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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFor DUers who got 2nd Pfizer shot, how long before side effects?
Im just curious to see how long before they felt something different. I just got mine this morning and dont feel anything two hours into it . Thanks for any info.
catbyte
(34,320 posts)Congratulations! I had my last shot on March 16 and I feel fantastic.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)BeeBee
(1,074 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,158 posts)DetroitLegalBeagle
(1,914 posts)But both parents did and some friends have. For those who had side effects beyond a sore arm and headache, it took them 6-8hrs it seems(got it in the morning, started feeling it by evening). A couple didn't feel real bad till the next day.
SoCalNative
(4,613 posts)but about 48 hours after the first I still had sore arm, and then had muscle aches and stiffness, major headache and fatigue. Was fine by the day after that. Hoping that I got that out of the way after the first and won't have anything but the sore arm after I get the second shot on the 15th.
DetroitLegalBeagle
(1,914 posts)But I have heard, and was told by the pharmacist who gave me my first shot, that the 2nd one seems to be the rougher of the two for most people. He advised me to plan on taking the next day off work.
unc70
(6,109 posts)My arm was a little sore before that. Man symptoms lasted several days. Tired for a week.
CanonRay
(14,078 posts)That was it!
RobinA
(9,884 posts)1/18/2021. Still waiting for side effects. Sore arm the next day was the extent of it.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)sop
(10,084 posts)Sore arm same day, other symptoms began following day, lasting for about three days.
karynnj
(59,494 posts)I took a nap in the afternoon, which I never do and was still a bit tired when I woke up. The next day, I was fine. My temperature was a bit high for me, but not above 99 degrees.
Good luck
Solomon
(12,310 posts)well so the next day i was brain foggy. By the following day no symptoms. 2 hours after i was feeling ok as you say but was achey by nightfall.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)chills, slight fever. I felt I had aged 30 yrs. I got shot at 11 am and by 11 am next day it had peaked. Next morning I was fine.
FalloutShelter
(11,826 posts)within 5 hrs. Next day...better than ever.
Sprite
(77 posts)Possible Side Effects from the COVID-19 Vaccine
chills or fever. fatigue, body aches or feeling run down. headache. nausea, vomiting or diarrhea in the first 72 hours.
COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects | Yale Health
Ms. Toad
(33,980 posts)swelling, redness, pain, itchiness. Started within a couple of hours, increased over 72 hours, then gradually subsided.
No generalized symptoms.
spooky3
(34,394 posts)Shot on Friday; busy Sat and Sun am planned. Other than a little arm pain, I felt fine until Sun afternoon, when I crashed. Slept off and on for 15 hours. The rest of the week I felt very tired at times.
pwb
(11,242 posts)witch means it is working.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)AFAIK there is no correlation between feeling side effects and how well the immunization is working.
Most folks don't get noteable side effects yet pretty much everyone is protected.
RANDYWILDMAN
(2,663 posts)for two days and then have been fine ever since.
cally
(21,590 posts)I had 100 degree fever for three days then fine
RANDYWILDMAN
(2,663 posts)Glad i'm not the only one
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)The nap was probably more due to the fact I don't sleep well at night and was up at 3:30 am in anticipation. Other than that, I've had absolutely no problems.
Good luck!
Doc Sportello
(7,484 posts)The first one my arm was sore for about three days. Hardly anything after the second.
Victor_c3
(3,557 posts)I got the shot at 9:00 a.m. and I started to feel a little drained around 3:00. I took a nap and woke up at about 2 hours later and felt alright, but still drained. By about 9:00 p.m. I was definitely not feeling well. I felt better about 36 hours later.
DayQuil / NyQuil helped a lot.
Diamond_Dog
(31,881 posts)Had my second Pfizer April 1.
debsy
(530 posts)At 11PM, I started going through chill/hot cycles with little to no sleep. At around 5:45 AM yesterday, I started feeling a bit better so decided to go to work (I work remotely). About 3 hours later, I was flat out on the bed and remained there for the rest of the day. I could not breathe through my nose, had a terrible head ache, felt totally run-down, was nauseous, didn't eat anything all day, drank lots of water and was doted on by my husband who got his shot at around 10:30 yesterday. I am much better today, though not 100% (I can breathe, have more energy, and am able to eat). My husband, who I mentioned got his yesterday, has had no side effects worth mentioning other than a dull muscle ache in his upper back (though that could be from bench pressing and lat pulls . He is over the 24 hour mark so we are hopeful he won't have any.
One extreme to the other.
Treefrog
(4,170 posts)I finally have a vax appointment though I will have to travel to another state to get it.
bermudat
(1,329 posts)dpibel
(2,826 posts)In fact, my arm was less sore from the second shot than from the first.
And that was the only effect I could detect both times.
Tree-Hugger
(3,369 posts)My 2nd shot was it about 3:30 pm. I on my had a mild sore arm, which didn't interfere with anything. I didn't sleep very well that might, but I had disruptions from kids and cats in the middle of the night. By 10am the next day, I was fatigued and developed a fever. I hovered at 102.5 for the entire day, which I spent laying on the couch. I also had a lot of sinus pressure. Even though I had the fever, fatigue, and son is pressure, I didn't feel truly sick. Blah, yes. Sick, no. I will admit I totally milked it all day. My fever broke overnight and I had no lingering symptoms. So....shot on a Saturday, symptoms Sunday, woke up fine on Monday.
Picaro
(1,511 posts)I had 0 side effects. My wife felt fatigued and her arm was a little sore. The side effects for her showed up after 24 hours. Then lasted about 12 hours and then went away.
brush
(53,725 posts)Generic Brad
(14,272 posts)Had mine last Friday. I woke up the next day to 12 hours of strong discomfort.
Greybnk48
(10,162 posts)but that's not unusual because I'm old, zero other symptoms. My husband had mild fatigue, mild aches and chills. He took a four hour nap and it was gone.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)but for sure next day he had fatigue that kept him vegging all day and modest headache. I had nothing the first day, a little itch at the site for the next 2-3 days. I was actually glad of the reassurance that something was happening.
Wishing you nothing more, USALiberal.
redstateblues
(10,565 posts)Patterson
(1,527 posts)The next day and third day they had a sore arm. The forth day it was usually gone. Very few had flu symptoms. I don't recall anyone saying they had problems the same day.