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[pastafreak]

...of people with flu-like post vaccine symptoms. I had the Astrazeneca so I was fully prepared for a reaction.
I was fine last night except for a hint of a headache. Woke over night, ice cold and achey. Tried to sleep through it but got up at 6am for paracetamol. Woke 2 hours later hot and sweaty...with a cat licking my face. Feeling blehhh right now. It will be a hot drink/paracetamol day.
Hope all are ok this morning...it's quiet here.

[pastafreak]

I've just woken from a 3 and a half hour nap. I'll make a couple of comments...though my brain feels like mush.
While I feel rough, it's nowhere near as bad as proper flu. Thats when I've gotten shakes as emmie and a few others have.
I took paracetamol before my jab yesterday...more because a knee was giving me discomfort. I decided not to bother later or at bedtime. I felt if I was going to get a reaction, I wanted to know how bad it might be. So I took a dose over night, and another at 9am. Nothing since...though I feel I can do with it now.
I've gotten the impression that the strongest reaction is in those who've had AZ. Does anyone know why...I do know that they work differently.

[DTCwordfan]

Hope you are feeling better now, pasta!

[DTCwordfan]

well at least a bit better.....some food, plenty of liquid and sleep being the name of the game!

[woofgang]

pixie"I don't see why you would take it hours or days before though."
no me either :)

[pixie374]

I hadn't seen the theory of taking it a long Time beforehand...

[Cloverjo]

I’ve booked my first one for this weekend. (Over 50s - so exciting) Don’t know which one I’ll get. I’ll report back if anything terrible happens.

[Hopkirk]

I had virtually no side effects, just felt a bit cold though temperature was up a fraction.

'er indoors had hers without any side effects at all. Not even a small blood clot.

[Sunk]

I had mine yesterday and have felt awful all day today.

[pastafreak]

I've felt much better today...you will also.

[woofgang]

that's good the hear Pasta.

[Sunk]

I have slept for England today.
Lots of paracetamol and drinks.
Slept through most of the United match tonight and I have finally got warm, and feel hungry.
Fingers crossed for tomorrow.

[woofgang]

Sunk that sounds like you are moving in the right direction. take it easy tomorrow, eat what you fancy and drink plenty....NOT alcohol lol

[Smowball]

I was exactly the same - felt like I had flu for 48 hours. Sweating, hot and cold, shivering, then back to normal after 2 days.

[Sunk]

I know lots of people who have had the jab and were OK, so I wasn’t expecting any problems.

Apparently the vaccine tricks the bodies of male recipients into thinking they have ‘man-flu” and our anti-bodies freak out.

[woofgang]

hahahahaha