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Homeopath•Ludhiana
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In some cases taking higher doses of Acyclovir can cause prolonged bleeding due to hormonal imbalance.Just wait for few more days and in the meantime start taking iron rich diet and supplements.Your periods will soon be regular,
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General Physician•Pune
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These chickenpox marks go in different stages. Drying of vesicles, scab formation with black coloration, falling off of scabs, leaving behind whitish spots. Normally color returns to normal within 2-3 weeks. Simple lactcolamine liquid may be applied multiple times. If marks are on exposed parts like face etc giving bad look. Ocuvir skin cream can be applied twice a day. Sure to get normal.
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General Physician•Pune
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Why do you want to skip omnacortil? Because it is a steroid?
Omnacortil can be taken for short duration, dose too is not high.
Do not stop it abruptly if you have taken it for more than a week
maxmala can cause sleep/drowsiness if taken in morning. Once a day at night should be enough.
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General Physician•Alappuzha
If the pox has has fully erupted there is no prevention and you can control severity by taking acyclovir 400 mg, 5 times a day for five days.
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General Physician•Delhi
Almost all people with shingles will experience acute neuralgia. If required medicines r given for pain.
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Physiotherapist•Chennai
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Pain relief and antiviral medication such as aciclovir or valaciclovir. A chickenpox vaccine in childhood or a shingles vaccine as an adult can minimise the risk of developing shingles.
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General Physician•Delhi
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People with HIV are more likely to experience shingles, and shingles-related complications, than the general population. Shingles causes a painful, itchy rash. It develops from the herpes varicella-zoster virus, which is the same virus that causes chickenpox. Let's have a detailed discussion for better advice and medication plan.
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