Age: 62.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Photopsia, Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, Vertigo, Vertigo positional, Visual field tests
Clinical narrative: Vertigo; Mast cell activation syndrome; developed glaucoma; diarrhea; functional neurologic disorder; functional movement disorder; worst headache; flashes in right eye; can't walk; After booster floaters came back; long covid symptoms, but she didn't have covid; new dizzy; covid Pfizer was an allergy for her; throwing up; felt pop behind right eye; Genetic mutation; BPPV in right ear; Labyrinthitis in left ear; This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP.  A 66-year-old female patient received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2), on 31Aug2021 as dose 3 (booster), single (Lot number: EW0168) at the age of 62 years for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "Guillain-Barre" (unspecified if ongoing); "constipated person" (unspecified if ongoing); "hypothyroid" (unspecified if ongoing); "Low blood pressure" (unspecified if ongoing); "Pott's" (unspecified if ongoing); "asthma" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: diagnosed in her late 20s. Concomitant medication(s) included: SYNTHROID taken for hypothyroidism (ongoing). Past drug history included: Advair for asthma, reaction(s): "glaucoma", notes: 1 puff in the morning. Vaccination history included: BNT162b2 (Dose 1, single; Lot number: EJ1685), administration date: 07Jan2021, when the patient was 62-year-old, for Covid-19 immunization, reaction(s): "throwing up", "headache behind right eye", "dizzy", "vertigo", "lot of floaters in eyes", "covid Pfizer was an allergy for her"; BNT162b2 (Dose 2, single; lot number: EL9261), administration date: 28Jan2021, when the patient was 62-year-old, for Covid-19 immunization, reaction(s): "Right eye had horrible headache with flashes", "Right eye had horrible headache with flashes", "vertigo", "Eye was bothering - both were immediately itching/Blepaitis", "covid Pfizer was an allergy for her", "throwing up", "unable to walk". The following information was reported: VERTIGO POSITIONAL (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "unknown", described as "BPPV in right ear"; LABYRINTHITIS (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Labyrinthitis in left ear"; GENE MUTATION (non-serious) with onset 2023, outcome "unknown", described as "Genetic mutation"; VERTIGO (hospitalization, disability), outcome "not recovered"; MAST CELL ACTIVATION SYNDROME (medically significant), outcome "unknown"; GLAUCOMA (medically significant), outcome "unknown", described as "developed glaucoma"; DIARRHOEA (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "diarrhea"; CONVERSION DISORDER (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "functional neurologic disorder"; MOVEMENT DISORDER (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "functional movement disorder"; HEADACHE (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "worst headache"; PHOTOPSIA (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "flashes in right eye"; GAIT DISTURBANCE (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "can't walk"; VITREOUS FLOATERS (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "After booster floaters came back"; POST-ACUTE COVID-19 SYNDROME (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "long covid symptoms, but she didn't have covid"; DIZZINESS (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "new dizzy"; ALLERGY TO VACCINE (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "covid Pfizer was an allergy for her"; VOMITING (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "throwing up"; EYE DISORDER (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "felt pop behind right eye". The patient was hospitalized for vertigo (start date: 03Oct2021, discharge date: 06Oct2021, hospitalization duration: 4 day(s)). The events "mast cell activation syndrome", "developed glaucoma", "functional neurologic disorder", "functional movement disorder", "bppv in right ear", "labyrinthitis in left ear", "can't walk", "after booster floaters came back", "new dizzy" and "covid pfizer was an allergy for her" required physician office visit. The event "worst headache" required emergency room visit. The events "vertigo", "throwing up" and "felt pop behind right eye" required physician office visit and emergency room visit. The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: Blood pressure measurement: (unspecified date) high; (unspecified date) low; other testing: (unspecified date) Unknown results; (2021) BPPV in right ear; (2021) Labyrinthitis in left ear; (2023) BPPV in right ear; (2023) Labyrinthitis in left ear; Ophthalmological examination: (2021) stabilized; Visual field tests: (unspecified date) Unknown results.  Clinical course: Covid vaccine is listed as an allergy. Been getting visual vestibular and neurological issues and visual issues. Caller developed glaucoma. First vaccine in 07Jan2021 at (withheld). Caller worked there at the time, but on leave because was non-essential. Worked at (withheld) and got all vaccines at (withheld), all of them were the Pfizer. After the first vaccine contacted doctor because, and they kept her longer after first vaccine because started getting dizzy. Was sent home and told to contact own physician if anything worsened. By the time got home, was throwing up. Had headache behind right eye and then started vertigo. Contacted physician and got in to see her and she suggested see ENT and eye doctor. But the vertigo went away and so just kept appointment with eye doctor. Caller want to make it very clear she is not an anti-vaxxer. Believes in vaccines. If can determine with genetic testing that there would be a problem with certain meds, as caller has, there would be no anti-vaxxers. Needs to be researched, most doctors think. Pfizer has no liability. If it could be researched so someone else doesn't have problem. Got second vaccine 28Jan2021. Then felt better but eye was bothering. Clarified that both were immediately itching. Right eye had horrible headache with flashes. Never got headache before. Had the vertigo where couldn't walk at all and was throwing up. The vertigo went away and went to eye doctor who said caller had Blepaitis (documented as provided by caller). They said was okay and gave prescription for glasses. Caller clarified that had glasses before that. Has a whole history beforehand. Within the next 4 months went through 4 prescriptions for eyeglasses. Eye stabilized in Jun/Jul2021. Late Jul/Aug 2021, returned to work at (withheld) and took job teaching at college. Because of job at the college, was testing for covid all the time. In Aug2021 the CEO did video communication for employees, mandating covid vaccine and he said if anybody had a reaction he would take responsibility for them. Went to work, mentioned name, but its withheld per caller. The nurses in chemo unit where caller worked were saying to get the third vaccine if someone hadn't gotten theirs. Encouraging caller to go to HR to get vaccine, caller did. Caller knew she had Guillain-Barre, clarified she had before covid vaccines. Told nurse, just wanted to make sure. Didn't know anything about generic mutation based on HIV med specifically. Was told it would be fine and got vaccine. Started getting dizzy, went home because it was almost time to go anyways. Went home and by time got home had full on vertigo and was throwing up. Took about an 1/2 hour or so for caller to get home and had headache and felt pop behind right eye. Thought because first one went away it would get better. Late evening 03Oct2021 went to hospital and has been disabled ever since. Went to ER by ambulance. Was released on 06Oct2021. Sent to long haul covid clinic to Dr. Also referred to Lab. Been disabled ever since. Since then, diagnosed with Mass Cell Activation Syndrome. Saw neurologist. Caller reading from 17Jan2025 has persistent vertigo triggered by the covid vaccine. Saw last week with this new dizzy. Used to be constipated person all the time and now has, after the booster vaccine, diarrhea. Whatever caller eats runs right through her. In addition to recurrent vertigo that caller has, can't walk when has vertigo and throwing up. Now can't keep any food in. Saw at clinic diagnosed by Dr who is a neurologist, caller has functional neurologic disorder and functional movement disorder. Clarified FND as functional neurologic disorder, because of nystagmus and visual defect in right eye. Dr referred to neurologic ophthalmologist. Also seen an eye specialist, Dr who is retiring. Going to see Dr tomorrow, has a Humphrey field visual test. Caller also saw neurologic ophthalmologist. Referred to Dr but can't get in until Apr. Referred by who is new ophthalmologist. Has an appointment tomorrow with a doctor, Dr where she has the Humfrey visual field test and the other testing done. Genetic mutation was diagnosed in 2023.  After the hospital in 2021, she went to the ENT, went through testing there. BPPV in right ear. Labyrinthitis in left ear (documented at provided by caller). When went back in 2023 for follow up still had both. That's when ENT put on medical chart that covid Pfizer was an allergy for her. End of 2023 got withheld All of Us research program genetic results. Reported to VAERS, being followed well over a year. Caller states they are checking the caller's sister and the caller is the youngest of 6 and they are checking the caller's sisters and one of the caller's sisters had a reaction in the Moderna vaccine and she ended up in the hospital with cellulitis, so they want to check the sister's genetics to see if the sister has the same mutation. Diagnosed with asthma in her late 20s. Was running along (site name redacted) and developed it. Had Advair for asthma. Off of it because diagnosis of glaucoma. Want to reduce pressure in eyes. Diagnosed with glaucoma; Dr the eye specialist thought had glaucoma then. Doesn't have glaucoma in family. Studies have shown women her age after covid vaccine developed glaucoma. Eye defect in upper right quadrant of right eye when looks up. After first vaccine ended up with lot of floaters in eyes. It seemed to disappear. After booster floaters came back. After the booster, the vertigo was so bad she would look up and it would go all black and she would go into full on vertigo and that is when she can't walk and when she ended up in the hospital. Clarified that went to the hospital because the vertigo when looked up with eyes it go completely black. After booster vaccine had the worst headache and flashes in right eye. With regard to patient's medical conditions, she has low blood pressure- took over year to get into neurologist Dr. Could not get in until 2023. Had caller buy blood pressure cuff and record. Discovered in that low blood pressure. Had low blood pressure when went to other doctors. The neurologist with RUSH diagnosed the Pott's. Dr. (withheld) with (withheld) couldn't do official testing because vertigo. Didn't want to trigger vertigo. Diagnosed with testing that she had with Dr. PPPD, which is a subtype of vertigo. It is a constant form of vertigo. Has low blood pressure. Keep changing back and forth from hyperthyroid and hypothyroid, the blood pressure goes high and then low so she is pretty messed up. All of this after caller got out of hospital. Everybody said it was from vaccine, but nobody put in patient notes. No one wanted to say it was from it. It wasn't until got genetic results in 2023 and testing for covid and she worked at a college and didn't have covid. Long covid symptoms by Dr didn't know what to do with her. All knew was it was from vaccine. Dr said she had long covid symptoms, but she didn't have covid. Caller just hopes that eventually that anyone having reaction to vaccine or med, the government should have taken responsibility and start tracking. No one was tracking any reaction. Had to get data from other countries.; Sender's Comments: Linked Report(s) : US-PFIZER INC-202500033272 same pattient/product, different dose number/events;US-PFIZER INC-202500033305 same pattient/product, different dose number/events;