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Had Shingles, Insufficient Sleep. Will I Get Shingles Again?

i am 21 years old now... i had shingles this past christmas, and had been taken medications since the 25th of december till about late january/beginning of february. After i finished my medications i did not go back to a doctor for regular check up... before shingles my inmune system was bad (i was sick all the time), now apparantly i cant get sick, even though i sleep lot less than before, and i feel that im treating my body even worst than before.. is there something wrong with me. am i in risk of getting shingles again, or am i good. the only thing is that my head does hurt from time to time, like if someone was putting preasure on my head, or i had someting wraped around my head tight
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Hi

Since you have goat shingles before, so it is highly unlikely that you will get the same infection again now.
But you seem to be having a lot of pain associated. Now this is called post herpetic neuralgia. This has got various treatment options . You should see a nearby dermatologist and start treatment for the same. It surely gets much better with treatment.

Hope it helps

Dr Geetika Paul.
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Had Shingles, Insufficient Sleep. Will I Get Shingles Again?

Hi Since you have goat shingles before, so it is highly unlikely that you will get the same infection again now. But you seem to be having a lot of pain associated. Now this is called post herpetic neuralgia. This has got various treatment options . You should see a nearby dermatologist and start treatment for the same. It surely gets much better with treatment. Hope it helps Dr Geetika Paul.