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About 1 out of 6 people had symptoms severe enough to prevent them from doing regular activities. Vaccine recipients should plan to avoid strenuous activities, such as yardwork or swimming, for a few days after vaccination.

Strongly recommend your patients get the second dose of the vaccine even if they experience these side effects to ensure maximum protection from shingles.

If they have a reaction to the first dose of Shingrix, it does not necessarily mean they will have a reaction to the second dose.

If they don’t have a reaction to the first dose, they might or might not have a reaction to the second dose.

Remind your patients that the pain from shingles can last a lifetime, and these side effects should only last 2 to 3 days.

Vaccine recipients may take over-the-counter pain medicine like ibuprofen or acetaminophen to ease discomfort from these side effects. It is not recommended to take these medications before vaccination.

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Originally posted by pianojuggler:
First one put me in bed for six days. The second one was only five.

*hugs*

It’s still better than having the disease.

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Originally posted by wtg:

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Originally posted by pianojuggler:
First one put me in bed for six days. The second one was only five.

*hugs*

It’s still better than having the disease.

I got shingles before vaccines were available. Took me a few days to figure out what was happening (it was on my head rather than the more typical torso presentation), but I got on an antiviral within three days and the actual disease was just an annoyance.

With Mr wtg, he got on antivirals within 12 hours of feeling some stinging on the back of his neck, and the med stopped the virus dead in its tracks. He never even got the pustules.