Tag Archives: postherpetic neuralgia

Shingrix vaccine may lower dementia risk!

Posted on December 16, 2025 by drlesliegreenberg

One important CDC-recommended adult vaccines is Shingrix. Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you’ve had chickenpox, the virus stays asleep in your nerves and can “wake up” years later, causing a painful rash, nerve damage, … Continue reading →

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Are you older than 50? Get your Shingrix!

Posted on March 11, 2019 by drlesliegreenberg

Are you older than 50?  Get your Shingrix! What is Shingrix?  It is the “new” shingles vaccine.  Shingrix, also called recombinant zoster vaccine, is a rockstar of vaccines. It decreases shingles infections For those 50-59 years, Shingrix decreases shingles by … Continue reading →

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Update: post-herpetic neuralgia

Posted on November 15, 2011 by drlesliegreenberg

A better phrase for this is post-herpes (shingles) nerve-pain. Awful. Unrelenting. Who gets this? How to make it better? The main risk factor for postherpetic neuralgia is increasing age. People under 50 have long-term pain rarely. Those who are 60-65 … Continue reading →

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