Discussion on Shingles + What is the cure for shingles? Shingrix Injections (compiled)

[Guest Mikeym321]

I would like to have my mom vaccinated to prevent shingle outbreak when she visits Singapore. I’ve  been searching online if Shingrix is available in Singapore.  All I found is zostavax. Can anyone confirm whether Shingrix is available or not?

[Steve5380]

Shingrix has been in short supply lately.  But it is worth waiting for it, since it is so superior to the old zostavax.

Where does your mom live?  Can she get the first dose of the vaccine before she leaves for Singapore?

Thereafter, she can wait up to six months for the second dose.

[Guest Mikeym321]

She is visiting from Thailand, so it’s not a big of a deal to fly in again for second dose. But, there seems to be lack of information on Shingrix whether it’s already approved in Singapore or not. 

[Steve5380]

Shingrix may not yet be available in Thailand either.  But if your mom is a person who is relaxed, doesn't get upset easily and has a strong immune system she may be able to wait a long time without the vaccine. Shingles are triggered by stress that weakens the immune system.  I waited many years for this Shingrix  (the other one is so ineffective for old folks like me) and I got it well into my 70s.  I never have had shingles.

[Guest Mikeym321]

3 hours ago, Steve5380 said:

Shingrix may not yet be available in Thailand either.  But if your mom is a person who is relaxed, doesn't get upset easily and has a strong immune system she may be able to wait a long time without the vaccine. Shingles are triggered by stress that weakens the immune system.  I waited many years for this Shingrix  (the other one is so ineffective for old folks like me) and I got it well into my 70s.  I never have had shingles.

Where did you get your shots?

[Steve5380]

12 minutes ago, Guest Mikeym321 said:

Where did you get your shots?

 

I got them in the US, Texas where I live.

[Guest Mikeym321]

4 hours ago, Steve5380 said:

 

I got them in the US, Texas where I live.

I think it’ll be awhile before SG government approves it. 

[Steve5380]

49 minutes ago, Guest Mikeym321 said:

I think it’ll be awhile before SG government approves it. 

 

It is not the approval of the SG government  (why would it not approve it?)

There is a worldwide shortage of Shingrix.  One reads that this shortage will persist throughout 2019.

If your mom is at risk, you may consider have her take the Zostavax vaccine.  

Otherwise,  just wait a while.

[dazza1201]

Not approved for use in Singapore.  I went for shingles vaccination today, and doc and I checked - not available in Singapore, Malaysia nor Thailand.

[CirqueduSoleil]

I wish to have my parents vaccinated against Shingles. 🙂

 

I did lots of research about Shingrix, it is the most "in" vaccination. Zostavax is way too outdated and not effective as Shingrix. 

 

I just called up NSC, SATA and a few clinics to enquire about Shingrix. Up till now (September 2020), Shingrix is still not available in Singapore! Ministry of Health is sleeping.

 

 

 

 

[CirqueduSoleil]

On 1/10/2019 at 11:40 PM, dazza1201 said:

Not approved for use in Singapore.  I went for shingles vaccination today, and doc and I checked - not available in Singapore, Malaysia nor Thailand.

 

The one & only Asian country using Shingrix is Japan!

 

[koolkai]

1 hour ago, CirqueduSoleil said:

 

The one & only Asian country using Shingrix is Japan!

 

 

Will one get any side effect after the injection? I heard it will give you a slight shingle symptom after the injection. 🤔

[Steve5380]

On 9/6/2020 at 5:54 AM, koolkai said:

 

Will one get any side effect after the injection? I heard it will give you a slight shingle symptom after the injection. 🤔

 

The Shingrix vaccine is known to be quite safe.  The main side effect is soreness in the arm that received it,  and side effects go away after 3, 4 days.

I got the vaccine two years ago and I never had any side effects.

[Guest Eliza Chow]

I had my First Shringrix jab at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in early Dec 2020.

[Guest Wtf]

Yesterday i started to have rashes. Now it is all over my body and itchy. Each like a bubble wrap and has water in it. Mom said it is shingles and would be gone in few days. I think I got this from someone I met in sauna. Can I just use any cream to heal it?

[doncoin]

Shingles are a variant of the chicken pox virus. It usually lies dormant within us until events like stress or some hormonal change can cause it to surface. 

[Guest Shingles]

Go see a doctor ASAP to see if can still get a shingles jab. The lingering pain of shingles can be terrible and long lasting. 

 

[Guest Guest]

And please urgently make a HIV test. In young people, shingles typically develops under immune deficiency.

[Guest Don’t Confuse]

Shingles can be dangerous for your eyesight if you get it on your forehead. The vaccine lasts about 10 years. Although it tends to affect older people, talk to your doctor about getting the vaccine earlier. You do not want to get shingles.

[Guest Guest]

Once you had chickenpox, usually as a child, the virus remains forever dormant in your body. When your immune system gets weakened, because of old age or HIV, the virus is reactivated as shingles. The vaccination is useless if you have had chickenpox before.

[Guest guest]

On 1/4/2021 at 9:08 PM, Guest Eliza Chow said:

I had my First Shringrix jab at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in early Dec 2020.

how much you paid? Is there a clinic where we can use cdc voucher?

[Guest guest]

Get a shingles jab

[Guest Mimi Rodgered]

On 4/4/2022 at 7:02 AM, Guest Wtf said:

Yesterday i started to have rashes. Now it is all over my body and itchy. Each like a bubble wrap and has water in it. Mom said it is shingles and would be gone in few days. I think I got this from someone I met in sauna. Can I just use any cream to heal it?

 

To be totally safe from shingles, is to not get chicken pox anytime in your life, which is quite impossible, unless you.got the chicken pox vaccine in your childhood  .

 

 

The next best is to get Zovirax or Shingrix vaccine when you are around 45 years old,  renew vaccine every 3 to 5 years. 

 

Shingles is worse pain than.giving birth, some said. And the pain can be lifelong after getting it the first time. 

 

Shit to Shingles.

 

[Guest Boleh]

Don't you notice that this Wtf guest has so many health problems?

[Guest Wtf]

On 4/5/2022 at 12:38 AM, Guest Boleh said:

Don't you notice that this Wtf guest has so many health problems?

he has one health problem only: hypochondria. And he should actually seek help for that.

[Guest Don’t Confuse]

On 4/4/2022 at 5:10 PM, Guest Guest said:

Once you had chickenpox, usually as a child, the virus remains forever dormant in your body. When your immune system gets weakened, because of old age or HIV, the virus is reactivated as shingles. The vaccination is useless if you have had chickenpox before.

That idea that having chickenpox means the vaccination is useless is fake info. Check with a doctor before making false allegations in medical issues.

[Guest guest]

On 4/4/2022 at 10:14 PM, Guest Mimi Rodgered said:

 

To be totally safe from shingles, is to not get chicken pox anytime in your life, which is quite impossible, unless you.got the chicken pox vaccine in your childhood  .

 

 

The next best is to get Zovirax or Shingrix vaccine when you are around 45 years old,  renew vaccine every 3 to 5 years. 

 

Shingles is worse pain than.giving birth, some said. And the pain can be lifelong after getting it the first time. 

 

Shit to Shingles.

 

So it is recommended to take shingles vaccine when in mid 40s? Which clinic has Shingrix? Only need to jab one shot?

[Guest Mimi Rodgered]

On 4/5/2022 at 12:38 AM, Guest Boleh said:

Don't you notice that this Wtf guest has so many health problems?

  

 

People state medical facts , you instead talk B.S. 

 

GO see a doctor and see if every word stated is a medical fact .

[Guest Mimi Rodgered]

On 4/5/2022 at 4:18 PM, Guest Don’t Confuse said:

That idea that having chickenpox means the vaccination is useless is fake info. Check with a doctor before making false allegations in medical issues.

 

 

Please talk facts not hearsay, 

 

Before giving ypu Chicken Pox vaccine , Shingrix and Zostavax , 

 

Doctor will ask patient if they had chicken pox before, even if ypu dont remember getting it, they will.ask ypu to ask parents or family members if they can recall, then they will record it in your medical record. 

 

Chicken pox history will.be recorded in your medical notes before doctor recommends VACCINE for C.P. , SHINGLES.