I forgot to add something to the post above - I have this pain - its like when you hit your crazy bone - well my pain is 100% more - I feel like I am crazy sometimes with the this pain and then if I itch it after it subside it - then it goes away

can someone help me in this matter

hugsssssssssssssssssssssss

Hi Beetles here
Yes I got bumps after the rash left...but not till months after when I was under alot of stress...I freaked out bcause that is the way mine initially bgan...1 little dot on the left
side of my forhead that I thought was a spider bite or mosquito bite...when I don't get my stress levels under control those pesky little dots appear and they warn me it is time to bck off and chill...
I also started losing my hair on the left side due to the intense scratching so when the itching gets to b too much I try to gently massage my scalp instead of scratching it raw...my eye will still act up especially in the heat and I use my eyedrops that the specialist prescribed for me but I try to use sparilingly as it is over $100.00 for a wee bottle...
I know the date on your questions has been awhile but do u see an eye specialist??

Yes I went to the eye doctor - I ask him about the lumps in my eye-lid - he said to but hot compressed on them
then I ask him about the pain around my eye and he said that was the shingles - so my eye still does not open all the way and still swollen in spots like my eyebrown - and that itches also

Hey Beetles - do you have something to put on the itch - please i need something I keep putting cold water on it but sometimes that does not working - do you have any suggestion - I do work and its pretty hard to put water on my hair when I am at work - I need something at work

have a great week - hope you don't live in the northeast we are having heat - and I told tomorrow off so I won't be out in it and I get my girlfriend mom or dad to take me home so I don't walk in the heat - plus I only live a few doors away from my job and I still won't walk home

have a nice week - hugs to everyone

Try putting Shingles Relief on the rash. It will take away the itch and help it to heal. Nature's Rite makes this cream and I just love it. Its all natural and super affordable. I really hope it helps take your pain away!

A friend emailed me with some home remedies for shingle pain and itch. I promptly forgot about that stupid stuff until I was kept awake for nights on end with itching around my eye and forehead. In the middle of the night I recalled that email and found it. One easy thing was vinegar and I had some. There was nothing to loose and I was desperate. I got a Q-tip and swabbed it on and in a minute or so the itch went away. I went to bed and slept till morning.

I have continued using vinegar as a preventative. I put it on before going to bed. I wash it off in the morning. Before I leave the house, I reapply it. I use it full strength. I have since added aspirin to it, maybe 5 with a few tablespoons of cider vinegar. I stir it up and apply it with a Q-tip. It does seem to increase the effectiveness. I even apply it between my eyelid and my numb/itchy eyebrow, but imagine how it would hurt if a drop got in your eye, so be careful.

I don't know if this is common knowledge, so I joined this site to pass on this information for others that have postherpatic neuralgia.

As for the pain, what works for me is to apply pressure with the end of my finger for a short time on the spot where it hurts. The pain goes away, for a while, in most cases.

Thank you Milkwhite - I will try that, I need something that really does not cost much - I have try pressing on with the finger - that does not work - I will take the pain - then the itch - I have lost some of my hair from itching it

thank you so very much again

Please let use know how it works or didn't work for you. It may be that I'm alone in using vinegar to relieve the intense itching.

i found a shampoo that my head does not itch that much any more - its Dove Therapy shampoo and conditioner

Mike I have to get the vineger and let you know

have a great day