Shingles pain

[jibs11]

Hi--

I was diagnosed with shingles last thursday after about 3-5 days of (what i thought was) rib injury pain.  I took 2 aleve on thursday morning (had been taking them all week), which had been helping with the pain, but had an allergic reaction (closed throat feeling), along with (what i thought was ) hives.  Doc said i had shingles, gave me acyclovir, prednosine, and some vicodin.  He told me to follow up this week with my reg doctor.  I did that today, and my doc told me prednosine may not be effective, especially if i got a weird, "wired" feeling from it. He told me to try to stop it and see how i felt.  I am glad i stopped the pred. He also gave me a stronger form of vicodin (norco 10/325 vs 5/500) for the pain.  I just started today.  I still have a deep, throbbing pain in my back and chest, but feel "high" from the norcos.  What can i take to ease the pain but net get all looped from them?

[flower12345]

Angie,
I don't know much about the medication that you have questions about. I have had shingles but they caught it very early so I had no long term effects.
This is an old thread. Can you start a new one? You're likely to get more replies.

Flower

[angie49451]

MY MOM,S HUSBAND IS 80 YEARS OLD AND HAS HAD SHINGLES NERVE PAIN IN HIS HIP FROM A SHINGLES BOUT 2 YEARS AGO.HE IS IN CONSTANT PAIN. HE HAS BEEN TO DOCTORS AND A PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER. NOTHING HAS WORKED.HE,S BEEN ON NEUROTIN AND OTHER MEDS,BUT NOTHING HAS HELPED.HE HAS ALSO HAD A PATCH .WHAT IS L-LYSINE?OR ACYCLOVIR?

[Madge758]

FYI - My doctor prescribed Neurontin for me and after only two days of taking it, not only did the pain not go away, but I experienced horrific depression and uncontrollable crying/loss of any hope.  I felt like I was in the pit of despair and there was no way to get out.  I've since stopped taking it and switched to Vicodin.  The gray fog has lifted and I no longer wish that I was dead, although I do wish that I could sleep all day.  I'd rather be sleepy than depressed though.

[saynono]

Try the homeopathic Nerve Fix for nerve pain.  It helps me more than some of the prescrips that I take.  I take 2 bottles a month.  You can find it cheaper on the internet.  Took me 2 weeks before I declared it a keeper.  Almost 4 years later I still take it and after running out and it being on back order, I could tell a difference in the level of pain...and it went down when I got back on it.  

[SteveKn]

Interesting posts, thanks.  For me the pain started on Thursday.  I had asthmatic bronchitis earleir in the week and thought I had rib or muscle injury for all the coughing.  By Saturday, I could not take the pain and went to doctor.  Thought it was muscle but gave an EKG to make sure.  EKG was slightly off, so off to ER.  After a day of testing, all decided not cardiac so Hydrcodone, go home.

Tuesday, pain still bad, go to doctor, now the rash had appeared and diagnosis was quick.  Now Oxycodone, no help either.  How long do I have to put up with this?  (assuming no post-herpetic...couldn't imagine this continuing...)

Thanks, Steve

[Tuckamore]

The person that discussed the prednisone posted this in May of 2007. I doubt there are still on the Forum. A post was recently "added" to this thread instead of starting a new one as is recommended.

Just thought I would clear that up.

Happy 2010.