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Suggest Treatment For Severe Back Pain Caused By Shingles
Question: i was unfortunate enough to get shingles at the age of 21. I'm now 32 and feeling so much pain in the indents in my back where my break out was. i also have a numb patch under my breast on the same side and it itched for awhile before going numb. idk what to do.
Brief Answer:
post herpetic neuralgia- there are medications that can help
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Post herpetic neuralgia is the term used to refer to pain that occurs after a shingles outbreak.
It can be severe in some persons and the pain difficult to manage.
There are medications that are used for nerve related pain (neuragia). Some of these medications are: amitriptyline, nortriptyline, tegretol, gabapentin, lyrica, cymbalta
Some of these are anti depressants, some anti seizure meds. They are used for neuralgia in persons WHO DO NOT have either depression or seizures.
They may affect the nerve delivery of pain.
In addition to the pain, they would also help with the numbness as well because there are used for most areas of abnormal nerve function.
Your doctor can give you a prescription for one of these meds.
He or she may also want to check you for other causes of abnormal nerve function such as: low vitamin b12 or folate , diabetes, liver or kidney disease
Blood tests can check these areas
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
post herpetic neuralgia- there are medications that can help
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Post herpetic neuralgia is the term used to refer to pain that occurs after a shingles outbreak.
It can be severe in some persons and the pain difficult to manage.
There are medications that are used for nerve related pain (neuragia). Some of these medications are: amitriptyline, nortriptyline, tegretol, gabapentin, lyrica, cymbalta
Some of these are anti depressants, some anti seizure meds. They are used for neuralgia in persons WHO DO NOT have either depression or seizures.
They may affect the nerve delivery of pain.
In addition to the pain, they would also help with the numbness as well because there are used for most areas of abnormal nerve function.
Your doctor can give you a prescription for one of these meds.
He or she may also want to check you for other causes of abnormal nerve function such as: low vitamin b12 or folate , diabetes, liver or kidney disease
Blood tests can check these areas
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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