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If you had the jab and felt iffy afterwards..

219 replies

BrotherlyLove · 20/03/2021 14:05

How long was it between vaccination and feeling grotty?
I usually get a flu vaccine and have no problems, but for some reason I'm a bit jittery. I'm having mine next week so checking I've got migraine meds and stuff ready just in case.

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BettyBo33 · 23/03/2021 15:58

Had AZ yesterday at 1.30. Started feeling achey around 8pm then full blown chills all though the night. Felt better this morning until lunch and I’ve vomited 5 times since.

VettiyaIruken · 23/03/2021 16:01

At some point the following day and really grotty for about a week then getting better every day until by the end of the second week right as rain.

Tessateacup · 23/03/2021 16:02

I had the AZ jab a few days ago. It was an 11am jab and by midnight i had chills and aches. The following day, I woke up with a bad headache and sore arm. Symptoms eased in the evening.

bathsh3ba · 23/03/2021 16:02

Just to follow up on my earlier post, my symptoms, which started about 12 hours after the jab, remained mild and were gone entirely in 36 hours. However I did get a slight change of taste for literally an hour (my chocolate bar tasted bland and my mouth tasted a bit metallic), which was a bit scary because I wondered if that meant I had somehow caught Covid. It disappeared after an hour though - I tested just in case and negative. Have yellow carded it.

Nekoness · 23/03/2021 16:03

Me too BettyBoo. Shot at 11am yesterday. Felt fine until about 6pm when I was suddenly very sleepy and tired. Went down for a nap and slept through the night. Didn’t have shivers but felt super cold under a heap of blankets all night and woke up today with every muscle aching, backache, headache... felt a bit better at lunch, even had food then back to chills and temperature by 2pm. I’m another one of those allergic to penicillin, so I wonder if it’s hitting me a bit worse. Never had such a strong reaction to any vaccines before. No ache in the arm that got the jab, though.

FirsAndFairylights · 23/03/2021 16:04

AZ here and no side effects whatsoever. 38, asthmatic.

Beamur · 23/03/2021 16:07

I had the AZ one. Approx 24 hours after having it I felt really tired. Took some paracetamol and went to bed early. Next day had slightly achey joints and arm a bit sore. Following day was fine, no pain in arm either. Felt a bit more affected than my usual flu Jan but nothing worrisome.

WhentheDealGoesDown · 23/03/2021 16:10

I'm finally feeling a bit better after being up all night with a dry mouth and temperature, it was101F this morning, our thermometer is quite old Grin bad headache started in the morning though not sure if that was triggered by sleepless night, I have also felt sick most of the day though that is usual for me if I get headache. Arm very slightly hurting, hopefully I will be back to normal tomorrow, I'm 63 so wasn't expecting this so much as it had been said older people don't usually suffer much

Xenia · 23/03/2021 16:13

Do fill in the yellow card online if you have symptoms otherwise the state and AZ don't know what reactions people have.

SedentaryCat · 23/03/2021 16:14

Had AZ vaccination at 8.30am on 10 March. Odd metallic taste in my mouth for a couple of hours and by lunch time I felt a bit off. By 6/7pm I started feeling shivery and had cold sweats. Went to bed.

4am the next morning I woke up with a fever, headache and dry mouth. Took paracetamol and slept all day. Fever had broken when I woke at around 4pm and appetite returned and I was back to normal by Friday morning.

My arm didn't feel sore until a few days later, then it became swollen and warm, and tender to the touch. It's still a little sore at the injection site now.

DH having his jab tomorrow, be interesting to see how/if he's affected by it.

Timeisavirtue · 23/03/2021 19:50

I had the jab at 12:45 today. I wouldn’t be able to report any side affects as most listed are usual for me when I’m on my period which unfortunately started yesterday so I don’t know which are from the jab or just because I’m hormonal. No sore arm whatsoever ever but that happened with my flu jab. I will say I had a metallic taste in my mouth about 30 minutes after which lasted all of 5 minutes...

NotVeryChattySchoolMum · 23/03/2021 22:39

Background: no symptomatic Covid, asymptomatic Covid - unknown, no history of reactions to any vaccine and no allergy to anything, rarely have a cold

Sat 12pm - first jab
Sat 10pm - tired, shivery and chills
All Sunday - in bed all day with flu-like symptoms
Monday - fine as if nothing happened (apart from tender arm where the shot was)

ceilingsand · 23/03/2021 23:13

Jab Saturday. Fine all day.
Sunday very tired and headachy-stayed in bed all day
Monday bit headachy but better

Tuesday right as rain.

Cookiesandscones · 24/03/2021 08:03

Has anyone experienced dizziness after the 48 hour mark I got really dizzy yesterday and still quite dizzy today but I am generally a dizzy person I get dizzy a lot with hay fever and anxiety so I don’t know whether it’s just my generally dizziness or effects from the jab

thriftyhen · 24/03/2021 08:17

DH and I had ours at 6pm on Sunday. He just had a sore arm. I woke at 4am on Monday morning with uncontrollable shaking, feeling very, very cold and a bad headache. Spent Monday in bed feeling like I had flu and my whole arm was sore. Felt rough all day yesterday (Tuesday). Got up at 5 this morning to deal with animals, but am now back in bed feeling wiped out and with a headache. Hope it doesn't last much longer; I have so much to do! Not looking forward to the second dose, but shall have it done as I think everyone should.

thriftyhen · 24/03/2021 08:18

AZ vaccine.

GoLightlyontheEarth · 24/03/2021 10:21

I had mine on Monday. Still feeling dizzy, headachey. Very sore arm. I also had the metallic taste on the day I had it which lasted about half an hour. My nose is running, I have a slight cough. I feel weak and sub. Lower back pain yesterday.

CorianderBee · 24/03/2021 10:29

Had my jab yesterday at 9am. Arm ached a bit but felt fine until 7pm when I got the chills, bad muscle aches and felt peaky. Took some painkillers and went to sleep, woke up stiff with very painful arm but otherwise OK

Timeisavirtue · 24/03/2021 10:59

Almost at the 24 hour mark , I didn’t have any side effects yet.....my arm is a bit sore but that could also be because I slept on it which happens regularly. Think I won’t get any now so probably doesn’t bode well for the 2nd one 😂

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