Why Do Shingles Hurt So Bad

Now my left arm hurts so much a woman tweeted this week.

Why do shingles hurt so bad.

Roughly 30 to 60 of people over age 60 who get shingles go on to develop a chronic pain syndrome called post herpetic neuralgia. The shingles vaccine is recommended for people ages 50 and older as older adults are more likely to. Shingles strikes 1 million americans each year causing mild to severe and even debilitating pain according to the national institute of neurological disorders and stroke 1. The flu vaccine works by.

If you ve ever gotten a flu shot you may have felt soreness in your upper arm for a day or two afterward that s just a sign the vaccine is working immunologists say. Shingles was the most uncomfortable i have ever been. Six percent to 70 percent of affected patients ninds notes develop a chronic pain syndrome known as post herpetic neuralgia in which shingles pain persists for months or years after other symptoms subside. A new shingles vaccine works so why don t people want to get it.

In others it won t. Written by dan gray updated on april 3 2019. Here s a few reasons why it s difficult to make adults get vaccinated. In some people the pain will subside.

The shingles vaccine is 97 effective which is awesome. The side effects are killing me which sucks major arm neck pain and flu like. We don t have any idea why. Learn about treatment options from a pain management specialist.

It feels like a mix of electrical shock and small needles against your skin. Shingles is a painful rash that s caused by the same virus responsible for chickenpox. Shingles is characterized by pain or a tingling sensation in a limited area on one side of the face or torso followed by a red rash with small fluid filled blisters. The signs and symptoms of shingles usually affect only a small section of one side of your body.