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Shingrix and peripheral neuropathy
Neuropathy | Last Active: Nov 3 12:52pm | Replies (538)Comment receiving replies
My reactions:
-PN from knees and elbows to my extremities, constant”goose bumps“ and tingling. Numbness severe in one foot and intermittent in hand( on same side of body ).
-Anosmia, intermittent and varying In severity .
-Intermittent severe chills , no pattern.
-Memory loss, extreme short term within minutes of event, topic discussed or material read.
No long term loss , just the opposite; I can recollect specific details 50 years ago . Also things that were at the time and continue to be insignificant to me.
-Fatigue.
- Sleep patterns completely disrupted.
- Mood swings, often alarming .
- Loss of appetite. I can go a day or two and have no desire to eat. However it has not affected my weight.
- Extreme reactions to foods that I have eaten my entire life up to the vaccine date and now I have all types of skin itching and stomach issues as if I have consumed a toxin.
There are others . These are not psychological, I do feel them very specifically . I am an engineer by education and trade, my analysis is methodical and detailed . I did maintain a log initially and the
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It’s a complete quality of life change for me.
Rick
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Starting sometime in late September, I noticed my sense of smell and taste is altered if not altogether missing. Mint flavored toothpaste and most fruits taste like fish. I cant smell or taste the flavors of coffee or bacon but can sense their bitterness and saltiness. I have been double vaccinated for COVID (Moderna) since 4/27/2021. I did get the Flu and Shingrix vaccines in late September 2021 (at the same time via CVS pharmacy) and had a pretty strong pain post-shot in the arm that received the Shingrix vaccine
I went to an ENT in early December and he tested for Covid antigens and for prior Covid infection. My antigen number was "7.48" which indicates I have a high number of antigens and my SARS CoV 2 AB (IgG) NUCLEOCAPSID test was "Negative". I also had a PCR test performed prior to Thanksgiving which was also Negative. My ENT ordered a Brain MRI with contrast which showed nothing unusual.
My current working theories of why I suddenly lost taste and smell are:
1. caused by Shingrix vaccine?
2. delayed reaction to Moderna vaccine?
3. Possible exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas from local beach I bike at every morning caused by rotting seaweed? It's around the same time that my wife and family kept saying "I smell sewage outside" (the beach is very near our house) when I couldn't smell it at all.
My ENT says that there are no other tests to perform to determine root cause. It's been 3 months and getting to be very frustrating and emotionally taxing.