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Oh Doreen, you really should get the shots! Shingles is the most horrible thing, it's agonizing and I had a mild case. The rash was about a 2 inch square on my back and I was in agony until I got to the doctor the next day, and he gave me anti-virials and a pain killer. I never felt such pain in my life, worse than labor and a toothache combined! And since we are older we are more likely to get Shingles than a younger person, although younger people do get it. Go to your doctor and tell him/her you want it. Trust me, it's so worth it! I had mild side effects, but they weren't nearly anything like the Shingles! Ohh just the thought of what I went through terrifies me!

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Yaaa Yoda Huge Congratulations on your 4 years We are proud if you

I haven’t had shingles … But still , drinks a lot of coffee I may look into getting a jab

Thanks QG! I'm not sure about the inspiration part but hey, if me quitting doing dumb shit inspires others to quit doing dumb shit too then I guess it's a win for everybody, right? May all of you be blessed and stay away from the cigs.

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Congratulations @intoxicated yoda on 4 years smoke free! That is so amazing and you should be very proud of yourself! You are an inspiration to all of us.

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Congratulations Kdad, you are doing so great. Always remember, you deserve to be happy and smoke free.

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I had shingles back in 2018....worst thing I ever had! Anyway, while it does not directly come from quitting smoking, it does come from stress. The virus that causes shingles lays dormant in your body after you had the chicken pox. My suggestion is to get the Shingrex vaccine because Shingles can come back again and again. As soon as I was able, I got it. It's 2 shots, you get the 2nd one from 2-6 months after the first.

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**I should add here that I was consuming a lot more coffee in the weeks during my taper and following my quick cold turkey quit. I was sleeping regularly, but the increased caffeine/coffee could have played a role in getting shingles. I was so ultra fatigued from quitting nicotine (still am, a bit) that I was (trying) to compensate with caffeine. Or was the fatigue from the shingles all along? I don't know. But it wasn't like I went from no coffee to tons of coffee all of a sudden. I was already consuming coffee, and I just increased it by some when I quit.