Paul asks…
can chlamydia cause shingles?
i had went to the doctor for my annual exam an was tested positive for chlamydia about a month ago. an i had just went to the doctors yesterday the 19th of aug. an i have the shingles and im only 17. can it cause this?
admin answers:
Several STD’s are linked to the herpes virus. Warts, Condoloma, Shingles, Chicken Pox, Shingles, etc.
Steven asks…
can depression, paranioa, de-personalization etc. cause shingles? please please help?
okay, i’m 13, and i’ve been depressed since july 2009. It was over a huge guilt trip that i had been going through for years, i paniced and eventually told my mum. Then i felt guilty about everything i could think of that was bad, that i had done. My worries and anxiety’s got worse, and so my mum took me to the doctors knowing i had depression, and he got me a councellor. But it would take 6 months for me to be able to go to the councellor. In the end i turned her down because i felt better, but it got worse, and my worries got more complex, like am i being possessed. I had another one, i worried if this world and everything i see real? or just an illusion or simulation, it went away, but now it’s come back. When i worry about this, i feel like i’m physically in a bubble, i go light headed and everything just goes weird, as if it’s fake and not really there. It’s scary, because it’s hard to escape the worry. I also worry when i look in the mirror sometimes, i can’t get my head around that it’s me, that body that’s being controlled, even me that’s thinking?
Shingles symptoms: I have felt like i could of fainted i was that tired just, i have a rash of small pin head sized spots, they don’t hurt or itch. I have just had chicken pox and still have a few scabby spots left. I am itching over my body (only slightly), whether that’s because i’m panicing i’m not sure.
i don’t know if i have shingles or not, my mum said they look like small shingles, and they are very simular to hers. Are they shingles?
admin answers:
Shingles will appear in a line pattern… Usually on your side or back maybe across your stomach. There will also be pain in the nerves under the rash.
Are you seeing a doctor for your depression now? If not, please get your mom to take you to one right away.
Sharon asks…
Can shingles cause a sore throat and these various symptoms I’ve been having?
Ok, I’ve had a lot of unexplained symptoms over the last 4 years, including tingling/burning in my legs off and on, panic attacks, general anxiety, and most recently.. shingles. I had a few spots on my somtach right under my rib cage and extreme pain last year. I also get similar pain in my left shoulder but no spots there.
Just recently the spots came back along with the pain, and now a sore throat as well. It feels very swollen and uncomfortable. Can shingles cause all this as well as the anxiety symptoms? Nothing really seems to help, I am on 20mg of lexapro (for my anxiety attacks) and lyrica for the pain but it doesn’t really help that much.
Just to clarify, the spots were in fact shingles, the doctor did a blood test and it came back positive for herpes zosters.
admin answers:
I’m going to go out on a psychological limb here and pose a question to you:
Do you know that shingles can be caused by stress and anxity? Of course, and you are taking Lexapro already. Having gone through this kind of thing, I can relate.
I would like to suggest that you (a) stop going on the Politics section, as I’m pretty sure it’s raising your anxiety levels, (b) stop watching and reading anything to do with politics on TV and the internet, as I’m pretty sure that’s raising your anxiety levels and (c) find a nice black person to be friends with, as I’m pretty sure that this racial animus you seem to have is frightening you and raising your anxiety levels as well.
Meditation helps, massage helps, getting out in nature helps, acupressure helps, acupuncture can help, exercise helps. I wish you the best, and I hope you take my advice.
Chris asks…
can a trauma cause return of shingles?
Being hit by a truck while crossing street at strip mall. Recovery from accident, now I got shingles.
admin answers:
Yes, because trauma can compromise your immune system.
Unless the immune system is compromised, it suppresses reactivation of the virus that causes shingles and prevents herpes zoster. Why this suppression sometimes fails is poorly understood, but herpes zoster is more likely to occur in people whose immune system is impaired due to aging, immunosuppressive therapy, psychological stress, or other factors.
Maria asks…
what would cause a person to suddenly have shingles?
I had a red spot show up on my chest. It then seemed to have little bumps, and now it’s like a red scar. Why would this happen out of no where? I am going to the doctor next week. Just wondering if anyone had any insights.
admin answers:
It could be an allergic reaction to something. If you are taking any medication it could be from that, or if you started doing something different (different laundry detergent for example). Someone can develop shingles If they have not had chickenpox or if they have never had an immunization for it. They do have a shingles vaccine now, but you have to be at least 60 i believe to receive it.
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