Suggest Remedies For Pain Post Recovery From Shingles

Posted on Fri, 12 Feb 2016

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Question : my mother had the shinges but the pain still remains need some kind of treatment you can call me or tell me where to comr for treatment my number is 0000 my name is XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (22 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Tramadol &. Gabapentine effective in post herpetic neuralgia

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at healthcare magic

Pain is the most common complication of shingles. It is called post herpetic neuralgia.

In such cases I recommend my patients to take tablet tramadol 50 mg twice daily along with tablet gabapentine 300 mg twice daily.

This needs to be continued for 10 days.

Once the pain decreases I recommend them to stop tramadol and continue gabapentine for 4-6 weeks.

These are prescription medicines and you need to consult a doctor in person to get them.

I hope to have answered your query and would be happy to clarify any further doubts.

Regards
Dr Asmeet

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