Herpes zoster can be relieved by oral sedative pain medication, topical topical medication or interventional pain management techniques.
1. Oral sedative and analgesic drugs: acute pain period of herpes zoster can be treated with oral ibuprofen, diclofenac sodium and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline. Postherpetic neuralgia can choose gabapentin or pregabalin.
2. Topical topical medication: Using emulsions or creams such as 5% lidocaine, aspirin, and diclofenac diethylamide latex on the painful area can also help relieve pain.
3. Interventional pain management techniques: the use of interventional techniques, such as nerve block, ozone therapy, ganglion therapy, etc., the implementation of regional nerve or nerve root injection as the main means, together with analgesic and antidepressant drugs can relieve most of the symptoms of herpes zoster pain.
Herpes zoster pain should go to the hospital in time, timely treatment under the guidance of the doctor, early improvement of the quality of life of patients. The above medications should be used in accordance with medical advice.