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Side Effects of Shingles Vaccine

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My husband & I got the second singles shot & pneumonia shot 3 days ago. My husband had only a sore arms at the injection site. For the corona Virus vaccine he had body aches for 2 days. I only had sore arms at the injection site. No flu side effects for either of us. My vaccine side effects from the shingles & pneumonia shot was unexpected as I’ve had both before with out any side effects. Towards the end of the 1st day my arms were very sore. They hurt severely & I got very little sleep that night. The 2nd day I got up and went downstairs managed to sit up for a few hours but felt like I had the flu. Nausea, fatigue, body aches, low grade fever and disorientation. I went back to bed and slept for 8 hours straight. When I woke at 8pm I wish I’d stayed asleep. My arms were still uncomfortably painful and I had no appetite since I got the shot. I had a muffin the morning the day after I got the shot and when I woke up 8 hours later still had no appetite. I forced myself to have some toast as my weight since being in the hospital last year for 65 days for pneumonia I’m at 73 lbs so eating is mandatory. I wonder if my low weight had anything to do with it. I slept badly last night because of the pain in my arms. It’s the 3rd day and my arms are still painful so I took 1 aleve and put a cold pack on my arm that was most painful. I don’t feel any different since. So I’ll take another aleve. I still have no appetite and fatigue and headache. I am hoping it won’t last too much longer.

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@bren65 Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect, a place to give and get support.

I'm sorry to hear about your health issues and symptoms.

Members karinaph @lioness @embwbam @ricke @rmashaal @mwsa1945 have experience discussing this topic in the past and may be able to help support you.

I have heard of many other people having reactions similar to yours. Due to your recent hospitalization and low weight, have you considered contacting your primary care to ask for guidance regarding your vaccine reaction?

@bren65 Sounds like you got all the “flu like” symptoms after your shot. Has your doctor given you any advice!