Shingles Support

[CandyCap]

So, I have shingles. Fun times. So far, no rash. Just nerve pain.
I started Valacyclovir today.
The past 2 days I have started a TET protocol. 1mg TA-1, 1mg Epithalon, 1mg Thymulin, once daily.
I am thankful I had just purchase a vial of each TA-1 and Thymulin, to have on hand.
Does anyone have any other great support recommendations?

 

[lessthanhalf]

No solutions and sorry it is totally unhelpful to you now, but for others reading it - get vaccinated. It gets more and more common as you get older and can be pretty painful. And there is the bonus that the vaccine seems to make alzheimer's quite a bit less likely. And even possibly heart attacks as well.

 

[CandyCap]

No solutions and sorry it is totally unhelpful to you now, but for others reading it - get vaccinated. It gets more and more common as you get older and can be pretty painful. And there is the bonus that the vaccine seems to make alzheimer's quite a bit less likely. And even possibly heart attacks as well.

I would love to get vaccinated. I was under the age of vaccination when I had insurance. I am now just over that age, and have no insurance. The state of insurance in the US.

 

[lessthanhalf]

Even in Australia coverage is not super available unless over 70. Despite being on immune suppressing drugs, so at definitely increased risk, I only qualified a month ago to get it subsidised by losing enough weight to get my dose of immune suppressing drugs above the threshold per kg . 67kg and it costs several hundred dollars and 66 kg it is free ?

 

[Chili777]

I would love to get vaccinated. I was under the age of vaccination when I had insurance. I am now just over that age, and have no insurance. The state of insurance in the US.

I hope you got an antiviral. I know Valtrex is a big one. Your stack looks as good as any. I did some checking and TA-1 appears to be the one mentioned the most. Get better soon.

 

[CandyCap]

I hope you got an antiviral. I know Valtrex is a big one. Your stack looks as good as any. I did some checking and TA-1 appears to be the one mentioned the most. Get better soon.

Yes! Started Valtrex yesterday.

 

[Chili777]

Yes! Started Valtrex yesterday.

Fantastic! My mother didn't do anything for 2 weeks and thought she could just ride it out. She was a Depression baby and they're like that. She ended up with permanent sciatica and tinnitus and suffered the rest of her life. It's absolutely no joke. I was vaccinated and I'm thankful for that, after watching her go through it. My ex got prescribed Valtrex and that knocked it pretty quickly, before there was Shingrex.

 

[toologic]

Ozone helps.

 

[lessthanhalf]

I doubt ozone is a therapy proven in peer reviewed journals, but antivirals speed healing , reduce pain, and most importantly of all, reduce the odds of post herpetic neuralgia, which is common and can last for years.

 

[sheilarae74]

I'm not really into getting vaccinated but shingles is one I am DEFINITELY getting. I got the chickenpox twice when I was a kid, so I'm not taking any chances.

 

[CreepyZebra]

I'm a fun medical anomaly that gets chronic shingles. One year I'll have it every other month, next year I won't see it at all. I've gotten so used to it as this point that I don't bother taking anything.

 

[desinr-gal]

Take Lysine, it suppresses the virus. Avoid Arginine, it feeds the virus. Arginine foods are everything you like. Wheat, nuts, chocolate etc.. Lysine is in Dairy and proteins, but a supplement is easier to get the right amount.
I add it to my coffee.

 

[FarmgirlRebel]

I used to get reoccurring shingles...at least three shingles episodes a year for a couple years post sepsis...sucked.
Valtrex was given...helped.
You might want to check out Methylene Blue as well for it's antiviral properties, and keep taking it in cycles. But double check w/the valtrex that there are no contraindications.

 

[Dos-Dox]

I would love to get vaccinated. I was under the age of vaccination when I had insurance. I am now just over that age, and have no insurance. The state of insurance in the US.

Had shingles at age 46. Waited the required 6+ months to be eligible for the vaccine, doctor wrote an Rx, and the pharmacist refused to fill/administer it at age 47 because I was under the age of 50 and he didn’t want to be “questioned about it if he got audited.” Said since I already had it, it was just as good as getting the vaccine. 🙄 US healthcare….more worried about the audits than the healthcare.