 [ Symptoms ] how to treat shingles at age 21 with no health insurace  im tired of having to take benadryl everyday and other allergy medications i thought shingles popped up on older people not younger people it drives me crazy to have these welts or hives that you doctors call it all over my body this started up about a year ago and there is not been a single day that is gone by since then that i have not had to have a allergy pill or other med to calm the swelling and itching down and away [ Disease ] i am sorry to hear you are going through this my concern is that you do not have shingles at all normally shingles is not described as hives all over the body that itch  in fact if you have welts on both sides of your body as divided by the spinal column then i can guarantee you do not have shingles shingles only affects one side of the body at a time even though you do not currently have health insurance i would suggest you find a way to get checked out by a medical professional preferably when you are having an outbreak of these hives most communities have free or low cost medical clinics to serve people who have no insurance you can locate one of these clinics near you by calling your local medicaid office or by performing an internet search for free health clinic and your city name i wish you all the best at finding a solution to this annoying condition