Nerve pain in the head after shingles can be treated with pain relievers and nutritive nerve medications. Herpes zoster is a disease due to varicella zoster virus infection involving the nerves and skin, the main symptom is pain, followed by a rash, mainly herpes papules or blisters. 1. Analgesic drugs: patients with mild to moderate pain can take oral acetaminophen tablets, tramadol hydrochloride tablets, etc., moderate to severe pain can use opioids, such as morphine hydrochloride tablets, aminophenol oxycodone tablets, etc., can also be taken orally for the treatment of neuropathic pain drugs, such as gabapentin capsules, pregabalin capsules and so on. 2. Nutritional nerve drugs: Nutritional nerve drugs include vitamin B1, methylcobalamin tablets, etc., which can nourish the nerves and relieve neuropathic pain. All of the above drugs have adverse reactions and are recommended to be used under the guidance of a doctor. Postherpetic head nerve pain, it is recommended that patients go to a regular hospital, under the guidance of the doctor to choose the appropriate medication, to shorten the recovery time.