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[|Human|] I have a small rash fro shingles but my left arm is so weak and I cannot grip with my hand. I also (last week) slipped and feel on my elbow, but I really don t think that it affected my hand. Is there medication for shingles. I went to my doctor last Monday but he did not say I required any medication?
[|AI|]  Hi there,,,welcome to Chat Doctor- Shingles is a painful skin rash caused by reactivation of varicella zoster virus.- It is an infection of nerve and there can be loss of sensation or tingling or pain of the affected area due to nerve damage...it is transient and recover with in a couple of months with the regeneration of nerve...- Antivirals do have a role in shingles, but it should be taken within first 72 hrs... May be that's why your doc ask you not to take any antivirals...- If there is any pain then you may take gabapentin 75 mg twice a day... As shingles is an infection of sensory nerve, power remains intact i.e. loss of grip could not be because of shingles-Make sure you are not having any fracture and subsequent nerve damage,,,I recommend you to seek an orthopedics advice to rule out any fracture... Hope this will help you