 [ Symptoms ] 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 [ Disease ] if you suspect you are pregnant then you should see a doctor to confirm or even try taking one of the many pregnancy tests everyone is different when it comes to pregnancy spotting bloating nausea hot flashes ect if there is bleeding it usually is problematic and you need the help of a professional i was an exception to some of the norms and experienced spotting til my sixth month of pregnancy with at least two of my pregnancies my advice is see a doctor regardless if something is out of the norm it is better to be safe rather than sorry