I get my second Moderna shot

[gopiscrap]

in a couple of hours. I am asking those who have had their second Moderna shot what it was like afterwards. Thanks

[Sanity Claws]

1. I got mine about 30 minutes ago.

We may be companions in short-term misery but let's hope not.

[riversedge]

2. I had no problems. First time had VERY sore arm. none this time except at the

injection site a bit. good luck to you.

[spinbaby]

3. Sore arm for about a day

That was about it.

[Yonnie3]

4. Not much different from the first shot for me

Minor injection site pain
I felt tired and out of sorts the next day.

Reactions have varied widely among people I know.

[Patterson]

5. After the second Moderna, my arm was maybe 50% more sore

than after the first one. Don't take medicine before the shot. I read that moving and exercising your arm afterwards helps. The shot itself didn't hurt.

[VickiSmith]

6. April 5th for me.

I was expecting some kind of side effect in the 8-12 hr window.

Nope, 20 hours later I started getting joint aches which progressed to a fever of 999-100.

Lasted about 12 hours. I woke up at 2am starved to death and knew it was over.

Took Tylenol for the fever.

[targetpractice]

7. Got my second yesterday...

... Feels like a building dropped on me. I expected side effects but not as bad as I'm experiencing...

I had COVID in May 2020 and the vaccine side effects feel *almost* the same as actual COVID body aches, chills, headache, dizziness, nausea. Had no side effects after the first shot.

Best wishes.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

8. It seems to vary a LOT for different people.

I received my 2nd dose of Moderna almost 24 hours ago, and my only symptom seems to be a sore arm.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

15. Update for me.

After 24 hours, I feel a bit light-headed and my temp is now 101 F.

I would've never suspected the temp increase. Don't feel hot, don't have chills, etc. I just started feeling light-headed.

[BornADemocrat]

20. Got same temp (101) with Pfizer

I did have other effects like chills, elevated pulse rate, headache, nausea and generally annoyed at 2-5AM cuz I couldn't sleep. Each person is different and as another thread notes, it varies based on age and other things that may effect our immune response. Believe it or not, I'm actually thankful that I got a severe response, makes me more confident that my body has created an abundance of defensive cells to combat this nasty virus.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

22. Yeah, my resting heart rate was in the upper 80's...

... when it's normally in the 60's and 70's. (I also used my pulse oximeter when I felt the worst, just for the heck of it.)

I dozed off on my couch a few hours ago, and I already feel better. Temp has dropped to about 100 F too.

I didn't think that I'd care, but I'm also relieved to have symptoms beyond a sore arm this time. It indeed feels like confirmation that it stimulated the immune system!

Thanks for sharing your experience!

[ananda]

9. Got my second Moderna yesterday morning. And about the vax card...

Keep it but don't laminate it. Also, it's wise to take
a picture of it and keep it in your phone.

I have a sore arm. I try to move it around a lot
periodically. That does seem to help some.

That's it for me.

[Yavin4]

16. Also, email the picture of your card to yourself.

Just in case you lose your phone.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

17. Good idea!

[oregonjen]

10. Felt awful 8 hours after second dose yesterday

Arm hurt a lot, massive headache, body aches, felt like a had the flu. Finally gave in and took Advil 15 hours in. Woke up in a pile of sweat and feel better today.

Happy vaccination day! It’s well worth the side effects.

[magicarpet]

11. Got the second Moderna yesterday no after effects feeling fine.

We are all different as the immune system cranks up to create antibodies.

[Submariner]

12. I got my 2nd Moderna on Feb 23rd

At 74, I sometimes wonder if I got the Covid vaccine or a placebo, because other than the slight pain in the arm at the injection site for a day, I have had zero side effects from the vaccine. No fever. No anything.

[Tree Lady]

13. I did have strong reaction

With arm pain, fever, chills, body aches but would do again.

So just have Tylenol ready and maybe some popsicles and watch some long movies.

Everyone was different in my family some had no reaction, some just arm pan, some like me.

Best thing you can do is relax your muscles in your arm during shot. Tensing up can cause arm pain.

[JenniferJuniper]

14. Joint pain only,

Right knee was terribly painful starting 24 hours after the shot and then was gone 24 hours later.

Shoulder pain for 2.5 weeks. Same as after the first shot, but much more intense.

No other symptoms. No fever, no chills, no headaches, no tiredness.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

18. Congratulations

I ran a slight fever the day after but was fine the next day. My youngest ran a decent fever that we took care of with alternative NSAIDs and tylenole and a cold bath. She was fine the next day. There is a decent chance that my youngest may have picked a mild case of COVID while being an election judge for the Nov. election. She lost most of sense of taste and ran a fever for a week. Her COVID test came back negative. There is good authority that persons who had COVID tend to have stronger reactions to the vaccines

[Dawgman49]

19. My second moderne 3 weeks ago

At 8 pm....no soreness until next morning..mild soreness, no fever, just felt tired until afternoon..no other symptoms

[LisaL]

21. I got the shoot in the morning.

About 8 hours later, my arm started to hurt. The next day, I had a low grade fever and didn't feel very well. My arm was hurting too.
But the day after that, it was pretty much back to normal. So I had enough of a reaction to know I was making antibodies but nothing too bad.

[MurrayDelph]

23. My wife gets hers on Wednesday

I'm cutting my roadtrip short partially to escort her to (and more-importantly from) the shot in the hopes that the Murphy Magic will kick in.

[CTMotoXFan]

24. Second Moderna done this morning

Had my second Moderna shot twelve hours ago, so far just some pain and tenderness at the injection site. Pretty much what I had after number one, hopefully no problems over the weekend.