Mandy,

I had shingles this past summer and the dr. put me on antiviral meds and very strong pain killers. I ended up with no blisters, and have no lasting effects. He thinks we caught it early.

Mandy,

I also got this dreaded malady last year……..shingles and psoriasis.
One of the worst experiences I have had…..it hurts and drives you crazy with pain and itching, doesn’t it? 😡
My Dr. (a dermatologist), prescribed Vanos cream……(fluocinonide) 0.1%.
It is a topical cream you apply directly to the site……….it must work……….I haven’t had any more of this in over 9-10 months now.

You might want to ask your Dr. about it?

Have a nice day,

Perry

Mandi,
I have mentioned this previously, but you might have missed it. I took large amounts of vitamin C and kept the itching and pain away. The shingles left in a few days. Friends of mine have also had these results. I would think you might try six grams of C to start with and see if you see any help. That is a small amount. The C also kept the pain away from the GBS. But I took alot more than 6 grams. If you decide to give it a try, get capsules not tablets. The tablets will hurt your stomach lining if you take alot. I respect everyone’s right to choose their own path to health. It amazes me how there are simple solutions but many do not want to even try it. Good luck whatever your choice my be.

My husband had shingles after he started symptoms of neuropathy but I told him it was in his system so I feel it helped starting the neuropathy sooner. He had a serious bout with it. He was given something but I did not remember what. He was in awful pain and had it for several months. I rubbed him with Avenno every night. After pain had gone he mostly itched. It was several months again before he asked me to stop with the Avenno. He still feels some pain once in a while and still asks me to scratch his back, but remember his was really bad. The main thing is seeing a doctor who decides what to give you other than pain pills.

Peggy

I’m so sorry that you have shingles on top of everything else. I don’t have
them, so I can’t offer any solutions, however, being that they are also auto-
immune related, you have found your “other” situation. I was told by my
neuro, that when you have CIDP, another autoimmune symptom will occur.
It could come first or second to CIDP. I haven’t a clue what my second
complication is…there seems to be no other problems.

I’m sure someone else can be of help to you…I do hope you will feel better
soon and that the shingles will subside somewhat.

Goodluck

Miami Girl

Peggy,
I’m so sorry that you got shingles. Just curious, what chemo are you on? I think you’re right that your nerves are more sensative than most so having a nerve related inflammation would make it worse. I don’t have much to offer except my empathy. Be well.
Linda

Peggy, I’m trying to find my medication bottle to give you the name of the meds that I take when I feel my shingles come on, thankgoodness I havent had to take them for quite a while now. Let me get back to you on the name, I will pm it to you when I find it.

Peggy,
I hope Alison’s med. recommendation helps you. I didn’t realize shingles causes hair loss. Thats too bad, but it sounds like you are dealing with it. Hope you are feeling better.
Linda

Peggy,

The medication I take is [B]acyclovir,[/B] (generic for zivorax)3 times a day for 5 days when you feel the symptoms starting. This is what it says about taking it for shingles …
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In the treatment of shingles, acyclovir reduces pain, shortens the healing time, and limits the spread of virus and the formation of new lesions.
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Over the past few years it has helped me tremendously!