“I have a case of shingles in the face and right side of my head. In a thread titled “Shingles” in the General Health Topics forum of the HSI Healthier Talk community, Jmarr asks for information about shingles and receives several very useful responses, including this one from a member named Howard: (So much for dismissing “internet cures.”)
And in spite of being admonished by his doctor, Jmarr is wisely using B-12 along with geranium oil topically, which proved very effective in reducing shingles pain in a 2004 study reported in The American Journal of Medicine. Less effective, but still very useful, are sub-lingual B-12 supplements. B-12 goes to the nerve sheath, directly, as a nutrient, and is the best attack I know.” Spreen explained: “The key is that the virus inhabits the nerve root, activating during some onset of stress. In the e-Alert “Rain on My Parade” (5/12/04), HSI Panelist Allan Spreen, M.D., outlined his shingles regimen, which calls for 1 mg of B-12 by intramuscular injection per day for a week, then once each week until symptoms are completely gone. His doctor prescribed acyclovir and refused to give him a vitamin B-12 injection. That quote comes from an HSI member named Jmarr who has shingles. This Week In The HSI Healthier Talk CommunityĪnd a shame it is.
