thanks

> >

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