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Reviewer: alex, 45-54 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I am (was until recently) a 54 y/o healthy man and my doc recommended the "Shingles vaccination". I did a brief research and found that the side effects reported as mild. Got it 16 days ago into the upper left arm. The following 5 days were perfect - no rash no pain, and I completely forgot about the vaccine. On day 6 I developed severe pulsating headache, nausea, constantly elevated blo
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Reviewer: alanbiochem, 75 or over Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Severe headache for 4 weeks sent for a CT scan Diarhea for 1 week. Very unpleasant side effects
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Reviewer: Notoshingleshot!, 55-64 on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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Two years after the injection I got the worst case of shingles my doctor had seen. Two years later, I still have PHN. Just say no and chance it.....because of the vaccine, I didn't get typical symptoms until it was too late to give me antiviral. I was out of work for over three months!
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Reviewer: betterhalf , 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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First of all, I am writing this review only 6 days after injection. I am reviewing the shot and it's side effects only, as I have no idea yet if it will prevent shingles for me. I had a fairly bad reaction to the vaccine after comparing my symptoms to others listed here. My entire upper arm swelled, was hot, beet red, bumpy, very sore and itched like hell. Benadryl cream helps ALOT. I also
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Reviewer: Cathy, 55-64 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Two days after receiving Zostavax had moderate to severe abdominal pain then shaking chills. Chills were gone by a.m., but four days later still have abdominal pain on right side which seems to be lessening every 24 hours (I hope). No problem with injection site.
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