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Sadness as vaccine side effect?

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Craftermum · 16/05/2021 19:03

I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced sadness as side effect of Pfizer jab?

Whilst I feel very lucky to have finally had my first dose, ever since my vaccination day I have felt completely and utterly crushed by this terrible sadness I can't explain. Was told by nurse I'd probably have shivers/headache next day but actually had zero physical effects, instead woke up next morning with awful feeling I'd never be happy again.

Anyone else had anything like this?

I don't have history of depression or anything happening in my life right now I can pin this on. I just feel utterly, randomly heartbroken.

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Puntastic · 16/05/2021 19:04

Report it to the yellow card scheme, OP. I hope you feel better soon x

Mrsjayy · 16/05/2021 19:04

I felt very. Lethargic and meh after mine as well as the fluey feeling. You should be fine in a day or so.

TheChineseChicken · 16/05/2021 19:09

I had AZ over a week ago and since then have felt lethargic, tired and irritable. And had a dry mouth. Could be coincidence, could be psychological

Puntastic · 16/05/2021 19:19

Would you class it as a sense of impending doom, or just sadness?

battenburgwithtea · 16/05/2021 19:24

I wonder if it's a reaction to the vaccine as in you hold out for having it and then feel a bit flat after

Suranjeep · 16/05/2021 19:28

@Craftermum so sorry to hear you are feeling like that for whatever.

There's been times this year I've felt like that, not because of the vaccine, but because of all thats going on.

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Craftermum · 16/05/2021 19:33

Thank you for the replies! I have now reported it to the yellow card scheme.

It's definitely not doom (thankfully, as I'm aware that can mean something else?) I feel like I did back when my brother died, just that feeling of bone crushing sadness, of waking up and desperately wanting to go back to sleep to escape.

It's very weird! I wondered the same thing, @battenburgwithtea as I was so fixated on getting vac (last one in my family) and so overjoyed to finally get my appointment.

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Craftermum · 16/05/2021 20:02

@Suranjeep Sorry to hear you've experienced this feeling too, you've made me wonder if possibly it's just a huge build up of the everything from the last year. Whatever it is, I hope it goes soon!

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MarkRuffaloCrumble · 16/05/2021 20:08

My friend was really down and weepy when she had actual covid last year so it wouldn't surprise me if it were a side effect of the jab too. Hope you feel better soon.

CCSS15 · 16/05/2021 21:41

I can remember lots of people reporting it as a symptom of covid - I had one day of it too towards the end, total depression for no reason, really weepy. Strange virus

UmbilicusProfundus · 16/05/2021 21:47

There have been other posters here mentioning this so you are not alone

RainbowCrayons · 17/05/2021 03:44

Is it like when you have something very stressful going on and you hold it together and get everything done then a few days later can't stop crying about it? I felt similar, I got my vaccine and having held it together with all the fear around covid and now the unfounded fear around the vaccines and it's almost like it hits in a delayed way now you can let it out. I also felt a bit flat when I got mine because it felt like this huge thing and then nothing suddenly changed in the real world but you just need to remember you're contributing to the gradual positive changes.

Mindymomo · 17/05/2021 07:39

In my case all we talked about in my family was who was getting vaccinated and when for a while and I seemed to be the last in our age group. But when I had mine, nothing changed, still nothing much was open and conversations stopped and I felt like it was an anti climax. I also geared myself up to being bed bound for days after, when, in fact I didn’t experience any side effects at all.

weegiepower · 17/05/2021 07:57

I had my first Pfizer in feb (mid 30 year old) and I had a similar feeling that lasted quite some time. It was like I was really hormonal and really down and sad and really struggled for a few weeks

TheChineseChicken · 17/05/2021 08:08

Yes, hormonal is exactly how I feel. A bit warm, a bit foggy, fatigued and irritable / anxious

MintyCedric · 17/05/2021 09:14

Had my second Pfizer last Tuesday...have been feeling really anxious and for the last couple of days really desolate and tearful.

Tbf life isn't great anyway at the moment, plus I'm perimenopausal and had run out of thyroxine so hadn't made the connection.

Have definitely felt different/worse than usual though.

Motherof3dogs · 17/05/2021 09:25

@Craftermum

Thank you for the replies! I have now reported it to the yellow card scheme.

It's very weird! I wondered the same thing, @battenburgwithtea as I was so fixated on getting vac (last one in my family) and so overjoyed to finally get my appointment.

A feeling of doom can be a pre warning of a heart attack. After I had my first az vaccine, I had a lot of sad dreams about my late mum so it could quite possibly affect your mood.

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