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Shingles and Postherpetic Neuralgia: What helps with Pain?
Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Aug 31 5:13am | Replies (198)Comment receiving replies
I was on Lyrica for several months immediately following my Shingles and I put on almost 20 pounds and had no energy. I had enough of that. I am a active person and my body loves exercise. I continue to exercise by walking 4 miles a day and during public pool summer days I swim 1 mile a day or 64 laps. The cooling of the water is the best natural pain reliever, but I can't be in a pool 24/7/ LOL I want to end the pain without drugs. I do not like the side effects that I experience from taking most drugs. I did radiofrequency ablation and it lasted for 2 weeks. The nerve must not have been burned enough. I have no idea.
Thank you for your response I will check out the web page you sent.
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@jerid I see that you did not like the side-effects of Lyrica. I'm wondering if you ever tried Gabapentin? It has worked quite nicely for me and reduced the terrible pain, especially at bedtime. Right now, I'm also using a 10-day treatment with prednisone which seems to be helping.
I also dislike taking meds, but my daily pill reminder shows a lot of meds used to treat different problems. I wish you well as you continue to deal with this unfortunate left-over of your Shingles experience. Will you continue to post as you search for answers?