Pfizer side effects

[DefaultName]

Question for those who have had 2 doses.

 

On my first dose, I had quite bad side effects for a day or so - exhausted, shivers, hot, cold, headache, muscle pain, feeling sick, the whole package really - can I expect the same from my second dose next week? 

 

I'm still going to get it - the side effects don't kill but Covid might - but I want to be sure that I have company that day if I'm going to be bad again.

 

Thanks

[mtls2005]

How soon after the first dose did these symptoms first present?

 

How long did they last?

 

 

Maybe ask when you go in for your second dose? Surely those medical professionals have the experience and knowledge to help you.

 

Or just trust loons on the interwebs, like me.

 

 

 

 

 

[DefaultName]

5 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

How soon after the first dose did these symptoms first present?

 

How long did they last?

 

 

Maybe ask when you go in for your second dose? Surely those medical professionals have the experience and knowledge to help you.

 

Or just trust loons on the interwebs, like me.

 

 

 

 

 

They started about 8 hours after, lasted through 2 nights, the first bad, by the second it was mostly over.

I get my second dose next week.

Asking there won't help me to arrange company in advance.

[Skallywag]

Having someone around/nearby is smart I think. 

All those symptoms are normal flu symptoms in my experience.  Not comfortable when over 60 I can imagine.  I am 63 now. 

I haven't had a flu since I was around 50 years old and had to tough it out on my own at that time.  

[Havenstreet1940]

I have today declined an appointment to have the pfizer vaccine as my uk doctor told me some months ago that the vaccine has the potential to cause an Anaphalixis reaction which I have unfortunately experienced previously,

 

i had registred to have Astrazeneca but obviously  that is not available.

Edited September 3, 2021 by Havenstreet1940

[Jeffr2]

Everyone has different experiences with this vaccine. Some have no side effects at all. Others get hit hard.

 

I had none with the first, and only a bit with the second. That's just my personal experience. YMMV.

[Jeffr2]

3 minutes ago, Havenstreet1940 said:

I have today declined an appointment to have the pfizer vaccine as my uk doctor told me some months ago that the vaccine has the potential to cause an Anaphalixis reaction which I have unfortunately experienced previously,

 

i had registred to have Astrazeneca but obviously  that is not available.

Great that you listened to the advice of your doctor. Best of luck with getting another jab.

[Ninafarm]

I've been waiting months for my Pfizer shot,, got approved, just waiting for the call. Side affects,,, a little stress and numbness , especially when reading this forum, cold beer is my only hope, till I get the call.

[mtls2005]

2 hours ago, DefaultName said:

Asking there won't help me to arrange company in advance.

 

So arrange company in advance.

 

What am I missing here?

 

 

[DefaultName]

2 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

 

So arrange company in advance.

 

What am I missing here?

 

 

The "company" has things to do too.  She'll put them aside if I ask, I prefer not to ask unless there's need.  Hence this thread.

[rodknock]

i had my second pfizer shot tuesday.

same results as first shot.

wed. my arm was a little sore, not bad.

thursday a little less.

today friday no issues at all.

no complaints about Pfizer.

i am a 73yr. old overweight American.

lived here 10yrs.

i bought and paid for Moderna shots, but are transfering to my girl friend.

 

[Dazinoz]

First Pfizer 31st August with nothing noticeable other than slightly sore arm. Second jab on 23 September. Most I have read and heard most people have most reactions after second jab.

 

I did watch a video where a guy had his blood tested for antibodies after both. After first he had a small amount but rose very high after second to a level that apparently could cause issues. I think Pfizer but cant be sure.

[ftpjtm]

I'm 62 years old and reasonably fit. My 54 yo Thai wife and I both received 1st and second doses of Pfizer on the same days. We both had similar side effects. 

 

With the first shot a little light headed for 30 minutes after the shot. A little arm soreness for a few hours. Nothing more than that and no problem going about our business, including driving home, for the rest of the day. Next day no remaining side effects. 

 

After the second shot, which we received around noon, we had both lost our appetite by evening. We were also very tired. We forced down a little food and took a walk, then retired early at about 9pm and slept soundly through the night. The next day we both felt great and didn't have any more side effects. 

[Thai Dan]

I had my first dose of Pfizer a few days ago.  Yes, my arm got sore in the area of the jab; not to the touch really, but when raising my arm high, etc.  I did find myself "fatigued", or at least sleeping more deeply and frequently than usual.  Next day, fine.

 

My boss in Singapore had the Pfizer shots there and told me his first was like mine, and that his second shot pretty much knocked him out for 2 whole days, and by the 3rd he was back to himself again.  He is in his early 40s and fit.  I'm nearly 60 and not.

 

No harm in having someone around to help out, just in case, I would think.  I always have my wife and son, so don't have to make the special ask.  If I were in your situation and had to ask, I think I'd ask.

 

Good luck!

[cardinalblue]

Might not be a correlation between first and 2nd doses…friends in the States did have some side effects with 2nd dose nothing with first…

 

I had a sore arm for 2 days with first and even that as quite minor 

[malibukid]

i had my first shot of Pfizer last Wednesday and actually feel better since all the anxiety of trying to get vaccinated has now ceased.  just tenderness  near the injection site for 24hrs.  like a flu shot.  nothing more.  

Edited September 4, 2021 by malibukid

[elgenon]

I was only a little tired the day I got my shots. Both. Now Shingrix. I had fever, chills, noises in my head, hallucinations etc etc. Worst night of my life.

 

Also two shots.

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, DefaultName said:

Question for those who have had 2 doses.

 

On my first dose, I had quite bad side effects for a day or so - exhausted, shivers, hot, cold, headache, muscle pain, feeling sick, the whole package really - can I expect the same from my second dose next week? 

 

I'm still going to get it - the side effects don't kill but Covid might - but I want to be sure that I have company that day if I'm going to be bad again.

 

Thanks

No-one can answer that for you... take a friend just in case.

[mstevens]

First dose I was fine for 9 hours and then my arm became quite sore to the point that I couldn't move it much and couldn't lift it above my shoulder. After a good night's sleep I was fine and the pain had gone.

 

Second dose my arm was just a little sore. However, I woke up at 2 AM (I'd had the second dose the previous morning, so about 15 hours earlier) with a raging headache and a fever. I don't like to take medicine if it can be helped but this headache was really bad so I took a couple of Tylenol and an hour later felt much better, the fever was coming down and I fell back to sleep. By the time I woke up I felt fine again.

[maechanman]

First dose just a sore arm for most of the following day, second shot 2 days ago very similar although my arm is still slightly sore to the touch.

[DPKANKAN]

Blimey!! All I had was my upper arm around the jab area ached a bit from the next day for a cuppla days. Lucky I guess.

Mind you I am no doctor, but is that an indication how each person would react if they contracted the virus?? ????????????????

[ifmu]

zero side effects .. syno then az    early on 

 

booster now 

pfizer   first ..  3 weeks second one   still no side effects 

 

over 60  fat  healthy otherwise 

[NorthernRyland]

I was in bed with fever, nausea, dizzy for 3 days after J&J then pretty sick for another 4 days. 3 weeks after and I'm still a little dizzy and have brain fog but I just went to the doctor on Monday and he found some nasal inflammation and liquid in both ears so I got some meds for that. I think the vaccine triggered something already existing but who knows.

 

So yeah, bad side effects and I only got it so I can travel back to Thailand via Phuket.  Everyone in my family got shots and none of them had side effects.

 

If you're interested there's a reddit with daily stories of bad reactions. It's all anecdotal but there are patterns and similars side effects being reported so I take it seriously. See https://www.reddit.com/r/CovidVaccinated/.

[kevin612]

First jab, shoulder pain 3 days.

second jab, shoulder pain first day, sick on the second day. Third day okay.

[Andrew Dwyer]

Affects people in different ways.

 

My daughter and her husband had flu like symptoms for 3 days after their 2nd Pfizer.

I had slight stiffness of the upper arm around the jab with the 2nd Pfizer.

Nothing with the 1st Pfizer except for the normal sensation you get with an inter muscular injection.

[chicowoodduck]

My left arm where I got the jab was sore for a day or two, but nothing to worry about....have jab two of the Pfizer in a few weeks and hope for the same result?  Having said the, I know several of my Thai friends got Pfizer as well and almost all of them got a high fever and chills? ????????

[khunjeff]

Individual reactions are all over the map, but most people in other countries seem to report having worse side effects after the second dose than the first.

[Fairynuff]

I’m sure you can find a YouTube “Doctor” that’ll tell you exactly what’s going to happen to you.

[ignis]

Thai partner 1st AZ no side effects at all - yesterday 2nd Pfizer feels bad headache, flu like high fever and chills

[NorthernRyland]

10 minutes ago, khunjeff said:

Individual reactions are all over the map, but most people in other countries seem to report having worse side effects after the second dose than the first.

also younger people tend to have worse reactions from what I've been told.