Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Chills, Cough, Dyspnoea, Fatigue, Feeling abnormal
Clinical narrative: she doesn't have a taste for food; difficulty breathing; Fever; Headache; joint aches like when you have the flu and muscles aching; joint aches like when you have the flu and muscles aching; Stomach was very upset- she had a queasy feeling and she could hardly get anything down like when you have the flu and no taste for anything; Felt like she had the flu; weak and fatigued- didn't have energy to do her dishes; weak and fatigued- didn't have energy to do her dishes/tired; her nerves and nervous system were being affected- nerves were feeling funny; felt miserable; heart was beating faster; Chills- she could not get warm; Coughing; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A female patient of an unspecified age received BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, lot number: ER2613, expiration date unknown), via an unspecified route of administration on 19Mar2021 at 08:30 AM at a single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. Medical history included ongoing arthritis in left hip, ongoing high blood pressure and Cholesterol. Concomitant medications included atenolol, orally, at 10 mg, once a day (Takes 1/2 a pill for 10mg) for high blood pressure, ATORVASTATIN, orally, at 5 mg, as needed (once a day at night (7:30 to 8p), by mouth, as needed) for Cholesterol and beet extract (takes a piece of a pill, exact dose unknown). The patient reported she received the Pfizer Covid shot last Friday (19Mar2021) and had a very bad reaction. Patient stated that her reaction was not immediately, she waited there for fifteen minutes after the shot and did not have a reaction then. Patient stated that when she left, she went shopping because she needed some groceries and the shot affected her nervous system. Patient reported that about an hour after the shot, her nerves were feel-ing funny, she kept moving and shopping. Stated that her nerves to play tricks on her sometimes, so she just tries to ignore it. When she got home, her nervous system wasn't being affected anymore. Patient clarified this lasted for about two hours. Patient reported that on Saturday morning, 20Mar2021, she had a fever and a headache, then she had joint aches and muscle aches and her stomach was upset. She felt like she had the flu. Patient mentioned that she was perfectly healthy before she had the shot. Stated she doesn't know if they let that Pfizer shot sit out too long or what. A question was asked to the patient, is there a chance that if they left it out too long that it could cause a reaction like this? Patient mentioned that she was supposed to get the vaccine at 8:30; she got there at quarter after 8 (8:15 am) and she had four pages to fill out. Patient stated that she doesn't know how long they had it out for, but she thinks they would be more conscientious about it because Pfizer's vaccine is more temperamental when it comes to the temperatures. Stated that she called and left her phone number at the hospital, but nobody called her back so she doesn't know what that means. Patient stated that she can't explain why she had such a bad reaction. Patient reported that for about two to three days, she had chills and a fever for two days, a headache, joint aches like when you have the flu and her muscles were aching, stomach was very upset- she could hardly get anything down, like when you have the flu and have no taste for anything and stomach is queasy, was weak and fatigued, but she noticed that this didn't last very long. Patient reported this also affected her breathing, she had difficulty breathing for a couple days (for about a day and half), her heart was also beating faster for a couple days. Patient stated that she is not the kind of person who babies herself. Patient reported she laid around Saturday and Sunday because she did not have any energy at all and felt miserable. On Monday, 22Mar2021, her stomach was still queasy and she still had the chills, she could not get warm. Caller stated that she tried not to think about her aches and pains and to be more normal, it was hard but it helped her feel better. Patient reiterated she walked in there very healthy and after she got the shot, it hit her pretty hard. Patient reported that she was not up to her usual energy level still and doesn't have any real craving for food, she forces herself to eat and she doesn't let herself starve, but she doesn't have a taste for food. Patient mentioned that she was kind of craving sweets and thinks it was because she's still kind of tired. Patient stated that she forced herself to clean the living room and vacuumed because she wanted to push herself to keep her muscles moving. Patient explained that she was not going to sit around and feel sorry herself because the more you feel sorry for yourself, the worse you feel. Patient reported that the muscle and joint aches have gone away and she was coughing a little bit, but it's not real hard. Patient reported that it was taking her almost a week to recuperate. Patient does not know if she wanted to get another shot because her reaction was so bad. Patient was scheduled to get her next shot on 09Apr2021. Patient mentioned that she knows that everyone reacts a little differently, but she had never reacted this severely to a shot before. Patient reported she just hopes that she plans to go for a walk and needs to keep herself moving and keep herself healthy. Patient stated that she usually walks three miles, but didn't have the strength to go for a long walk and she's going to push herself today and go for a longer walk before it starts snowing or raining. Patient clarified she has not walked all week and she usually goes for a walk everyday. Patient stated that she was retired. Patient mentioned that she likes to keep moving and hopes to lift some weights to get her strength back. Patient stated that it started affecting her nerves in the afternoon when she got the shot, but when she got up on saturday, she was really sick with the other symptoms. Patient reported that she put gloves on hands because she was so cold. She had three layers on and she was still freezing so she laid down. Patient stated that when you are sick, you need to lay down and take care of your body and let it fight the infection. Patient reported that she didn't have energy to do her dishes. Patient stated that she has been eating yogurt so she can keep it down and not get her stomach upset. Patient stated that she was still not completely recovered, she was still tired and it may take a half a week to get back to normal. Patient mentioned that she doesn't like to sit around and feel sick. Patient reported that she does get headaches from time to time, but she stopped experiencing the headaches from the shot. Patient took some ibuprofen as treatment and laid down. She stated that she noticed she still had the muscles aches on monday, but she kept trying to strengthen them. Patient mentioned she had not tried picking up her weights- they are only 5 pounds, they are not very heavy, but it takes a while for muscles to get back into shape and she doesn't want to strain them. Patient reported she was normally a high energy person, but she just doesn't have that energy right now and the shot took a lot out of her. Patient mentioned that she just didn't know if she could keep anything down. She had cheese and crackers for breakfast because they are comforting to your stomach. She also had yogurt in the afternoon to coat her stomach. Outcome for upset stomach: Patient stated that it improved a little, but she is still queasy. She takes tums at night so it doesn't bother her. She still can't eat anything she wanted. Patient mentioned she made a Salmon chowder with crackers and she could keep some of that down. Patient explained it has Salmon, milk, potatoes in it and she put a little bit of dried parsley in it because parsley is good for digestion and it soothes the stomach. Patient stated that she feels like she is slowly getting over the flu; she was still not 100%, but she would try getting up and walking. She also mentioned that she was just a little more tired than she was before and is trying to build up the strength and endurance to get back into shape. Stated that she started feeling weak and fatigued the day of the shot; she went to bed early that night. Stated that she was really busy yesterday, but still felt really tired. She just kept going because she didn't want to feel sorry for herself. Outcome for Difficulty Breathing: Patient reported she opened some windows because the cold air is good for you and that helped. Patient clarified she did not have any breathing problems before. Also stated that she was really scared when her heart was racing. She explained that after the initial feeling of the flu, she felt her heart was beating faster, she had never felt that before and felt like that had to be from the shot. She does not know what day the heart racing began, but reported it started on either 21Mar2021, 22Mar2021, or 23Mar2021. She described the heart racing as an after effect. She reported that it took about two or three days for her heart to stop racing, it lasted longer than the breathing problems. She reiterated that she was not sure at this point if she was going to get another shot because of the reaction she had, she still had to think about it. She wondered if it affected her heart. She also mentioned that she doesn't like to be sick or handicapped, she hopes she can recover completely. At this point, she wanted to keep pushing herself to getting back to regular exercise, she was trying to get back to normal and lead a normal life. She reported she was so healthy before she got the shot and never expected to have this kind of reaction. Outcome for heart is beating faster: Reported that her heart wasn't beating faster right now, but she doesn't know if her heart was weakened until she pushes herself when she started exercising again. Patient stated that it was being offered and they are recommending people who are older-get it to prevent covid 19. She stated that she's been healthy and thinks she has a natural immunity to flu and the virus. She stated that she goes out shopping to get her own groceries and tries to keep the six feet distance and wears masks. Arthritis- She stated that she did cross guarding and didn't dress warm enough. Blood Pressure: Patient stated that last time her blood pressure was 120/72 or 120/70. She does not not really have high blood pressure anymore. Caller states she did have high blood pressure a little bit, but she supposes it was from when she was under a lot of stress. The patient recovered from her nerves and nervous system were being affected- nerves were feeling funny on 19Mar2021, recovered from fever, joint aches like when you have the flu and muscles aching on 22Mar2021, recovered from headache, difficulty breathing on 21Mar2021, recovered from heart was beating faster on an unspecified date in Mar2021, outcome for chills, coughing, she doesn't have a taste for food was unknown and for other events outcome was recovering.  Follow-up attempts are completed. No further information is expected.