Spreen notes that it’s not as bad as it sounds: “It’s easy to teach a person to inject themselves, especially since it’s cheap and they have quite an incentive if they have shingles. Intramuscular injection may not seem too appealing, but Dr. To begin with, he suggests that as soon as a case of shingles is diagnosed, the patient should take 1 mg (1000 mcg, or 1cc) of B-12 by intramuscular injection per day for a week, then once each week until symptoms are completely gone. Spreen’s B-12 regimen is a little more involved than just popping a few sub-lingual B-12 tabs. B-12 goes to the nerve sheath, directly, as a nutrient, and is the best attack I know.”īut Dr. When I asked him to elaborate he explained: “The key is that the virus inhabits the nerve root, activating during some onset of stress. Spreen mentioned that B-12 is an effective treatment for shingles. In the e-Alert “Rain on My Parade” (5/12/04), Dr. He says, “I had it for a week and about died.” On the topic of shingles, HSI Panelist Allan Spreen, M.D., can relate. Fortunately there are natural therapies Theresa can use to help reduce shingles pain and shorten the healing period. The tone of that request – from an HSI member named Theresa – reveals just how painful and debilitating a case of the shingles can be. What can we do for the pain of shingles? Please help.”
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