Covid and Flu jabs and feeling awful!

I've always got them a couple weeks apart so that it doesn't overload my system (auto immune condition), I'm not sure if thats the recommended way to take them, but I havent had any bad symtoms except a sore arm. Glad I do now reading this thread!

I feel rubbish after my first Moderna but compared to when I had Covid it's a breeze. I spent last night shivering, feeling sick and had a banging headache. I woke up this morning very flushed and hot and am going back to bed now that dc are at school. The walk in the cool air helped but I'm so tired.
Astra zeneca was the worst vaccine. I was so ill for 2 days that I did a yellow card. Fever, vomiting, headache, body aches that opiates weren't touching, chills. Pfizer has been fine but nowhere seemed to have it. I started a thread this morning because search didn't show up anything similar. The search function on the app is still shite.
Hope everyone feels better soon!
No ill effects from the flu vaccine on Monday thankfully.

I got mine yesterday. One in each arm. I feel awful. Fever over night, banging headache, both arms like dead weights.
Luckily it is the school holidays here so I don't have to drag myself into work.
I'm going to stay in bed and allow the tween and teen to fend for themselves.

Wasn't the question. At least you apologised in advance.

on the basis of this thread, I have just cancelled my covid jab!

But i’ll stick with my flu jab for sure

Like you I got a covid jab last year due to caring responsibilities. It wasn't available this year and I am only 64.

I had my flu jab at Boots about two weeks ago and had no after effects at all. I paid - about £12.95 I think.

I had my covid jab at a pharmacy on Saturday. It was £90 and they were very efficient. I had a slightly sore arm by Saturday night and was very very tired on Sunday. I rarely react and hadn't before.

Bearing in mind that society closed in 2020 and 2021 and we were whipped up into a frenzy with misrepresented data, I fsil to comprehend why the covid jab is being limited this year. I got it last year because my mother was 87 and there's only me. The only thing to have changed is that she's 88 and a little frailer

"Otherwise no particular side effects for me except a very sore arm!"

How are you able to dismiss the atrial fibrillation so easily? Are you not worried about long term effects?

I had both the covid and the flu jabs on Saturday. On Sunday evening I was surprised by an episode of atrial fibrillation (I've had it before and had treatment for it) that was so bad I nearly blacked out. I looked up the possible side effects of the covid jab and that is one, particularly in those who are predisposed towards heart arrhythmias.

Otherwise no particular side effects for me except a very sore arm!

i had both jabs in left arm that was very sore for 3 days, had jabs at 11,30 am all that evening i had a bad tummy running to the loo. a few people i know all had bad tummys, its a top side effect. the day i had my jab at my local chemist they had 6 people cancel because they had covid already so better to jab and feel ill for a bit,

My elderly DM had hers on Saturday. I was dreading it as she is normally pretty rough for a few days afterwards. We are pretty sure she has dementia and the jabs always make her more confused.

Strangely, this time she was fine apart from a very sore arm and feeling tired which I was relieved about.

Had both jabs (late 60s) different arms. Nothing. A bit of tenderness if I pressed the spot.

I was told both vaccines are not live so you can’t get either flu or Covid from them 🤔

I think if you had side effects, you’re much more likely to comment. If it went off easily, you won’t mention it.

I shivered a lot that night

apparently the flu jab isn’t live: covid is

I had both in one arm and felt horrendous for 24 hours or so afterwards. I've had both at the same time for the last 4 years and never felt this rough!

In the past I've always been fine after flu and COVID jabs. I've always had Pfizer or Astra Zenica. This time I had Moderna and I had the most terrible headache 50 mins after the jabs. It was so bad I went to lie down on the bed, I felt drained and fell into deep sleep and slept for 3 hours missing a planned meeting. I still felt weak and had a mild headache for 2 days afterwards. I'm not having Moderna again.

Just a slightly sore arm for maybe a couple of days this time with my covid jab. Flu jab my arm just ached slightly for around a day. My first covid jab I could hardly get out of bed the next day. I think I got up to feed late DCat got myself some breakfast took one look at it and went straight back to bed. The following day I still felt like absolute shite but had no choice but to get up as I was having a new shower fitted. The second covid jab left me with a lovely migraine for around 6 weeks.

I actually don't know how I managed to drive the car home. I was on my own and didn't want to make a fuss but I instantly felt so ill

I know what it's like to have flu and I know what it's like to have Covid. Well, sort of, I can remember the pain and moments of consciousness where I was choking and desperately trying to get some air into my lungs instead of drowning. And the disruption to my heart rhythm that lasted for months afterwards.

Vaccines are great.

I've had one bad reaction out of only one of many for covid. No issues this time

Got proper sore arm after the flu jab that I’ve never had before. Dr jabber told me that it's down to the size of the needle. Not sure if that’s true or not but I’m proper popeye still that size on arm days later

A local lady to me collapsed about 300m from the doctors after having hers.

I haven’t had any since the first booster was rolled out.

Ive had pericarditis because of the jab.
5 days in hospital and many invasive tests later its still not totally better. Awful. Can't believe people are still happily taking them.

Flu jab - no side effects at all
Covid jab - very sore arm & felt a bit ropey the next day

MIL had both together in the same arm, says it was fine (but then she is as tough as old boots ie. permanently pickled in cider)

I can’t wait till I’m old enough for the shingles vaccine, that’s one virus I do not want!

Saturday double jab, faux flu within four hours, arms woke me up overnight (side sleeper) so Sunday was a writeoff with both tired and ill, Monday was okay.

Had one in each arm on Saturday. Slept all afternoon, felt awful! Still went to bed at a normal time then woke up Sunday absolutely fine. I was just glad my dc were at their dads at the time.

I always take paracetamol just before the jabs and again before I go to bed and never have too much bother, other than a sore arm.