New with shingles

[dumela]

HiI am 82, male, I had a shingles attack 2 years ago R side of forehead and nose my problem is nerve pain mainly on the eyebrow I take Lyrica 250mg twice daily. pain killers don't help , some days bearable other days I just try to live with it, anyone with similar and can offer advise welcome/

[Hidden]

Hi I am sorry for your health problems, however this is a lung site. Did you mean to post it in here?

[dumela in reply to Hidden]

I also have COPD but nerve pain uncontrollable

[dumela]

Yes COPD about 4months early than the shingles, I can manage it with oxygen , and without the shingles I would have no complaints

[Ef0lumps4]

Shingles that's awful I also had it about two years ago it was agony and not a lot they can prescribe I had it around my eyes and my head drove me crazy looked like I had done a couple of rounds in the boxing ring. I used camomile lotion for the rash it did help to dry it out and ease the itching a little. I found out from the eye doctor I saw that there was if I had asked the doctor a tablet specially for nerve damage pain, but by then it has started to ease off I had just taken paracetamol round the clock which didn't help much at all. Took about two months to feel it was on it's way out. Still now have a numb and itchy right eyebrow and itchy scalp sessions. Good Luck

[dumela in reply to Ef0lumps4]

Thanks for the reply, my rash cleared but then and now the nerve pains came I use witchhazel or calamine for forehead and take 250mg Lyrica twice daily pain is intense at times but like now very bearable. go well jim

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Hi have a look at this link. I found it on the Pain Concern site.

[Ef0lumps4 in reply to Hidden]

Well done thank you if it rears its head again will try some of the suggestions just wish I had been in touch with healthunlocked back then when I was suffering. I am so thankful for this site now 🙂 X

[twopars12]

Hi Dumela, did you have the shingles vaccination?

[dumela in reply to twopars12]

No never had any knowledge about it.

[twopars12 in reply to twopars12]

Yes the last time I had my copd check up, the nurse asked me if I wanted it so yeah. I think every copd sufferer and/or pensioner can have it, but not sure.

[Buzzytruk]

Try taking ..multi B vitamin. tablets..... It was suggested to shingles patients in 1960's.

In 1968 my husband developed shingles ,he took the multi B tabs straight away ....He never had any after pain .. neither did I in the 1980's when I got them......

Don't know if they will work since its so long since the rash has gone, but you never know .

Jo.

[dumela in reply to Buzzytruk]

Many thanks willing to try any reasonable suggestion

[Buzzytruk in reply to dumela]

It's just one tablet a day , may take a while , but don't give up.

No expensive brand is needed.

We still take them and a zinc tablet for our general wellbeing along with our script medicines every morning.

Jo.