Age: 52.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Memory impairment, Migraine, Nausea, Oropharyngeal pain, Pain
Clinical narrative: severe sinus issues; she is still not feeling good; flu-like symptoms; head is foggy right now, cant remember her doctors name; sick/ended up really ill yesterday; vomiting; forgetfulness/cant remember her doctors name; Tired; Sore throat; body aches/body aches and pains; chills without fever; severe diarrhea; nausea; She was not able to eat yesterday as well; she mentioned that she still has a bad lack of energy/stayed in bed all day; burning lungs; severe migraine due to her bad sinuses/migraine headache; severe migraine due to her bad sinuses; crusty eyes; Arm was sore where she got the shot for a few days after the Vaccine; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer reported for herself. This 52-year-old female patient received the 1st dose of  BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, lot number: ER8727), via an unspecified route of administration in the upper muscle of left arm on 29Mar2021 at single dose for COVID-19 immunization. Medical history included ongoing heavy smoker smoking for at 32 years or more, not drink anymore, agoraphobia started when COVID pandemic came a year ago, pneumonia, anxiety, severe depression, bipolar, panic attacks due to trauma, on disability since her mother passed away 6 years ago. Her family was alcoholic and her dad was an alcoholic, it was just something she did. She went on a 6 year drinking binge over 10 years ago, but she has been sober for 10 years. The patient had pneumonia, anxiety, severe depression, bipolar, panic attacks For years and believed these were related to abuse from years ago. The patient also believed panic attacks was related to her mother passing and her nephew having a car accident in Oct2020. Concomitant medications included gabapentin (NEURONTIN, NDC: 16714033202) from an unspecified date and ongoing for about 32 years for anxiety; lurasidone hydrochloride (LATUDA) from at least 2 months ago and ongoing for depression; vilazodone hydrochloride (VIIBRYD) ongoing for 5 years to help her sleep and for depression and bipolar; clonazepam from an unspecified date and ongoing for anxiety and panic attack, being on it off and on for 32 years for panic attacks and anxiety; valproate semisodium (DEPAKOTE ER, NDC: 16714048502) from an unspecified date and ongoing for about 5 years for bipolar; escitalopram oxalate (LEXAPRO), benzatropine mesilate (BENZOTROPINE), benzatropine mesilate (COGENTIN); clonazepam (KLONOPIN) ongoing for anxiety and panic attack, being on and off for 32 years; a lot of Psychiatric drugs. The patient to change her antidepressant a lot because if being on it for so long it stopped working. The patient had the Pneumonia Vaccine about 1 year ago and flu vaccine about a year ago not at the same time. She reported not having any problems with that. The patient reported tetanus shot years ago and she got a sore arm. The patient had no prior vaccinations (within 4 weeks). The patient mentioned that she received her 1st dose of the Pfizer COVID19 Vaccine on 29Mar2021. She ended up really ill yesterday on 04Apr2021 at 2: 00 am, with body aches and pains, chills without fever, burning lungs, forgetfulness, vomiting, severe migraine due to her bad sinuses, migraine headache which she rarely got, crusty eyes, severe diarrhea and nausea. She was not able to eat yesterday as well on 04Apr2021. As of calling, she mentioned that she still had a bad lack of energy, probably to being sick on 04Apr2021, and a little bit nauseated but not as bad as yesterday on 04Apr2021. The burning lungs, diarrhea, and migraines were gone. She was asking if these were common to appear after this time because the paperwork from her facility stated that most side effects were to be expected with 24 hours. She also mentioned that her boyfriend got his 2nd dose of the Moderna vaccine with no reactions 3 days before she got ill and was asking if she could've gotten it from him. She was COVID-Phobic and took as many precautions as she could. She mentioned that 2 of her friends, experienced side effects on their 2nd dose. She waited the 15 minutes before she left after getting the shot, with no problem. She hoped no one else has to go through this. She was sick yesterday and today, but it was better today than yesterday. The patient was high risk due to heavy smoking, She said that on the 04Apr2021, at 02:00, she woke up with chills with no fever, body aches and pains, a migraine headache which she never got, severe sinus issues, diarrhea, nausea, and stayed in bed all day. She felt bad enough to go the doctor but did not go to the doctor, had really gone out since COVID started but, she did not go due to agoraphobia. From what she had heard from other people the 1st dose did not affect most people, it's the second. She was scared though and did not want to get sick like she did. She wanted to know if it's safe to get the second shot because she didn't want to experience this again. The patient said that she was still not feeling good. At the time of reporting, the patient still felt nauseated and had body aches and her lungs were burning on 04Apr2021 and she was not sure why.  She reported these symptoms were not on the sheet she got. They gave her the sheet from the health department. She had heard of reactions within 48 hours and but, it had been week since she got the 1st shot. The patient said that she had bad chills and did not understand how you have chills without a fever. She was not sick like that ever in her life. It was the worst experience. She said that even with the flu bug she was able to function even with throwing up and all of that other stuff. She had never had problems with an immunization before.  She wanted to get the second shot. She didn't know how you get a fever with no chills. Caller confirmed her symptoms were flu-like symptoms and are described as the symptoms she gave earlier in the call. She scared of suffocating to death rather than getting the next shot. The patient asked if it was an allergic reaction or a shot reaction she had, she never experienced anything like that. The patient had no problem with the flu like symptoms like the nausea, the vomiting. The only reason she asked was because she was afraid. She had been house bound for about a year and she only went to the physician and psychiatrist. She was able to go to the health department and get the shot because she did not want COVID. The patient reported her head was foggy right now, can't remember her doctors name because she was still sick. This started after getting the shot along with the flu-like stuff. She can't even remember her doctors information because of how bad she felt. She said that she can't believe that she cannot remember the name of her doctor's office, that was how bad she felt. The patient clarified that the fogginess started after she received the vaccine. She reported she had had severe panic attacks for years due to abuse. Even though she was with a good man now she still had panic attacks and the COVID did not help. She tried sleeping as much as possible last night. The flu-like symptoms started at 0200 in the morning, all her symptoms on 04Apr2021. The fogginess, body aches, diarrhea, pain were still here today, but no headache today 05Apr2021. Her chills were keeping her up yesterday, she had never had chills with no fever before. She had no chills today 05Apr2021, they were gone its 70 degrees here, it was bad. Her burning lungs were gone when she woke up this morning she didn't feel it. If it would have gotten worse she would have went to the ER, but she was able to breath. She was able to take her meds again today 05Apr2021. 1st day in years she did not smoke was yesterday on 04Apr2021. The COVID vaccine gave her a sore arm were she got the vaccine but it only lasted a few days after the shot. About an hour after she got the shot, it lasted a few days and was not bad enough for Tylenol of Motrin it was just a slight ache. She did not seek treatment for the flu-like symptoms but, would have went to ER if burning lungs got worse to where she could not breathe. The patient said that she forgot numbers because of the medications she on and also got the shakes. She was not sure which medications are causing it, but she thought she was taking Depakote, Klonopin and Neurontin could be the cause. The shaking was irreversible, she can't even write her name without shaking. The patient stated yesterday she was so sick, she ended up with like her lungs were burning, body ache, she had chills with no fever, mild sore throat, headache won't go away and she was wondering if that's normal. The patient had to get her second Covid shot 17th and she was so scared, she was sick and tired. Outcome of the events 'head is foggy right now, cant remember her doctors name', 'body aches', 'diarrhea', 'body aches/body aches and pains', 'sick/ended up really ill yesterday' was not recovered, of the event 'Arm was sore where she got the shot for a few days after the vaccine' was recovered, of the other events was unknown.   No follow up attempts are needed. No further information is expected.