Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Arthralgia, Cognitive disorder, Electric shock sensation, Feeling abnormal, Mental disorder
Clinical narrative: mental brain fog; having electric shock in the feet / sharp pain pain and very brief sensation; cognitive disorder/disassociated disorder; pain in the joints and muscles; pain in the joints and muscles; mental issues; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team. The reporter is the patient.  A 61-year-old male patient received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2), on 22May2021 at 09:48 as dose 2, single (Lot number: EW0177, Expiration Date: 31Aug2021), in arm for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "high blood pressure Diagnosed about twenty years ago" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: high blood pressure Diagnosed about twenty years ago. Concomitant medication(s) included: RAMIPRIL oral taken for hypertension; METOPROLOL oral taken for hypertension. Vaccination history included: BNT162b2 (Dose 1, Lot: EW0162, Expiration date: 31Jul2021), administration date: 17Apr2021, when the patient was 61-year-old, for COVID-19 immunization; Shingles, for immunization; Flu vaccine, for immunization. The following information was reported: COGNITIVE DISORDER (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "unknown", described as "cognitive disorder/disassociated disorder"; ELECTRIC SHOCK SENSATION (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "recovered", described as "having electric shock in the feet / sharp pain pain and very brief sensation"; FEELING ABNORMAL (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "mental brain fog"; MENTAL DISORDER (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "mental issues"; ARTHRALGIA (non-serious), MYALGIA (non-serious) all with onset 2021, outcome "not recovered" and all described as "pain in the joints and muscles". The events "mental brain fog", "having electric shock in the feet / sharp pain pain and very brief sensation", "cognitive disorder/disassociated disorder" and "pain in the joints and muscles" required physician office visit. Relevant laboratory tests and procedures are available in the appropriate section.  Additional information: Reporter stated, patient experiencing "long-COVID"-like symptoms based solely upon receiving the Pfizer BioNtech covid-19 Vaccine, Consumer also mentioned that he tested multiple times and haven't had covid. He got 3 shots of the Pfizer BioNTech covid-19 Vaccine and started experiencing symptoms after the second shot. The biggest side effect he noticed is dissociative disorder ("not feeling present in the moment") and brain fog and after a couple of months, he started experiencing pain in the joints and muscles. He stated that multiple doctors checked him for his cognitive disorder as well as joint and muscle pain which happened rather quickly. The joints and muscle pain is continuing and elaborated it as having electric shock in the feet / sharp pain pain and very brief sensation different parts in appendages and trying to rule out the cause. Reporter also mentioned that it caused him a lot of time and maybe he is going to take a month off from work to see a neuropsychologist. After the second dose of the covid vaccine, started experiencing what is like long covid like symptoms. Agent referred him to his doctor. Clarifies the electric shocks in his feet are separate and were very brief. The overall pain was soreness in the muscles in the front and back of his legs, the pain in his legs and joints was not electric shock pain, it was extreme pains. Patient had treatment it is still ongoing, he took a pain tablet a week ago and the pain tablet lasts a week, so right now his pain is not severe. He tries to avoid taking medication. Disassociated disorder, he felt like he was not feeling present at the moment states the mental issues, brain fog started around Jun2021 or Jul2021. He reported to his prior doctor. The electric shocks in feet started in Aug2021 or Sep2021 and recovered some time this year. The pain in legs and muscles started in Dec2021 or Jan2022. States the mental issues, brain fog started around Jun2021 or Jul2021. The electric shocks in feet started in Aug2021 or Sep2021 and recovered some time this year. Prior Vaccinations (within 4 weeks): had shingles vaccine possibly around same time, but unsure of when it was. He got a flu vaccine at some point as well. Vaccine had not administered at Military Facility. Sender's Comments: Linked Report(s) : US-PFIZER INC-202200755526 similar report from same reporter.