What is the best medicine for shingles the itching and breakout is unbearable?

Answer 1

I have had shingles twice. The first time it was misdiagnosed by an ER doctor as a major migraine headache, so I had to wait until the second day when I had 300+ bumps on the left side of my face and scalp. Yes, shingles is hell. I was given a very strong anti-viral medication, an injection of strong pain medicine, and a soothing cream. Because I was well into the outbreak, I suffered for three weeks. I also kept the left side of my face and scalp covered with a heating pad.( Be careful....don't fry your skin) One of my friends who has shingles often on the area of her waist takes oatmeal baths the relieve the itching. The second time when the shingles bumps starting appearing in exactly the same area, my doctor prescribed a strong anti-viral medicine that stopped the shingles within a week. What I know now is that if someone in your family had problems with shingles( in my case, it was my mother), you have a tendency to have an outbreak. If your immune system gets compromised by fatigue, a cold, etc....., the virus might rear its very ugly head. Shingles can leave severe nerve pain. Either Lyrica or Neurontin usually work to relieve that pain. After the lesions are healed, any good sin oil will help diminish the scars. I have had shingles twice. The first time it was misdiagnosed by an ER doctor as a major migraine headache, so I had to wait until the second day when I had 300+ bumps on the left side of my face and scalp. Yes, shingles is hell. I was given a very strong anti-viral medication, an injection of strong pain medicine, and a soothing cream. Because I was well into the outbreak, I suffered for three weeks. I also kept the left side of my face and scalp covered with a heating pad.( Be careful....don't fry your skin) One of my friends who has shingles often on the area of her waist takes oatmeal baths the relieve the itching. The second time when the shingles bumps starting appearing in exactly the same area, my doctor prescribed a strong anti-viral medicine that stopped the shingles within a week. What I know now is that if someone in your family had problems with shingles( in my case, it was my mother), you have a tendency to have an outbreak. If your immune system gets compromised by fatigue, a cold, etc....., the virus might rear its very ugly head. Shingles can leave severe nerve pain. Either Lyrica or Neurontin usually work to relieve that pain. After the lesions are healed, any good skin oil will help diminish the scars.