Has my vaccine worked??

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I’m really panicking tonight. I’ve read an article which says a new study has shown that the vaccine isn’t affective on those with inflammatory arthritis.

That would be me, I have psoriatic arthritis.

I’m so anxious about this. I’ve had mixed vaccines (AZ follows by Pfizer) I have no idea now if I’m actually protected because of my arthritis

Does anyone know what this means…..
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Get an antibody test. I do one once a month because I'm part of a study.

can you ask your GP or consultant if you can have a blood test for anti-bodies that should be produced by the vaccine ?
also ask about booster jab, whether you would be in the priority group.

OP you need to step away from Google. Stop reading articles and doom and gloom headlines- they are literally feeding your anxiety.

You’ve gone from worry about covid to fear of the AZ side effects - then when you managed to get Pfizer as a second dose you worried the combination wasn’t actually effective. And now your anxiety has latched onto whether it’s worked at all.

This is classic anxiety and the only reason I know this is because I too have awful (diagnosed / medicated) anxiety and I recognise the neverending cycle of fears - no sooner is one put to bed or at least quietened down, another rears its head. It is exhausting and soul destroying. It jumps out from your posts and I know the thought process so well.

These continuous threads won’t help you. Seeking reassurance is counter productive . Even if you obtain some reassurance, it is never ever enough. The anxiety will simply find a new focus and you won’t have learnt to tolerate the fear and uncertainty.

I know it’s hard but you need to try to sit with the uncertainty and make room for the scary thoughts. Acknowledge them, observe them, but don’t engage with them. It’s the only way.