Shingles vaccine

non-live vaccine

nanna8

I had the vaccine with no bad effects but when my husband had it he was very ill with vomiting etc. Side effects are very strange, aren’t they ?

I vomited when I was given an anti-viral drug when I had shingles.

No-one at my surgery has ever offered the non-life vaccine either, FannyCornforth. As far as I remember the shingles vaccine was only offered to specific age groups, 70 and 79.

I had the vaccine with no bad effects but when my husband had it he was very ill with vomiting etc. Side effects are very strange, aren’t they ?

Sparkle fizz. Thank you for your kind remark, it is much appreciated.

I have never experienced such pain the likes of which I suffered with shingles when I was in my fifties.Only wish the vacc for shingles had been available long before now.

FannyCornforth - I was told the non live shingles vaccine is quite new so it might be why your GP has not told you about it.
I will be having it once I have had my covid booster which I am still waiting for. There seems to be little availability of appointments for that.

My mums got hers in a few weeks and they’ve said her pneumonia should be done a week later ?‍♀️

Thank you Ayse. I will phone the surgery to ask. Shingles sounds horrible.

I had shingles in the eye but unfortunately as I now have to have steroid eye drops the nurse at the surgery refused to give me the vaccine. Shingles is very painful and in some cases life changing I would having the vaccine if you are able.

MarinaL How horrible for you. My Mum said the pain of Shingles was worse than childbirth. I do hope you soon feel better.

I am now in my second week of having shingles which is in my back,left arm and chest. Before the rash appeared the pain was so bad that NHS 111 sent an emergency ambulance as it was mirroring a heart attack. Thankfully it wasn't but the pain at times is unbearable, I am tearing my hair out with it. I had the vaccine 3 or 4 years ago! Don't hesitate to get it though, I guess I'm just unlucky.

I can’t wait for next year. I will be 70 and hoping to get my shingles vaccine. I’ve only had it once and hope never again. To answer henetha’s question the NHS website says 70-79 so I suggest you contact your surgery and just ask the question.

If you haven’t had one and are eligible do get one. It will save you huge amounts of pain.

I was given the choice between flu and shingles vaccine and chose flu. But now I wish I'd chosen shingles. Which I have now.
Like Finding Nemo I have it in my ear and the pain is almost unbearable though not all the time.Evidently it's a main nerve in its death throes.
Get the vaccine!

I missed out on the shingles vaccine when I was 79 due to medical reasons. Now that I am older and the medical reasons are resolved, would I still be able to have it?

Is there really Riverwalk? Thank you, that’s very helpful. I wonder why the GP has never mentioned it.
Thank you again

There is a big poster up in my GPs surgery that has been there since I joined the practice over 2 years ago. With all the vaccines available and the ages you can have them.

It is a health authority poster I assumed all surgeries had them on display. As in my old practice they also had the poster.

Fanny there is a non-live shingles vaccine for the immuno-suppressed, and given as two separate doses.

People who are immune suppressed cannot have the shingles vaccine as it is a live vaccine, just thought that I’d mention that

MarianNicholson it’s strange that the Shingles vaccine is rarely mentioned, considering it is - by all accounts, painful and quite common.
I saw a poster in my surgery long before covid struck; extolling the benefits of getting vaccinated. It was illustrated with a photo of a rather trendy “older woman” yet neglected to mention what even the basic symptoms were of Shingles so I for one was none the wiser. Sometimes the NHS baffles me?

Vaccinations all up to date to cover Covid.
Flu and Booster both done on the same day.
Also, being 71 I was offered the shingles vaccination which I gladly accepted.Zostavax, one dose which is a one off and doesn’t require further top ups.

FindingNemo. It is normal practice to wait up to approx. one year after having shingles until you can be vaccinated. Hoping you won’t be suffering any flares ups within the time limit and you are cleared for vaccination.

I have had shingles twice in my ear and it was very painful. They would not give me the shingles jab as I often get flare ups and earache.

DH had his pneumonia jab at 48, they reckon he should have a top up, he's 73.

I wonder how long the shingles vaccine protects us before we need another one?
I imagine it’s years but how many before immunity lags?

Shingles is such a horrid, painful thing.

I was thinking about seeing if I could get this, despite not being 60 yet. I've just come out of a really nasty bout of neuropathic pain. If that was anything like shingles, I'd quite like to avoid it.

Are both pneumonia and shingles for life?