Vaccine reactions

[Peter]

Got my second dose of Pfizer on Thursday and was completely wrecked all day Friday. High fever, chills, and crazy body aches. I’ve never hard a bad reaction to a vaccine before so this really caught me by surprise. Anyone else have a hard vaccine experience?

 

[jsb]

Why did it take you by surprise? It seems that many have had bad reactions.

 

[Acylum]

Got my second dose of Pfizer on Thursday and was completely wrecked all day Friday. High fever, chills, and crazy body aches. I’ve never hard a bad reaction to a vaccine before so this really caught me by surprise. Anyone else have a hard vaccine experience?

Shingrix, first dose. No exaggeration, put me on my ass for 36 hrs. Full body aches, fever, night sweats, teeth- chattering chills. First dose of Moderna, absolutely nothing. Not even sore at the injection site.

 

[Yaz]

Got my second dose of Pfizer on Thursday and was completely wrecked all day Friday. High fever, chills, and crazy body aches. I’ve never hard a bad reaction to a vaccine before so this really caught me by surprise. Anyone else have a hard vaccine experience?

Not unusual. Some people get just a headache or sore arm.

 

[Gonzo]

Got my second dose of Pfizer on Thursday and was completely wrecked all day Friday. High fever, chills, and crazy body aches. I’ve never hard a bad reaction to a vaccine before so this really caught me by surprise. Anyone else have a hard vaccine experience?

How long did side effect symptoms last?

 

[nhclone]

I haven’t had my second yet, had nothing in the first. Know quite a few who had really bad reactions though. One older man had such a bad reaction after the second that he picked up the phone to call 911 but decided against it. His lasted a really short amount of time though, like 4 hours I want to say.

 

[NATEizKING]

My Moderna first was sore around injection on contact for a day, but that was it.

 

[Peter]

How long did side effect symptoms last?

24 hours. I haven’t felt that sick in years. It felt like the flu. I hear headaches are common but wasn’t expecting this. First dose I felt nothing.

 

[simply1]

I have trepidation for my second Pfizer shot this Thursday

 

[Gonzo]

24 hours. I haven’t felt that sick in years. It felt like the flu. I hear headaches are common but wasn’t expecting this.

That sucks. I've heard it's pretty normal though. I get my #2 Pfizer on May 2. Can't wait...

 

[Acylum]

One older man had such a bad reaction after the second that he picked up the phone to call 911 but decided against it

I’ve heard similar stories!

 

[Cyched]

Haven’t gotten second yet, but got first Pfizer this week, just a sore arm for a day

 

[Acylum]

FYI- make sure you keep and protect your immunization card.

 

[NWICY]

1st shot of Pfizer I couldn't lift my arm above my head for 3 days. It took about 6 hrs after the shot when it began to hurt. Doesn't matter still looking forward to getting my 2nd shot and getting this put behind us.

 

[Peter]

That sucks. I've heard it's pretty normal though. I get my #2 Pfizer on May 2. Can't wait...

Good luck my partner also got her second dose but didn’t have the same reaction. So I imagine I’m the outlier.

 

[cowgirl836]

1st Moderna had crazy sore arm, fatigue and headache for 24hrs, soreness lasted a couple days. 2nd dose Thursday and didn't look forward to it. Same intense arm soreness but nothing else. I took tylenol for a (likely) unrelated headache about 6 hrs in and IDK if that killed the reaction or what. I was sure after the 1st that 2nd would suck. Spouse has had his 1st, soreness only if he poked the injection site.

 

[MartyFine]

Got my second dose of Pfizer on Thursday and was completely wrecked all day Friday. High fever, chills, and crazy body aches. I’ve never hard a bad reaction to a vaccine before so this really caught me by surprise. Anyone else have a hard vaccine experience?

How many vaccines have you had in the last couple decades?

 

[GetAwesome]

Sounds par for the course. I had my 2nd Pfizer on Friday afternoon. Chills and a fever set in by midnight and lasted all day Saturday. It was annoying more than anything else, but Tylenol did the trick to break the fever and keep the aches at bay. Woke up today, Sunday, as good as new.

I had Influenza A the winter before, and I’d say it was identical symptoms, but about 50% less severe (and of course lasted only a day).

I felt absolutely nothing after the first dose. At least now I have my superpowers!

Keep in mind most vaccines will knock a person out for a day; it’s just a sign it’s working correctly. Most of us don’t recall that feeling simply because we had a majority of our vaccines before the age of 6.

 

[MuskieCy]

Shingrix, first dose. No exaggeration, put me on my ass for 36 hrs. Full body aches, fever, night sweats, teeth- chattering chills. First dose of Moderna, absolutely nothing. Not even sore at the injection site.

Only 24 hours for me. I felt like the day after a football game. Same thing for the second.

"Got my second dose of Pfizer on Thursday and was completely wrecked all day Friday. High fever, chills, and crazy body aches. I’ve never hard a bad reaction to a vaccine before so this really caught me by surprise. Anyone else have a hard vaccine experience?"

That means you had developed anti-bodies from the first inoculation and were attacking the second injection of vaccine. Congratulations,......science.

 

[Rabbuk]

I have trepidation for my second Pfizer shot this Thursday

I could have worked through my 2nd shot reaction if I had to, but it was tough to sleep that first night. Chills and body ache.