# New shingles vaccine, bad reaction to second dose. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 23, 2018, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-shingles-vaccine-bad-reaction-to-second-dose/818421 "2018-07-23T12:12:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-shingles-vaccine-bad-reaction-to-second-dose/818421/41 "2018-09-09T21:14:21Z")
My pharmacy finally just got a batch in, so I had my 2nd dose (been waiting since early June). ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-shingles-vaccine-bad-reaction-to-second-dose/818421/42 "2018-09-12T15:28:03Z")
I scheduled/reserved my second dose a month or two ago and had the injection 2 days ago. I only had the arm muscle pain with both. The second one hasn’t bothered me nearly as much as the first. I’m thinking I may have (stupidly) gotten the first one in my dominant arm. Anyway, all done now. Does anyone know how much the Shingrix vaccines cost w/o insurance? When I got the zostavax in 2013 I was below the recommended age so I paid about $200 out-of-pocket at Walgreens. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-shingles-vaccine-bad-reaction-to-second-dose/818421/43 "2018-11-05T22:12:09Z")
I was supposed to have my second shot on Wed, but my doctors office ran out. They’re giving me a script to take to a pharmacy that still has stock. I hope this one doesn’t wipe me out as bad. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-shingles-vaccine-bad-reaction-to-second-dose/818421/44 "2018-11-05T22:42:53Z")
> [@AllShookDown](#): > > I scheduled/reserved my second dose a month or two ago and had the injection 2 days ago. I only had the arm muscle pain with both. The second one hasn’t bothered me nearly as much as the first. I’m thinking I may have (stupidly) gotten the first one in my dominant arm. Anyway, all done now. > > Does anyone know how much the Shingrix vaccines cost w/o insurance? When I got the zostavax in 2013 I was below the recommended age so I paid about $200 out-of-pocket at Walgreens. It might even be more than $200, closer to $300. IDK for sure, though, since I had already met my deductible when I got it and paid nothing. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-shingles-vaccine-bad-reaction-to-second-dose/818421/45 "2018-11-05T22:52:52Z")
> [@DavidwithanR](#): > > And far enough away from every family in the world that none of them get it. > > In fact, non-vaccinators, just go to Hell. No one there will mind too much. Oh, but don’t you know that you can combat shingles with all kinds of ozone injections, lotsa vitamins, massage, dietary changes, and other stuff? > **[Dr. David Brownstein fought Shingrix, and Shingrix won](https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2017/11/17/dr-david-brownstein-fought-shingrix-shingrix-won/)** > > Dr. David Brownstein is a "holistic" family practice physician in my area. Consistent with being "holistic," he is antivaccine to the core. That's why he's unhappy with the recent CDC recommendation that adults over 50 receive the new shingles... Besides, that Shingrix vax is just loaded with MSG and dead baby stem cell tissue. Or something. Whatever. As my pro-vax cousin likes to say, “Bring on the fetii.” ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-shingles-vaccine-bad-reaction-to-second-dose/818421/46 "2018-11-06T00:43:30Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > It might even be more than $200, closer to $300. IDK for sure, though, since I had already met my deductible when I got it and paid nothing. I think my insurance paid for it all, and no side effects. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-shingles-vaccine-bad-reaction-to-second-dose/818421.md?page=2)