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How did you feel after the Pfizer jab

155 replies

Rainydays55 · 17/05/2021 14:16

I’m sure this has been asked before so apologies , but just wondering how most people felt after the Pfizer , were any side effects relatively short lived?

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moirarosebabay · 17/05/2021 14:18

I just had a sore arm for 2
Days. Still managed everything I would normally do. I am a keen runner and worried I wouldn't get my daily run but ran both days after.

wishing3 · 17/05/2021 14:18

I was worried but had first jab last week and was fine. Very slight headache a few hours later but took paracetamol which saw it off. Arm a bit sore. I bet you’ll be fine!

Tempusfudgeit · 17/05/2021 14:18

Sore arm for a few days, bit of a headache the day after the first dose. Nothing major.

HairyFloppins · 17/05/2021 14:20

Had mine on Friday, sore arm over night and into next day. Absolutely fine since.

thatonesmine · 17/05/2021 14:23

I've had both jabs now. I had a sore arm on day 2 after both. Apart from that I felt fine after the first but was quite tired and run down for a few days after second, nothing major though and it didn't stop me doing anything.

lucyslocketinherpocket · 17/05/2021 14:25

Stiff arm for a day after both doses. That was it, I was absolutely fine.

Shezlon · 17/05/2021 14:25

My DH Has had both Pfizer jabs and had a sore arm and a bit of a headache both times. Nothing major and nothing that impacted daily life.

GypsyWanderer · 17/05/2021 14:52

I had mine on Friday and I have had a headache on and off since. Yesterday it got worse, I doubled up on painkillers and it didn’t touch it. A bit better today but still unable to do much as when I focus my headache comes back. Also tingly painful scalp on and off.

Other than that I’ve felt tired and a bit run down plus saw arm for the first 2 days. Honestly it’s only the headache that’s bothering me otherwise I can’t complain!

My husband had his at the same time and apart from a saw arm and a bit extra tired he’s been fine.

GypsyWanderer · 17/05/2021 14:54

@GypsyWanderer

I had mine on Friday and I have had a headache on and off since. Yesterday it got worse, I doubled up on painkillers and it didn’t touch it. A bit better today but still unable to do much as when I focus my headache comes back. Also tingly painful scalp on and off.

Other than that I’ve felt tired and a bit run down plus saw arm for the first 2 days. Honestly it’s only the headache that’s bothering me otherwise I can’t complain!

My husband had his at the same time and apart from a saw arm and a bit extra tired he’s been fine.

Sore arm. Sorry I know spelling isn’t anything major but I’m a stickler for good English 😂
NotBot · 17/05/2021 15:49

Had mine on Saturday, reasonably bad headache on Sat evening & very sore arm. Sore arm & minor headache Sunday. Today my arm is OK, hurts if knocked. All fine otherwise.

My OH has been identical. Both us a bit more tired than usual perhaps but we’ve got young kids! 😄

Oysterbabe · 17/05/2021 15:55

Sore arm for a few days and a mild headache in the evening. That was it.

Theonlyoneiknow · 17/05/2021 15:58

Felt fine bar a bit of a dead arm. From what I have read however, it is more likely to feel rough after the 2nd dose - has anyone else heard that ?

LondonWFuck · 17/05/2021 16:01

I had mine at 830 this morning. Feel totally fine - so far at least. Arm perhaps feels slightly sore but that might be down to the fact I keep prodding it to see if it hurts or not 🙈

WeeFae · 17/05/2021 16:03

Sore arm after the first jab, even more of a sore arm after the 2nd.

Though 10 days after my 1st, my arm suddenly went hot and a large lump appeared at the injection site.

Whatever9999 · 17/05/2021 16:03

1st I had a sore arm for a couple of days, plus 6hrs of complete and utterly exhaustion around 24hours after the jab.

2nd I had a very sore arm for around a week (but the Dr was rough, I have a connective tissue disorder and was left with a huge bruise and now have a scar), same exhaustion 24hrs later but only lasting a couple of hours later)

GypsyWanderer · 17/05/2021 16:03

I’m going to contact 111 tomorrow if my headache hasn’t gone. Not sure if it’s completely normal or not.

Tara336 · 17/05/2021 16:07

1st injection I felt like I had a hangover and my arm was sore 2nd injection I was told the side affects would be worse so was dreading it but was absolutely fine, arm was a bit sore that was it

Purplesparkle34 · 17/05/2021 16:09

I had mine yesterday, and today I have a sore arm and a bit of a headache. Not as bad as I thought it would be.

EBearhug · 17/05/2021 16:10

Sore arm for a couple of days, but that's gone now. I have been very tired after the second (which was Friday,) but I think that's more down to a heavy period which started Saturday, and not sleeping well, and I would have felt like this anyway, like most months.

Batshittery · 17/05/2021 16:18

Sore arm after both jabs. Nothing else

Frymetothemoon · 17/05/2021 16:22

Slightly sore arm when I raised it the day after the vaccine. Gone 2 days later. Not had my 2nd dose

shinynewapple21 · 17/05/2021 17:22

First jab I just had sore arm for around a day . Second jab I felt a bit unwell, tired, for a couple of days .

ZammoUK · 17/05/2021 17:37

@GypsyWanderer

I had mine on Friday and I have had a headache on and off since. Yesterday it got worse, I doubled up on painkillers and it didn’t touch it. A bit better today but still unable to do much as when I focus my headache comes back. Also tingly painful scalp on and off.

Other than that I’ve felt tired and a bit run down plus saw arm for the first 2 days. Honestly it’s only the headache that’s bothering me otherwise I can’t complain!

My husband had his at the same time and apart from a saw arm and a bit extra tired he’s been fine.

@GypsyWanderer same as me with the headache, as soon as I stop concentrating I feel I am okay, but as soon as I focus again the annoying headache comes back. I had my 1st Pfizer on Wednesday last week. I hope it goes soon.
GypsyWanderer · 17/05/2021 17:40

I think it was your post I replied to earlier. I hope you’re feeling better soon!

JeanLouiseFinch · 17/05/2021 17:41

No side effects at all after the first dose. After the second, fine that day but the following two days felt rough/heavy arm/general aches. Nothing too bad though.