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They can advise you about treatment options, including medicines you can only get on prescription. Medicines can ease the symptoms of post-herpetic neuralgia, although they may not relieve the pain completely. Widely available painkillers, such as paracetamol and ibuprofen, do not usually help, so your doctor may prescribe a different type of painkiller.
Some medicines used to treat depression also work for nerve pain and are sometimes used for post-herpetic neuralgia. Read more about treatments for post-herpetic neuralgia. The varicella zoster virus causes both chickenpox and shingles. Forstenpointner J, et al.
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Watson JC. This results in chronic, severe pain that can last for months. According to a review , about 20 percent of people who get shingles also develop postherpetic neuralgia. Additionally, this condition is more likely to occur in people over the age of Shingles typically causes a painful, blistering rash. Postherpetic neuralgia is a complication that only occurs in people who have already had shingles. Age is a major risk factor for getting both shingles and postherpetic neuralgia.
Risk begins to increase at age 50 and rises exponentially the older you get. People who have acute pain and severe rash during shingles also have a higher risk for developing postherpetic neuralgia.
The risk of shingles is 20 to greater in this group. Tests are unnecessary in confirming a diagnosis. Treatment for postherpetic neuralgia aims to manage and reduce the pain until the condition goes away. Pain therapy may include the following treatments. Pain relievers are also known as analgesics.
Doctors often prescribe tricyclic antidepressants to treat depression, but these medications are also effective in treating pain caused by postherpetic neuralgia. Tricyclic antidepressants can have side effects, like dry mouth and blurred vision. Anticonvulsants are usually prescribed to treat seizures, but doctors can prescribe them to treat postherpetic neuralgia pain as well.
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