Shingles
 

I have shingles, anyway can treat this virus rapidly? I am taking Aciclovir at the moment. :helpme:helpme

I think cyanide can cure just about anything? a lot of those unsolved crimes tv shows deal with these extreme cases of poisining

Seems like you are taking the right medication:

http://www.shinglesx.com/wp-content/...fographic1.jpg

If the medicine doesn't cure you, check with GFY user 12Clicks, since I heard he knows a thing or two about shingles. :upsidedow

Have luck... :thumbsup

:stoned

ADG

I had it a few years - Pretty nasty...

Not much you can do - Just ride it out.....

You're lucky. I had all mine blow off during hurricane sandy.
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Acupuncture Trumps Ibuprofen for Shingles Pain ? New Research

http://www.healthcmi.com/acupuncturi...profenshingles

Right medicine, but it takes well over a week.

This is fucking painful, scratch open the blisters and clean with rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide. Definitely speeds up healing. Also works for poison ivy.

Has anyone taken the vaccine?

Hate needles but would hate shingles more.

It's a live virus vaccine so can actually give you Shingles :2 cents:

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/opinions/40915/

Oh yeah, it's a Merck vaccine too, so best avoid :2 cents:

I am on third day now its very painful!

My mother went through a really bad bout of shingles - she's still recovering.

It was brutal. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. The doc had her on a morphine medication during the worst time.

I remember when my youngest contracted Chicken Pox a few years ago, it was unpleasant but thankfully he was not in any great pain however when my Mother & Mother In-Law were hit with Shingles, it was particularly nasty.

Someone I knew ended up in intensive care with shingles, she was an undiagnosed diabetic and succumbed after septicaemia set in.

As someone said here, it can be brutal and there is very little medicine can do for it other than to treat the symptoms.

ive had it a few times...valacyclovir works but it takes a few days.

I had 40 yr shingles


...put on the roof of my house last year.

Nothing much you can other than ride it out bro. I had it a few years back and it knocked me for six for a few weeks. Really made you feel low too... not nice

Did you try ice packs like we talked about, that really should help

I guess this is one of the advantages of having never had chicken pox.