There are many treatment methods for shingles, and you need to go to the dermatology department of the hospital and choose a reasonable plan under the guidance of the doctor. Commonly used methods include antiviral, neuroprotection, analgesia and physical therapy. 1. Antiviral: Herpes zoster is caused by viral infection, so the treatment is based on antiviral, which can be used externally with acyclovir cream, interferon spray and so on, and can also be taken orally with antiviral medicines such as acyclovir tablets, famciclovir tablets and so on. 2. Nerve protection: Herpes zoster may damage nerve cells, so oral nerve protection drugs can be taken, such as vitamin B1 tablets, methylcobalamin tablets and so on. 3. Analgesic: herpes zoster often has pain symptoms, when pain is obvious, oral ibuprofen extended-release tablets, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as loxoprofen sodium tablets, long-term pain can be taken orally gabapentin capsules, pregabalin tablets and other medications to relieve pain. 4. When herpes zoster pain can do physical therapy to relieve pain, such as ultrashort wave therapy, microwave therapy and so on. If you have herpes zoster, it is recommended that you go to the hospital in time to receive standardized diagnosis and treatment, and the above medication should be used according to the doctor’s instructions.