![]() ![]() ![]() Kind of like when you have a really bad fever, but - without the fever.? (If that makes any sense) Had my first Vaccination on Saturday, and have been feeling flushed with some fuzzy head feeling. I have really bad anxiety, so I try my best to keep calm but, it seems like I'm getting progressively more and more tired as days go by. Took about a 3 hour nap and went about my day.Ģnd day, just soreness on injection site.ģrd day, flush feeling with even more fatigue What experiences have y'all had days later after the first dose? While more serious vaccine side effects are possible, they are extremely rare.29 year old, Male, HIV+, and Polycythemia Vera These side effects are usually mild and typically go away within a few days. This uncomfortable feeling in your arm, along with all the other systemic and local side effects, are signs that your immune system is working, reacting to the vaccine and protecting you from the virus you were just vaccinated against. People shouldn’t be concerned about vaccine soreness. Side effects from the second shot are also typically more noticeable. With the COVID-19 vaccine specifically, patients typically experience pain, redness and swelling in the arm where they get the vaccine. Some of the arm irritation also comes from the muscle reacting to the small amount of vaccine liquid that was injected into the arm. The soreness in your arm is considered a local reaction. ![]() Examples of these symptoms include arm soreness, redness, swelling and/or swollen lymph nodes in the arm where the shot was given. Local: Something that happens in the area where the vaccine was given (such as the arm). Examples of these symptoms include headache, fever, chills and tiredness. Systemic: Something that happens throughout your entire body, or distantly from where the shot was given. It’s important to understand that there are two types of vaccine side effects brought on by your immune system: local and systemic. While these are thought of as side effects of the vaccine, another way to think about them is that they are signs your immune system is working, and that’s a good thing! Types of vaccine reactions Vaccines activate your immune system, and this can cause symptoms that you experience when you are sick, including fever, chills, fatigue and soreness, among others. Vaccines work by exposing your immune system to non-infectious versions or pieces of these germs, and this lets your body build this protective memory without having to get the dangerous infection. When your body is exposed to a germ (like a virus or bacteria), your immune system learns how to fight off the infection and builds a memory so that it can fight off the infection better the next time. While we’re going to discuss vaccines in general, this video offers a great explanation of the mRNA vaccines used to fight COVID-19, specifically. In a nutshell, vaccines imitate infections without actually causing an infection. Let’s explore why we have this reaction and how we can find some relief. The truth is, this is very normal after getting a vaccine, whether that be for COVID-19, influenza, shingles or any of the other options available to patients. It also has many talking about the side effects they’re experiencing, including, perhaps most commonly, a sore arm following the injection. The recent release of vaccines to combat COVID-19 has made vaccination a common topic of headlines and conversations. ![]() This post was written by Andrew Purdy, PharmD candidate, Purdue University, with input from Michele Swihart, PharmD, Parkview Health. ![]()
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