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Keep getting the shingles!!

Hi guys has anyone else had problems with shingles?I keep getting them on my lower back the same place all the time :ybatty:
I'm on mercaptopurine 25mg and also on pred at the moment 15mg tapering off.
Do you think its the pred and mercaptopurine is the problem?:ymad:
 

nogutsnoglory

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I got it twice while on 6mp and it means you are susceptible because of the lowered immune system. There is a shingles vaccine that you might be eligible for.
 
I have had several awful cases of shingles in the past, and yes- in the same places. It had been a few years since I had them, but over Christmas, while on prednisone, they started up. I called my doctor, and she immediately started me on acyclovir, which has kept them at bay. Antivirals can help, if you start them within a day or two. I also tend to get a few nasty sores, (herpes), in the same places, and go on a course of antivirals right away when they start.

I feel for you! I hope they are not too severe!
 
Thank you for the reply guys im on acyclovir 800 mg 5 tablets a day,I noticed it early so hopefully it wont be a bad one.
Its just so annoying being on these meds and getting all these horrible bugs it just seems to be one thing after another :eek:
 
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