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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 1  Shingles Vaccine Muscle aches, mostly lower back, neck and injection site. Low grade fever with chills. Pounding headache.1st night it felt like my nerves were on fire through out my body. Nausea and stomach ache. Injection site feels like a dart is sticking out of my arm. Fatigue. Got shot at 10;45 am. By 8pm all hell broke loose. Slept maybe 2 hours the first night. Literally laid in bed the entire next day. Two days after the shot I only feel slightly better. Probably won't get second dose. I had shingles a couple of years ago and the vaccine was worse! 1st dose on 01/19/21. M 60
1/21/2021
 3  Over 50 First dose—arm was a bit sore but nothing bad at all Second dose— The day after: felt like I had the flu—body aches, fatigue, fever up to 102. Second day: awful with flu-like symptoms continuing, fever returned around noon—up to 102–sweat it out overnight & had to change clothes & sheets twice. Had to be tested for covid because of symptoms & constant exposure to students testing positive the day after being in class, were similar (don’t get me started). Thankfully, covid, flu, RSV negative. Third day: It’s after 3:00 P.M. & no fever yet. Feeling a bit more normal now but will have to wait until overnight to determine if fever is actually done. All-in-all, I’ll take a few days of this rather than full blown shingles. F 57 3 days
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1/20/2021
 2  Shingles Vaccine Horrible headache, arm pain and fever after each shot. I have had psoriasis and dermatitis my whole life and now I am suffering from outbreaks ever since. F 51
1/20/2021
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 2  Shingles Vaccine I received the first dose of the shingles vaccine in the early part of December 2020. I did have a squamous cell carcinoma on my left tonsil. Immediately after getting the shot in my arm, my tonsil became so sore that I had difficulty swallowing and had throat pain for a good 4 weeks before it subsided. My arm was sore for 5 days! M 61
1/20/2021
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 4  Shingles Vaccine First shot was just a sore arm. Received second shot Jan. 17th. Extremely sore arm (on day three now). Last two days upset stomach, nausea, headache, overall fatigue, achy joints and loss of appetite. Both shots were given by local City Market Pharmacy M 69
1/19/2021
 3  Shingles Vaccine I don't know yet if these side effects will resolve in a couple of days, as I was told, and if it will work. So I can't be satisfied yet. I got the vaccine yesterday, 1/18/2021 hoping to avoid shingles flares/complications with Covid virus. I have had shingles twice since 2017 but not recently. My side effects have been high fever 101.7 last night and then took some Aleve. Terrible pounding headache/pressure on the side around my ear. Chills of course with the fever and pretty sore upper arm. Fever was down in the AM from the nighttime Aleve and has steadily come back but today. Very tired and not hungry. My husband took it 2 months ago and had nothing, just a sore arm. Most likely I will not get the second shot. I've read some studies that say it has almost a 70% efficacy rate with one dose and that was done 2 months after the first dose and before someone got the second dose. Nothing longterm on sticking with just one dose. Most people are getting 1. F 69
1/19/2021
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 3  Shingles Vaccine Sore arm day of injection. The following morning woke with fever, aches. Got progressively sicker during the day. Fever higher than I've ever experienced. Had to leave work, couldn't function. Extreme chills, nausea. Fever broke late evening, following day felt SO much better. Husband had his 1st Shingrix shot 3 days before me. I would have cancelled my appointment if he had anything like this, he had only a sore arm. IF (a big if) I get 2nd shot I will not be planning anything the following day just in case!! I would like to rate my satisfaction with the Shingrix vaccine in 20 years! First dose F 57
1/17/2021
 3  Shingles Vaccine First dose in November 2020, felt like I had the flu for a few days Received vaccine at my drs office, second shot 1/15/21. Woke up the day after feeling very nausea , headache , high fever , chills , day 2 after shot , still have headache and a feeling like I fighting off the flu F 54
1/17/2021
 3  Shingles Vaccine First shot sore arm and very tired. Got the 2nd shot 2 days ago. Sore arm that keeps me from sleeping, tired, slight fever and muscle aches. Still beats having shingles. F 61
1/17/2021
 3  Shingles Vaccine Very sore arm, first night couldn't sleep due to muscle and joint aches. Hours after the injection my eyes were so dry my eyelids stuck together when I blinked, eyedrops gave some relief. My skin was very sensitive the day after. First dose F 57
1/16/2021
 1   A week after shot I got lesions on my hip. Ended up with internal shingles and worse pain I have ever had. Ended up with shingles effecting nerves in groin, bladder, colon. Have bern diagnosed with post herpetic neuralgia which is slowly getting better. Would not do second shot. F 72
1/16/2021
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 3  Shingles Vaccine First shot in October fever, nausea, body aches, took about three days to feel better. Second shot yesterday...I can honestly say it's worse, headache, face is red, very high fever and body aches. Taking Motrin and Benadryl. My 86 year old mother did the both with me and she is fine. F 54
1/15/2021
 1  Shingles Vaccine I had diarrhea for about 4 days. Then I developed loss of taste. A few days later I woke up to a droopy face on my left side. I went to the doctor and I was diagnosed with Bell's Palsy. This was my second dose. 54
1/15/2021
 5  Shingles Vaccine I was nervous to get this vaccine as I have read so many people have had extreme side effects. Dose 1: a couple days with a sore arm. Dose 2: Pain at at the site of the injection started to become very sore about 3 hours after. I was surprised at how much it hurt. (any and all kind of touch hurt, could not lift my arm.) First night, kept me awake trying to find a comfortable sleeping position. Next night still sore but had a solid night of sleep. Day 3 much better. I can actually touch that part of my arm now and continue with my day as normal. No other symptoms at all with either dose. First dose in October. Second dose January 10th. Walgreens Pharmacy in Wisconsin. F 51
1/13/2021
 5  Shingles vaccine After 1st shot i had fever, chills and general flu like symptoms for two days. Second shot was easier. I had fatigue and muscle soreness for a day. M 57
1/13/2021
 3  Shingles vaccine 1st dose taken on 1/12 after 4 hours of vaccine I have chicken pox like rash on both arms not painful or itchy. I’m at day 2 I still have sore arm rash still there clearing up slight headache and tired F 50
1/13/2021
 2  Shingles Vaccine Good grief! I am so sick from second shingles shot! Body aches, nausea, headache, chills. The worst is I cannot escape, even in sleep. Received shot on 1/11/2021 F 65
1/12/2021
 4  Shingles Vaccine Soreness of arm both times. First shot in 11/2020 I had soreness of my arm that lasted over a week and that was pretty much it. Second shot 1/9/2021 first day sore arm when raised, second day extreme fatigue, burning eyes, headache, muscle soreness, and sore arm from upper arm to elbow. Third day, fatigue diminishing, headache gone, some muscle soreness, arm still painful, some feeling of exhaustion. F 64
1/11/2021
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 3  Shingles Vaccine Received first dose 1026/20: only side effect was a very sore arm for 3-4 days. Received second dose on 12/30/20: had severe chills, joint and muscle aches for 24hrs, very sore arm for 4-5 days. Had a small herpes breakout on my forehead on day on the 5th day. received both shots at CVS F 67
1/11/2021
 2  Shingles Vaccine 2nd vaccine had chills,body aches,head aches,stomache upset and very tired. 62
1/11/2021

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