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Shingles and Postherpetic Neuralgia and Pain

Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: May 7, 2023 | Replies (189)

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@farmersmith

I'm a 68 yr old active with a healthy lifestyle woman + Had shingles 2006, 2018, 2021 first Moderna covid shot March 20th a few days before second shot April 17th shingles started to appear; after second shot they went "viral" I had many bands and massive pain, now almost 2 months later the pain is still uncomfortable even with preventive measures I took with first two earlier cases + The first two cases were mild I used lots of Carlson's L lysine powder and ate lots of L lysine containing foods. Because L Arginine can promote shingles I avoided foods with high Arginine which seemed to keep the first two shingles mild + When I asked my Naturopath about the covid shots before taking them, his concern was that many people will have other viral infections because the shots make the body more vulnerable to other viruses. I did not think about shingles but wow did it hit me + Also for many years even before the first shingles, I have been plagued by Herpes simplex cold sores. My MD said it makes sense to wait three years before having a shingles shot but I am not sure it will work? Thanks, to our health, Farmersmith

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Hello @farmersmith, Welcome to Connect. Thank you for sharing your experience and how you've managed shingles. I just received my Shingrix vaccine after having both Pfizer COVID shots. I have not had shingles but have friends and family who have experienced it and that's what prompted me to get it. Here's some information I found that helps explain waiting to get the Shingrix shot.

"There is no specific length of time that you need to wait after having shingles before you can receive Shingrix, but generally you should make sure the shingles rash has gone away before getting vaccinated. You can get Shingrix whether or not you remember having had chickenpox in the past." -- Shingrix Shingles Vaccination: What Everyone Should Know: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/shingles/public/shingrix/

Have you reported your Moderna side effects on the VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Reporting System - https://vaers.hhs.gov/) website?