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"Yes". Be aware that this medication weakens your inmune system. Therefore, the VZV virus may be contracted. I was not aware of this and my Dr. didn't even ask me if I had the chickenpox before, so heads up.
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∙ 11y agoCause it? No, it is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox.
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Can you take shingles vaccine after getting steroid injection?
I checked with my pharmacist and the answer is NO. I need to stop taking valtrex for 30 days and then get the shot. Valtrex kills the virus and since the vaccine has some live virus in it, the valtrex could compromise the point of getting the vaccine. That said, an incident or 2 of herpes is tolerable to the possibility of getting shingles. Shingles has a higher pain and inconvenience factor than a herpes break out. That is my humble opinion.
Do i have Shingles?
Shingles comes from having chickenpox in the past. It stays in your body and as you age it comes out as shingles. There is a shot for it.
Is shingles vaccine effective after shingles outbreak?
Can you take the shingles shot while having shingles
Does getting a cortisone shot work faster on poison ivy than prednisone?
Very fast compared to the oral within 8 hours.
How is the shingles disease acquired?
Shingles comes from having chickenpox in the past. It stays in your body and as you age it comes out as shingles. There is a shot for it.
What shot do you have to get after getting the chickenpox?
There is no particular shot required for most people who have chickenpox. Those at risk for very serious disease may get IVIG. Those over 60 may get shingles vaccine.
Can you get shingles shot after getting cortisone shot?
Shingles are caused by the chicken pox virus. If you had chicken pox as a child, you have the potential to have shingles later in life. The virus stays latent deep in nervous system tissue and then activates and produces the pain and skin eruptions known as shingles. We are not sure what causes the virus to go active again after decades but there is likely some initiating trigger. The flu shot would not cause shingles, however, each individual's response to drugs and medications can be different. Ask your doctor if, in your case, the immune response to the flu shot could have caused your outbreak of shingles. It is doubtful, but potentially not impossible. If that were the initiating event, it would not be that you "caught" shingles from the vaccine, it would be that the immune response to the vaccine might have triggered the chicken pox virus to reactivate and create shingles.
I had the shingles shot but now have shingles What is the prognosis for recovery for this?
Prognosis is good for recovery, but you could have another outbreak.
Do you have to be 60 years old to get the shingle shot?
Now they will give shingles shot at 50.
How do you not bruise when getting a shot?
um....actually, I have a massive bruise on my arm from a shot i got about 5 days ago.
How often should you get a shingles shot?
You should have the vaccine as an older adult if you had chicken pox as a child. Before shingles appear.
What is the cost of shingles vaccine?
$195,that's the cost of shingle shot.
