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You might also try magnesium. Solgar chelated magnesium. 100 mg. tablets.. Ask your md if you can take 3 a day. for the pain. that also does help
I had shingle pain for 6 years, which developed into CRPS. I tried it all. Nothing worked. I am a Respiratory Therapist. I did find 2 things that helped tremendously. 1. Terrasil Shingles skincare ointment. It is about $30 a small tube. However not many stores carry it. The best place and cheapest is to get it on ebay. What it is made from is beeswax. If you apply it like every 3 hours. It does relieve the some of the pain. The next thing is apply aloe vera gel. Its cheap. You can get the walmart brand called equate aloe vera gel. Its like $4.99 a 20 ounce jar. But you must apply it like every hour, stops the pain. I just had a CRPS reoccurrence apparently I ruptured a disc in my spine. and it aggravated the CRPS. I was using ice, but that is a no no. you can alternate from cold for 1 minute to very lightly low heating pad for maybe 3 minutes. It is a terrible condition to have. My prayers for you, me and all of us suffering from CRPS from shingles.