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My neighbor was quite sick with the shingles vaccine too, but it's worth getting. I had both injections with no side effects except sore arm. Glad you are feeling better. I never saw your other post.

I had shingles when I was about 19 and I promise you, although your reaction to the vaccine was very unpleasant it was much less unpleasant than shingles!

My first Shingrix shot just caused a fever for awhile but I felt fine otherwise. After the second shot I had fevers and headaches for several days and nights.

A friend had a headache after the second shot, but overall wasn't too bad. Better than getting shingles, from what everyone says. It seems like for shingrix and covid vaccines, plan to take it easy for a day or two afterward -- rest, plenty of liquids, etc.

Wow, jewels. I got round 1 of Shingrix last Friday. I did feel cranky (tired, cold, and irritable) on Saturday and kept a low profile. I had a nice round red spot around the injection site, too. I wonder how round 2 will go... I'm still glad it's done.

I got the second shot yesterday. Have had a headache since then. Tylenol helps. Sore arm and didn’t sleep great.

My first shot, just a sore arm for a day.

Second shot, my arm was was sore for about 4 days, not as sore but persistent and the day after the shot, I felt "off", low energy and cranky. But that was it.

So sorry you had a bad reaction and hope the 2nd one isn't as bad.

Hope the second goes much smoother for you. My first one, didn't have

any reaction at all, second just a sore arm for a couple of days. But, all

better than the Shingles. Glad you had someone to help you get

through it and feeling better.

I experienced only soreness at the injection site with the first shot. Due for the second shot but putting it off. One of the questions asked when the clinic called to schedule my Covid vax --Have you had any vaccinations within the last two weeks?

So, I'm postponing the 2nd shingles until after I have completed the covid vax.

I didn't ask 'why' the 2 week interval...wasn't important...assumed that has to do w/ not tossing a variety of stuff at the immune system...and didn't want to delay the person who called with scheduling the CoVax from moving onto the next call.

Hope you're feeling better Jewels!

Maybe the 2nd dose won't have near the effect of the 1st. Check w/the pharmacist about taking ibuprofen in advance.

Lucille... Hoping you feel better!

We got our shots 2 years ago. Other than a sore arm, we were fine.

Ooh...sorry! DH had no reaction to either of the Shingrex shots. I haven't had them. Have had one mild case of Shingles. Have Valtrex on hand and know to avoid STRESS!

Wondering if I should get this? I had such a mild case of chicken pox that if Mother hadn't had a terrible case as a child, she wouldn't have noticed mine. She did end up with singles in her 70s.

I had a very sore arm for 4 days. It was the arm on the side I normally sleep on, so lesson learned to get the second vaccine in my other arm!

Jewels - My reaction was exactly the same as yours for the first shot. I felt awful - I couldn't even sit in light because of the headache. But, my second shot I was absolutely fine - a sore arm at the shot site and that was it. I did plan to take the next day off just in case but everything was fine. My DH didn't react at all to either shot except for a sore arm in both cases.

I've read enough threads here, as most of us have done, to realize that everyone reacts differently. And I don't want to say that your pharmacist is wrong as it's best to be prepared, but in my case she is wrong.

Same with me with just a sore arm with both shots. I got both the shingles and pneumonia shot with the second shingles shot. Two sore arms but not bad.

Everyone reacts differently to all kinds of injections. A friend of ours, who'd previously had a mild shingles outbreak, had uncomfortable reactions to each Shingrex session. I had none at all but also with no prior history. Same for my wife, who was reluctant at first because of the friend's experience.

Far better to have a reaction for a day or two to an innoculation than to suffer weeks and months of a shingles outbreak. Which, I understand, can be expected to recur.

I had no problems with the shot

I had zero problems with both shingles shots. Whatever discomfort I would have been okay with as shingles is a hideous disease and runs in my family. ( if that's a thing)