### Patient: Doctor, I have been experiencing a lot of pain and blisters on one side of my body along with fever and headache. My friend told me that it could be shingles. Can you help?
### Doctor: Yes, based on your symptoms it appears you have shingles. The medications we can use to treat shingles include Acyclovir, Valacyclovir (Valtrex), Famciclovir, Pregabalin (Lyrica), Gabapentin, Capsaicin Topical, Calamine Topical, Homatropine Ophthalmic, Colloidal Oatmeal Topical, and Loteprednol Ophthalmic. We can also use Zoster Vaccine Live, but that is more of a preventive measure rather than a treatment.