Side Effects of Swine Flu Vaccine

Dear Aleksandar,
I am not a doctor, so I don’t feel I can recommend if someone should or should not get the 2009 H1N1 shot. I have researched information for myself and to share with others, to help people in their decision-making process. If anyone has or their child has any kind of ongoing medical condition, talking to one’s doctor is the best step.

i recived my swineflu jab yesterday 23/11/09 i felt ok, but my arm where i had the injection feels very sore and achy. today i feel like i got no energy, tingerling in my thigh which i had after i recieved the seasonal flu jab. i phoned my NHS helpline and they told me that the worst you feel after the jab the better has your immunity is fighing it. my 6 year old son who's got autism has got hi jab next week. it has put mein two minds, but if he doesnt have the swine flu jab then catch the swine flu he might be very ill. so i will let him have the jab. hes recieving a different vaccine brand than me, im worried that i will have Guillain-Barr'e syndrome now. but like with every vaccine u got to make a choice and i hope ive made a right one. i dont know how u in the US are finding the vaccine, but in the uk the majorety of the population dont want the swine flu vaccine.
sam wales UK

I received the vaccine yesterday at the school I work for. For quite a while I believed I would never get the vaccine because I didn't think the risks were worth it. Well, a few close co-workers got the swine flu and after hearing how completely miserable they were (thinking they were going to die), I decided to take my chances. I don't want to be severely sick for 5 days or longer. I have kids to take care of and I'm in grad school. I will not vaccinate my children- my son has had the flu already (not sure if it was swine or seasonal) and my daughter is sensitive to everything so I won't take the chance for her. Today I feel fine after getting the shot and I hope I stay this way! I live in the USA, and a lot of my friends and relatives don't want the shot, though... lots of people think it's propaganda and that the gov't is trying to scare us.

I am off school with the swineflu vacination and i have the following simptens
-bad headache
-high temp
-sore musles
-and weakness/tiredness

I had the H1N1 vaccine two days ago.Because I take aspirin 75mg daily the nurse gave it in my abdomen rather than my arm.Can you tell me why this is? Incidentally I am rather happy about it because I don't have a sore arm like others.Why isn't it given to others in the abdo,it seems to make more sense to me.

i recieved the vaccine on the 24th of november, my arm got swollen and i had chills, low fever and tiredness on the first day. On the second day (today) i got a very bad headache, hope it goes away soon

I am 8 wkd pregnant and it was recommended that I had the jab. I was already suffering from dizziness & nausea and since having it Monday I've had sickness, amazing dizziness and stomach cramps. Because of the baby I can'thave any medication for the symptoms so just had to bear it out. I have been so miserable and completely regret having the jab. My doctor thinks the combination of pregnancy and the jab caused the problems.

i have been hearing that the second needle is the one that is going to be harmful is this true?

My 14 year old son received his swine flu vaccination 26/11/09, and is now feeling a bit of colour showing symptoms
: headache
: sickness
: strange taste in his mouth, even after brushing and rinsing his teeth
: feeling weak
: loss of appetite

worried mum, edinburgh

To Guest who got shot in the abdomen,
In my research, I have not come across information about getting a shot in the abdomen for the swine flu. If you talk to your health care provider again and find out, please share what you found out.

To Worried Mom of 14-Year-Old,
Some people do feel mildly ill after getting the H1N1 vaccine, although I haven't heard about the strange taste in the mouth before. His symptoms should get better over time, not worse. If in a day or two they aren't, then it could be worth it to visit a doctor.

have a child with ticking disorder and asthma; does that increase chances of guilliane barr
e? i am convinced that my family allready had a version of swine flu. i am very careful about using hand gel, lysol, oust etc. none of us ran a fever: yet we looked like death warmed over for about a week to two weeks. my older daughter and i were told we look aweful. no fever! i once had strep and mono at the same time. i felt worse with this infection. you dont usually go to the doctor and get met with a mask for normal flu. her doctor gave her a shot for normal flu when she had over 101 fever.

Yesterday, I had the Swine Flu jab in my left arm and my normal flu jab in right arm... talking to a friend yesterday she said it would be sore, i said no, she said touch it and ouch it was really sore...

Last night, i was very tired and weary, and today, my head is fuzzy, im aching esp around me neck and arms and the site is swollen.. temp has started to rise, currently 37.4, am keeping eye on it.. im on morphine as i have severe arthritis but the pain is different... will leave it a day or two to see if it settles down, if not back in to the docs or a phone call.. this was the uk vac programme..

Off to bed now as i feel yakki.. hope it goes soon x

Everyone is going on about side effects of the swine flu vaccination. Can I say that off course some individuals are going to get side effects. people can get side effects from taking something as simple as Asprin. The side effects that are the most concerning are the ones that may become apparent in 1 year or 5 years.
The adjuvent squalene has some very worrying information surrounding it, it is banned in some countries. I have an underlying health condition, and a 3 year old, and there is no way I would vaccinate myself or my child.
I am a health care professional and I am going to take my chances.

I work with a woman who has asthma and has had the swine flu jab... she was off work last wed & thurs with the "Swine Flu" symptoms. She is in today and still not quite right - this is worrying as I am pregnant.. I dont agree with having vaccinations and wont be doing so. Do you think she has Swine flu and should I be worried?

I work for social services and was given the jab through work. I got the vacine on Wednesday 27th and by Friday I felt tired. Saturday I was told to go to call an Ambulance as i needed hospital traetment. I then spoke to NHS direct who informed me that some people have allergic reactions and as i have had some allergies to medication i should not have been given the vaccination . I declared all information on my form, including all prior allergies.
I would not advice any of my family to have the vaccine, i think it is unsafe. It has given me full blown swine flu symtoms.
I think your GP should work closely with their patients and advice on an individual basis.

My 5 year old son had the nasal H1N1 vaccine on 11/20/2009, exactly a week after he started having uncontrolable twitching in his legs followed by headaches. My husband & I rushed him to the ER & he had blood test & a ct scan of the head. All came out negative. I strongly believe the vaccine affected him. This vaccine contains mercury & that is dangerous!!! I regret not going with my instincts of him not getting it, but rather listen to the pediatrician. My sister spoke to a friend who is a nurse & she told her that my son could very well be having a reaction due to the vaccine. 1 in 100 kids due suffer some sort of complication after the vaccine is administered. My son will not be getting the second dose... There are some interesting facts about the vaccine on you tube. One doctor stated he would not under any circumstance have his children take it. As he is more concerned of the effect the vaccine may have, than the actual swine flu. I just wish I would have researched this better.

I am recovering from surgery and decided to take the vaccine as well even though I was not 100% confident. My husband is fine but I am suffering from the symptoms posted here. I guess my health is down due to surgery but overall I wonder how bad it would be if I caught the actual virus. Its been 2 days now and hope to feel better soon. Thanks for creating this site - it made me feel alot better to know there are others who have had this reaction.

I am 66 and had the SF vaccine 8 days ago. Apart from the arm ache which I was advised about I developed a severe back ache. I have never had back ache before in my life. This lasted 6 days and also affected my thigh & calf muscles. Paracetamol had very little effect on the pain which was worse when I was sitting or lying down.

I had my swine flu jab on the 24/11/2009, i felt very fluy the following day and just slept all day, the next day i wanted to stay in bed but made myself get up. Had a shower and did some housework. Went for a walk and my legs ached and i felt a bit dizzy. now today the 01/12/2009 i have a numbness in my left hand and the tops of my fingers in my left hand are numb. Is this a side effect?

My 12 year daughter has been diagnoised with swine flu yesterday after 10 days of having her swine flu injection. She is due to have her second booster next week so not sure whether she should have it or not incase she gets it again. So writing to people to let them know that the injection doesnt seemed to work on children that have diabilities with ill health. So please be careful.
Sincerly
Kelly Saunters

Dear Baffled in Tampa,

My understanding from reading information put out by the US and Canadian government is that typical reactions to the swine flu vaccine should happen after having the shot and last for one or two days and peter off. For most people, it should take about 10 days to develop immunity, but this number is an average. It is most likely NOT a delayed reaction to the vaccine that you got, it is more likely that you did get some sort of flu. The good thing about having the swine flu vaccine is that even if you have not developed full immunity, you will have built up some and it means that you will not have as severe symptoms with the flu as you might have had otherwise.

To Parent of 5-year-old Who Had Swine Flu Nasal Spray Vaccine,
Thanks for sharing your experience and I hope your son is better now. I think it’s hard to make a decision about getting the swine flu vaccine for people all over the world. I think there are good arguments both ways and parents just have to make the best decision they can with the information they have. I think the hard part about it is that we just can’t predict how our children will react to getting the virus or to the vaccine and we want to do our best to protect them. Most people don’t have a severe reaction to the vaccine, but it is still a possibility.

To Numbness in My Left Hand,
Usually people react soon after the swine flu shot, with symptoms lasting for one to two days. For the Canadian swine flu vaccine, the government of Canada has listed tingling or numbness of the hands of feet as a symptom, but one that is considered uncommon (0.1% to 1%). Because you are having the symptoms more than two days after getting the swine flu vaccine and because this reaction is not typical, I would go see a doctor.

To Kelly Saunters,
If your child did indeed have the swine flu (you can ask your doctor to test to see if she had it), then she would not need to have a second swine flu vaccine shot. She has already developed immunity from having the swine flu itself. My understanding is that once an adult gets the swine flu vaccine, it takes about 10 days for them to develop immunity against the virus. But this is an average, for some people could be less time or more time. Particularly for people with chronic health conditions or other medical issues it could take a longer time to develop immunity. For kids who need to have two shots (and they need to be at least 21 days apart), that means they are still able to get the swine flu while they are waiting for the second shot. The positive thing about getting the first shot is that it means the child will not get a full-blown case of swine flu because they have developed some immunity against the virus. I hope your daughter is doing better now.

Guest :
i got the swine flu injection yeterday i am slightly worried as i have been hallucinating, wakin up at half 6 thinking that i was being eaten by a horse want me greatest of moments i am 20 and an asthmatic currently on a high dose of steriods for yet another week. since the jab i have had no energy feel like complete poo to e honest feel sick ackes and pains all over dizzines and i have a fever and a temperature or 41.1. can u give me any advice????

To Guest with Hallucinations,
Having hallucinations is not a normal reaction to the swine flu vaccine, and coupled with the high fever, definitely go see a doctor as soon as possible.

i just got the swine shot yesterday 12/08/09 a long with my 4 kids ages 4-17 an i feel alot of nasusea light headed an a slight headache my back has been killing me. my kids seem to be fine they have'nt complained about anything. I've been reading everybodys story an the things some people are going through.i thought that the worst symptoms would acure within the first 24hrs but as i read the story now i feel concern about other symptoms that may accure. should i be scared for my children i just wish i never got the shot an to think i put my kids at risk. i wish i would have read more into detail about the shot before i decided to give my children the shot.

I took the H1N1 and the seasonal all at once, yesterday. I felt fine, rested and OK, a day later I feel I was hit by a Mack truck. No energy, I am sweating like a pig and just want to lay down and/or sleep. I have another day off tomorrow but I wish I get my energy back the day after cause I must go back to work....

I think it's easy to read articles like this as the govermont only tell us what they want us to know, as it's easy to tell us it's all ok to sort it the quickest way possable as they did with the MMR jab witch do we know if good old Blair ever gave his son the jab as there where good reports about that when it came out in 2000 as I did give it to my son and wish I never did trust what they say sorry I don't think so. So not shore now my son has been offered the swine flu jab if latter will make him Ill.

I rec'd the SF shot 12/9 and 30 hours after the shot I started feeling numbness and tingling. It started in my hands and feet and moves around my body. How long should this side effect last. This side effect is not common knowledge in the states. I am going to see my doc tomorrow as I am concerned it is GBS.

I received the H1N1 vacinne 3 days ago and progressively have been getting more achy and tired feeling without any changes in daily activity. I am working the same number of hours and going to bed and getting up at the same time. First day was just kind of sore feeling...day 2 was sore plus tired...day 3 is sore, tired, aches, and very sleepy...

How long will this continue? How much worse will it get?

I just had the H1N1 Vaccine (shot version) on the 10DEC. Just hours later I got a sore throat and runny nose, along with congestion. I have not gotten sick for over a year and all of a sudden I'm sick right after I get the shot. How wonderful! I have a marathon to run this weekend and I'm afraid this stupid shot may have just ruined it for me.

To Guest who had shot 3 days ago,
Generally most people have symptoms for a few days and they start to feel better. If you are still feeling bad or your symptoms are getting worse, it might be a good idea to go talk to your doctor or visit a clinic.

I had the H1N1 vaccine shot yesterday afternoon, they also gave me an antihistamine tablet I guess because I have a history of allergy. Feel off since last night - fatigue, some nausea, bloated sour stomach, depressed. Blechhh. Hope this passes soon.

My 10 yr old daughter had the nasal h1n1 and regular flu shot on 10/28. On 12/04 she became ill with cough, fever, tiredness and nausea. This is the worst sickness she has had, and she has been out of school for two weeks. She has been seen by our doctor, xray, no visible fluid in lungs. She is still has a bad cough. Neither myself or my wife have had any flu vaccinations. I am beginning to think it was a bad idea to have my daughter vaccinated.

I got the h1n1 shot on Monday of this week which was the 15th of Dec. I myself have also experienced the nose bleeding, cough, runny nose/congestion, fatigue, headache, sore thoart, stomach pain, and sneezing. I have not gotten a flu shot before in my life. I also have a very weak immune system. My dr recommanded that I get the shot because if I was to actually get the h1n1 flu that it would most likely kill my within the matter of days. Some people experience the side effects and there are those of us that do. I been in bed since I got my shot. I rather my body builds the antibodies it needs now to fight of the virus for when in if I do get then to try in fight if off with prior expo. As a nuring student don't worry everyone it is completely norm for the body to go thru these changes. Good luck to all and thank u Tamiko for the article.

My 11 month old Son received H1N1 in form of Injection in two dose.
Now he got rash all on his tummy, on head (like dandruff), some pimples on his face and near his private area. During first shot we asked doctor then he said there could be some other allergic reactions. When my son got second shot we saw same issues.
I think our doctor unable to understand the problem. Anybody know how to cure this side effect? Your inputs will be very much appreciated. Please Help!!!!
North Bergen, NJ, USA

My 4 year old child received her H1N1 vaccination 12/15 and the next day 12/16 she started getting fever... Today 12/20 she still has fever, right before she gets fever, she gets the shingles... On the third day we tooked her to the doctor and they said these were the side affects, but now I have become worried since her fever is not going away...

I had the H1N1 shot on Dec 11. On Dec 22 a few spots appeared on my lower back that looked like insect bites. The next day there were a dozen spots. On Dec 24th there were two discrete patches of spots. On Dec 25 there were now three discrete patches of spots, one on my lower left back, one at my left waist and one on my lower left abdomen. The areas alternated between itching and hurting. The spreading seems to have subsided (today is Dec 27) but the areas are very sensitive to touch and seem to be rather swollen beneath the rash as well.
I don't have any health issues and don't take any medications, so it is suspicious that these rashes may be related to the vaccine.

well i just got my shot a week ago and feel great.got a little bit of redness on my arm not only that it actual helped stop smoking have not smoked since the shot maybe thers an ingredient that helps people stop who knows but it stoped the craving :)

first ,
thank you for such wonderful discussion on the subject! and i have question to you please ,
My twelve year old brother has favism , i want to know if this disease is chronic disease or not ? & Is he immunocompromised patient ? & should he recommended to take Swine Flu Vaccine or not ? as People with weak immunity are especially vulnerable to swine flu.

I had the H1N1 vaccine on DEC 12, it is now Jan 4 and i have had major problems with my arm. I cannot lift more than five pounds, unable to lift up my arm over my head, it is extremely painful and this awful throbbing numbness keeps me up all night. Is this normal?
Sincerely
Tara

I had the Swine Flu vaccine 3 days ago. No side effects immediately except for a sore arm. However by the third day, I have extremely sore legs. They ache and become numb. It starts at the top of both legs and shoots down to the feet. Very uncomfortable. My mother also had the injection a few months ago and experienced exactly the same symptoms.
Rosey - Melbourne, Australia

Hi,
My nose had never bleeding before, but after I've get flu vaccine in Hungary (in october 2009), I've experienced unexpected bleeding from my nose more than five times in the last 3 months. Once I've had seen bleeding from rectal area (within two weeks from vaccine but never after). Sorry for posting this, but hope that this information can help somebody. I'm sure that I'll never take flu vaccine again.

György

Im 17 And Ive Just Read Through The Comments.. My Mother Wants Me To Get The Swine Flu Vaccination On Friday..And She Knows Im Totally Against It..There Could Be Long Term Effects For When Im Older Or Want Children..Im Really Refusing To Get It..Would The Doctor Listen To Me Or My Mother?

Just had the swine flu shot this morning. It's been 12 hours and I now feel like I'm coming down with the flu! I am tired, achy, and nauseous. How long does this last? Will I feel better tomorrow?

In response to:

"My wife aged 62 years was vaccinated on 05/11/09 (one day ago) This morning she observed mild bleeding from her genital area. Could this be due to vaccination against H1N1?
Tudor
Australia"

I was acting searching the net for that exact same symptom to see if anyone else has had this reaction. I'm a 29 year healthy female. I had my last menstrual 2 weeks ago and never bleed between periods. I was was given the h1n1 shot at 3:30 this afternoon and by 6pm I started spotting. I'm curious if more people have had this as well.

The typical healthy adult only needs to get one needle. And for those who do (like young children), they will likely have less of a reaction with the second shot due to having built up some immunity.

Regarding favism question,
My understanding is that favism is a reaction to broad beans that is genetic in nature. My advice is when in doubt, talk to your doctor to see if there could be a problem with any of the ingredients in the vaccine or regarding this condition when getting it.

I got the nasal vaccine, and now I have a hard, small, painful 'lump' in the back of my mouth. I got this later in the evening the same day I got the vaccine. It hurts.

My 3yr old daughter had the swine flu vaccination yesterday (Jan 16).

Symptoms following the vaccination
-Loss of appetite
-Fatigue
-Temperature 37.8 (usually 36.4)

Later symptoms
-Rash (not itchy or sore)
-Headache
-Ear ache (Possibly just a really bad headache, she's very sensitive to sounds) she had to be put in a room with no sound at all.
-Temperature 38.8

Spoke to a nurse at the NHS, and she was the 3rd child this week who has a rash that isn't irritating known to this nurse following the vaccination, so it might be a side effect that isn't yet known/listed due to being rare. They are red spots slightly raised, feels more like dry skin than a bumpy rash, and my daughter was unaware of it until I pointed it out. She still isn't bothered about it, so I am not worrying too much, just keeping an eye on it,

I had the h1N1 nasal spray and the regular flu shot last Thursday. I did not have any side effects about 6 days. But last evening , all of a sudden I had a bad headache and started vomiting.
I got scearred. I did not have any fever , I did not have any flu like symptoms at all. It was only headache and vomiting. I did not feel dizzy either.
anhyway, I called my doctor's office. After asking all sorts of questions, they said that it is either migrene or a bad stomach virus and will go away by itself in a day. They did not think that it was a side efefct of the H1N1 vaccine. Because it was after 6 days.
It went away this , I was able to eat and did not throw up, I don't have any headaches. It probably was migrane. Allthough I suffer from migrene , I never threw up before, so I don't know. I still think that it may be related to the h1N1 vaccine, Did anyone have vomiting and headache symptoms after the vaccine and if they did, how long after was it and how long did it stay?

I received my swine flu shot at Walgreens 2 months ago and expected the worst. Even so, it was almost as if I never even had the shot. I had no reactions or side effects and my arm did not hurt at all. I had to wonder if it was even the vaccine you know?

my four year old son has recieved the swine flu vaccination yesterday morning, during the night he has been distressed finding it difficult to breath, chest is weezing, his breathing has got alot faster and he is vomiting, he is very weak and pale. I was very worried about him incase this was connected to the vacine so i took him to the out of hours doctor who checked him out and put him on a nebuliser for 20 minutes, gave him an antibiotic and sent him home. he has not got any better and his breathing seems to be getting faster and his chest is lifting alot when he breaths. the doctor checked his chest and said there was nothing wrong, should i be worried or just let this run its course.
thankyou
-concerned mum

I am 21yrs old. I got the swine flu shot and the flu shot all in the same day. About 2 days after my body aches everywhere, I go from hot to cold. Vomitting and diarrhea. And can't stand long then 2 mins without feeling dizzy and tired. Is this normal?

I am 40 years old with no health issues and have never had a flu shot (seasonal or otherwise). I got both the season and the H1N1 flu shots this year (3 months apart) because I am a nursing student. I had no problems with the seasonal flu vaccine but I think I may have had a reaction to the H1N1. I received the H1N1 at 3:30 p.m. and by the next day, my eyes became red and watery that progressed to swelling to include my lips. My breathing was never affected and the swelling went down by the next day but was still noticeable. Could this have been a side effect? It did not happen immediately (it took almost 6-8 hours to occur) so I wasn't sure if it was cause or coincidence (although I do not have allergies).

I am 18 years old and got the shot about a month and a half ago. Ever since then I have been feeling nauseated and numbness.
I feel dizzy everytime I wake up , drool while I sleep, and I have fatigue. Do you think this is because of the swine flu vaccine?

Myself and my sons, age 8,10,and 12 got the swine flu vaccine almoset a week ago and we've been experiencing stomach aches since then. Went through other side effects experienced by others so far but none as so far mentioned anything about stomach aches. I am really worried about this and just want to know cud this be one of the side effects of this vaccine as well, or our own case is just an unusuall one?
Thanks,
worried mum.

I had the H1N1 vaccine last Friday and then the next day came down with a terrible cold with flu symptoms (body aches, bed sweats / headaches / sore throat / sneezing / coughing / nasal secretion / upset stomach etc). I have been keeping an eye on my temperature (around 98-99) so I do not think that it is swine flu but could this bad cold/flu be a result of the injection? I felt fine prior to having it. I have had to stay home from work. Should I check with the docor to rule out swine flu?

If it is not possible to get the flu from the flu shot than why is it you develop symptoms of the flu
Headache
Fatigue for several days after
Fever
Muscle aches
Nausea
Redness, soreness, swelling or tenderness near injection site
Fainting (mainly with teens)

My 15 month baby got a H1N1 shot Nov 24th and by Nov 28th I rushed him in to the urgent care with a rash covering his entire body, they said is was part of a virus he was getting over or my laundry detergent, but since he wasn't itching at the time it was probably just the virus and not to do anything, I mentioned the shot but they said it had nothing to do with it. It eventually when away for the most part then two weeks later he broke out in bumps the were itching and he starting itching him self bloody and i rushed him in again and they glanced at him and said scabies, so we treated him for scabies and washed everything and it didn't make it any better it just kept getting worse, no one else in the family was having this problem, then i took him in to a different doctor and he said dermatitis and we lotioned him up and kept him moisturized, by this time it had been 6 weeks or so, then we came back in a week and it was not getting any better and he looked like he had chicken pocks, so then he put him on oral steroids and a cream, after the first 3 days on the oral he seemed to be getting a little better and then we had to start weaning him off and then the progress stopped and started getting worse, i kept reminding him about his swine flu shot but he said it had nothing to do with this, so then we went to a dermatologist and they couldn't diagnose it by looking at it, they were trying to tell me it’s a bug bite reactions, like i had bed bugs or fleas, and i know for a fact i don’t, so that is ruled out, i even triple checked and had other people come and check, so they took the biopsy and said its a reaction to some sort of bite they think that could have happened a months ago, but they couldn't pin point the problem, i told them about the shot and they said no it wasn't that. So now it is Feb and my son it covered from head to toe in soars that itch like crazy and bleed, we have to keep him covered and he is scaring up. He had never had a reaction to any bug bite before the shot! I know deep down it is the shot! these bumps start out like skin colored bumps and some fluid filled and he scratches and they turn red the eventually break open and he also has dry rash patches to come and go too.. Anyone else have this problem, They have him on HYDROXYZIN to help the itching. Its not getting better! :(

I had the vaccine and was seriously ill. Im still sick 3 months after the fact. My doctor doesnt believe me, Im trying to find my own way of getting better. I ached. My legs couldnt walk. I was short of breath more than usual. i thought i was dying.I ended up on all sorts of medicine. now im more allergic to a great deal of food. plus I kept on breaking out in big hives.

hey! thats on ma bday. poor her hope she gets wells soon

I had the Swine Flu Shot about 2 months ago. I have C.O.P.D. and I am a 41 year old male. I had a sinus infection at the time that I took the Flu shot. My doctor put me on an antibiotic that same day and I took it for about 10 days. After I got home that day I started sweating for no reason. I had stomach trouble for about 2 weeks also. These sweats have not stopped to this day. I came down with a bad case of Bronchitis that lasted about 6 weeks. Now I am over the Bronchitis and I am still having the Cold sweats. I have never had cold sweats like this before. My temp is 96.8 somewhere near that, every time that I check it. My temp has never run that low for this amount of time. The sweats are getting to where they are irritating me. I can dry myself off and it does not help at all. During the night I will wake up to my bed being so wet that I have to move to the other side and get a fresh blanket. I have started sleeping with towels wrapped around myself.

Could this possibly be a side affect from the Swine Flu shot? Has anyone else had these kinds of problems? I can't understand what else that it could be. I haven't talked to my doctor about these symptoms yet because I have not been back since the 4 times that I seen him last month and the month before. Those visits were for the Bronchitis. Just to make something clear. I have had this C.O.P.D. for years. (Never have smoked. Worked with paints in the military that had Chromium 6 in it.) I have never had problems with cold sweats before.

I received the Swine Flu Vaccine back on November 16 shorty after I had nausea and light headiness..That night I developed leg twitches..tingiling and numbess in the hands and feet. A week later developed a bad cough which I still slightly have. I was back and forth to the doctor for about 2 months..They put me on diff. steriods, antibiotics, nasal sprays, anti acid meds...Finally I think they got sick of seeing me and put me on aniexty medication. I have now switched my doctor. I know this is from the shot. So far all my blood work has came back ok. CT,EKG,Chest xray all came out ok. I was a healthy 24 yr old before this shot. Then I developed these symptoms right after. Now I'm having a MRI done on the 2nd of April and My new doctor is having me see an ENT.. Funny how I was perfectly healthy until this dumb shot. My 4yr daughter and I recieved this together. She has been fine.. She's had her initial shot, and her booster. I also have a 6 month old which is now old enough for the shot, But I'm not sure if she will receive it or not

The vaccination is not at all good. I am very healthy person. But after vaccination it is not the case. I would have preferred to choose die by swine flu not by vaccination.

Every time I eat egg or and very little chicken or fish ( the list not finalised...it is keep growing), my nose starts running. You cant control anything, just it drops , drops drops, ........

Then once the full food is gone out of the system(max 2 days) I come to normal.

Hi, I'm 15 and I had the vaccination 3 days ago. Since yesterday, lumps that are about 1cm in length/width on my body - arms, head neck, hands and back. I found new ones today, and altogether I have about 9 now. They hurt and they itch. I'm not sure if it's related but this has never happened to me before taking the vaccination and it's not in something I have recently consumed.
-J.

received needle in december 2009 since then i have flu symptoms,headache,endless coughing to the point of throwing up ,tired,dizzy,zoned out and for the last week i have pressure in my right ear ,right cheek swollen and brain zaps...this morning I woke up with an eye infection,rash on face,chest and arms and 2 white circles on my face,depressed....what did they give me?????

I got rash all over my body the morning after the shot. They all look like mosquito bites at first so I didn't realize. Now they all itch and hurt all over my body :( is there anyway to treat this??? or just wait =/

Hi, I'm 52 years old male from Norway. I got the swine flue shot 1/2 year ago and since then I have had a lot of runny nose and sneezing, I have never experienced any alergies. These symptomes come and go.

I am in Australia, My husband is 51 years old. He had the "Flu and Swine Flu" combined injection. He seemed fine for a couple of days afterward but for the last 4 days he has been in bed SLEEPING he has headaches, body aches, a cough, looks very sick!!! He cannot work. I am very worried for his health. His temperature has been 39.5 celsius 103.1 farenheit. He has the sweats, then the shivers, the bed is saturated. He is moaning in his sleep. Please help!

I got the shot last November. Four hours after I had a rather intense sneeze. Since that time I have had allergic type nasal symptoms. I have seen and been tested for allergies. I have seen 2 ENTs showing no pathology. I have not formed a"booger" in my nose since that day nor have I had a cold ( as a teacher I usually have several a year )This is driving me crazy. Anyone else with something similiar
Tom Johnson

Had the h1n1 shot in Dec. Now it is May and still feel lousy (six months after. Dr. did lousy job as arm hurt months after. Will never have another shot again.

I took H1N1 jab 2 months ago while I was having flu at that time. From then since now I have contaced COPD and bad cough and weezing problem. Pleas help me I have been prescribed with the stronges antibiotics which I have taken for 2 months and does not help to overcome the problem at all. I am suffering for 2 months now. Previously I was a very healty person, never sick befor. What should I do, if I had known about this problem I would have not taken the H1N1 jab.

just got this shoot. hope notting happens

I'm not sure about the safe side of swine flu vaccine/ nasal spray.
Thank U.

My family and I got the swine flu shots 10 months ago. This symtoms happened 3 months ago with me. I have this tingly feeling at one spot to another spread all over my body. I felt the heat came from my feet and burning. Also, once in a while I get the hypes with the redness around my skin. 3 weeks ago, I feel under my breast that it hurt really bad. Do you think this is the cause of the side effects? A month ago, my mom had the tingly on her face also. So I brought her to the Emergency room at the hospital to test them and she was fine, but I'm still worried about myself because I have hepattis B and this symtom might collapse my lungs and maybe kill me since I have hepattis B. So I need some recommendations of what to do.

If you have any worries or concerns, you should go see a doctor - either your own or visit a clinic.

Michael Sept. 13th 2010
After I got the flu vaccination in the first of this year my arm has been getting sore every since.
Now it feels like I got arthritis in my shoulder. Is this a reaction from the h1n1 shot?

How long does the side effect last? My 71 year old father was given nasal spray and he developed fever, headache & nausea. How long does this side effect lasts? He is also having trouble sleeping.

Thanks

i had my swine flu jab today an im only 16 an i got a sore thoat an cold an head ahce what is the symptoms

I got a shot today and now have a small rash on my leg just above the ankle

I received both flu and swine flu shots last year when pregnant. I just got the flu shot yesterday. Last year and this time, I woke up with my neck very swollen and tender. The swelling and puffiness goes from my neck to my collar bone. Very sore. Does this sound like a normal reaction?

My daughter was mandated to receive the H1N1 shot in order to enter an RN program. Shortly after the shot she struggled with symptoms that include dizziness, inability to hold down food, diarrhea, headaches from back of neck radiating over head, optical nerve deficiency (cannot open eye, when she does, light forces eye shut), weakness, back inflamed and extremely sensitive to touch, and essentially manifested symptomology of Guillain-Barré Syndrome. She was hospitalized and physicians were stumped. When we suggested H1N1 we were strongly rebuffed and immediately told H1N1 does not have reactions of this nature. Then the physicians said it was all in her head. We took her to a specialist out of the area in neurology. They seemed intrigued with the idea of GBS and H1N1 reaction but quickly discount it. Instead they chose to put her on an antidepressant which has been fruitless. This was December 2009, and now it is November 2010, and whenever she makes progress, then relapse occurs. She has lost about 80% of her life at this point. She is in pain all the time and still struggles to open one eye. It is almost as though physicians don’t want anything to do with her situation once they learn her sequella was post-H1N1 shot. She needs help. Any suggestions?

I had the H1N1 a month ago. 4 days after getting the "three flu shots in one" at the VA, I became totally fatigued, (I have fybromyalgia also, from the military vacines, three months after getting the barrage of them, I got fybromyalgia ~spreading all over for the last 22 years. I thought my new flare-up being just a reaction to the H1N1 causing me to flare up with major fatigue. But when I got the every day gut ache I remembered the H1N1 I got last year ..having the same gut ache for 4-5 months, and knew what had caused it then, and now! The gut ach hasn't gone away and is worse than last year!
Not only do I have the gut problem (burnning in my intestines in the 5AM hours, and sometimes an all over intestine irritation, that will sometimes go away for awhile after I eat something, or sometimes cause even more problems) bit I have has a totall fybromyalgia flare-up for the last month, in my back, shoulders, neck joints all over. And my arthritis in my back and neck has gone crazy stiff unable to move pain, unable to get out of bed. It, has finally calmed! But the gut, intestines HASN'T!!!

very good information, yesterday i get the H1Ni shot along with the seasonal flu shot. Now today while working on my vehicle i got a nosebleed, is this normal? the literalure doesn't seem to support it. I hadd the needle not the nasal spray.
Collin

I am a Suite101 writer who has been perusing health articles related to flu vaccination.

I feel fortunate to still be visiting this site, because I was in a hospital for three days after the seasonal flu-H1N1 combination that I received from my doctor.

I received the shot one afternoon in early November. I went home and felt nothing wrong. At about 8 o'clock that evening, I was making dinner at home and chatting on the phone with my mother. Out of nowhere, a feeling of nausea came over me, my chest tightened up, and I began feeling dizzy. In a moment or two, I passed out. I regained consciousness after a few seconds, lying flat on my kitchen floor.

Luckily, I didn't hurt myself in the fall, but I began having heart palpitations. Flu-like symptoms came over me and for a few hours, I experienced sweating, a mild fever, nausea, and unsteady legs.

The flu-like symptoms went away, but the palpitations remained. I thought they were a reaction to the shot that would pass, but they never left me. As I found out later, my heart was fibrillating - the upper portion of my heart was beating at three times the rate of the lower portion. Not enough blood was reaching my brain, so every time I had to walk uphill or do anything with the slightest physical strain, I would begin feeling dizzy and have to drop to my knees. This happened twice in the street, including once when I was commuting to work.

After a week of this, my doctor diagnosed me with the fibrillation and sent me to the emergency room. I was committed and given a cardioversion to synchronize the upper heart with the lower. My pulse was through the roof before this correction, but my blood pressure was oddly normal. I was an in-patient for three days, getting one test after another. They tested my blood and urine, they CAT-scanned me, they EKG'd me, they did everything short of skinning me alive, but all of the tests showed NOTHING - I was told that I'm in great shape and could go back to whatever lifestyle I had. I was only blood thinners for three weeks and have since changed to aspirin.

I am still not 100% better. I can go on long walks, lift things of moderate weight, and climb stairs very easily, but I am still overwhelmed with anxiety whenever I have to go out in public and it often feels as if I've pulled a muscle in my chest - which I don't really understand. My pulse is normal and other than anxiety, I'm not feeling any of the symptoms I did originally.

I feel that I got away with murder. What could this shot have done to a person of my age with serious health problems? I was in perfect health before this, only to find myself on a stretcher in a New York City hospital, taking one injection after another and undergoing one test after another while my parents waited (I'm their only child - do you know what they went through?). None of these doctors raised the slightest possibility of the shot being the cause...yet it was never dropped from their explanations of what happened.

A fringe writer once called it 'murder by injection.' I'm beginning to see why...

The situation I am writing about is anecdotal. I'm only one person among many. But there is no way I could support a friend or relative getting any flu vaccination, unless their health is fragile and contracting the flu could be life-threatening. Other than a dislike of being sick, I don't know what I was thinking when I took this injection. I've heard people say that you would have to be an idiot to get this shot. Well, guess what? YOU'RE LOOKING AT AN IDIOT RIGHT HERE!

Hello Tamiko
I have had the flu jab in November for the last two years at around the same date. I did not have any immediate reactions but after about two weeks in both years I did not feel quite well. I had little energy and this progressed until the day after boxing day when in both 2009 and this year I became quite ill, high temperature,diarrhoea and mild sickness. Maybe it has nothing to do with the jab but it seems strange that it has followed exactly the same path both years

Sincerely
Norma Downing

hi my name katrina and my 10 year old daughter got the jag yesterday but she has a red lump on on her arm should i be worried

i am 17 years of age with asthma and have had the swine flu jab a few hours ago, since having the jab i am feeling numbness and aches in the arm i had the jab in, and feeling aches in random places in my body such as neck and legs, is this normal??

any suggestions??

hi me and my 20 month old daughter had the h1n1 yesterday i'm fine other then swelling and pain in injection spot but my daughter has been up all night and all day with a really hoarse cough and fast breathing she is iga deficient and does suffer with her chest badly should i be concerned that her chest is reacting badly to the jab any comments would be great thanks.

ive just had the swin flue jab today at 11.15 am and i have pains in me chest now ive neaver had pains befor could some tell me what should i do ?

I would like to find a forum where people are discussing the adverse reactions they experienced after the vaccine. I had one a year ago while pregnant with a young child at home and being a front line healthcare worker it was strongly recommended. I had my reservations but got caught up in all the promotion and went against my better judgment. Immediately following I became extremely ill, symptoms were; fever 101-103.9 lasting for approximately 3 days, severe muscle aches and pains, chronic fatigue and decreased urination. After 3 months of experiencing this on approximately a bi-weekly basis I went to my dr and said I felt like I was having a reaction to the vaccine. He said it sounded like my kidneys were shutting down and ran some tests. I assumed all was well because I didn't hear anything back and my symptoms decreased. About 1 year after the vaccine I started to feel a little "off" again and thought my sugars could be irregular so I went back to the dr for a check up, he ran some tests and gave me a diagnosis of "Graves Disease". This is an auto-immune disorder believed to be caused by a "virus or bacteria" that gets into the system and causes the body to create auto-antibodies that attack the thyroid gland causing it to produce excess amounts of thyroxin, creating a hole host of metabolic and physical symptoms. I am looking for anyone out there that may have had a similar experience or side-effect. My name is Julie Veinot and I can be found on facebook, I look forward to hearing your experiences.