My own experiences with shingles makes me believe that B complex vitamins might help with the nerve healing as I have had zero after pain although the scars from all the blisters are still very evidentten years later. I took a good B complex twice daily during and for a long time after the initial horrible bout with shingles. EIS/CS as not was available with either bout so I have no experience there. The second time I caught it much sooner at the pain and tingles stage with Oreganol brand oregano oil orally every hour. It stopped the all the pain and progression of the tingling less than a day. Since I did not break out that second time I did not need to use oregano oil locally on the skin. Now that this forum had educated me, I would definately use frequent dosing of EIS/CS for anything pathogenic that tries to take up residence as a front line choice.
