Anyone else get a flare up of cold sores after the vaccine?

[hamstersarse]

I had Pfizer and within 7 days that tingling on my lips arrived and a big break out

Not had a cold sore for over 20 years!

Anyone else? I'd imagine it's some post-viral reaction if this is common place and not a total coincidence?

Me! Had my first one in 4-5 years after AZ.

Yes I did had 3 at the same time. Then just as they had gone got another 4.
I had to get Aciclovir tablets from my GP to ease them off

Yes I had five (!) crop up immediately after first dose of AZ.

Odd

I feel even more of an experimental guinea pig now!

Yes I did after my first Astra Zeneca vaccine. About a week later I got one, then seemed to keep getting another for about 6 weeks.

I got one but was expecting something. Cold sores occur from a weakened immune system if you have the virus, as you had the vaccine to trigger antibodies, your immune system was lower than normal. Nothing to worry about.

nope not for me

Nope. All of my family suffer from cold sores and none of us had one after either of our jabs. That’s ten people.

My friend had AZ #2 and has broken out in cold sores. I'm not sure if she's prone to them ordinarily

Yes it’s not remotely surprising that if you get symptoms triggering your immune system you break out in cold sores. It was worse than I expected but the fact that it happened was not surprising at all.

@hamstersarse

Odd

I feel even more of an experimental guinea pig now!

I don't think it's anything weird tbh. Lots,of people get cold sites when run down, and the vaccine does cause most people to feel rough for a few days.

I also wonder whether lockdown is a factor - maybe our immune systems are out of practice and have gone a bit more haywire as a result? I'm not a virologist though so could very well be talking bollocks.

Me! Literally previously hadn’t had one for 15 years!!

Nope. I get cold sores every couple of years but didn't get any after my Pfizer jab.

Actually sorry - just checked date and the above is fake news. It was actually just before the vaccine. So must have been lockdown stress!!

I did with the first AZ jab but not with the 2nd. I am prone to them anyway so I wasn't surprised.

I’m prone to cold sores in times of stress, but the jab didn’t bring one on for me. Hadn’t even thought that could be a thing so I’m very glad, but every sympathy for those who have got them. I recommend aciclovir tablets and compeed cold sore patches!

Yep, haven't had one in 20+ years but still broke out after the AZ vaccine. Still happy to have been able to have the vaccine though!

I've just had my first one in ages, and also had Pfizer, but the cold sore came on a good couple of weeks after my jab, so probably a coincidence - it's also when the weather began to improve, and my coldsores are sometimes triggered by very sunny weather, so just as likely to be that!

Not cold sores but had Shingles around 10 days after my first vaccination. Last episode of Shingles was around 30 years ago!

Ohhhhh.

That might explain the sudden rash of cold sores I've had! I have been a bit run down generally, but take l-lycine regularly , which normally 'covers' me . But then four, one after another, which has never happened before. (Luckily for me I get them on my lower back, rather than on my mouth) I had the Astra jab.

It never occurred to me, tbh , so good to know that could've been a cause.

No.
Neither or I had this side effect despite having them in the past.

On googling this, I’d seen some talk on shingles reoccurring @Northernmum100 in people after the vaccine.

Yes . Loads !

Thankfully not, but I’ve had them every few weeks since we started having to wear masks.

What I did get is gout, and severe nerve pain in my face, I reported it as a yellow card event but who knows.