Homeopathic Remedies for Shingles

Homeopathic remedies will provide effective, drug free and gentle relief from shingles and the subsequent neuralgic pain for a person with shingles. Contact us to learn more!

About Shingles
Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash on various parts of the body including the face or eye. It is caused by the varicella-zoster virus which is the same virus that causes chickenpox.  If you had chicken pox as a child, you can have shingles as an adult. After you've had chickenpox, the virus lies inactive in nerve tissue near your spinal cord and brain. Years later, the virus may reactivate as shingles during times of stress and immune system weakness.  Shingles can occur anywhere including on the genitals, but it often appears as a single stripe of blisters that wraps around either the left or the right side of your torso.

Homeopathic care is the best choice to alleviate the pain and itching as well as post herpetic neuralgic pain.  Homeopathy will gently rebalance the body to reduce the viral flare up, without the need for harmful suppressive medications such as Valtrex or dangerous vaccinations.

Homeopathic Remedies For Shingles

• Apis
  This remedy is used when shingles with swelling and stinging pains (like a needle and thread) predominate, better with cold and aggravated by heat.  Rash is bright pink, swollen, itchy and produces stinging pains made better by cool compresses and aggravated by warmth.

• Arsenicum album
  Used for shingles with red, burning lesions that are relieved by warmth and are worse at night, causing great restless anxiety. Affects the lips, the face and between the 2 rib areas as regions. The eruptions with intense burning sensation in the blister. Worse after midnight (at about 1 am) and worse from cold in any form. Better by warmth. Very thirsty and gets exhausted very easily. Herpetic eruptions alternate with internal issues.

• Iris versicolor
  Indicated when the rash is worse on the right side of the abdomen and under the right arm. Shingles are often accompanied by abdominal upset or problems with the pancreas.

• Calcarea carbonica
  Sores with burning and jerking pains which are worse in cold and at night.  Thick corrosive scabs which have yellow pus underneath. Suppressed herpes causes central nervous system disorders. Pale, often obese, weak, timid, easily tired when walking. Flabby muscles, sweats easily and get colds easily. Curvature of bones, especially spine and long bones. Extremities are crooked or deformed; bones irregularly developed. Head sweats profusely while sleeping especially at the head and neck with a sour odor.

• Causticum
  Herpetic eruptions on shoulders, neck, around nipples and chin or face. There is itching burning pain which is worse in open air and is better in damp weather and from walking. Weak person with excessively yellow, sallow complexion; prone to respiratory and urinary tract infections.

• Clematis erectus
  This remedy alleviates shingles pain that features burning, red blisters that become aggravated at night time and with the application of cold water. There may be urinary tract complaints during an attack of shingles.

• Graphites
  Affinity for folds of skin, such as joints, behind ears, groins, neck. Herpes in obese females with delayed and scanty menses. Herpes appearing at menopause. Large blisters from umbilicus to the spine, mainly affecting left side. Itching spots on various parts of the body which oozes a watery sticky fluid. Itching as though foreign matter would pass out through the skin. Circular herpes, feels hard to touch and is wrinkled. The itching is worse at night, during and after menstruation and is better from wrapping up. Cautiousness; timid person.  Fidgety while sitting at work. Sad, despondent; music makes her weep.

• Hepar Sulphur
  Herpes outbreaks on face, hands, genitals, bends of knees and elbows are the commonly affected regions. Herpes after mercury toxicity. Adapted to persons with unhealthy skin which suppurates easily. Highly sensitive to cold. Herpes zoster from spine forwards, especially the left side. The eruption is the seat of acute neuralgic pains which are worse at night; vesicles on an inflamed base associated with splinter like pains, severe itching and scratching. There is marked aggravation at night and from cold or  touch. The person feels better in damp weather and from wrapping up warmly. Sour body odor. Oversensitive, physically and mentally. The slightest cause irritates; quick, fast speech and fast drinking. Peevish and angry at the least trifle. Hypochondriacal; unreasonably anxious. Extremely sensitive to cold air, must be wrapped up to the face even in hot weather; cannot bear to be uncovered; takes cold from slightest exposure to fresh air.

• Hypericum
  For the neuralgic shooting pains that appear after the lesions. Pain can be in any part of the body, including the eye with shingles of the eye.  Pain travels along the nerve.  This remedy is also used effectively for neuropathy.  Repeat dosing in water to relief the pains and use 30C, 200C or 1M potencies as needed.

• Lachesis
  This remedy is prescribed if the left side of the body is affected, plus swelling, which is aggravated by warmth but is relieved by cold.  Person is often jealous, intense, anxious, loquacious, creative and can be dominating.  Better with any body discharges including stool, menstrual flow, mucus discharges.

• Mercurius Solubilus
  Affinity for right side. Herpes of right forearm, wrist and hand. Herpes on the right side extending across the abdomen. There is itching which changes to burning on scratching.  There are shooting pains (neuralgia) which are worse at night and in cold damp weather. Herpetic eruptions which are surrounded by small pimples. Herpes with a tendency to suppurate especially in persons with profuse sweat. Nervous conditions after suppressed discharges.

• Mezereum
  Used if there is severe pain, if the skin burns and itches and forms brown scabs, or if the person is middle-aged or elderly. Lasting neuralgic pains shoot along the nerve after the skin.  Post herpetic neuralgia and burning with great coldness of body. Indicated for a shingles rash where the blisters are oozing, bright red and made worse by hot applications. The rash is often accompanied by terrible itching made better with the application of cool compresses. Eczema and itching eruptions can occur after vaccination.

• Ranunculus bulbous
  This remedy is used when the shingles are on the trunk of the body. The vesicles are filled with a thin, acrid fluid and are found in clusters. Herpetic eruptions over fingers and palms of hands which finally spreads over the whole body It is indicated for severe burning and itching.  Sharp stitching pains which are worse from touch, motion, change of temperature and on entering a cold place. Skin is worse from touch, moving about or eating. It is useful if there are nerve pains and itching, or the slightest touch, movement or eating makes the symptoms worse.  Indicated for shingles when the rash is deeply inflamed accompanied with stabbing pains primarily on the ribcage. The eruptions are often bluish in color.

• Rhus toxicodendron
  Herpes of the face and for hairy parts. The itching is worse in winter and while sweating. Itching alternates with pains in the chest and painful stools. Useful when blisters emerge that are painful and very itchy and when warmth brings relief. The pain is worse at night and less noticed when moving about. Relieves the  itching and pains accompanying this condition. The rash consists of small, red fluid-filled vesicles or blisters that break when scratched, spreading the infection. Bad effects of getting wet, especially after being over-heated. Worse from cold, worse wet. Worse bathing; washing; straining. Drawing, tearing pain, especially fibrous tissues; joints; round joints. Restlessness; must move, though first movement painful. Better from dry, warm applications. The individual will mostly likely be restless, changing positions often seeking relief. Shingles will appear primarily on the left side of the body. Hot baths and warm compresses bring temporary relief.

• Silicea
  Dry herpes affecting the chin. Eruptions are inclined to form pus. Suited to malnourished persons with unhealthy easily suppurating skin. Nervous, irritable, temperament. Persons of light complexion, fine dry skin; pale face. Weak with lax muscles. Deficient nutrition from imperfect assimilation. Oversensitive, physically and mentally.

• Sulphur
  Dry scaly herpes on nape of neck and ankles. Moist herpes with small white vesicles in groups, forming scabs over the whole face, especially above nose and  about the eyes. Burning pain after scratching.  Worse from washing, bathing and getting warm in bed. Persons of nervous temperament, quick motioned, quick tempered, plethoric, skin excessively sensitive to atmospheric changes. Standing aggravates.

• Variolinum Nosode
  Herpes with sensation of bugs crawling under the skin. Neuralgia persisting after disappearance of herpes outbreak in shingles. It is an excellent remedy for post herpetic neuralgia. 

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