@thenystagmus Yay!!! I’m happy for you! It’s definitely good news, my friend!
@windguy All vaccines have caused these side-effects. People who suffered have gotten either Pfizer, Moderna, AZ or Janssen
@turnbacktime I found a really interesting article about the strength of our immune responses to the vaccine:
Hi i stumbled acorss this forum since im experiencing some adverse symptoms that may or may not be due to the vaccine
age range: 18-25
sex: female
vaccine brand: Pfizer
previous adverse reactions to vaccines:
none. i was eager to get it for the sake of returning back to “normal life” or so i could go to more places and possibly travel/have fun with friends during the summer
health: good. No prior health issues.
First dose: 4/18
side effects: soreness on left arm near injection site for about a day
second dose: 5/10
side effects:
immeidate:
soreness on left arm near injection site for about a day
about 16-21 days later:
nausea, vomiting, numbness, muscle weakness, gait disturbance (lack of balance), double vision (diplopia), eye jerking/jumping (Nystagmus), reduced field of vision (peripheral vision was reduced), dizziness (vertigo)
To explain the later knset symptoms, I was doing well up until around the 2-3 week mark after the second dose where i began experincing nausea and vomiting. At first it was occasional (one time and no vomiting until 3-4 days later) but progressively got worse to the point i was vomiting everyday for over a week straight up to 5-6X a day and i could not keep food down and barely even water.
i also started to experience gait problems that mostly had to do with my sense of balance. The best way i coukd described it would be “walking like as if i were someone who is really drunk”. I was also beginning to experience vision problems where what im seeing is blurring and fading in and out of double vision land i could “see the vertigo” as my eyes were displaying what im seeing as spinning. I initally attributed this to my excessive vomiting and inability to keep any food and barely any water down so I decided to “tough it out/sleep it off” since i don’t like going to the doctors since I actually got told i was overreacting/its anxiety when i was a kid getting treated for a sinus infection so that never left me and ever since ive just delayed going to see the doctors unless someone forced me to/someone calls 911,
I was living alone near my college (im a student) so i ended up going back home to my parents around the 4th week mark of since getting the 2nd covid vaccine dose. I could barely walk and was hugging the wall for support or as my roommate described “ashen/gaunt and nearly crawling on the floor” so they had to help me to the elevator and walk to the entrance so i coukd get to my parent’s car.
My parents saw me and immediately wanted me to go to the ER but i insisted it was a weird stomach flu/me not eating enough so I can just self treat at hime with some rest and soup/easy to digest foods. My vomiting was still bad and i cant walk without someone holding me so my parents to me to the ER 2X. First time i was discharged after the doctor suspected of dehydration and malnutrition so I got saline dextrose and other minerals/electrolytes and was able to eat and keep down some soft food and liquids. 2nd time i went was because i was vomiting again back at home. This time I was admitted abd it was the first time i realized i coukd not lift my leg up when a doctor in the ER did a neuro-assessment on me and i felt noticeable numbess on my entire left thigh and on half of my right thigh and lower abdomen. However i did not see the neurologist since doctors still though malnutrition/dehydration maybe it was something in my abdomen, and my vision was splitt8ng and scattering more and more that it went full double (meaning i could not force my eye muscles to focus on an image and make it one image) snd a lot of nystagmus (my eyes couldn’t keep “still” and kept making jerky movements) And during that time at the hospital, in about 2.5 weeks i had increasing muscle weakness and spreading numbess on my left side that also began to affect my “good” right side.
I ended up being in the hospital for nearly a month. Going through multiple tests coming back negative of not significant enough results. I got steroids and IV IG for suspected GBS miller fisher type but not all the doctors are confident. Some doctors thought it was functional neurological disorder, but others disagreed but put it on any way so my insurance will accept the diagonosis as acceptable for going to inpaitient rehab since stating my symptoms by itself woukd not be enough for coverage.
It’s been about 2 weeks since i recieved medical treatment (meaning the IV Ig since that was last) and i am starting to see slow improvements. Most significant was the vomiting, i just have nausea now but no longer puke uncontrollably (thank goodness), my walking gait stance with support is not as wide, although when trying to walk on my own was a brace to support my side, i have to still yse a wide gait and keep my arms out for balance. My vision, which bothers me the most since i still see things “spinning” and have double vision, both which are made worse with lifiting my head/looking up or to the sides or at far away moving objects) i finally have a point and angle where my double vision is resolved which is by looking at something from a very cloe distance at a lower angle (im using my ipad to type this and my nose is almost touch the screen to give an idea of how close im talking about)
ive been seeing that it looks like the pfizer vaccine is causing a disproportionate amount of neurological side effects but as I’d imagine, most of it is written off/said not realted to the vaccine to probably not cause more hesitation in getting vaccinated eventhough its known with vaccines GBS (although incredibly rare) is a potential serious side effect, most well known in flu vaccines since my mom had GBS and her neurologist said it triggered by the flu vaccine and told her avoid flu shots since then.
i’m just confused and while I dont care much of a diagnosis anymore as i want to get back to my previous physical abilities ASAP, i dont like the explanation of functional neurological disorder espcially due to its history of being linked to hysteria and women (especially young women) and i not sure if i should be concerned if i end up getting one of these symptoms back and if i shoukd go see a doctor or not since once again, im the type to try to “tough it out snd sleep it out” until the last minute because i dont want to be seen as “hysterical”.
just wanted to share my story here since honestly, if this side effect/my symptoms sre due to the MRNA type vaccines, then id rather get sick with Co-Vid or the flu (since i heard MRNA type vaccines are getting made for that too) than to experience this kind of debilitating experience again that im still trying to recover from and recovery is slow.
thanks to anyone who has the time to read this and glad this thread exists so i dont feel as alone!
Hi everyone, just wanna share that Quercetin and Bromelain tablets, plus Zinc tablets helped my brain fog, fatigue and dizziness. I took the first dose of Pfizer last wed, had no side effects until 4 days later. And for the past 4 days have severe brain fog and fatigue that it took so much mental energy to read a simple article, when prior to the vaccine I could read fast and understand easily.
I took off work yesterday to find something that will help, and came across across this forum. I only just took the tablets yesterday, and today I feel completely different! So thank you guys! 😊 Now I finally have a clear mind and more energy to focus on work again and get back to my active life. Hang in there, you all will get better! Just keep going.
I am a 28 year old woman, and is very active with no prior illnesses
Update: I wanted to let you know that I am getting better.
My symptoms were nerve problems in my lower back, my sides, my torso, my stomach area, and my upper back on my right side which included numbness and random tingling as well as huge pressure in all these areas as well. (I had got one dose of Pfizer four weeks ago).
What has helped: Ivermectin + Famotidine
Famotidine, is often sold as Pepcid, has made the pressure go down a lot. Apparently, I must have been bloating and didn't realize it. I am told it does something with histamine and mast cells.
I hope everyone is able to find relief. I never thought there would be another side away from this as it looked really hopeless for me. I'm not out of the woods yet by any means but I'm on the right path finally.
Hello,
Question? Are you still on the regimen above? Has it helped you any?
Thanks,
Ginger
Hi Ginger,
I was 100% great for a week. Then I took Ivermectin again for one day (because they say to keep taking it one day a week for a month) and it somehow made things come back slightly. I'm not anywhere close to how bad I used to be but things came back a little bit. I think I needed a smaller dose than recommended or maybe it just was that Ivermectin was going to do all it was going to do. I'm not sure. Some have said I should take a smaller dose and keep on it but I don't want to ever take things that make me feel bad. I'm just not in the mood for that. lol.
So, right now, I have cut out dairy in my diet for the time being, I have started drinking a ton of Orange juice, I actually starting taking Claritin and it's been helping me out a lot at night. I am on my B12, my D, my multivitamin and I seem to be on the right track. I will know more soon. I also ordered a ton of supplements to try and I'll let you know if any stand out.
I'm basically treating this as "inflammation" right now.
@heybro Well 'apparently' that's after the 3 week mark and then they can linger longer in some people. Dr Been medical lectures on You tube channel has been amazing, he really talks about the vaccine (he is pro vaccine so it isn't to scare) but about what is happening and how he treats it, he is an Ivermectin fan along with other medication so just like long haul covid. I found that almost comforting as he actually talks about what is happening...
https://www.youtube.com/user/USMLEOnline
Thank you. Can you summarize the video at all. I'm too scared to watch these things.
@heybro I get scared to watch too.
I’m glad to gave found this forum, I did som research online on the side effects from the vaccine and is not that easy to find information on the long effects. I did my first jab on the 18 of February and second on the 21 of April (Pfizer) since then I don’t feel well. I spent the first 3 weeks (after the second dose) with migraines every day, now is coming and going every couple of days. I never suffered of this before. I went for a ct scan and blood test and everything seems ok. I started to have cervical pain, stiff neck almost every day. Today, after 3 month from the second dose, my arm where I had the jab is so painful.. The doctors just told me that the results are fine and ignored the fact that I still have these effects.. I don’t use any pain killers as I want to listen to my body but I’m wondering if is something that will stop somehow one day and what about the future vaccinations?
To summarise Dr Been's many videos - don't be scared by the way, he is making me feel better as basically is pro vaccine and says it's not permanent.
1) some people get rid of the spike proteins quickly, some people from 3 weeks (to 12 weeks). They don't know why some people have this reaction and seem to react to the spike protein, he is sure no new spike protein is created, it is just an inflammatory response as our bodies just don't like it. Break the inflammation and you will break the symptoms..
2) he treats post vaccine people the same way as long haul: focus on histamine reduction and inflammation reduction (so Claritin, low histamine food etc), Ivermectin is you can get it (I wish!!)
3) he says the vaccine symptoms will pass as they are not as 'real' as long haul (he said that better but that was the gist)
4) All the FLCCC protocols (he helped create the long hauler one)
5) he has dealt and treated many people with our post vaccine issues, believes us but also is pro vaccine which made me feel less scared. I literally can't watch anything that scares me about the vaccine - whats done is done!
I hope this helps summarise 🙂
I am 3.5 weeks on from my vaccine and starting to feel like my old self. Background headache, pressure in my ears/head, neck pain, but maybe 80% there and the anxiety has gone now my body has started to heal. I was in the darkest of dark places a couple of weeks ago and am now seeing the light.
Still hoping to feel normal again and be able to have a glass or wine or exercise.... baby steps!
@kirstymiller Thank you for explaining, I just can't watch or read anything about vaccines it just makes me scared and anxious. My thoughts are with you.x
@kirstymiller Kirsty, thank you so much for that information. Reading something like that is exactly what a lot of us need, a real boost of confidence and hope to get through this! I am currently in my second week of the symptoms (I’m hoping these first few weeks are the worst) and reading that has really given me a boost. So thank you 🙂
Thanks for the quick reply...and glad you are on the road to recovery...