BEFORE

1. Take good care of your sleep and meal times
2. Take vitamins to keep your defenses up
3. And applying a vaccine, called Shingrix, helps prevent shingles and its complications.

WITH THE DISEASE

1. Have bed rest until the fever goes down.
2. For pain, you can take a type of medicine called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
3. For some of these you do not need a prescription