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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 4  Shingles Vaccine Received first Shingrix shot on 11/11. That night experienced fever, runny nose, mild digestive discomfort, slight chills/aches. Arm very sore. Couldn't sleep at all. The next day I had an appointment I couldn't miss so I took naproxen. Felt much better all that day, which turned out to be misleading. On 11/13 I felt sicker than ever, all the foregoing symptoms plus general malaise and faint nausea/stomach pain. Not as bad as the flu but I'd call it "flu lite." Now, on the 15th, I'm better but the reaction is still going. Still have slight fever & malaise. I will get the second shot because I do NOT want shingles, and rated the vaccine a "4" for the same reason, but it's a tiring drawn-out process and I don't think the patient info adequately prepares people for it. F 70
11/15/2020
 4  Shingles Vaccine Got the shot at 1:30pm Friday afternoon -- woke up at 3am feeling under the weather (low-grade fever) but nothing horrible. Flu-ish feeling continued into the next day. Took a nap and then started to feel better around dinner time. So basically a 12-hour mild flu that started around 12 hours after the shot. My husband got the shot with me -- he had a very sore arm from the start. He slept through the first night but had aches and pains the next morning and they persisted for 2 days. Summary: We got the shot Friday afternoon, had mild flu symptoms that made us stop our everyday activities, but were both back to normal by Sunday morning. (It was the first shot for both of us.) We got the shot on Friday, November 13 at CVS. Easy peasy. F 57
11/15/2020
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 2  Shingles Vaccine 1st shot sore at site of shot and upper arm sore for a couple of days. 2nd shot was way worse! Got it on Friday at 9 am. My arm got increasingly sore to the point I could barely lift it. Big swollen hardball size bump over the shot site. I'm surprisingly weak and tired. Some chill. Bad headache. Stuffy out of nowhere. I feel ill. The worst part is the heart palpitations! Horrible enough that I almost went to the hospital. It felt like my heart was beating very hard against my chest, then would hesitate and do a slow long best and go back to beating hard. I looked it up and that is a known issue with this shot. Wow. I am surprised at the huge difference between the two doses. Saturday night into Sunday morning have been the worse. I can barely get out of bed. Got shot at Dr's office. Was not told of severe side effect possibilities or given any paperwork on the shot. F 57
11/15/2020
 4  Shingles Vaccine Got my 1st dose of the shingrix vaccine on 11/11/20 with the annual flu shot. I'm overall healthy. The side effects I'm feeling are a persistent dull headache, light headed, feverish and not feeling any better at the 3rd day. Hope they go away very soon. My husband who received the same shots has no side effects. F 62
11/14/2020
 3  Shingles Vaccine Vaccine at 12 pm on day one. Sore arm that evening. Awoke 1 am with chills, fever, headache, tingling/burning arms. Took Tylenol and wrapped up in multiple blankets. Also had upset stomach (gas/diarrhea) but could be unrelated. The chills were the worst, I have not felt chills in years. It has now been 24 hours. Taking Tylenol regularly. I am 90%, mild headache and fatigue from not sleeping well. I will get dose two on a Friday and ensure I have no weekend plans. I highly recommend Tylenol to treat side effects. F 34
11/14/2020
 4  Shingles Vaccine The shot hurt a lot, like getting a steroid injection. The injection site was immediately painful and has remained so. I started feeling flu-like symptoms (without fever) a few hours later. Fell asleep super early last night after getting the shot and now, the next day, still feel pretty crappy. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and my joints are way more swollen than normal. I feel very tired and have a slight headache. I guess it's pay me now or pay me later. One case of shingles was enough for me. I'm hopeful this prevent a second case and the side effects let up soon. F 56
11/13/2020
 2  Shingles Vaccine 1st vaccine 2m ago, very sore arm with baseball size red lump for 4 days. Also fatigue & mild achy muscles. 2nd shot WAY WORSE....101.4F fever for 2 days & counting, very sore arm (not red this time) & splitting headache for over 48 hours now, abates a little w/Tylenol but comes back w/fever every 4 hours when meds wear off. Sucks, took two days off work so far to rest, Tired & nauseous too..never had this with any other vaccine! Shot hurt worse than cortisone shot in knee for comparison. Glad no 3rd shot as I wouldn’t do it. Warn people to plan couple days feeling like they have flu. Also had racing heart at nite & chills/sweating intermittently. Hope this prevents shingles as many in my family got it even before 50. 2nd shot Tues 11/10/20. 1st shot 8/24/20. Done at Walgreens, covered by insurance. Very nice pharmacist, did caution shot would hurt. F 59
11/12/2020
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 4  Shingles Vaccine Arm pain similar to first injection, but with the addition of pronounced chills. Vaccine was efficiently administered at my local CVS, and - compared to getting shingles - I'm still ahead of the game! M 63
11/10/2020
 3  Shingles Vaccine Next morning shivered for about 2 hours straight. Achy, flu-like symptoms and a massive headache...This was my 2nd shot. Feeling extremely tired. F 62
11/10/2020
 3  Shingles Vaccine First dosage: sore arm, hurt to raise over my shoulder; body aches and chills; more flu like symptoms on day 2 administered at pharmacy M 63
11/10/2020
 2  Shingles Vaccine Went in Publix to receive a flu shot but was talked into also getting the shingles vaccine. My arm was sore last night but not a big deal. I woke up at 1:30am with chills, fever, body aches and nausea. It's better this morning with Advil but still achy and out of it. Wondering and worried about the second dose. Wish I hadn't gotten both at the same time. Received Shingrix and flu vaccine on 11/9/2020 F 57
11/10/2020
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 2  Shingles Vaccine Injection site pain, but this now balanced out by general muscle pain all over. Fatigue. Listlessness and ennui. I may start speaking French before I recover. I took this to avoid a second bout of shingles which was surprisingly unpleasant. The vaccine reminds me of shingles, call it shingles lite, so far no rash, so there's that. M 61
11/10/2020
 2  Shingles Vaccine Big red welt under the arm it was injected in. Near armpit. Lasted almost 2 days. 2nd shot caused severe headache and fatigue.severe joint pain since both shots. F 57
11/10/2020
 1  Shingles Vaccine Terrible side effects- started about 5 hours after the shot. Horrible migraine HA, sick to my stomach. Woke up at 4 am and I was shivering, burning on my body. I had terrible muscle aches, fever at 100.6. I feel awful-in bed and calling my Dx. The pharmacist said no one has issues-but this horrible. My husband seemed to do better w/1st shot. I don't know if I am going for the second shot in 3-4 month. Just awful reaction!!! F 64
11/10/2020
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 3  Shingles Vaccine Ran fever over 100 degrees for a day, then low grade for a couple of days. Had muscle aches like with the flu a couple of days. Stomach felt "off" but not really nauseous to point of thinking I would vomit. Had burning in my lower throat area yesterday like bad heartburn. Fatigued for several days. Haven't felt back to normal through yesterday, which would have been the fourth day after I received injection. Not looking forward to 2nd injection but will get it--watched my mother suffer from shingles and definitely don't want. Received afternoon of 11/4/20 at pharmacy. F 70
11/9/2020
 3  Shingles Vaccine Chills,fever, achy all over as if I had the flu,nausea,weakness. My arm can't be used without pain. This is my second injection. Had it today at CVS pharmacy by pharmacist F 70
11/9/2020
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 2  Shingles Vaccine It's shot second was why I got a headache and still have no temp but my eye are but I got like when I had temp before. Very cold used electric blanket to warm up up I got the shot at 10 Am and I'm still awake F 78
11/9/2020
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 5  Shingles Vaccine Sore arm and slight knot on shoulder. Otherwise nothing else F 64
11/8/2020
 3  Shingles Vaccine Fatigue , arm pain and swelling, joint pain, dizziness and fever. F 52
11/8/2020
 3  Shingles Vaccine A little achy next day and tied. Arm very sore and three day later my arm is slightly red and swollen F 58
11/8/2020

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