Until the shingles have blistered over, you are contagious and should avoid physical contact with the following: anyone who has a weak immune system, newborns, and pregnant women. There are some types of complications from having the shingles and they are postherpetic neuralgia (damaged nerve fibers send confused and exaggerated messages of pain from you skin to your brain), vision loss (ophthalmic shingles) causes a painful eye infection, neurological Shingles 3 problems (depending on which nerves are affected, shingles can cause inflammation of the brain (encephalitis), facial paralysis, or hearing and or balance problems) and or skin infections (when the shingles blisters aren’t properly treated, bacterial skin infections might develop). There is no cure of the shingles but with the right treatment with prescription antiviral drugs can speed healing and reduce the risk of any complications. Some medications include are Acyclovir (Zovirax), Valacyclovir (Valtrex), Famciclovir (Famvir) and if you are in severe pain your doctor might also prescribe these Capsaicin cream, Anticonvulsants (such as Gabapentin), Tricyclic antidepressants (such as Amitriptyline), numbing agents such as
Until the shingles have blistered over, you are contagious and should avoid physical contact with the following: anyone who has a weak immune system, newborns, and pregnant women. There are some types of complications from having the shingles and they are postherpetic neuralgia (damaged nerve fibers send confused and exaggerated messages of pain from you skin to your brain), vision loss (ophthalmic shingles) causes a painful eye infection, neurological Shingles 3 problems (depending on which nerves are affected, shingles can cause inflammation of the brain (encephalitis), facial paralysis, or hearing and or balance problems) and or skin infections (when the shingles blisters aren’t properly treated, bacterial skin infections might develop). There is no cure of the shingles but with the right treatment with prescription antiviral drugs can speed healing and reduce the risk of any complications. Some medications include are Acyclovir (Zovirax), Valacyclovir (Valtrex), Famciclovir (Famvir) and if you are in severe pain your doctor might also prescribe these Capsaicin cream, Anticonvulsants (such as Gabapentin), Tricyclic antidepressants (such as Amitriptyline), numbing agents such as