had my astrazeneca jab about 3 weeks ago in the morning by evening i was freezing shakiing high temperature my whole body hurt nausea fatigue chest pain and crashing headaches sinus and teeth pain it is not getting any better scare to have 2nd jab i am 62 i have chronic myeloid leukemia fibromyalgia and hypothyroid getting desperate now as pain relief does not work headace is constant feel spaced out still feel sick sinuses are agony chest hurts and knees hurt teeth are really painful and sleep lots wish i never had vaccine as this is awful basically doctors are not interested how bad you feel you are just left to get on with it. The cats love though ,I feel like one of them now sleeping most of the time iI can only say at least the vaccine is working and I will have the second one. I was shaking ( which was the worst thing I’ve experienced) and got pins and needles in my arms and hands. thanks to post your experience with the vaccine. Is anyone else experiencing this? I mean I am not going to find out (how the 2nd jab could affect me). It showed small fiber neuropathy so there is clinical evidence of damage. This resource explains clearly if you can take the vaccine, Research says 12 weeks between AstraZeneca doses improves protection. With side effects of the coronavirus vaccines a hotly debated topic, here are the side effects as listed by the NHS. Headache Sunday night was starting to feel like I was amongst the land of the living. The main thing was he totally accepted all of my symptoms and never tried to fob me off. This subsided after about 20 minutes. Heated myself up with a heat pad. This resource explains clearly if you can take the vaccine, depending on other pre-existing allergies you might have. The day after my left arm became very sore and achey and since has become increasingly more and more painful to the point where moving the arm at all now is excruciating and getting dressed is extremely difficult. Now feel fluey again and now with loose stomach. I had some of the side effects after the AZ jab but the injection site wasn’t sore or red. This includes GPs, nurses and pharmacists. Not sure about the second dose right now at all. After 10 minutes of really bad prickling/pins and needles in jab hand then it feeling numb. Hope you’re better. Very tired this morning but feel ok. Please don’t be worried if you or a family member hasn’t heard anything so far. Dear Ella I was quite envious of you having projectile vomiting at least you didn’t have to put up with projectile diarrhea the mess and the stench and the cleaning. I didn’t fall asleep for a minute. I will still have the second jab as wouldn’t want covid if this is how I feel after the jab. So if you can take paracetamol I recommend do to alleviate the effects. The big missing item though is that no-one’s talking about respiratory system or lungs, and that’s the killer. I was fine by Monday. Keeps happening. I’m feeling cold so I’m wrapped up in a blanket and my fingers feel like they have pins and needles but it’s bare able. If you are feeling bad, please consult with your GP ASAP. Regular walker and runner. This is the response I was looking for. I wonder if a different make of vaccine would be possible? The itching is not localised to my arm and tends to be my legs, torso, back and face. Have your settled yet or have you found anything effective for the cluster headaches? You can’t get COVID-19 from having the vaccine. My mum`s friend has passed away with the virus. Each day I get up feeling fine but a few hours later I’ve got aches again but not as severe. Rash and raised lumps about three inches by 5 inches on day 10, just feeling im over it and seriously thinking of not getting second. Strange sensation I was being stung by bees! By 5.00 am next day was stabilising a bit but felt terribly washed our and still pretty nauseous so much so I couldn’t stand to use any milk at all. The only thing i caught out is suddenly ionized calcium dropped by 20perc. Woke up in the night with headache! Really pleased to have found this website as have also had worrying effects since AZ jab on Feb15th. But ur right, worth it no matter what. By mid afternoon felt sickly and tired with headache, laid on sofa and ended up going to bed really early. Painkillers haven’t helped and I’m pretty sure that I haven’t done anything that should have caused it to hurt – No DIY, heavy lifting, accidents etc. On roughly 36 hours since the jab and experienced general fatigue, head aches and muscle ache yesterday and feel a lot better today. I am a migraine sufferer. Took paracetamol and slept well. I had no flu like symptoms at except a searing headache for 36 hours and dizziness . However, I’m not recommending one type of vaccine over the the other; I think that due to individuals having different health backgrounds and conditions this means that their reactions will not be the same. Still feel weird 5 days later. However these vaccines have been developed probably over a year and they have had every penny thrown into it and all the best scientists and Drs I prsume. And next morning woke up feeling fine! I think she doubted it was linked to the vaccine. That then went in to my side and then stomach. No appetite at all. That was over a week ago and still have it. Hope you’re feeling better by now. What are the side effects of the Moderna vaccine? I worked as a staff nurse on a neurology ward for a year in the 1970s so saw lots of strokes etc. My wife had the jab at the same time, and she reports that she is also feeling very strange, waking at night with her mind racing and feeling really washed out. So coping with this crazy itching and excema still and few weeks to go until second vaccine. How do you feel now? Eventually saw GP and they did urgent blood tests to rule out kidney disease due to my age and other tests due various underlying health issues…nothing showed up. I should have added that I also have auto-immune issues (three) which are normally well managed. Hi Annie, I had my first AZ 14 days ago, and 12 hours after I felt as though I had been hit by an express train, with muscle pains, sensitive skin all over my body, chills, nausea, no headache, no fever, temperature remains normal, just could not do anything, fatigue was terrible. The more people who have the vaccine, the harder it will be for the virus to spread. By 11 pm same evening had severe uncontrollable shivering( chills) bad nausea and sicked up my dinner and headache. Finally got her up a day or so ago but still far from back to normal. 4 days ago I got my AZ vaccine and still feeling feverish (37,4) , the temperature comes and goes is it normal? Lost my voice for 5 weeks and felt breathless. Just goes to show it affects different people in different ways. I still have a rash at the injection site and though I wouldn’t describe it as painful I am aware of it. No soreness of the arm but had palpitations, headaches, aches and pains and waves of nausea on and off for several days. That sounds awful. Just after the injection I experienced warmth traveling from my arm to the back of my head (especially behind the ears). Raising my arm above my head hurts or holding my arm out to the side to make a T shape. I had the Astra Zeneca vaccine a week ago – for anyone who is not keen on needles, I can assure you that the vaccine is painless, I didn’t even realise the nurse had done it. By Monday 15th was having muscle pain,fatigue and headaches. For COVID-19 research (including vaccine development), the set-up process has been streamlined by establishing a single, collective UK system-wide approach involving all the appropriate bodies, meaning that it can move through the process much quicker. Yes. I am always on pain exhausted and foggy headed. The headache was the worst I didn’t want to see light of hear anything . I took paracetamol but couldn’t get back to sleep until 4am Hi all, I had my Oxford vaccine on Friday 12/03/21 lunchtime and have only suffered a bit of a sore arm when I lie on it. Everything disappeared after a tablet of paracetamol and a takeaway from turkish kebab house. Had vaccine on Tuesday 16th Feb now early hours of Friday 19th Feb ! I’m a 50 something with underlying health issues. I had the same side effects reported here by so many. Same thing here so cold for 3 days high blood pressure, loss appetite, shaking constipation Jump forward 3 days and feel like ive been run over by a bus! Based in Australia – oncology nurse. I’m certainly having second thoughts about having the second jab and wondering if it might be possible to have a dose of the Pfizer jab for the booster rather than the a second dose of the AstraZeneca. Also had bouts of loose motion and lower abdominal pain. Why are people not informed before being vaccinated that there is a chance that they could become seriously unwell? They are getting easier (after over 2 weeks) but I am so worried about a second vaccine. I ended up encased in 2 dressing gowns, hot water bottle , socks you name it and still freezing cold. I think the six weeks to 2 months side effects in my case may be that the chemicals stay in the body for six weeks to two months when the immune response then fully kicks in, this is just my own observations as my body rejected the COVID vaccine chemicals. I felt very ill for 2 weeks after the jab and had no help at all from the 2 doctors I spoke to. Still the same old list of side effects pedalled out there. I was starting to think I had caught some other virus since getting my AZ vaccine as I have been feeling pretty shabby since I had mine 2 weeks ago. I don’t know where you had your jab, but the NHS centres keep you there for 15 minutes after the jab just incase of a reaction. I’ve scrolled this site to see if anyone else had that symptom. Maybe a slightly increased level of fatigue and pain. For example with my hand or when i take my pants on. This really makes me question the safety of the Covid vaccines. Felt better next day if a bit off-colour. Never had a thing wrong with him in all the years I’ve known him, not even a cold- genuinely. 1. regular shooting / jabbing pains in my head (rather than a constant headache) Whilst I don’t want to see further cases, I would urge anyone still suffering for extended post-vaccination periods to comment here if possible please. Just read the questions and answers in bold font, plus the list of side effects. Roe, I really think you should talk to your GP as your symptoms could be signs of a T I A (mini strike) – at the very least it needs to be documented and your blood pressure and general health checked. I’m still planning to have the second jab to help minimise the risks of covid spreading and mutating, and just hope the side effects are less extreme next time. 56 years old. I reported on the yellow card system but now thinking I should make an appointment to see my GP, however, if anyone has had these symptoms for longer and then they eventually disappeared, that would give me some kind of reassurance…. It was a very long night . Everyone else I know who’s had the jab has sailed through with minimal side effects. I have to say. I had the astra zeneca yesterday 4.30pm… by 2.30 am I was awake shaking, shivering, freezing cold but high temp, headache, dizziness and feel sick. I had awful side effects. Really worried I’m never going to feel right. Yep I have all the side-effects I had my vaccine yesterday at around 3 o’clock and I was fine until bedtime and I started feeling feverish and achy and developed a migraine type headache I couldn’t have looked at this forum yesterday because I couldn’t do anything literally I’m still in bed today and had to cancel work. If you have booked or are offered an appointment, please attend it. If you need to rearrange an appointment that you booked through the NHS website, you can do this through the ‘manage your appointments’ section on the booking page. To date this is the best bet we have against COVID-19. My mum 84 years she had Pifzer no side effects. She has got no symptoms. Covering your self under lots of layers would of made it worse. Hopefully we are all not just an experiment. On the fast-track to reimbursement: Germany unlocks business opportunities for digital... Prospects for personalised medicine using advanced biological therapies, Seamless Remote Hand Hygiene Training for Medical Colleges with SureWash, Disruptive change in contemporary medical education, COVID-19 and Africa’s volatile changing epidemics landscape. sooo…. Took me a good hour or so to get around to obtaining mobile phone from charger, text my boss at around 5 :30 am or so (couldn’t really tell what the time was to be honest as so out of it) to say I’d had adverse effects from vaccine and to phone in sick for me as I knew I could not do that myself. I had my AZ vaccine yesterday with my brother. I haven’t had it no where near as bad as some of the people on here. How long can these side effects last?Still feeling rough after 2 weeks.Wondering if something else is causing symptoms.Very like flu. Dreading the next jab but people do seem to say it’s not as bad as the first? You might know others who have been invited for their vaccination already, but that does not mean that you or your relative are a lower priority. I also had a bad headache and felt sick. This went on for a couple of days along with, nausea and disorientation, cognitive confusion, severe headache and light sensitivity, cold symptoms, severe perspiration, gastro intestinal upset. It was so bad I made my husband repeat my wishes about spreading my ashes, should I die. What is in this vaccine – I have not officially tested positive for virus but was very poorly with a really bad chest in Feb 2020 so am wondering if I have had Covid and that the vacc has therefore given me worse symptoms. I had 24 hours of unpleasant flu after AZ jab. Its now 2.25 and I fell better like nothing have happened so glad its all past got my appetite back headaches gone I think its a good price to pay ill for 29 hours after vaccine . 50 year old female. The doc thought it was IBS and anxiety, which I have had before, but I am having an ECG to check. I hope it gets better soon. Also felt really cold and was shivering. I was not feeling cold, and my temperature was 35.5C at that point. Pains in boday as I suffer from fibromyalgia. I decided to write this to balance off all the very negative reactogenic effects I have read earlier to encourage others to get the vaccine. Immediately after jab ok until evening when I felt as if I had been punched allover . I got quite scared when my heart rate wasn’t returning to resting pace so used my Fitbit to monitor myself. I had the same reaction and had my jab on 21st March. Anyone else experienced this? The Oxford/AstraZeneca is easier to store and transport, meaning we can deliver them in more places, and we expect to have more doses available as they are manufactured in the UK, so we would expect that most people are likely to receive this vaccine over the coming weeks and months. I had dizziness the evening after I had the vaccine , went to bed early but couldn’t sleep. And my upper arm around the injection site was swollen and a bit warm. They claim they have no reports of this kind of reaction. fill in a Yellow Card report; this should be better known, as it gives the researchers something to work with. I’m one of the unfortunates who had the very nasty side effects. I’m 69 with no health issues x. I also had a severe reaction to the Oxford vaccine given at 5.00 pm. The collection of comments here show that they are not. I had Astra Zeneca last Wednesday Just had bloods taken by my GP but don’t think it will show anything. Obviously this is much better than catching the virus but I would not describe these as mild side-effects this is like full blown blown flu. I have the astra zeneca on the 6th of feb in the afternoon woke up at 3am shivering and like my head was in a vice, this was followed by aches pains , headache cold sweats and nausea and on day 3 I started to experience being light headed and nearly passed out in asda , weird sensations in hands and feet( like tingling that goes cold when goes away), feeling vacant just not myself I’m on day 10 and the flu like feelings subsided on day 3 but I have these feeling faint episodes with feet/hands tingling, brain fog feeling every day they can last a few hours has anyone else had these? I’m dreading my next shot. Especially if you’ve had COVID previously. I live alone found it very scary biggest hassle now is I feel my eyesight been affected but hoping it’s just temporary, Sorry to hear that, how are you feeling now? I’m a little concerned about driving. There’s no way I can sleep. Like so many, I woke up 6 hours after the jab shaking and freezing cold, weird flashing aches in my joints, went on all night. I’m Coeliac which is classed as auto immune disease but so is my mum and she was fine after Oxford. The vaccine has deinitely made me feel much worse ,and I am wondering if I will ever recover. I am 77 and have had none of the violent reactions others complain of, just chills and this chronic tiredness. I’ll keep them handy. Still felt the same the next day so took Anadin for the rest of the day. Do you have any knowledge anyone about whether one who goes through so much should take the second dose? I never post anywhere but feel I have to add my thoughts here. Covid-19 hasn’t been around long enough for us to say with 100% certainty what long term effects the disease and it’s vaccines have. My GP has also now started to inform other patients about my experience so they know that the vaccine side effects can go on for much longer and that they should prepare for this possibility. Still in agony and sweating on and off. I sat in the bath retching and feeling headachy so I took paracetamol l. My teeth were chattering at one point I thought it was possibly in my head because i’d read the side effects but I think the worst has passed or the paracetamol has kicked in. 2:00 am Tuesday woke feeling that I had been hit by a car; all joints felt inflamed, stiff and gave off such pain when I attempted to move. Had mine on Friday afternoon Oxford one woke up 4 o’clock in morning uncontrollable Shaking Teeth uncontrollable Chattering Freezing cold don’t no how got out the bed to put more warm clothes on throught I was going to die Head Splitting Neck Paining Buzzing in Ears Pains in Ears Pain in Muscles Bones All of Aching Sick to Stomach with Pain. I am hoping that it is not as bad after the second jab. We do however, through science, know a lot about how biologically and chemically similar vaccines have responded to the human body. It is a non dangerous form of getting COVID-19. I had my vaccination last Thursday at 3pm, was fine to 10pm, and then my skin start burning was on fire for 2days and 39.8 fever, headache, ached,sweating, feeling sick,can’t eat, no sleep, joint pain, neck pain, and now 3 days chest pain. I have heard the second dose has less reaction than the first does. I had my AZ 12 days ago. Since having az jab had side effects 7 hours after headache, feeling burning up on inside lasted for 24 hours, but now three weeks after I still get hot flashes….like I did with the menopause….. Hi Sandra, I had my AZ jab 2 weeks ago and I’m also still having hot flushes. is still in lock down. What is happening is that some patients are getting no effects at all at any time whereas others are completely “wiped out” with it. Are you feeling better. Got into the bath, but just couldn’t make it warm enough and was so desperate! It is really horrible. I did ring my Doc who said it was a rare side effect. I am really worried that I’m going to have long term repercussions after it I regret having it and would advise caution and ask questions before having this vaccine. Please don’t be worried if you or a family member but hasn’t heard anything so far. Chills or feeling feverish I was fine during the day but when I went to bed I started shaking uncontrollably freezing cold had no control on how my body was behaving. Then the really scary stuff happened, my lymph nodes swelled up , within 30 minutes my face and neck looked like I had mumps, my armpits looked like tangerines were growing under them, tightness on right side of chest knew this was a lymph issue, could barely sit, again lymph issue. There is more risk of experiencing a blood clot related issue from birth control than the AstraZeneca vaccine. The British Islamic Medical Association have issued specific advice urging Muslims observing Ramadan not to delay getting the vaccine, drawing on analysis from Islamic scholars which says that injections for non-nutritional purposes do not invalidate the fast. Still get odd moments of chills. Hope it goes soon. I had mine yday made me so poorly high temp shaking headache from hell trembling. A lot more people are having bad reactions to the Oxford vaccine than the nhs are telling us it needs looking into. I am 63 Got Ehlers-danlos, diabetes, heart issues, UA thyroid but all controlled and I am usually well and active. Still feel pretty exhausted . Latest news See all news. First feeling exhausted then the awful shivering started. That’s good to hear your symptoms fading away slowly. I felt better for a few days then the symptoms returned. Dont think Ill be having 2nd jab. 48 hrs after vaccination I think I am back to normal. Very frightened when news about blood clots emerged. As an interested scientist (zoonotic epidemiologist) I’m starting to record cases of post-vaccine ‘long-haulers’ as I’m not actually convinced that MHRA are analysing Yellow Card notifications in a practical sense. The NHS will follow up with people that haven’t booked their appointment, as a reminder. Had pins & needles in left arm for a full week, it was intermittent in my lower left leg. The second phase of the vaccine rollout is to people under 50. I was so pleased to find this web site because prior to doing so I thought I was the only one to have had the horrible experience. Still same now today after 6 days dizziness and lethargic in bed most of the time The Phase Three trial for AstraZeneca included 24,000 people, from different ethnicities and countries across the world. I went for the vaccination healthy and fit and have been reduced to a quivering wreck only coming out of it after 5 days. So cold! Good luck whichever way you decide to go. I got the injection last fri and my headache is unreal still 4 days later it’s awful pain killers are even taking the edge off it any one else ? Because I felt ok I mistakenly did not take any more paracetamol before bedtime. Awaiting ct scan and to see immune neurologist. i have firbro thyroid hbp i had oxford and heard all horror stories so I wonder if BMI is a factor in the severity of side-effects. So far, millions of people have had a COVID-19 vaccine and reports of serious side effects, such as allergic reactions or clotting problems, have been very rare. In fact I haven’t been ill at all until I had the jab. Had A Z jab two weeks ago. My too Julie 6days later still in bed full flare up of fibromyalgia 2hrs after getting injection all in all I’m really miserable.Take care.xx, I have fibro, ivfeelvyou! it seems to be. No sleep during this. Interesting reading people with auto immune diseases seem to be reacting really badly, I myself have Pernicious anemia and have had side effects for over a month now , a colleague with thyroid problems also suffered really badly . FEEL AWFUL. I am not sure how long these symptoms are supposed to last but I was led to believe would only be 48 hours and it is almost a week since I had the vaccine. Literally could not stand. Tingling and pins and needles Hope this passes soon. I know, the symptoms are like the flu but it is so painful and exhausting. Side effects came on gradually through the evening. The injection itself hurt, usually any injections I have don’t hurt me. We are advising clinically extremely vulnerable people to stay at home as much as possible. I am 67 and normally v healthy, on no routine medications. Saturday felt ill with same symptoms plus very itchy skin . Clinical trial is not the same as three or four people stuck in the same house already stressed out with the current crisis. I have 2 young children and can’t look after them as I’m so ill. Thankfully my husband is OK so he can pick up the pieces. Thank you, I thought something was wrong. Tenderness, pain, warmth, redness, itching, swelling or bruising where the injection is given. I understand that they want as much take-up as possible, but these are real people suffering debilitating consequences of receiving the jab. Shaking and scared. I am of Black African origin and now wish i had paid attention to my friends who advised me against having the vaccine. It all culminated with a day on ER after fainting nad falling on The head. I had no sore arm and no side effects after my Astrozenica jab and was telling everyone nothing to it and I was just fine …went to bed that night and then suddenly about 4 in the morning I woke up with really bad low down pains in my stomach and had to rush to the loo…chronic diarrhoea … for about an hour. If you feel you don’t want these side effects, you would not cope with having COVID . I already have health issues I don’t need anymore to worry about. Bloods and chest X ray clear, ECG was normal for me. I feel not alone now. I don’t think I want to have the second dose because of how I’m feeling, although having said that, everyone I know that has had the AZ had very mild flu symptoms for 24 hours and then felt normal again. i think it is quite cold tonight however. I’m overjoyed — and confused. The gastrointestinal symptoms were now pretty constant but bearable and I was not too worried and thought that if this is all I get than I’d be okay with it. Would have worn gloves if I could gave found them. Can’t see vaccines being effective. Next day had headache from hell and fever with no appetite and so incredibly tired. Then yesterday, I became really tired and had to go to bed again. If you’re not feeling 100%, we highly recommend that you have a chat with your GP about it. I probably will have my follow-up one but I wish I had been forewarned. Palpitations sometimes waking me up in the middle of the night. He told me that now the vaccines are being offered to younger groups, more and more reactions are coming to light (in various forms). Maybe not. We are advised to go home and isolate if we think we have Covid symptoms which places it alongside the flu in terms of how serious the virus is. On Monday night, I experienced the worst headache I have ever had. I never really go on forums or post anything, but this is such a useful webpage to seek reassurance so I’ll aim to post in a couple days after this second AZ jab to give an update . There are many scientists questioning the validity of the pandemic and the risks attached to the vaccines. To start with I was just tired and an on/off headache, but then about 5 days later I lost my appetite and started feeling sick. Mine felt like a ball of fire getting bigger & bigger. Best wishes to all! It annoys me they keep saying these conditions were underlying. I am alone, no family, no one I call upon, and the idea of suffering some of these side-effects, the violent shaking etc, when I’m already a very anxious person suffering with high blood pressure, palpitations etc, I just can’t face it. Had the jab about 3 weeks ago, I suddenly developed a red blodgy rash on my arms ,torso and swelling to my face11days after oxford vaccine. I’m 63 and was absolutely fine before the jab. Occupational health in work sent me for a test incase I had exposure and was positive prior to vaccine but asymptomatic. Went to bed. Feel free to PM me if you need further info. I’m 69 and after 3 weeks of having had the jab I still feel awful. My partner has had pretty unpleasant side effects (migraine, fatigue, sore arm, nausea), but reading through all this it looks like these are all effects of the actual virus. Follow this simple logic. I also had same symptoms as you along with the headache from hell, the fever & shaking & I was in & out of sleep for the whole of the next day. My local surgery called me yesterday to give me an appointment for the covid jab. I have filled in my Yellow Card to advise of all the side effects – also spoken to my Rheumatolgy Team, and several Doctors who told me there was nothing to worry about.