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11. I had a terrible migraine the day after my last flu shot

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 09:12 PM

Mar 2013

I did some reading and I believe that the culprit was probably a preservative in the shot.

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Any older nurses here? We have a bit of a family mystery- [View all] hedgehog Mar 2013 OP

The only thing I can think of would be a penicillin shot. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2013 #1

Peggy - would you have any idea if penicillin would have been hedgehog Mar 2013 #8

Not to worry, my dear hedgehog! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2013 #10

Tetanus? silverweb Mar 2013 #2

I'm more inclined to penicillin - whatever it was, it involved hedgehog Mar 2013 #3

That makes sense. silverweb Mar 2013 #9

Things that were given in the butt were generally antibiotics Warpy Mar 2013 #6

If the shot wasn't enough - the migraine later did the job! hedgehog Mar 2013 #7

I had a terrible migraine the day after my last flu shot stopwastingmymoney Mar 2013 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author nenagh Mar 2013 #12

My mother was a nurse. SheilaT Mar 2013 #14

Now i'm wondering if the lower dosages were more effective back then hedgehog Mar 2013 #15

Yes, that's exactly right. SheilaT Mar 2013 #16