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Drugs And Medication For Shingles Infection

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Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

I had shingles on my bottom twenty years ago and had an herpes ointment to put on it. I have havin a recurance and lost the medication. Do you have any suggestions. YYYY@YYYY ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

I think I have shingles and im visiting a newborn. Is it contagious to the baby if i have no contact? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Michelle Gibson James MD

side of my body, but no fever and minimal itching. The Doctor prescribed medication that I m on right ... started ). She said it helps a lot to get on medication within the first 72 hours. My questions to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Muhammad Ali Rauf MD

I have all the symptoms of Shingles . This has been going on for more than a week. I also have CHF and COPD . The combination has left me debilitated for more than a week. What can I do? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Ali Rauf ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD

how can I reduce the duration of shingles - the answer to this started to show up on your site then disappeared. I have it on my elbow and the nerve pain drives from my shoulder to my fingers. The sores are dry ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilyas Patel ( Dermatologist)

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Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

My mother is 80 years old and has shingles. She has been to a doctor and has medication for pain. She is 3 weeks into the shingles and is not getting any better. She is in extreme pain, shivers ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ronald Schubert ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Dorina Gurabardhi MD

my current shingles began 3-4 weeks ago. i took the antiviral medication, pain is now gone, AND now ..., and in the area where the shingles was worst, my armpit and the outer side of my armpit, it is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Felicia Manickam MD

I had the shingles in February this year,I have all the symptoms again with no rash,my doctor has ... to mask pain and why is a fit and otherwise healthy 37 year old getting shingles? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Felicia Manickam ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Suzana Zharri MD

[Hello this is Renee. I let you know that I am deaf and am not good with my English . I wanted to ask you question. I am stage four breast cancer mestatic. I have low immune system. My mom in law has shingle around her... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suzana Zharri ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Sheetal Verma MD

I am a 62 year old female that had shingles when I was 54. I have been considering getting the shingles vaccine but a co worker told me I would be better off getting the measles vaccine considering the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sheetal Verma ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)