My wife got her second shot on Friday at 5pm and less than 24 hours later she was throwing up, running a 100-103 fever, super stiff neck and terrible body aches. She compared it to a combination of the worst flu +worse hangover she's had. If you and your spouse haven't gotten your first, I would suggest staggering them because you might be basically incapacitated for 12+ hours and will need someone to help.
In her case, Ibuprofen didn't do squat, but naproxen sodium (Aleve) did help.
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Oh great. Second moderna in a week and a half. Wife had second Pfizer yesterday. She feels like crap...fatigue mostly.
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Just heard today that my step brother had issues as well.  This has nothing to do with my decision though.  I wasnâ€t taking it regardless. Â
I suspect these reactions are outliers, but thatâ€s just a hunch on my part
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My goodness Moderna and Phizer gave these vaccines to over 60K people of all ethnicities men and women. Suck it up kiddies. You might feel a little sick. If you are getting the vaccine this early you are probably elderly or high risk.
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If itâ€s tolerable avoid the ibuprofen or aleve. And if it isnâ€t try Tylenol first if itâ€s safe for you. Donâ€t take anything like that beforehand. The inflammation is the immune system reacting. You donâ€t want to blunt that.
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Kinda sad really when a man is scared to take the vaccine makes his poor wife go first and she gets very ill.....most men go first like me and tough it out.
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