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debm55

(61,074 posts)
Mon Oct 9, 2023, 10:42 PM Oct 2023

Has anyone had trouble with their Moderna Covid shot? I got my shot Saturday. Waited the 15 minutes

Also got the flu and pneumonia shot. Came home and walked the dog. I was walking on the street, Dolly was on the grass. I got dizzy and fell face forward on the street. Luckily, or not, I placed my hands down when I knew I was falling. Laid on the road crying again. Yesterday I slept all day. didn;t eat. I don't know if it was the shot or the fall. I never had this reaction to any of my other shots. Had a big bump on my upper arm where shot was given. Please get the shot. I think it was just me.

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Has anyone had trouble with their Moderna Covid shot? I got my shot Saturday. Waited the 15 minutes (Original Post) debm55 Oct 2023 OP
I got mine a week ago.... essaynnc Oct 2023 #1
I got the Covid in one arm and the other two in the other arm. This was a new pharmacy that we went debm55 Oct 2023 #2
Got the Moderna Covid booster and flu shot in the same arm a week ago, i.e. last Monday. c-rational Oct 2023 #3
Sleeping a lot after a fall can be a symptom of a concussion captain queeg Oct 2023 #4
Thanks captain. I know i hit my forhead. Hands , knees, and shot spots are sore., but not sleepy. debm55 Oct 2023 #8
Next week. Not a BFD. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2023 #5
I had three different shots, and did a face place on a road. So for me it was a BFD. debm55 Oct 2023 #12
Shoulda gone straight home. No faceplanting on roads, OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2023 #14
My wife got Moderna... LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #6
Hi lucky, I figured it was getting all three that did it. Plus she said I was due for my Tetanus debm55 Oct 2023 #9
Latest University studies & WHO say tetanus shots last a lifetime womanofthehills Oct 2023 #20
Everybody that I know who has had reactions has had Moderna woodsprite Oct 2023 #19
Got my booster and RSV shot together.. Deuxcents Oct 2023 #7
Yes, thank you. Still sore, but not weak or sweaty. debm55 Oct 2023 #10
My tetanus and pneumonia shots are next.. Deuxcents Oct 2023 #11
Got the three shots last week. Pharmacist said expect to feel sick. I did Demovictory9 Oct 2023 #13
I would never let anyone talk me into samplegirl Oct 2023 #15
I've taken too my bed for at least a day after all my covid shots dflprincess Oct 2023 #16
Nope RandySF Oct 2023 #17
My flu shot last year was "misplaced needle" and the shoulder is still painful. Grasswire2 Oct 2023 #18
It's called SIRVA womanofthehills Oct 2023 #22
yeah Grasswire2 Oct 2023 #26
Had that happen a few years ago with a flu shot. Dem2theMax Oct 2023 #29
oh that sounds horrible Grasswire2 Oct 2023 #30
It was! Dem2theMax Oct 2023 #32
Friend of mine got it. 12 hours later was vomiting, Ilsa Oct 2023 #21
Had 3 shots the other day chouchou Oct 2023 #23
I got the Moderna booster a week ago... rubbersole Oct 2023 #24
I'm so sorry that happened to you. I wish you a speedy Maraya1969 Oct 2023 #25
I had Pfizer and had my usual terrible reaction. Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #27
I got the moderna shot friday Conjuay Oct 2023 #28
Moderna and flu shot same day Attilatheblond Oct 2023 #31
Is RSV a yearly? Grasswire2 Oct 2023 #33
I don't think the shot is done annually Attilatheblond Oct 2023 #34
yes, I am mostly staying home Grasswire2 Oct 2023 #35

essaynnc

(989 posts)
1. I got mine a week ago....
Mon Oct 9, 2023, 10:48 PM
Oct 2023

Covid and flu, same time and arm

First day, fine.
Second day, afternoon, felt feverish and disoriented. Passed after a couple hours.
Since then, been feeling low energy and like a head cold or sinus infection. And my arm still aches. Can't seem to shake it, and it's been a week !

Anyone else???

debm55

(61,074 posts)
2. I got the Covid in one arm and the other two in the other arm. This was a new pharmacy that we went
Mon Oct 9, 2023, 10:53 PM
Oct 2023

so. I never had them all three together.

c-rational

(3,211 posts)
3. Got the Moderna Covid booster and flu shot in the same arm a week ago, i.e. last Monday.
Mon Oct 9, 2023, 10:56 PM
Oct 2023

Tuesday, woke up tired and went back to bed at around 11 am for an hour. My wife had the same shots and she had the same reaction. This is the first time we felt so tired. Hope all gets better.

captain queeg

(11,780 posts)
4. Sleeping a lot after a fall can be a symptom of a concussion
Mon Oct 9, 2023, 10:58 PM
Oct 2023

I did a face plant a few months ago. A couple people want to take me to the ER but I passed. A couple checked on me the next and questioned me about sleeping. Apparently that a common symptom. (I didn’t have a concussion but it’s something to think about.

debm55

(61,074 posts)
8. Thanks captain. I know i hit my forhead. Hands , knees, and shot spots are sore., but not sleepy.
Mon Oct 9, 2023, 11:11 PM
Oct 2023

LuckyCharms

(22,684 posts)
6. My wife got Moderna...
Mon Oct 9, 2023, 11:00 PM
Oct 2023

I had Pfizer.

I had my normal significant reaction.

She got knocked right down. Two days in bed.

debm55

(61,074 posts)
9. Hi lucky, I figured it was getting all three that did it. Plus she said I was due for my Tetanus
Mon Oct 9, 2023, 11:14 PM
Oct 2023

shot. That sucker really knocks me out.

womanofthehills

(10,997 posts)
20. Latest University studies & WHO say tetanus shots last a lifetime
Tue Oct 10, 2023, 12:59 AM
Oct 2023
“Adults do not need tetanus or diphtheria booster shots if they’ve already completed their childhood vaccination series against these rare, but debilitating diseases, according to research published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.

The conclusion aligns with the World Health Organization’s recent recommendations to only routinely give adults tetanus and diphtheria vaccines if they didn’t receive a full series of shots as children. In the U.S., the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices still recommends all adults receive booster shots every 10 years.”

https://news.ohsu.edu/2020/02/25/adults-dont-need-tetanus-diphtheria-boosters-if-fully-vaccinated-as-children-study-finds


PORTLAND, Ore. — For many adults, booster shots are just another part of getting older. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends adults update their vaccinations every 10 years. A new study reveals some of those childhood vaccines could last a lot longer; making more shots unnecessary. Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine say that’s the case with tetanus and diphtheria vaccines, which last for life.

The study estimates that eliminating unneeded booster shots could save the United States healthcare system $1 billion each year.
https://studyfinds.org/tetanus-diphtheria-shots-childhood-vaccines-last-for-life/

woodsprite

(12,585 posts)
19. Everybody that I know who has had reactions has had Moderna
Tue Oct 10, 2023, 12:19 AM
Oct 2023

Some had fever to 104 and chills for a day, then aches and tired for another day or two. I’m going to stick with Pfizer if I can. I had an awful reaction to the pneumonia shot and have just seemed to be more sensitive to meds since chemo, but I do need to get the latest shot.

Deuxcents

(27,297 posts)
7. Got my booster and RSV shot together..
Mon Oct 9, 2023, 11:05 PM
Oct 2023

Flu shot was about 3 weeks or so ago. No problems, thankfully. If you still don’t feel better, get an appointment and see your doctor 🫶

Deuxcents

(27,297 posts)
11. My tetanus and pneumonia shots are next..
Mon Oct 9, 2023, 11:18 PM
Oct 2023

I’m gonna take them one at a time! I’m like a pin cushion this season!

Demovictory9

(37,113 posts)
13. Got the three shots last week. Pharmacist said expect to feel sick. I did
Mon Oct 9, 2023, 11:24 PM
Oct 2023

From the flu one I think.

samplegirl

(14,055 posts)
15. I would never let anyone talk me into
Mon Oct 9, 2023, 11:27 PM
Oct 2023

all three shots at once. I worked on Pharmacy and they push it!

dflprincess

(29,366 posts)
16. I've taken too my bed for at least a day after all my covid shots
Mon Oct 9, 2023, 11:31 PM
Oct 2023

It usually takes about 12 hours after the shot before I feel anything.

My doctor tells me it's a "robust immune response".

Grasswire2

(13,849 posts)
18. My flu shot last year was "misplaced needle" and the shoulder is still painful.
Tue Oct 10, 2023, 12:04 AM
Oct 2023

The medical assistant came up behind me, not giving me the opportunity to mention that I have a lipoma on the shoulder she was about to jab. It is still painful to move certain ways.

Grasswire2

(13,849 posts)
26. yeah
Tue Oct 10, 2023, 03:59 PM
Oct 2023

But no one seems particularly interested, at the clinic. And then when I had pacemaker surgery in April, that shoulder evidently got frozen after being told not to use that same arm. Very painful.

Dem2theMax

(11,005 posts)
29. Had that happen a few years ago with a flu shot.
Tue Oct 10, 2023, 10:03 PM
Oct 2023

They definitely hit the wrong spot, because the first thing that happened was I got bursitis. Bursitis caused frozen shoulder. While trying to do the exercises to help frozen shoulder, I tore my rotator cuff and my bicep. Yep, all of that from a flu shot. Never getting one again. The surgeon agreed with me.

Grasswire2

(13,849 posts)
30. oh that sounds horrible
Tue Oct 10, 2023, 11:01 PM
Oct 2023

I hate having the limited movement because of the pain. Can't even put a shirt on without it hurting.

Dem2theMax

(11,005 posts)
32. It was!
Tue Oct 10, 2023, 11:22 PM
Oct 2023

I can certainly sympathize with you regarding the pain. Keep a close eye on it. If you start noticing more and more limited movement, go see your doctor.

When I realized that the only part of the steering wheel I could touch in my car, was the bottom of the steering wheel that was closest to my lap, I knew something was really wrong. Took a year to get full movement back in my arm. Excruciatingly painful. That's why I say get to your doctor if you notice it's not getting better.

Ilsa

(64,434 posts)
21. Friend of mine got it. 12 hours later was vomiting,
Tue Oct 10, 2023, 01:02 AM
Oct 2023

had diarrhea, ached all over, and felt like he was dying. He needed an IV for fluids.

Same thing happened to his father when he got the vax.

chouchou

(3,201 posts)
23. Had 3 shots the other day
Tue Oct 10, 2023, 01:32 AM
Oct 2023

(3-4 days) Was fine after shots, but that night was tired as hell for another 48 hours. Didn't feel bad, just that
feeling like you have not had enough sleep. I slept 9 hours first day...felt tired.
Second day 10 hours..felt tired. next day..pretty much back to normal
All in all, not that bad an experience.

rubbersole

(11,251 posts)
24. I got the Moderna booster a week ago...
Tue Oct 10, 2023, 01:52 AM
Oct 2023

...first time I had any adverse reaction. Felt like I had the flu for about 24hrs. My doctor said that was actually positive-.meaning that it took. I trust her.

Elessar Zappa

(16,385 posts)
27. I had Pfizer and had my usual terrible reaction.
Tue Oct 10, 2023, 04:11 PM
Oct 2023

Headache, fever, etc. Sorry to hear that you fell! Hope you feel better soon, Deb.

Conjuay

(3,086 posts)
28. I got the moderna shot friday
Tue Oct 10, 2023, 05:49 PM
Oct 2023

I went on line here and said all was good- no reaction.

Two hours later I was shaking like I have NEVER experienced in my life.

Last 3 shots were pfizer, and I had bad reactions to them as well; but this one was definitely. the most violent reaction of all

Attilatheblond

(9,056 posts)
31. Moderna and flu shot same day
Tue Oct 10, 2023, 11:19 PM
Oct 2023

Tiny hard tender spot but otherwise, not issue. Maybe it was the three-shot combo that got you? I have to wait 2 weeks for RSV and will likely get the pneumonia shot a few weeks later.

Grasswire2

(13,849 posts)
33. Is RSV a yearly?
Tue Oct 10, 2023, 11:35 PM
Oct 2023

I HAD RSV last winter. Holy moly. It was awful. I actually caught it in my podiatrist office. A woman with no mask was coughing and coughing there. Ugh.

Attilatheblond

(9,056 posts)
34. I don't think the shot is done annually
Wed Oct 11, 2023, 01:22 AM
Oct 2023

But not sure. I know they are strongly recommending the vaccine for geezers like me. Family member is on immune suppressors for MS, so I am mighty careful and don't go out in public much, get all the shots I can.

Grasswire2

(13,849 posts)
35. yes, I am mostly staying home
Wed Oct 11, 2023, 02:08 AM
Oct 2023

...having groceries delivered as much as possible.

But I do need to go to the public library this week.

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