Az side effects and second jab

[Starlightstarbright1]

I keep reading side effects with the second jab are far less than the first.

I had my second today , feel sick , achy a bit dizzy.

What side effects did you have with the second?

@Starlightstarbright1

I keep reading side effects with the second jab are far less than the first.

I had my second today , feel sick , achy a bit dizzy.

What side effects did you have with the second?

I felt hotish first time and a slightly bigger headache

2nd jab the other day, head aches not as bad but i think my worrying got the better of me and light headed and a bit giddy.

other than that it was lighter in my experiences and my OH and one of our children - so second is lighter but the worry of clots now that we have heard about it makes people like me worry more and that is not good.

@Emma2021 I agree now we know we can’t help worrying, ‘A little knowledge is a dangerous thing’.

I'm in my late 60s. After the first dose of A-Z I had some minor side effects on the two days following jab day. All side effects resolved by the third day.

I had my second dose of A-Z on Friday afternoon. Yesterday I felt tired and lethargic for most of the day and slightly queasy in the evening

• but that was all. This morning I feel fine again.

DP (mid 70s) also had his second dose on Friday. He felt a little tired yesterday but that was all. (He had had fewer side effects than me with his first dose, too.)

Pleased and relieved to have had both doses.

*Thursday afternoon

not Friday.

Add slight cognitive impairment to second dose side effects.

It might help if you say what your side effects were like after the first one, OP, for comparison.

Following with interest - just booked 2nd and it's 3 days before I go on holiday. Haven't had first jab yet.

First jab. Low-grade headache that lasted almost two weeks (January-before mention of clots)
Second. Migraine with aura ( flashing lights, nausea, feeling 'strange') the day after the jab ( very rarely have migraine - maybe once a year so I'm guessing it was jab related)

I've just had my first A-Z and felt pretty unwell with sore and aching muscles and painful joints for about a day and a half so I've been hoping I might come across a thread like this to reassure me the second dose won't be so bad!

I have had both AZ jabs and had no side effects with either of them.

Side effects of A-Z and Pfizer are also covered in several previous Covid-19 vaccination threads.

Vax 1 - woke up in the night violently shaking with fever but felt freezing cold, massive headache for 2 days, nauseous and dizzy, muscle aches, back pain, exhaustion.

Vax 2 - took more paracetamol, muscle aches, back pain and a bit tired but nothing like the first one at all. Such a relief!

It might help if you said your age when posting?

Why @pinkmagnolias. The variable is jab 1 to 2 not side effects depending on age.

No effects after the first one and don't expect any after the second this coming Friday.

Dh had his on Thursday, nothing of note.

Why @pinkmagnolias. The variable is jab 1 to 2 not side effects depending on age.

Because severe effects affect younger people more. As only a limited number of younger people have had the AZ shot, there is very little/no data re the effects of a second shot. Therefore, it would be useful to know the ages of those who are having the second shot as well as the side effects.

Ah, ok - late 30s

@CurlyhairedAssassin

It might help if you say what your side effects were like after the first one, OP, for comparison.

I felt dire with the first- was sick, shivers, aching temperature, very lathargic.

Second - i felt a woozy, sick but wasnt sick, woke up in the night with really bad headache but took paracetamol. Felt a bit achy next morning but fine after paracetamol.