Age: 69.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Crying, Disturbance in attention, Insomnia, Muscle spasms, Tremor
Clinical narrative: trembling and spasms right arm; trembling and spasms right arm; trouble sleeping; she couldn't concentrate; she's crying; This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP.  A 69-year-old female patient received BNT162b2 omicron (kp.2) (COMIRNATY (2024-2025 FORMULA)), on 14Nov2024 as dose 1, single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) at the age of 69 years, in left arm for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. The following information was reported: MUSCLE SPASMS (non-serious), TREMOR (non-serious), outcome "not recovered" and all described as "trembling and spasms right arm"; INSOMNIA (non-serious), outcome "not recovered", described as "trouble sleeping"; DISTURBANCE IN ATTENTION (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "she couldn't concentrate"; CRYING (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "she's crying". The events "trembling and spasms right arm" required physician office visit. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of muscle spasms, tremor, insomnia.  Additional information: The reported called in regard to the COVID-19 vaccine, the booster. They had a COVID booster at (pharmacy name withheld) on 14Nov2024. The patient got reaction a couple of days after. The patient wife's hand was trembling, the upper arm was trembling, having spasms; spasms in her right hand and right thumb, most of it comes from her right thumb. She almost lost it, she couldn't concentrate, she was fine until she got this, and it almost killed her, she is still going through it, and it is kind of bad and he does not know if it was muscle and partially the nerve. The reporter clarified it was the whole right arm. It mostly comes from the thumb. It got so bad last Thursday, had to go to urgent care. The patient was given muscle relaxer. Before couldn't even sleep. The reporter was trying to get help, trying to get a doctor. Has an appointment with an orthopedic doctor on 02Jan. The patient had taken Benadryl so she could sleep and that helped.  The reporter verbalized going to a primary isn't going to help. The reporter stated he was going through hell because his wife's arm was trembling and spasming and would not stop and he was up all night with her and they did not know what to do and tried everything they could figure out. The reporter stated he gets nervous himself because he was trying to help her and feels so sorry for her because she was crying and it makes him cry because he does not know what to do. This has been going on for a week, wife is having trouble sleeping. It doesn't stop trembling and started getting worse and worse because she couldn't even sleep. Bought a brace and has been using it and the next morning stated wow that stuff is working pretty good, and he does not know if it was a lot better than what she was going through but it is still kind of bad but it's better. This is going on for over a week and they are going crazy, and she has trouble sleeping and it is better with the medication but is still serious and it all seems like it is coming from her thumb and kind of works through her fingers and her upper arm.  The information on the batch/lot number for BNT162b2 omicron (kp.2) will be requested and submitted if and when received.