Age: 83.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Blood pressure measurement, Burning sensation, Dizziness, Erythema, Jaw disorder
Clinical narrative: She thought she was going to pass out; felt like she was going to faint; chin felt funny; face was red; face was burning; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer(patient). An 83-year-old female patient received first dose of BNT162B2(Covid-19 vaccine, lot number EL8982), via an unspecified route of administration on  27Jan2021 10:00 at single dose, left arm for protection from virus, vitamin D(lot number 15070802 with expiration date Jun2023, Non-Pfizer product, manufacturer: 21st Century), orally from 2019 and ongoing at 2000 iU, daily, (25 mcg/1000 IU, takes 2 by mouth daily) for bones, vitamin b complex (B COMPLEX, lot number 14704704 with expiration date Apr2023, Non-Pfizer product, manufacturer: 21st Century), orally from 2019 and ongoing at unknown dose, daily, (2 by mouth daily) for energy, digoxin(Non- Pfizer product), orally from Jun2019 and ongoing at 0.125 mg, daily to slow the heartbeat, rosuvastatin(Non- Pfizer product), orally from 2019 and ongoing at 20 mg, daily to lower cholesterol. Medical history included high blood pressure, blood thinner, low thyroid. Concomitant medication included hydrochlorothiazide, triamterene (TRIAMTERENE HCTZ) from 2019 and ongoing for high blood pressure, rivaroxaban (XARELTO) from Nov2020 and ongoing as blood thinner, levothyroxine from an unknown date and from Nov2020 and ongoing for low thyroid(had been taking for 25 years or more). History of all previous immunization with the Pfizer vaccine considered as suspect reported as None. Prior Vaccinations (within 4 weeks) reported as None.  The patient experienced felt like she was going to faint on 30Jan2021 with outcome of recovered on 30Jan2021, chin felt funny on 30Jan2021 with outcome of recovered 30Jan2021, face was red on 30Jan2021 with outcome of unknown, face was burning on 30Jan2021 with outcome of recovered on 30Jan2021.  Caller was asking if she should get the second shot. She went to her doctor and was told it was ok if she got the second shot. The doctor said it was too far between the shot and the reactions for it to be the shot. She received the vaccine on 27Jan2021. On Saturday morning she took Vitamin D, B complex, Digoxin and Rosuvastatin. Twenty minutes later her chin felt funny. Her face was red and burning. She felt like she was going to faint. She got some ice and washed her face. She took 2 baby aspirin. She asked her doctor if she was allergic to the vaccine. Her doctor said the time between getting the vaccine and the events were too far between. She thought she was going to pass out. She felt better after washing her face with ice. She was her face for 30-45 minutes with ice water.  She took apixaban (ELIQUIS) before and her chin felt funny. She added that her blood pressure went up and she had trembles. She felt dizzy. Clarified that she felt that way prior to taking the vaccine. At first she didn't think to take her blood pressure. When she took it the reading was 165/79. At 3:00 pm the reading was 162/79. At 6:00 pm the reading was down to 150/79. The trembles started two hours after she took her medications. When providing product details she stated she took two Vitamin D. The label indicated to take one. When asking for indication caller asked what does Vitamin D do? She was able to answer herself. Product is filled in a pharmacy bottle and does not include NDC, Lot or expiry. Prior to taking rivaroxaban (XARELTO), she was taking apixaban (ELIQUIS) 5 mg twice daily. Lot: ABL8694A, Expiry: Dec2022, It came from another country. She was sure she was allergic to it because she had a rash. That was when she was switched to rivaroxaban. She was taking levothyroxine 100 mcg until she turned 82. In Jan2021, the dose was changed to 112 mcg daily. Her last thyroid level was high on the test with a result of 7.46. The dose was changed to 112 mcg daily.  Initially caller gave consent to contact her physician. She changed her mind stating she didn't want her doctor to think she was going over her head. She was worried and frightened at the time because something happened to her. She can't remember if her face was swollen. She drank some ice cold water and took two baby aspirins. She knew she needed to flush her system. She just wanted to make she was safe in getting the shot. Her doctor told her to take diphenhydramine hydrochloride (BENADRYL) if she ever felt that way. She felt fine after getting the shot and the few days after getting it. She wanted to get the shot. Events resulted in physician office visit. The action taken in response to the events for vitamin D, vitamin b complex, digoxin, rosuvastatin was dose not changed. The outcome of event "She thought she was going to pass out" was unknown.