post herpeatic neuro

i have suffered from herpez . my doctors says that now it is posr herpetic neuralgia . it is almost twenty days . i am having severe burning sensation and itching ( more at night). and severe pain how can i get rid of it at the earliest.as my life has become hell due to this . please help and advice.

[bhups1]

Hi, post herpetic neuralgia is often treated with lidocaine patches, drugs like amitryptiline, gabapentin, steroids etc but in some of the cases pain last for quite a long time.

"A randomized controlled trial found that amitryptyline 25 mg per night for 90 days starting with two days of onset of rash can reduce the inicidence of postherpetic neuralgia from 35% to 16%". Taken from website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postherpetic_neuralgia

Please consult the doctor and start medication.

[alone and scared]

Thanks for posting this nasir08.   I have been trying to figure out if this is what I may have.  Unfortuniate, my gp is taking this serious.  I has storng reason to believe that I caught herpes in Feb 2007.  Since that time, I have been experiencing various neurological symptoms.  I get tingling and pins and needles feeling throughout my body.  This morning I final saw a eye doctor regrading floater and severe dry I have been experiencing since feb 2007.  If I sit for an extended period of time, my anus gets tender and soreness. I just need someone with similar experience to provide an knowledge that may know about my situation.

Thanks

[APE861]

THE PAIN CAN LAST LONG THEY SAY LOOK IT UP ON THE COMPUTER IT TELLS YOU WHAT YOU CAN DO. I HAVE IT TO FROM SHINGLES . UNDER MY BREAST TO TUMMY AROUND THE BACK . SO I GET BACK PAIN AND MY SKIN FEELS FUNNY LIKE WHEN YOUR ARM OR LEG FALLS A SLEEP . IT MIGHT TAKE MONTHS TO YEARS THATS WHAT THEY SAY. I'M 46 GOT IT FROM STRESS. I BOUGHT A BOOK ON NUTRITIONAL HEALING AND IT TELLS YOU THINGS OR LOOK ON LINE OK . OF COURSE ASK YOUR DOCTOR TOO.  LET IT TAKE ITS COURSE TOO. I'M TRYING AND TAKING  MY MEDS THE DOCTOR GAVE ME FOR THE PAIN . AND TAKING VITIAMS TOO AND JUST RELAXING NO MORE STRESS. I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU LOVE APRIL   see a nerilogist i hope i spelled right