These past few months have caused a lot of stress and anxiety to me - mainly due to pandemic - both on my personal and professional life. (Won't be sharing the full info for brevity, but happy to do so if you want)

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But anyway, just this week, I have been diagnosed with shingles.. My doctor said that it could be due to that stress and anxiety that I have been experiencing, which kind of messed up my immune system.. I wasn't sure why this happened, despite the fact that I've always been Undetectable and regularly take my ARV's. I'm thinking maybe UD people can still get sick, just like other people.

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Before this shingles thing happen, I have mostly been totally fine.. Like, the last time I had a flu was 5 years ago..

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Has anyone experienced something similar to this before? Would love to hear about your experiences/thoughts.

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PS: this post is not meant to seek further medical advice - I just wanted to know if someone else were in a similar situation before. :)