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I am sure my GCA was triggered by my second shingles vaccination! Woke up next morning and couldn't get out of bed, fever, flu symptoms, down hill until a temporal biopsy, 2 months later.

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I received the original shingles vaccine that was all in one dose by a different manufacturer. I was never informed that PMR was a possible side effect. It is listed on the website but not on the signature waiver at Walgreens!!! GCA is a secondary consequence of PMR. My vision was definitely affected and needed cataract surgery at only 56 years old. I experienced double vision, vertigo, headaches, fever, terrible pain, etc. I, too, was told that GCA is negative. It is November and all this started in January. I stopped all steroids, take Tylenol and use wet heat for pain, I exercise moderately and do stretching exercises to ease muscle pain and just started seeing a chiropractor. I refuse to give up and will continue to tell as many as will listen that the shingles vaccines have caused so many to acquire PMR and GCA.