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Post-herpetic neuralgia is generally treated with over-the-counter pain medicines and capsaicin cream. If these medicines don’t help, a doctor may try other options such as lidocaine patches or medicines used to treat depression and seizures. These work slowly but may help with postherpetic neuralgia.
