Am I too young to have shingles?

I'm 15 and right now I can't sleep at all because I have shingles all up my good side that I sleep on. Any suggestions on how to sleep... and counting sheep doesn't work
Answer:
shingles, aka herpes zoster, it is caused by varicella-zoster virus.clustered vesicular lesions in a single dermatomal pattern, so in layman's term, those bubbly things filled with fluid inside, they should appear around a horizontal lines, such as you see on zebras.this virus is caused by respiratory droplets. if you are in the US, you probably already had a vaccacine against it when you were younger.famciclovir, valacyclovir can be used to reduce pain and shorten the duration. so it is probably something else, unless you really had the infection before, then shingles appear when your immune system is weak.

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I'm sorry, how do you know you have shingles? Go to the hospital! Shingles can be VERY serious, even at 15. Shingles has been fatal.

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My boyfriend had the shingles in his early teens.It should go away on its own.It used to kill people way back in the day, but keep in mind, so did chicken pox. Shingles is uncommon, but our bodies have built up a lot of resilience towards it.

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It is unusual to have it at 15, but then supposing you have been vaccinnated for chickenpox, noone really knows how shingles will manifest in vaccinated people as the vaccinnation hasn't been around long enough. If you haven't been vaccinated for chickenpox and actually caught it, then there are known cases of people as young as 15 contracting shingles, although it usually is found in people later in life, say over 50.You can only get shingles if you have previously had chickenpox.It usually forms a rash in a ring widthways around your torso or half of your torso. This rash then blisters. It is possible that the description you have given could match shingles although its not the classic form. Your doctor will need to make the diagnosis, and he can prescribe lotions, such as zovirax to heal it. Shingles often last much longer than chickenpox and make you feel sicker. There are also serious complications, as described in the first answer. So see your doctor urgently.

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