How to get rid of arm discomfort/pain after vaccine shot.

[KS Toronado]

While getting my 2nd shot, was told to exercise my arm & she demonstrated by simply raising her arm parallel to floor
and down again. Discomfort went away faster than my 1st shot and very easy to do.

[dchill]

1. Had I known..

[2naSalit]

2. Cool.

I'll do that when I get my next shot next week. I didn't know what to expect last time, I'm getting prepared for this one.

[Patterson]

3. I took one ibuprofen and one Tylenol pill.

I wish I had known about the exercise.

[Arkansas Granny]

4. I did something similar and the soreness lasted less than 24 hours.

I didn't experience any bad pain, just a stiff, achy feeling.

[Pobeka]

5. Yep. All the way over your head too. Worked for me. Not supposed to take pain meds.

I was swinging my arm around frequently (like every 10 minutes for the first few hours).

Was also told not to take any pain meds -- the cdc has a report that tests on mice show pain meds can reduce antibody response, and so recommends avoiding pain meds if at all possible.

So I suffered one night with a pretty bad headache -- it was two days after the shot. I got in a recliner to keep my head elevated and keep the blood pressure lower in my head. Next morning I was tired, but no longer feeling the effects of the shot. Slept like a rock the next night!

[Qutzupalotl]

6. Out to the sides or towards the front?

[mopinko]

7. ice really helps, too.

didnt ice it after the second, and it was much worse.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

8. Do you ice it before the pain starts?

[mopinko]

9. yes. soon as you get home.

i took a couple ibuprofen and curled up w an ice pack.
much worse this time w more ibuprofen but no ice.

[IcyPeas]

10. Rite Aid gives you 4 pages of FAQs when you get the vaccine there

(at least that's what I got). I got my first Moderna shot on Thursday. The fact-sheet information says :

Pain: Ok to take over the counter pain relievers, like ibuprofen or acetaminophen, after your appointment.
Discomfort: Move the arm around and apply a clean, cool compress"
Fever: Drink plenty of fluids

they also give you information about signing up to V-Safe. It's an app where you can list any symptoms of your vaccine so the experts who are studying the virus can be informed.

I thought the literature they handed me was very helpful.

[Luciferous]

11. I found an ice pack helped a lot after my 2nd shot

[haele]

12. Also, a pharmacy clerk told me we needed to eat often and healthy, drinking lots of fluids

Eat healthy before and after, go to bed early.
Any side effects are mitigated if your body has plenty of fuel and rest to fight them off.
Got my first Pfizer yesterday. Laz will get a J&J tomorrow.

Haele

[ChazII]

14. This is what I did two days before my second

Pfizer shot. I did feel the shot this time but the side effects were almost non-existent. Immediately after the shot I started to exercise my shot arm since I was not driving. When I got home I continued to exercise by doing small circles every half hour for about a minute. Eating well helped, too.

[nilram]

13. Also moved it around, and massaged it.

I think also some ice. The pain went away faster than with the first one.

[marie999]

15. I have had 2 Moderna shots.

I asked the nurse to give me my shots in my dominant arm. I had a little discomfort but not any pain. The next day after shots I needed to take a nap about 4 hours after I got up. 3-hour naps and that was it.