CAUSES OF HEADACHES, HERPES ZOSTER (SHINGLES): ORTHODOX TREATMENT
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 13:03The secret is to nip the disease in the bud. As soon as the diagnosis is made your doctor will probably prescribe some anti-viral ointments to put on new lesions as they form, and anti-viral tablets to take by mouth. Only small quantities of ointments will be prescribed because they are immensely expensive to manufacture.
There are a number of drugs available – these include idoxuridine, which is applied as paint, and amantidine, which is taken as in tablet form, though others are available. Make sure you tell our doctor if you think you are pregnant as some anti-viral agents shouldn’t be used in pregnancy. Where there is a lot of pain a prescribed painkiller will also be useful.
Herpes zoster infection doesn’t give a true headache as much as severe localised superficial pain. However, in some cases the after-pains may last for a very long time indeed (of the order of years, if not for life) and can be very difficult to treat adequately.
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