Shingrix vaccine with active autoimmune
Has anyone here had the Shingrix vaccine while their systemic autoimmune disease was active and not in remission?
I’ve been offered Shingrix, but my autoimmune disease is currently very active, so I’m worried about how my immune system might react to it.
I’d really appreciate hearing from people who were in a similar situation:
● How did you tolerate the vaccine?
● Did it cause a flare of your existing autoimmune disease, and if so, how long did it last?
● Did you develop any new symptoms that persisted long term after the vaccine?
● Did you develop a new autoimmune condition or other long-term health problem afterwards?
● Did your existing autoimmune disease become permanently worse, or did you eventually return to your previous baseline?
I’m especially interested in experiences from people whose disease was already quite active when they were vaccinated, rather than people who were in remission at the time.
Please mention which autoimmune disease you have if you’re comfortable sharing.