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Petrified of getting booster after previous reaction

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KL92xxxx · 20/12/2021 20:46

I am in my late twenties and really generally very healthy, I have a toddler, work full time and have a really busy life.

I’m totally pro vax, in fact I paid for my toddler to have the extra chickenpox vax. I read reputable sources regarding coronavirus etc et.

I was really excited to get my first jab, about 10 days later I was absolutely floored for about 10 days, I cried every day, I felt like I didn’t have enough energy to get out of bed, I developed random twitches in my hands and feet and I thought I was losing my mind. I honestly would burst into tears in public as I felt like I was going to pass out. I booked a blood test, everything came back fine and eventually I felt better and disregarded it as a random awful time.

My second vaccine came around and sure enough around 10 days later I again felt absolutely awful. Struggling to get out of bed, again I felt like I was losing my mind. This was when I related the two reactions to the two vaccines. Again, I eventually felt better but those few weeks were just horrendous. The only way I can describe it is a mild but very real case of how people describe how they feel when they have long covid.

I powered through knowing that it was all done with, I was double vaccinated and that’s that, now I’ve been invited for my booster. I feel terrible. I don’t know what to do. I start a new job in January, I’m worried if I feel so awful again it’ll affect my job, I also worry that it’ll last longer. I’m so worried and I just don’t know what to do.

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maryzx · 20/12/2021 20:47

I would give it a miss, personally.

Autumnleavesfalling · 20/12/2021 20:49

I have had horrible reactions to my first jab and my booster. I will not be getting any more

howley1 · 20/12/2021 20:49

which 2 did you have for your first pfizer? can you find out where is doing moderna for your booster?

Tee20x · 20/12/2021 21:16

I wouldn't get it.

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