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?

[scoobers2]

lidocaine patches are good to. They numb it...it's called Lidoderm patches you need a script but they work

[PHAWNO]

TRY LYRICA NEW DRUG USED FOR NEUROPATHIC PAIN

[more_pills_than_a_pharmacy00]

You should ask you Doctor about trying Neurontin, it is pretty cheap, they have me on it for the nerve damage in my feet after buring them. On the info the pharmacist gave me, it stated that the main use of Neurontin was to stop the pain of shingles. You would start off with 1 pill the first day, 2 the second, 3 on the third day, and 3 everyday after that. All in a single dose. It also helps with depression caused by chronic pain, kind of a , "2 in 1" pill. As for the pain meds, they are all basically the samething, "hydrocodone", just a different strength, If you do not watch it, they will get so they are not working as well, and it will take more, such as one and a half of the 10 mg pills,(15 mg.) to do the samething that 10 mg. used to do. I have heard people talk about getting pains in their chest or a pounding sinsation when taking narcotics in high doses. Narcotics can cause irregular heartbeats in some people, which can cause chest pain, and even make it feel like there is a pounding in your back or chest. This may also cause breathing problems, or as if you cannot catch your breath. If you are experiencing this, you will most likely also be having problems focusing, or blurry vision, these are all side effects of opoids, or narcotics. They do offer Tramadol, or Ultram, but it has been my experience, that they do little more than OTC, tylenol do.

[obred52]

i had shingles last yr feb i was in hosp for 7 days. it was on my forehead, i was blind for 1month or longer,lost all eyebrow and eyelashs. i am still suffering with this horrid thing. i am still under drs care. i have post herpertic neurlogia. the wind is toture, my hair hurts, i have moments that i feel like electic shocks are hitting my forehead, yet my head is numb, i can't feel the top of my eyelid, only the bottom. i hate this does anyone else suffer with it on face. i need to speak to someone who can relate to this hell i am in..

[cookie061441]

I got it in my eye i July 2018 it is now Feb 2019 and I am still suffering from it somedays more that others, I dont know if it will ever go away. Today I woke up and my eyes were almost swaollen shut,  I do feel like I will have it forever. I am 77 years old.

[backhurtz]

Cookie,
Have you seen your ophthalmologist? They can give you medications for your eyes to treat the shingles and the eye pain.
If you haven't please do as soon as possible.

[anjel75]

This is one of the newest antieleptics they have out on the market right now. I don't have shingles, I have Sciatia and it really helps. However, that isn't one of it's listed diagnosis, but shingles is. They actually advertise it as a shingles pain med.

[Iloverusty]

If you do not want to take the norcos ask the doctor for something not as strong.  Ask about Ultram or Tramadol.  They are both good pain relievers and the fuzzy feeling shouldn't be as strong (not saying it won't, everybody is different).  It is worth a try.  Good luck!