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Post by mmmom on Oct 13, 2022 14:04:52 GMT
I have been putting this off for a while but now scheduled my shingrix vaccine. Just checking if anyone had side effects after getting their first shot. I have 2 friends, one who felt pretty sick for a few days and the other much more mild symptoms. Also the 2nd shot is recommended anywhere from 2-6 months after. How long did you wait?
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Dalai Mama
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Post by Dalai Mama on Oct 13, 2022 14:09:05 GMT
I'm usually hit hard by vaccines, but I was fine. I got mine first 2.5 months ago, and I'm booking for my second next week.
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Post by TXMary on Oct 13, 2022 14:11:29 GMT
The older I get, the more vaccines effect me. Both shingles vaccines hit me pretty hard for about 24 hours but better than having shingles. I got the second one about 3 months after the first if I'm remembering right.
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Post by malibou on Oct 13, 2022 14:12:29 GMT
Dh had his first shot a couple of months ago and had a tetanus shot at the same time. He felt pretty draggy for a few days. Not sure which affected him, or if it was the combo.
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Post by chendra on Oct 13, 2022 14:14:38 GMT
The first shot took me down with chills, fever, headaches and body aches for 1-2 days. The second one didn't affect me as much.
My husband and sister had no side effects at all with either shot. Prepare to go down and celebrate if you don't! 😊
P.S. I waited 5 months for the second shot.
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Post by fredfreddy44 on Oct 13, 2022 14:50:22 GMT
I felt tired and a mild fever after my first shot. I waited 3 months for the second and had no side effects at all, which was great because I have heard it can be pretty bad.
I found moving my arm all day with a 2 lb weight helped keep my arm from hurting with both this and all my Covid shots.
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Post by kitkath on Oct 13, 2022 15:02:36 GMT
My husband got his first yesterday and his arm was hurting and he was tired. Today he woke up sweating and is still in bed. I haven’t gotten the shingles vaccine yet…
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Post by lisacharlotte on Oct 13, 2022 15:11:44 GMT
DH and I got our shingles vaccine together with the flu vaccine last year. Neither of us had symptoms other than sore arm for either shot.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Oct 13, 2022 15:15:51 GMT
DH got his first one last week. He was super tired the next day and his arm was sore. We are trying to work in Flu and COVID booster now as well.
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Post by bianca42 on Oct 13, 2022 15:19:32 GMT
I'm not quite old enough for the shingles vaccine, but I did have shingles this summer. It was 3 weeks of intense pain and I still have itching in that area. (But knowing people have lingering pain for years I'm totally fine with the itching.) I'll be getting the shots as soon as I'm eligible.
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Post by katlady on Oct 13, 2022 15:29:30 GMT
I’ve had the shingles shot. I didn’t feel ill, but my arm was pretty sore for a few days. More sore than with a flu shot, but I didn’t feel ill like I did with the Covid vaccines. Oh, and I waited somewhere between 4-6 months between the shots. I don’t remember exactly.
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Post by janet on Oct 13, 2022 15:30:10 GMT
The first one took me OUT for a day and then I was fine. THe second one, just a sore arm.
For comparison, none of my Covid vaccines have had any reaction other than a sore arm.
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Post by peano on Oct 13, 2022 15:37:57 GMT
Sore arm only for both 1st and 2nd. I waited until almost the end of the waiting period.
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Post by RosieKat on Oct 13, 2022 15:39:51 GMT
I had my first one earlier this month at the same time as my flu shot. I had a sore arm (nothing compared to a tetanus shot) and I was kind of draggy and hot for a couple of days. I was able to take it easy, so I did, but I could have pushed through pretty easily if needed. My second one will be in December with my physical. In general, I tend to get some side effects but nothing major when I get vaccines, so I'd say this was perhaps a bit more than average but not much more.
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Post by MZF on Oct 13, 2022 15:47:27 GMT
I've had the first one and had some nausea for 2 days and a really sore arm (hurt, red, a bit swollen at site) for about 4 days. I'm at 2 months now, just had another Covid booster yesterday, so will wait a week or two before scheduling the 2nd shingles shot.
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Post by craftedbys on Oct 13, 2022 15:48:51 GMT
Just don't get it at the same time as a flu shot, and especially do NOT get it in your dominant arm.
Says the voice of experience.
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Post by sudie on Oct 13, 2022 16:15:27 GMT
My arm was pretty sore for a couple of days but that was all. I had a mild case of shingles prior to getting the shots and the sore arm was nothing compared to the virus itself. Trust me, you do NOT want to get shingles!!
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Post by mmmom on Oct 13, 2022 16:20:06 GMT
Thanks for all the responses. I did have shingles a few years ago so that’s why I don’t want to put it off any longer. I am going on Monday and have freed my calendar for 2 days after just in case.
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Post by christine58 on Oct 13, 2022 16:20:45 GMT
I have been putting this off for a while but now scheduled my shingrix vaccine. Just checking if anyone had side effects after getting their first shot. I have 2 friends, one who felt pretty sick for a few days and the other much more mild symptoms. Also the 2nd shot is recommended anywhere from 2-6 months after. How long did you wait? I got my first shingrix in the fall of 2020. I don’t recall having any side effects at all other than feeling kind of yucky. I didn’t run a fever I believe I just stayed hydrated and took Tylenol. I got my second one three months later. And it must’ve been fine because I don’t remember having issues |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Oct 13, 2022 16:22:26 GMT
my DH just got his, and he had NO issues- his arm hurt afterwards, but that was it. I'm going to get mine next week, probably on a Friday just in case. I would have gotten it the other day but didn't want to get it the exact same day as my flu shot. crossing my fingers that I won't have any issues, either. (although my doc said sometimes it's the second shot that gets people, not the first one.)
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Post by sharlag on Oct 13, 2022 16:35:29 GMT
I didn't feel sick, but the second in the series made my arm more sore than I've ever experienced with a vaccine. I was seriously reaching across with my right arm to pull toilet paper off the roll because my left arm was so painful...
The pain was better the next day, though. I wonder if the nurse hit a nerve?
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Post by mollycoddle on Oct 13, 2022 16:37:15 GMT
Just a sore, red arm.
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Post by brenda89 on Oct 13, 2022 16:39:32 GMT
I just had mine a couple weeks ago. I'm 51. I got the first shingles and the flu shot the same day. No effects except for sore arm the next day, the shingles arm was more sore than the flu shot for sure. But that's the only effect I had. I'll get my second one in 2-6 months.
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Post by maryland on Oct 13, 2022 17:13:43 GMT
I need to get a covid booster, flu shot and shingles vaccine. Most people I know who had shingles, were in their 30s, so I should have gotten it years ago.
I am curious about side effects as well. I wish I could get them all at once (flu shot, covid booster, shingles vaccine), be out of it for a few days but only have to go through that once, not possibly 3 times.
How often do you get a shingles vaccine? Every year?
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Post by katlady on Oct 13, 2022 17:29:57 GMT
I need to get a covid booster, flu shot and shingles vaccine. Most people I know who had shingles, were in their 30s, so I should have gotten it years ago. I am curious about side effects as well. I wish I could get them all at once (flu shot, covid booster, shingles vaccine), be out of it for a few days but only have to go through that once, not possibly 3 times. How often do you get a shingles vaccine? Every year? After the 2 shot series you can go at least 5 years without another Shingles shot. |
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Post by lurker on Oct 13, 2022 17:35:04 GMT
Only side effect for me was a sore arm with heat at the injection site. Second shot two months later. Same side effect.
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Post by peasapie on Oct 13, 2022 17:49:18 GMT
I haven’t had it yet but I plan to get it next month. My doctor told me shingles is a shot that most of his patients seem to have a reaction to, so I’m planning to have it during a time when I don’t have to be feeling well for a few days
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Post by auntkelly on Oct 13, 2022 18:07:00 GMT
I only had a sore arm w/ my first one. I get my second one on Monday.
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Post by kokomo37 on Oct 13, 2022 18:25:18 GMT
I have had my first and second shot 4 months apart. My arm was sore for a good 5 days but that was it as far as a reaction goes
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Post by Sanibel on Oct 13, 2022 19:25:07 GMT
Recently I had my second Shingle shot and my tetanus on the same visit. I couldn’t move my arms without hurting for about 48 hours.
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