Shingles usually goes away after a couple of weeks. To lessen symptoms and pain, shingles can be treated with the following: - Painkillers - Antiviral medications - Steroids - Cream, lotions, and ointments - Cool compresses - Antidepressants - Anticonvulsants - Wet compress - Colloidal oatmeal baths Seek treatment for shingles right away for prescription antiviral medications such as acyclovir and famciclovir. This can greatly lessen symptoms and shorten both the length and severity of your infection. Signs you need to seek professional medical care for shingles include: - If you’re 50 or older - You have a preexisting condition - The rash is on your face or near your eye - You’re under severe distress and pain - The rash is covering a large surface area of your body - If you have a weak immune system or are immunocompromised Without the correct treatment from an urgent care center or primary care physician, shingles have the potential of turning into postherpetic neuralgia, pneumonia, vision loss, hearing problems, and brain inflammation. Typically, these complications only occur in very severe shingle infections. If you or a loved one is presenting symptoms of shingles, call our clinic to book a same-day appointment or walk-in anytime during our business hours. Columbia Clinic Urgent Care is committed to giving our wonderful patients the best care possible. We greatly value each one of our patients and can’t wait to see you healthy and happy. For further information on shingles treatment specialists in Portland Oregon, call us and we’ll happily answer your inquiries. We serve patients from Portland OR, PDX, Happy Valley OR, Tigard OR, Milwaukie OR, Cedar Hills OR, Cedar Mill OR, Lake Oswego OR, Oak Grove OR, Vancouver WA, Aloha OR, Minnehaha WA, Gladstone OR, Tualatin OR, West Linn OR, Fairview OR, Oregon City OR.