i heard shingles vaccine for 50+ almost always “knocks” people out. they have the shingrx which is the new vaccine that doesnt use the virus, you got that one?

I had shingles and it was quite unpleasant, had it at 20. shingles experience varies widely from person to person, although it seems the older you have it, the more severe it is. Also if it affects the face or head, or groin area it is considered severe., or it cause meningitis, or paralysis. i had permanent scarring and nerve damage on a “half-dollar coin” size rash, not as crazy looking as others. but i had noticed around the time the blisters appeared, my spine was very stiff along with back pain and that lasted a whole week which i think the shingles affected the spine too, thats about the time shingles blisters bursted on its own. plus the dreaded phn that people get, i had a mild version for a few years. i was not on any antivirals at the time, so i went through the whole thing.

it was induced by severe stress, which also triggered an autoimmune disease of the hair/follicles few months prior.