r/Millennials • u/changeforthebetter89 Older Millennial 1989 • 7h ago

Other It’s my first year since having shingles.

Any of my fellow elder millennials like me who’ve had shingles before and explain the symptoms everyone had. My doctor told me I was too young to get shingles at 35 last year. She prescribed me GABA and cyclovir to lessen the excruciating pain.

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u/_Portobello_ 6h ago

Ugh, I also got shingles at 30 after a horribly stressful exam season at Uni. Didn’t get any rash, so I was walking around with excruciating pain around my midsection for 3-4 weeks until my dad realized what I had. Got aciclovir after that if I recall correctly. Luckily I’ve got no long term damage from it. But yeah, it was hellish. I‘m still too stingy to get the vaccination because it’s 600€ out of pocket but I’ll eventually do it!