Who's had the flu jab and what side effects did you get?

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1 day after flu jab I had aching joints/feeling shivery, swollen glands but not a sore throat.

Mildly sore arm for a day.

The nasal spray is live, does that have more side effects ?
Not if my 9 yo is any measure, no side effects at all.

Just the usual sore slightly swollen arm the day after.

No effects and I also had a shingles jab at the same time.

I had it as did dh, both our (adult) children, both my parents and my brother. We all had nothing but a slightly sore arm for a couple of days.

Mild flu symptoms for 48hours after. Enough to reduce stuff down to only what i have to do. I'd like to think its not the flu jab, but i get the same thing every bloody year.

Still had bug after bug. Including one that floored me for 4 days that seems suspiciously like a mild flu

I felt a bit achey the next day but I was getting over a cold at the time I had the flu jab (I checked and was told it would be fine to have the jab).

I had quite a nasty localised reaction this year. Come October next year, I will be keeping everything crossed that they’ll be happy enough to give it to me again because if there’s one thing I know for sure, I can’t rely on the majority of the population to have theirs to help me out with herd immunity.

Sounds like you have a cold OP. Hope you feel better soon.

I had it through work. Had a few episodes of 'mini flu' - shivery and sneezy for about 10 mins then it stopped!

Both me and my 8 year old DS have it. No side effects at all.

No side effects at all.

Have it every year. Never had any effects, not even a sore arm. And touch wood, I have never had flu. This year I was really confused when I got undressed at the end of the day to see the little round plaster, because I had genuinely completely forgotten I had had it that morning!

Had it for the first time in 20 years a couple of weeks ago. Just sore arm although that has lasted 2 weeks, intermittently

Me
A bit of an achy arm for a few days. Nothing else.

Another one with no side effects here, had it about a month ago. DH and DDs all side effect free too.

I had an achy arm but that was it. I've had worse side effects in previous years but am always glad I've had it,

If you're showing symptoms then it's far more likely that you'd already picked up an infection than it being anything to do with your flu jab.

Nothing this year

Yes. No after effects at all this year. Not even a sore arm, which I normally get with slight headache & snuffle.

I've had it.

Side effects: I didn't catch the flu. Considering I was dealing with an awful lot of people who did - every day at work - I think that's the most important side effect to take into account.

If you're showing symptoms then it's far more likely that you'd already picked up an infection than it being anything to do with your flu jab

There is a difference between flu and a bad cold.

If you have flu you can’t get out of bed. I have had a particularly nasty type of flu years ago (it was the strain that killed many people) and I actually thought I too was going to die. It took me a good 3 weeks to actually be strong enough to leave the house unaided

However seems too much of a coincidence that the only other times I have felt anywhere near this ill was a few days after I had the flu jabs a couple of years apart.

Having not actually mixed with anyone who had even a sniffle

I had it about 5 weeks ago.

Zero side effects. I’m pregnant so that’s why I chose to have it.

Sore arm as in previous years, otherwise all okay.

Sore arm

I haven’t had it but my mum has and she was really ill with (ironically) a flu like illness for about 10 days after it. Shivering, fever, constant cough, no appetite, exhaustion, bed ridden etc. Not sure if it was the flu jab or just a coincidence that she fell ill at the same time