Shingles occurs when your body cannot keep the chickenpox virus under control. People who have shingles may also include the symptom of tingling on one side of the body and burning. The shingles virus tends to cause a mass amount of pain in those it appears on. For some people, this pain generally makes it very hard to move. Generally the most painful symptom would be the constant body aches and pain going through the body just days before the outbreak of shingles emerges. Eventually, it can lead to an outbreak of blisters on the skin which is the most apparent sign a person who has a shingles infection. shingles is contagious, so some actions should be taken and avoid this contagious disease.
Medication Treatment
Medicines taken during the shingles outbreak can help in reducing the duration of shingles. Products like Viraway, Immu-911 are used to boost the immune system, as usually it is low immunity that lead to shingles. Super E Complex softgels also can be used to reduce the pain during the initial stages of the outbreak. There are also other products that are used in shingles treatment.
Generally, doctors use three treatments for shingles.
1. High doses of prescription anti-viral drugs, for example, Zovirax, Valtrex, or Famvir to relieve the severity of the shingles symptoms;
2. Prescription strength anti-inflammatory drugs (prednisone), which can help to reduce rash inflammation;
3. It it is extreme pain, prescription-strength pain relievers (usually narcotics) would be used.
In most cases, shingles will heal on their own, especially with consistent use of the home shingles remedies discussed above.
However, it is still wise to see a doctor within three days of a shingles outbreak for the fastest shingles relief. The treatment should be different according to different shingles contagious stage.
Anyway, a proper treatment from a doctor is helpful, and medicated treatment for shingles will relieve and diminish your symptoms faster.
Shingles SymptomsIs shingles contagious? Yes, the virus can pass to others by some way.