Individuals who never have had chickenpox and have not received the vaccine for chickenpox are susceptible to shingles virus infection. Consequently, shingles disease is contagious for chickenpox by transmission of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) to these individuals. However, the shingles rash is not contagious in that a rash from one individual is unable to spread to another individual so the disease, shingles itself, is not directly contagious. Nevertheless, the disease of shingles can pass the virus from its active rash blisters directly to another individual (an adult, child, or baby) who can become infected with the varicella-zoster virus if the individual is not immune to VZV and develop chickenpox.

They are the worse

You could definitely get shingles and believe me you don't want them I had them a few years ago & it was horrible!

Hi Wendy,

You may get shingles but could get that without the RA. My immune system is not great and i get shingles 3-4 times a year.
Hoping that you dont get it, its horrid x

I know it sucks, my GP is great though and i can normally get meds without having to see them as have had it so many times x