Maria asks…
Shingles after pain, its almost christmas :(?
my dad has been in pain for over a week.
It all started off with a head ache on the left side of his forehead for an entire week. Then the next week, he started getting huge lumps above his eyebrows but didn’t have any pain. we went to the walk-in-clinic that night to check out what it was and the doctor said it was nothing, just take tylenol. The next day he had blisters popping out and my mom took him to the hospital. The blisters and scabs are gone since last week, hes been in pain with shingles for about 3 to 4 weeks now, and hes healed but he has horrible pain in the left side of his face where his shingles were.
Do you know any home remedies to help the nerves ease the pain? Its almost christmas and hes feeling horrible. hes already on oxycontin and its not working, hes on sleeping meds, it doesn’t work, hes been on plently of medications for his shingles and now I was wondering if anything else would help him?
admin answers:
Amanda, First let me say my thoughts and prayers go out to your father. I had shingles a couple years ago and I have never been in that much pain. And you have to consider I have broken my neck 2 times and destroyed my rotater(sp) cuff and shattered my shoulder,,and did not feel in as much pain as what I had with Shingles.
You might have dad call his doctor to increase the strength of his oxycontin or change pain meds to a stronger type and see if they will let him use it more frequently. When I had shingles one thing that did help just a bit, is to take oatmeal soaks in warm water several times a day. With it being on his face maybe warm soaks with a warm towel. My mom said apple cider vinegar pulled the pain out of her shingles.
If he is wanting a home remedy I often call my local health food store when I want to use all natural rememdies, The are usually more than happy at a good health food store, to give you all the information you would want…God Bless Reggie
Mary asks…
can i take beta blockers & pain killers at same time?
i have shingles & i take beta blockers for migrain, can i take pain medication as well for shingles
admin answers:
If you are having migraines try this to get relief from them. Between the two of them you should be able to find relief from the migraines.
For your neck:
place your hand alongside your head and push your thumb in under your ear and place it on the muscle there. Take your fingers and place them on the back of your neck on the muscles there. Press them together and hold a good amount of pressure on them. Then relax, take a deep breath and exhale and don’t tense up any part of your body. After about 30 seconds the release should be happening, the muscle going limp under the pressure. Continue to hold until the entire muscle has gone limp.
Back:
Place your left (or right, which ever the case may be) hand on your left knee. Place your right hand over your left shoulder and with your fingertips find the muscle next to your spine. Press on it and hold. Relax, take a deep breath and exhale and don’t tense up any part of your body. After about 30 seconds there should be a release happening and when it does slowly lower yourself forward onto your right leg or even over it if you can, the more over the better it is. Continue holding for a total of one minute. Then release but rest your body there for one minute longer. Then reverse and do the other side.
William asks…
change in medication for shingles?
I’m back! More shingles questions. I read everyone’s here and the answers have helped. I have the nerve pain from my facial shingles, that goes down my neck and shoulder. Burns badly. My internist changed my medicine from Neurontin to Lyrica today. Also, I have a stronger creme, Capsaizin (not the over the counter one, a stronger one). I just put it on, so we’ll see. Anyone have experience with Lyrica as opposed to Neurontin? I am getting better, but now the real nerve type pain.
yanksgirl
admin answers:
Lyrica is quite good. Both drugs share a similar mechanism of action but it is more potent than Neurontin so it achieves efficacy at lower doses.Thanks that you are getting better and hope to keep you getting better.
Robert asks…
Is shingles supposed to be so painful? I got it all over my left rib cage and top of my breast?
Doctor prescribed medication for the virus and said it would take at least 2 weeks to heal but I am in excruciating pain and pain medication does not help. Is it normal to be so very painful?
admin answers:
Yes it can be painfull i had it on my back couldnt sleep. You should just try to relax i was told it can be due to stress. Very itchy too try not to scratch it will leave you scars. Maybe he can give you stronger medication.
Susan asks…
why don’t have a lot of pain with shingles?
I started medication about 4 days after the rash appeared. Why is there hardly any pain?
admin answers:
You wouldn’t if you had chickenpox as child
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