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Diagnosed With Fibromyalgia, Lupus And Shingles. Let Me Know The Medication For This?
I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and a lot of other medical problems but my symptoms look more like lupus than fibromyalgia and have been told I had shingles but my blisters aren't small but Large. No doctor has taken time to look at them, they just see the scars and say that I have them. The other day I had a shot for shingles and I had a bad reaction to it..I was highly allergic to it..it took me several days to get over the reaction. I could go on and on about all of my medical problems but for now just curious about these..
Tue, 27 Aug 2013
Hi and thanks for the query,
Fibromyalgia treatment is mainly treatment. the treatment is a function of the clinical state as appreciated by the treating physician. The drugs could range from non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs, to analgesics, cortisteroids and tricyclic anti depressants, depending on whether there are neurologic manifestations or not.
It is also necessary for you to get a complete clinical review to exclude any possible cause for immune depression. This could predispose to developing shingles. Screening for diabetes and HIV could be a good baseline screening.
Thanks and hope this helps,
Kind regards,
Bain LE, MD
Fibromyalgia treatment is mainly treatment. the treatment is a function of the clinical state as appreciated by the treating physician. The drugs could range from non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs, to analgesics, cortisteroids and tricyclic anti depressants, depending on whether there are neurologic manifestations or not.
It is also necessary for you to get a complete clinical review to exclude any possible cause for immune depression. This could predispose to developing shingles. Screening for diabetes and HIV could be a good baseline screening.
Thanks and hope this helps,
Kind regards,
Bain LE, MD
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