SHINGRIX VACCINE Reviews (Zoster Vaccine Recombinant, Adjuvanted)

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SHINGRIX  (Zoster Vaccine Recombinant, Adjuvanted):  SHINGRIX is a vaccine indicated for prevention of herpes zoster (HZ) (shingles) in adults aged 50 years and older. Also for adults aged 18 years and older who are or will be at increased risk of HZ due to immunodeficiency or immunosuppression caused by known disease or therapy. SHINGRIX is NOT indicated for prevention of primary varicella infection (chickenpox).   FDA Approval Date: 2017-10-20 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 3  Shingles Vaccine First dose- piece of cake other than a sore arm. Second dose- 13 hours after it- fever 100°, chills, muscle aches all over, and extreme fatigue. F 54
5/19/2021
 3  Shingles Vaccines Had injection yesterday high on l arm. Was nauseous right after. Later sore arm and tired. Today I woke up with diarrhea and slight headache, tired F 71
5/15/2021
 1  Shingles Vaccine I had swelling and pain at injection site. I also had bone aching chills,headache,nausea vomiting, and fever. I ended up having to go to the hospital to receive 2 bags of IV fluids 4 days after the injection. Then on day 5 and 6 also had to receive more IV fluid. Due to all my symptoms I missed 6 days of work. F 51
5/15/2021
 2  Shingles Vaccine I am having swelling of the lymph nodes under bot arms and both underarms itch terribly. Has anyone experienced this. There. Is no rash. Just deep itching. 2nd shot, first day after shot given in left upper arm. First start I had swelling but no itching. Underarms itch more anteriorly. F 66
5/13/2021
 4  Shingles Vaccine 2nd shot. 10 hours into the evening, teeth chattering chills, fever, upset stomach. 2 Advil. Hard to sleep. I am on day 2 still in bed headache and brain foggy. Need to sleep. Hope tomorrow better. I had a horrific case of shingles a few years back with residual nerve pain. This is worth the short term discomfort!!! F 68
5/12/2021
 1  Shingles Vaccine After my second COVID SHOT I developed shingles and promised myself once it was resolved that I would get the shingles vaccine! Little did I know it would be worse than the bout of shingles. 24 hours after first Shingrix shot I started to experience extreme fatigue, fever of 101, headache and chills. My left arm is so sore I finally took a Vicodin that I had left from a surgery and it didnt even take away the pain. I am very worried as I have a 9 hour shift as an RN tomorrow and do not know if I will be able to make it through the day!!! I am very disappointed that my NP downplayed the side effects. She told me I might have slight flu-like symptoms the next day but completely downplayed it. I definitely will NOT be getting a second vaccine after reading about other people's experience being so much worse with the second shot! I received the 1st dose at my doctors office. I've heard here that it is supposed to be given IM. But the nurse assistant squeezed my arm together like you would for a SQ shot rather than IM. It definitely felt like it didn't get into the muscle F 56
5/12/2021
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 3  Shingles Vaccine First Shingrix vaccine went off with little fanfare. Just an intensely sore are. but oh, the second! I have never felt worse in my life! Fatigue, the most sore muscle aches I have ever experience in my neck and lower back., fever, chills, stomach pain and nausea, diarrhea, headache. This has been going on for 5 days now and I am beginning to feel distressed wondering if I will ever feel better. It's scary and I am in the medical profession. I have to keep reminding myself that this has to be better than getting Shingles. I just have never been this sick in my life for such a long period of time, and all from a vaccine:( F 59
5/9/2021
 3  Shingles Vaccine First dose, mildly sore upper arm, no worse than a flu sshot. Second dose, oh boy! Couldn't sleep at all , mainly due to my entire arm being in pain from shoulder to hand. (No problem with injection site itself.) Fever, chills, lethargy for about 24 hours. The kicker is that after 48 hours my axillary lymph nodes on that side are going nuts...tender and super swollen under my arm and near collarbone. If it does not subside in a week or two will see doc. Better than shingles, of course. F 57
5/8/2021
 1  Shingles Vaccine 1st shot: sore arm, general malaise, headache. loss of appetite for 5 days, then abdominal discomfort that rprompted a doctor's visit. Now have elevated resting heart rate (6 more beats per minute) Kinda scary! 8 days into this. F 82
5/8/2021
 5  Shingles Vaccine I had a very sore arm for about a week with the first injection however the second only 24 hours. No other symptoms. However, I had the 1st Moderna vaccine late February, 2nd late March and then 20 days later the Shingrix. Had a mammogram 9 days after the Shngrix and enlarged lymph node axilla area noted on mammography. So now sending me for more tests. To avoid confusion wait 6 weeks to have a mamo. F 63
5/7/2021
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 4  Shingles Vaccine I had no major reaction with the 1st dose just a sore arm at injection site with a little swelling. I received my 2nd dose around 11:00 AM by 6:00 PM my body began to ache and site had a bump like a slightly flattened golf ball (red then purple toward the end). When I woke up the next morning my body was under attack with all muscles aching including a terrible headache and lower back. This lasted for three days the fourth day I was feeling a little better. The 5th day I was almost symptom free. For some reason I still get lightning bolt pain in my head as well as a headache on the left side a week later. I got the 1st dose in the right arm and the 2nd dose in the right arm on the 2 month mark. F 51
5/7/2021
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 4  Shingles Vaccine First dose in 2/21 - no issues. Second dose 5/21 - chills, fever, flu-like symptoms for four days. Still tired and weak at one week. Better than having a case of shingles. But still a rough few days post-dosing. M 55
5/6/2021
 2  Shingles Vaccine After the first shot in November, I experienced a sore arm and felt achy and sore for a few days. I waited until mid-April for the second dose since I'd had the second Moderna COVID on February 2. I began feeling achy within a few hours, and I'm finding myself feeling easily fatigued with achy muscles in my arms, hands, legs, and feet. I'm also sleeping poorly. I was very active prior to that second vaccine 18 days ago. F 67
5/2/2021
 3  Shingles Vaccine Sore arm fatigue I am more worried about the 2nd shot since the 2nd moderna shot was awful with chills headache all night . Took a homeopathic remedy for flu was better next day but from what I have heard is preferable to shingles as Covid vaccines are preferable to Covid F 74
5/1/2021
 1  Shingles Vaccine After a week my body feels flu aches, joints hurt headaches, numbness in the bottom of my toes. I don't feel the same !! Don't do it. F 65
5/1/2021
 4  Shingles Vaccine Shot #1 given at 10 am ...no issues arms sore but at 3 am wokeup to shivers fevers teeth chattering muscles in my legs hurting . Took tylenol 500 mg drank water covered up extra blankets . At 6 am got up pushed floods more Tylenol heat on my leg muscles . It's now 12:30 the next day . I'm sore but feeling much better fever is down very tired from all the site effects over night . First dose of Shingrix vaccine . F 59
4/30/2021
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 4  Shingles Vaccine 1st injection: After 6 hours, sore upper arm. After 12 hours, very sore upper arm, felt slightly unwell--a little flu-ish, fatigue. 24 hours; flu-ish, slight headache, nausea, very sore arm, fatigue. 36 hours: several waves of sweats and explosive diarrhea that came on suddenly and ended abruptly each time. Felt feverish, but had no actual fever throughout this entire period. 4 days after injection: very slight sore arm, sweats and diarrhea ended. NO flu-ish feeling, no headache, no nausea, no fatigue. In summary, 3+ days of a definite reaction with a variety of symptoms that laid me low and kept me at home. I only took Tylenol once during the 3 days, when the body aches were intense. 1st dose administered at Walgreens Drugstore NYC by pharmacist. M 70
4/28/2021
 3  Shingles Vaccine 1st shot..sore arm. 2nd shot..was given very high near my shoulder..not much muscle..VERY PAINFUL.. within 2 hours could hardly raise my arm up.within 6 hours, felt like i was getting fast onslaught of flu..HA, exhausted, aching, chills, fever, continued for hours..took Ibuprofen 2 doses..finally able to go to sleep by midnight...awoke with sore arm but fever gone..finally..was VERY worried it would get worse but next day was tolerable. Will not get another vax for a long time. Shot was high on left arm..was most painful shot I ever received and i flinched and pulled away reflexively for the first time ever..and I am NOT a wimp. I work in medical field and am sensitive to administering needle sticks..! F 68
4/25/2021
 3  Shingles Vaccine Shingrix was highly recommended by my MD; he mentioned Nothing about possible side-effects. Got first Shingrix shot from senior pharma-tech at CVS last November (2020), one month after my flu shot. No side- effects with either shot, other than a sore arm at & near the injection site; soreness lasted two weeks. Had to put 2nd Shingrix shot on hold until my Covid shots (Pfizer) in late Feb. & mid-March 2021. So glad I waited a month to get the 2nd Shingrix vax (04/19) -- *had no idea it would be so unlike the first shot. Received shot from same CVS pharma tech at 5pm Monday. To my surprise, by 10pm, started trembling with deep chills & felt unwell, like coming down with something nasty. Shook with intense chills under many blankets all night. Around 10 next morning, I was just able to shuffle into the kitchen to make tea & swallow an Advil. I live alone. Did not have enough vigor to make a sandwich or take a warm bath. Texted my sister in Ontario Canada.*She said Everyone she knows who got Shingrix was "wiped out" after the 2nd shot; hence, she had been putting it off. My sister is 15 mos. younger than me & had a long career in hospital admin. Headache-y, general malaise & extremely tired & sluggish day 2 & 3. *Late yesterday, I finally started to feel like me. Have read many comments here. Sure hope this is the end of feeling icky, with no more surprise after-effects in store. Can't sugar-coat it; the 2nd Shingrix vax was brutal. But still better than dreadful Shingles would be. *Do worry about elderly getting the Shingrix vax. F 68
4/23/2021
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 2  Shingles Vaccine Chills fever red itchy rash muscle aches nausea fatigue 4 days after so far 2nd shingrix 65
4/23/2021

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