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DiscussionShingrix and peripheral neuropathy
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The original Shingles vaccine consisted of a live virus. The Shingrix vaccine does not, which makes it presumably safer than the previous vaccine. However, Shingrix can cause all kinds of problems with underlying conditions that you may not even remember or know about (like peripheral neuropathy) and it can cause GBS (rare but it does happen). This vaccine has caused me a lot of nerve pain that is very scary to deal with - and I rue the day I trusted the health profession to administer it to me to prevent shingles when in fact what I deal with now as a result of the vaccine is (in my opinion) worse than getting shingles because I have no idea if it will ever end.
@charann2000 the original shingles, vaccine, zostavax is live, the newer one, shringrix, is not.
from the Mayo Clinic site:
Zostavax is a live vaccine given as a single injection, usually in the upper arm. Shingrix is a non living vaccine made of a virus component. It's given in two doses, with two to six months between doses.
I’m not sure why, but being a Post-transplant patient I can not get either. I am told that they have not decided on shringrix, but zostavax is definitely is out, being live.
Have any other post transplant patients here been told anything more about being able to get the zostavax shots?
JK