Have you ever had Shingles, and what did you do to ease the pain?

Surely your doctor can advise you regarding the best pain reliever for you to use.

Yeah he was wonderful said to take an extra strength Tylenol if the pain gets to bad.
Physically I fell strong enough to go to work except I am exhausted from the lack of sleep, just moving wakes you up faster than a bullet.

For immediate relief, I used ice packs applied to the lesions (well, bags of frozen peas). My doctor gave me anti-virals and steroids and they took about a week to really kick in.
I also had crippling fatigue for about 4 months after, but that doesn’t happen with everyone, I hope you skip that.
I think the steroids did the most for the pain, but like I said, in the meantime I did cold packs.

I hope you feel better soon, @SQUEEKY2, shingles is miserable.

Thanks @canidmajor !
I washed my new truck yesterday and was totally wiped from just doing that, I really got to be careful before I climb into my superB transport truck and go driving down a mountain pass.

No. It was worth $200 to me to have the vaccination. I just asked myself, “If I had this condition (as I’d heard others describe it), would I pay $200 to get rid of it?” and the answer was easy. I sure hope the vaccination holds.

Sorry for your pain, and I hope it eases quickly.

My sister had it in her early 60s and took medicine from the doctor. It was excruciating for her. I’m sorry, but I don’t know if she did anything in addition to the prescription.

I’m 54 and paid for the vaccine. I don’t want to go through what she did.

A friend had shingles. She put a patch over it and it went away in three weeks. She went to the doctor and was prescribed something…

Funny thing about the vaccine it greatly reduces the chances of getting shingles but does’t guaranty it, Mrs Squeeky looked at getting the shot and found she has to pay around $200 for it but if her Doctor prescribes it our benefits cover it, so she is going to make an appointment.

Just a heads up, the vaccine won’t absolutely prevent shingles, but it will lessen the severity if you do get it. It’s still a good idea to get the shot.

owe me a coke, @SQUEEKY2

Should you get a shingles vaccination after you have had shingles?

I don’t know @chyna , I was wondering that myself, and he wants to see me in and about 10 days so I will ask then,I can pm you the answer to that if you want or post it here?

I’d love it if you could post it here, please.

Post it please. Others may want to know. I’ve wondered this for a long time.

Shingrix is the new, yet to be released, vaccine. Here is a thing CNN put together with information from CDC Include whether you should get vaccine after having shingles.
I plan on get the new one when available.

This is day 7 and the rash is going way down (good thing) but the pain from the rash is going up? (not good thing).

It’s probably from the rash healing.

That’s my guess, but it sure isn’t fun, thanks for the answer @chyna .

Glad the rash is going away.

@Tropical_Willie Good information in that link you posted from the CDC. Thanks for sharing. Everyone concerned about shingles should read it.

You can get nerve pain that lasts long after the rash is gone. It’s a pain.

I average 4–5 outbreaks a year. I’ve felt blah the last few days and noticed an itch on my arm today. Sure enough, it’s an outbreak again. I take Zovirax at the first sign of an outbreak. It lessens the severity and duration of the outbreak. If it’s a terrible outbreak my doc will prescribe something slightly stronger than extra strength Tylenol for the pain. Nothing feels better than an ice pack when the rash is inflamed.

OMG 4–5outbreaks a year???
This is pure hell but I thought once done I won’t have to ever go through it again, guess I am wrong.

Don’t worry. My first outbreak was at the age of 20. I’m not the norm. I’m the exception. ;)