les blisters were located. We went to ENT nurse practioner and she thought is was TMJ. she has recommended Voltaren gel. The more I read about the pain of shingles the more I believe this is what is causing the pain.Would the Voltaren gel help or would it aggravate shingles pain?
My husband just had shingles on face and neck. Now having pain and headaches in area that the shing?
Question posted by sharonandjack on 21 Dec 2014
Last updated on 20 August 2018 by Techvisions
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3 Answers
Techvisions
21 Aug 2018
Well, long answer is: diclofenac 3% may be very good for shingles. Reasoning that neuralgic pain from shingles is due to inflamed nerves / nerve bundles just under the skin that exhibit as roughly corresponding rashes. My practical experience is it worked for me (50% pain reduction) when 3% was applied to afflicted nerve bundles in the neck. Nothing else was working well for me, even opioids. Caution, 3% is only prescribed for keratosis, so you’re going to have to talk your dermatologist into the prescription. Caution, must ID spot treat bundles, not lather the stuff on! It’s strong & can cause complications (read up). Try looking up this older article for a start, “Effect of 1.5% Topical Diclofenac on Clinical Neuropathic Pain
Shihab U. Ahmed, et. al.” My Dr. said, “interesting” and that this may be "un-investigated", overlooked... hope this helps someone...
balbanese
21 Dec 2014
What has the actual Dr said about it?
sharonandjack
22 Dec 2014
I am calling our family doctor tomorrow. It's kind of complicated because my husband has so many health problems and is on so many medications that he feels irritated every time they add a new one. At first I thought just ear infection that wasn't responding to antibiotic so went to ENT nurse practitioner. Told her he had had shingles. Trying to eliminate possible causes. It sure sounds like shingles pain though. Thank you.
babydoll610
22 Dec 2014
I wish you and your husband the best
balbanese
22 Dec 2014
It probably won't sound as complicated to the Dr. Glad to hear you're going, please keep me posted.
babydoll610
21 Dec 2014
He needs gabapentin that's what they give to you for the pain of shingles
SHEsevEN4
21 Dec 2014
I agree with babydoll610, I just got over shingles my self, pain started after, I called my doctor and he put me on gabapentin 100mg for a week then up 200mg the next week until I got to 300mg felt no pain then, hope this helps you.
babydoll610
21 Dec 2014
They gave it to me for nerve pain but its mainly used for shingles and seizures ... Good luck hun I wish
U and ur husband the best
kaismama
21 Dec 2014
I agree, and its not trigeminal neuralgia, its post herpetic pain, from the shingles. The nurse practitioner was wrong.
sharonandjack
22 Dec 2014
Thank you both for your input.
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