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. so i bought an online remedy to relieve the painful itch of shingles. apple cider vinegar! and it relieved the pain well enough for me to be able to sleep and work.
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?