Medically reviewed by Femi Aremu, PharmD Lidocaine patches are in a drug class called local anesthetics that relieve pain in a small area of your body. Lidocaine patches are available either by ...

You get a line around you, from the back to the front ... This long-term nerve pain occurs where the shingles rash appeared and can last for months or even years. Older adults are more likely ...

It seems that doctors need to be brought up to date on ESIs for shingles. I understand the studies are inconclusive, but the on-the-ground results seem to show that it is effective. The pain from ...

Caused by the same virus behind chickenpox, shingles is a painful nerve root infection resulting in a skin rash. What does the shingles rash looks like? Who’s at risk? And who needs the shingles ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the Shingrix vaccine, given in two doses, with the second dose given two to six months after the first. People who get shingles can still ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your recent column on shingles. I am 66 years old and in fairly good health. I had both Shingrix shots about five years ago. I take hydroxyurea for polycythemia vera (PV).

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have reported that those who suffer from post-herpetic neuralgia or pain following an attack of shingles Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have ...

It seems that doctors need to be brought up to date on ESIs for shingles. I understand the studies are inconclusive, but the on-the-ground results seem to show that it is effective. The pain from ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your recent column on shingles. I am 66 years old and in fairly good health. I had both Shingrix shots about five years ago. I take hydroxyurea for polycythemia vera (PV).

I went to my family doctor, and she immediately diagnosed me with shingles and put me on gabapentin, which didn’t help much. The next month was complete misery. I never really had itching or an ...