Age: 71.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Heart rate, Hypertension, Palpitations, Presyncope
Clinical narrative: Her head felt funny dizzy, like full headed like she was going to pass out/like she could pass out; Dizzy; Her head felt funny dizzy, like full headed like she was going to pass out; Head became funny, and her body felt funny; Her blood pressure was 160/("something, I don't remember, but it was high"); Her heart was going to pound out of her chest "blow right out of my chest."/her pulse was in the 90s at that point; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 71-year-old female patient received the first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, lot number: EL1283), via an unspecified route of administration at left arm on 27Jan2021 10:30 at single dose for covid-19 immunization. Medical history included she had Grave's disease in the past and her thyroid was irradiated, hypotension, arthritis, stress, macular degeneration, glaucoma, hypertension, Blood cholesterol abnormal, Dry eyes, other medication allergies. Concomitant medications included vitamin b complex (B COMPLEX) for Stress, liothyronine sodium (CYTOMEL) for Hypotension, ezetimibe for cholesterol, fish oil for Macular degeneration and Glaucoma, hydrocodone bitartrate/paracetamol (LORCET) for Arthritis, xantofyl/zeaxanthin (LUTEIN ZEAXANTHIN) for Macular degeneration and Glaucoma, levothyroxine sodium (SYNTHROID) for Hypotension, carmellose sodium (THERATEARS) for Dry eyes, triamterene for high blood pressure, tocopherol (VITAMIN E) as something good to take, latanoprostene bunod (VYZULTA) for Glaucoma, and Multivitamins took once daily by mouth took for 15 or 20 years as feel she should take, all of them were ongoing. The past drug history included before starting latanoprostene bunod (VYZULTA) for Glaucoma, she was on other products that she reacted to including 'Timerol'; 'Represso'; and Bimatoprost (LUMIGAN). During the 15 minute waiting period after administration, patient stated at around 11 minutes she felt as if her heart was going to pound out of her chest "blow right out of my chest", she became dizzy, head became funny, and her body felt funny. Patient stated that they called for the paramedics in which they ran an electrocardiogram (EKG), her pulse was in the 90s at that point, and her blood pressure was 160/("something, but it was high"). Patient stated that they had her wait an additional 20 minutes or so and then she left, but it was about an hour and a half before these effects went away. Patient asked if she should receive the second dose of the vaccine. Heart rate was back down to 90 bpm and her EKG was okay. They told her to wait for 15 minutes in her car; she was sitting talking and she had a couple of minutes left on her wait time when suddenly and she grabbed her chest and her heart, her head felt funny dizzy, like full headed like she was going to pass out/like she could pass out. She put her head on the steering wheel and her friend signaled the paramedics to the car. The paramedics examined her, took her blood pressure and it was a little high 160 over something. The feeling went away and she sat there for about 20 minutes until she was able to drive. One hour to one and one-half later she felt normal. The outcome of the events was recovered on 27Jan2021.