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Shingles: What helps with the pain?

Posted by lovemygrands @lovemygrands, May 14 7:47pm

I’m in my 4th week of shingles. So much pain. What are helpful things I can do for myself on my own? I do take Gabapentin 2x’s daily, 300mg.

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seniormed | @seniormed | Jul 12 8:14am

Zoster does sometimes occur with pain and no rash.
Contacting your doctor for recommendations and recheck is important with the unusual symptoms.
You may need additional X-rays or CT to rule out
a spinal problem or fracture that might affect your sensation or circulation. If you can’t connect to get
relief you may have to resort to the ER.

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itchyrich | @itchyrich | Jul 14 5:13pm
In reply to @sc2525 "My dr believes I have shingles but I have no rash. Pain started in mid back..." + (show)
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My dr believes I have shingles but I have no rash. Pain started in mid back and moved to right side front under chest area. Now the pain has moved to the center of my back and it seems to be on my spine. Any sudden movement causes excruciating pain which is sudden but stops when I change position. I usually scream due to the intensity. Also having pain in both knees and vague numbness down my legs … they feel very strange. I am into day 8 of symptoms and day 5 on Valtrex. I am seeing no improvement except no longer tired. Is this internal shingles? There seems to be limited info on this condition …and I’m uncertain where to turn and concerned this could take a worsening turn. Has anyone here been to an infectious disease dr or other specialist to treat this. Also I’m interested to hear of others have experienced similar issues and how they dealt with it .

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See my comment above. I had various aches and pains a week before getting the rash. The most worrisome ones were around my rib cage. I don't remember hearing about "internal shingles" but it's probably a thing. When the blisters came, they were sore (raw) but not as bad as the postherpetic neuralgia which came later. Gabapentin helped that.

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