Is there a way to speed up recovery of adult chickenpox?
There is no way to speed up recovery time, and each individual responds differently. It’s possible that this summer your pock marks will not tan as much as the rest of your skin, so I would be careful of sun exposure. Make-up will be your best friend after the scabs have fallen off. If you are in the first 24 hours of your illness, certain antiviral meds in the acyclovir family may modify the disease. The results are usually not overly dramatic. Check with your doctor. Be careful of a recurrent fever, shortness of breath and cough, as chicken pox pneumonia is an occasional problem in adults, especially in pregnant women. Can get quite serious. Too late for you now, but you might want to put in a plug for the chicken pox vaccine that could have prevented this. Best luck for a rapid recovery.
