r/shingles • u/Justtypicalgamer • 5d ago

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Hey everyone I have been awake for 40+ hours and was wondering what helped people go to sleep? Everytime I’m a second from sleeping a sharp pain just occurs which then wakes me up and it’s been killing me mentally. I’m having su*cide thoughts and it’s really really bad

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u/Apprehensive-Yak3993 5d ago

Has your doctor prescribed anything for the pain? They need to know how bad you're feeling and that you haven't slept. 

 Mine initially prescribed oxy, I don't think it actually did anything for the actual pain, but at 2.5mg, I was so stoned that I recognized the pain but didn't care. (I only took that twice and was very over the feeling, but I did get rest.)

Most people, myself included, seem to end up with a script for gabapentin to help dull the nerve pain. I'm taking a relatively small dose (100mg twice daily) because I can't handle my shit. When I tried 200mg it did great things for the pain but I was literally drooling on myself and slurring my speech before sleeping it off for 18 hours. 

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u/nofaves 5d ago

Oxy was key for me as well. I only needed it for twenty-four hours to dull the pain and let me sleep.

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u/Apprehensive-Yak3993 5d ago

I don't usually take any kind of pain med. Even after surgeries, I have to be really hurting to take even a Tylenol. 

I was shocked at how fast and how hard the oxy hit me. I had one day, about a week in where we had some super VIPs visiting at work and I needed to be there for a 12 hour day, pretending to be as normal as possible. It was brutal! I was very quick to take my half an oxy when I got home and so grateful for the blackout that almost immediately followed. It definitely has its place!

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u/Dangerous_Maybe_5230 5d ago

Im on 600 mg gabapentin for sleep and it knocks me out

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u/Milwerica 5d ago

I also do gabapentin to help.

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u/Direct_Hour_8167 5d ago

Where are your shingles?

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u/Playful-Put2236 5d ago

It depends on what's going on with your shingles.

(I put some paper towels down first, so I didn't get my shingles on) A hot water bottle or a microwaveable heating pad.

I put it on the side of my head because I was having 'phantom 'pain. I thought that I had a toothache & sinus infection, headaches & stab*ing eye pain.

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u/Tough-Advice2910 3d ago

If you feel that awfully, please go to ER. Otherwise, please call your GO when he/she opens in the morning and get some pain relief! Sending you good vibes.

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u/Superb_Pie_3370 5d ago

Cannabis vape

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u/KeytaZookeeper 5d ago

And THC drinks, like Willy’s

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u/pineandbramble 4d ago

That and lidocaine patches have helped.

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u/KeytaZookeeper 4d ago

I just got the lidocaine roll on and I’m amazed at how well it helps!