your doctor needs to prescribe a prescription pain medication; shingles is very painful. unfortunately i do not know anything about you or your case to suggest a specific medication so is really your doctor's obligation to provide you with some help. a narcotic medication. for a week or so. is very appropriate. to recommend that you only take over-the-counter medications for pain control is an under-estimation of your pain level. there are stronger medications for the itching too.
my doctor gave me an anti-flamatory pill for shingles doesnt seem to be working what can i take to make the pain go? . anti-flammatory: prednisol tab 5mg. for the itch: chlorpheniramine 4mg. can you suggest me something stronger i cant even sleep because of the pain?