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Shingrix and peripheral neuropathy

Neuropathy | Last Active: Nov 3 12:52pm | Replies (538)

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@mayonaise28

I was already diagnosed with polyneuropathy when my doctor recommended Shingrix. I had an extreme reaction to the first vaccine 4 days later, including worsened neuropathy, visual problems, blood pressure spikes, palpitations and gut problems. Some of these issues continued for over two months afterwards. Neuropathy is still exacerbated. My doctor recommended I see a psychiatrist. Instead, I found another doctor and filed an adverse event report with the CDC.

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BTW, It is important not to feel defeated when faced with less than adequate healthcare and a sense that you can no longer rely on "professionals". The other difficult aspect of all of this is the tenuous nature of information sharing between medical professionals. I increasingly have the sense that our health system is like the old parable about the blind men and the elephant. But one must remain hopeful, and do a lot of homework.