Treatment for herpes zoster

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There are several medications available to help reduce your discomfort. Unfortunately, there is no cure, but there is treatment.

1)There is a drug called Acyclovir which will lessen the severity and duration of your symptoms.

2)There is also another medication called Neurontin that can help to control any nerve pain you are experiencing from this infection.

3) There is a cream available that will help with the pain too. It’s called Zostrix. It contains a natural ingredient called capsaicin (believe it or not, it’s the stuff in hot peppers that makes them hot). It does work to lessen the pain of Shingles (Herpes Zoster).

4. Do NOT put cortisone cream on your rash. It can actually make things worse by lowering your immune response.

I suggest you see your doctor…especially if you have this rash occuring anywhere on your face, as it can cause serious damage (even blindness) if it gets in your eye.

And remember…you cannot give Shingles to another person. BUT, the fluid from the blisters can give a person Chicken Pox if they’ve never had Chicken Pox before…so keep away from pregnant women, children, and anyone else who may not have ever had Chicken Pox until the lesions are scabbed and dry.

Here is some general information on Shingles:
http://www.skinsite.com/info_herpes_zoster.htm

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Get valtrex home treatments dont work

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If you go to your doctor, he/she can prescribe an anti-viral medication that you can take by mouth. You can keep the prescription around and as soon as you start to feel the tingle of the blisters starting, you begin taking the medicine. If you catch it early enough, the blisters may not surface. Even if the blisters do start, the medication can speed up the healing process and they won’t stay around as long as usual.

This medicine is called Acyclovir, it is only available with a doctor’s prescription. It works better than any topical lotion/cream that you get from the store. It works by stopping the virus from replicating. Herpes is a virus that lays dormant in your nerve root there and when your immune system is weak from stress/fatigue, the virus begins replicating, causing the blisters.

Good luck!

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There is no cure for cold sores, nor is there a cure for the herpes simplex virus (HSV) that causes them. Most cold sores will go away on their own. However, medications may slightly reduce the duration of cold sores and sometimes prevent a future outbreak.

Treatment with medications depends on whether you are having a first outbreak, a recurrent outbreak, or you are trying to prevent future outbreaks.

When treating a first outbreak of cold sores, oral antiviral medications may reduce pain and slightly improve healing time.

For treatment of recurrent cold sores, the following medications may reduce the severity and duration of the outbreak: 2

Topical creams or ointments, which are available with or without a prescription, can reduce pain, itching, and healing time.
Oral antiviral medications, which are available by prescription only, are used when the first symptoms (such as burning or itching) develop. These medications have little effect once the sore develops.
Oral antivirals may also be taken daily to prevent recurring cold sores, especially in people who have frequent and painful outbreaks.

If you have a weakened immune system and develop cold sores, you may need higher doses of these medications to control your symptoms or daily doses to prevent outbreaks.

Although rare, children and adults with weakened immune systems may also need to take antibiotics during a severe episode of cold sores to treat bacterial infections that may develop.

Other treatments
The first episode of cold sores can be so painful that you may have difficulty eating, drinking, and sleeping. A child who has a fever and many mouth sores may need to be encouraged to drink water and other fluids to prevent dehydration.

Adults and older children with a painful first episode of cold sores may sometimes need a prescription-strength medicated mouth rinse to reduce pain.

Complementary medicine
No complementary medicines have been proven through scientific studies to be effective in the treatment or prevention of cold sores. However, several complementary treatments are available if you wish to try an alternative way to ease your symptoms.

Vitamin C, lysine supplements, and lemon balm are examples of complementary treatments that may provide some relief during a cold sore outbreak.

One study showed that zinc oxide/glycine topical cream may effectively treat cold sores and reduce the duration of the outbreak by up to 5 days. 3 The cream must be applied 4 times a day early in the course of the outbreak (within 24 hours of onset) for it to be effective. More studies are needed to confirm this result.

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There is no treatment for chicken pox/shingles all you can do is relieve the itching and let it run its corse