2nd shingles shot

[anniemae]

I get my second shingles (shingrix) dose this week and I am a little nervous. The first one made me sick and weak and I have read that if you reacted to the first one, the second dose is worse. Has anyone been sick for the first and second dose?

 

[MillauFr]

Yeah the 2nd one was not fun. Just be ready to lounge and watch Netflix all day or sleep.

 

[anniemae]

Yeah the 2nd one was not fun. Just be ready to lounge and watch Netflix all day or sleep.

did you feel that way after the first one too?

 

[mickey916]

Both shots hit my DH and I pretty hard. Kinda awful but better than shingles.

 

[DisneyOma]

My arm is still killing me from my first shingles shot a week ago. I was tired and achy for 24 hours, and then slowly got better over the next two days. Not looking forward to the second one either.

 

[TwoMisfits]

Bring your ibuprofen to your appointment and start it the minute you get out of the chair...

The 1st shot was not good. The 2nd one...damn...

 

[magicalfoursome]

Oh no! I had the first shot and my arm immediately began to feel strange and hurt. I t was sore for 4 days. Due for my second shot in Sept/Oct.

 

[MillauFr]

Bring your ibuprofen to your appointment and start it the minute you get out of the chair...

The 1st shot was not good. The 2nd one...damn...

Exactly.

 

[MillauFr]

did you feel that way after the first one too?

First one I just felt blah. 2nd one was worse. Way better than shingles though.

 

[disneychrista]

I will definitely be planning my second to be on a Friday afternoon, so I can sleep all weekend.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I get my second shingles (shingrix) dose this week and I am a little nervous. The first one made me sick and weak and I have read that if you reacted to the first one, the second dose is worse. Has anyone been sick for the first and second dose?

I had no problem with the first shot, except for the "normal" sore arm from getting a shot.

Second shot, I got a big, round, red, hot spot (about 6 inches across) on my arm and couldn't raise it up (much like getting a tetanus shot).

 

[stout]

I’m 44 now and had shingles in 2019. I was able to get the Shingrex vaccine by paying for it myself earlier this year. First dose was bad, second was about the same…but with each dose the symptoms lasted about 24 hours. In comparison, my bout with shingles lasted two rounds of antivirals (14 days each) and one round of steroids…and I am still dealing with intermittent nerve issues on my forehead/cheek…please, please do the second dose…but just be prepared with Tylenol/ibuprofen and some good movies.

 

[mickey916]

I had no problem with the first shot, except for the "normal" sore arm from getting a shot.

Second shot, I got a big, round, red, hot spot (about 6 inches across) on my arm and couldn't raise it up (much like getting a tetanus shot).

Oh...I had forgotten about the big, round, red hot spot. I had that after both of my Shingrix shots. It actually made me very nervous about the COVID vax but I didn't have any of those issues with the Moderna vax.

 

[lucas]

Just had my second shot last week. Only problem was a sore arm with both of the shots.

 

[Dan Murphy]

I had both about 2 years or so ago, before COVID. All I had for each was an achy arm for a day.

 

[tvguy]

No issues with the first shot.
I got my 4th Covid shot at the same time as my second Shingles shot, so not sure which shot caused it, but I felt a little odd for about 5 hours after the shots.

 

[focusondisney]

We had our Shringrix shots this year too. I’ve heard all these horror stories about them. We made sure to get them when we had nothing planned for a few days. First shot, just a sore arm like from any shot. Second shot, same sore arm & a little tired that evening. My DH was the same. Here we were ready to do nothing but hang out watching movies all weekend & we were fine.

 

[Luv Bunnies]

I had my first shingles shot in July. No real issues except a sore arm for a few days. I'm scheduled for the second one in October.

DH just had his second shot a few weeks ago. He had a sore arm for several days. The day after the shot, he woke up feeling ok, but got progressively worse during the day. He had a headache, fatigue, muscle aches and a slight fever (around 100). By dinnertime, he was feeling a little nauseous. It wasn't terrible, but he decided to skip dinner and go to bed by 8:00. He slept through until the next morning and felt good enough to eat breakfast and do a few things around the house. Luckily he got the shot on a Friday and had the weekend to recover. That's exactly what I'm going to do.

 

[MillauFr]

No issues with the first shot.
I got my 4th Covid shot at the same time as my second Shingles shot, so not sure which shot caused it, but I felt a little odd for about 5 hours after the shots.

You sure that your odd feeling wasn't caused by reading my inane posts on DisBoards?

 

[Nora03]

I had the Shingrix vaccine a few years ago. With my first shot I had some side effects- slight fever, and general malaise for about 24 hours. I had absolutely no side effects from the second shot. Good luck.