Age: 83.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Headache, Heart rate abnormal, Heart rate increased, Lacrimation increased, Lymph node pain
Clinical narrative: Pain in chest; Bursitis; High blood pressure; High cholesterol; stomach felt a little queasy or upset; Lightheadedness; Loss of appetite; Felt like her throat was closing up a little bit; Eyes were watering; Pain in lymph nodes in neck when touched; NAUSEATED; Fatigue; Felt like heart was going to go through her head; Heart was racing; fever; Chills; Splitting headache; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer or other non-health care professional. An 83-years-old female patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2 PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 MRNA VACCINE; Solution for injection (Batch/Lot Number: EM98089, Expiration date: Unknown), dose 2 via an unspecified route of administration in Arm Left on 02Mar2021 at 13:00 as dose 2, single for covid-19 immunisation. The patient medical history included bursitis, arthritis Verbatim: Arthritis, hypertension, ongoing blood cholesterol increased. The patient also received first dose on bnt162b2 (BNT162B2 PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 MRNA VACCINE; Solution for injection) via an unspecified route of administration on 09Feb2021 as dose 1, singe for covid-19 immunisation. The patient concomitant medications included ubidecarenone (coq-10) taken for myalgia, start and stop date were not reported; acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin children) taken for an unspecified indication, start and stop date were not reported; lisinopril (lisinopril) taken for blood pressure measurement, start and stop date were not reported; simvastatin (simvastatin) taken for blood cholesterol increased, The patient did not receive any other vaccine in four weeks. Prior to vaccination patient was not diagnosed with COVID. Caller reported that within 12 hours of receiving the Covid-19 vaccine, she woke up in middle of night around 2 AM with her heart racing, she felt like she was going to have a heart attack and reported that it felt like heart was going through the top of her head.  She stated that she used a breathing method that she uses when she feels her blood pressure is increased to calm herself down and that she can usually bring herself down within a few seconds.  Caller reported that it could have been her heart or her blood pressure, that she felt like she was speeding. Caller reported that she was running a fever, had chills, pain, and a splitting headache.  She stated that within 48 hours the worst had passed. Caller stated that the headache improved after the first night, but that for a few days after she would get a shot up the back of her neck into her head.  She reported that it would quickly resolve on its own and also that both she and her husband experienced fatigue after receiving the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, but that the fatigue was worse after the second dose and they are both still experiencing fatigue.  Caller stated that she feels that the fatigue has improved, but at the time of the call she stated that she felt like she could lay down and take a nap.  She stated that the fatigue could also be related to her age. she was still having some light-headedness if she stands up too quickly.  She reported that she has to take a moment to balance herself before she proceeds.  She stated that this began after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. Felt like her throat was closing up a little bit:  Caller reported that she did not feel that it was emergent or life threatening, that she thought it was related to her swollen lymph nodes. Caller reported that she noticed pain around her breasts when she put her bra on, mostly on the left side.  She stated that she believed that it was lymph nodes in her chest that were causing the discomfort.  Caller stated she is unsure of when it began because she was down for 48 hours and stated that she noticed the pain around 05Mar2021. She reported that the pain gradually diminished.  She stated that it didn't bother her, that she just happened to notice it when getting dressed. she was just slightly nauseated but that she didn't throw up or anything.  She stated that her stomach felt a little queasy or upset, but that it wasn't anything serious.  Caller stated that the nausea resolved a few days later, around 06Mar2021 or 07Mar2021, went along with throat feeling like it was closing up. Caller reported that the watering eyes have cleared up.  She stated that it resolved quickly, maybe a day or two after they began on 04 or 05Mar2021.  she felt around her throat and felt like her lymph nodes were inflamed, they were painful to touch.  She stated that the pain gradually diminished. Caller reported that the loss of appetite occurred in the same time frame as the nausea.  She stated that she was hungry, but her stomach just didn't feel like it had the room for food.  She reported that the loss of appetite resolved a few days later, around 06 or 07Mar2021. Caller reported that during the 48 hours after symptoms began, she stayed in bed and slept.  She reported that she would get up to get a drink or take Tylenol, just a couple a day, and would drink water.  She reported that she drank lots of fluids.  She stated that she would get up, would take something, and then go right back to sleep. Tylenol helped a little bit, Tylenol did not do a whole lot, but it's better than nothing. Tylenol: UPC/lot/expiry not provided. Caller stated that she was not supposed to take ibuprofen, saying the reason was something to do with blood pressure or something. She reported that if the AEs she experienced had gotten severe, she would have called her doctor and had them check it out or at least asked advice. She stated that because symptoms began resolving after 48 hours, she thought it was ok. She reported that she is going to the doctor in May for a routine check-up, and they will inform her if anything has changed. The outcome of events was fatigue was resolving and outcome of other events Felt like heart was going to go through her head, fever, Chills, Splitting headache, Felt like her throat was closing up a little bit was resolved on 05Mar2021, Heart was racing on 03-MAR-2021. Outcome of events Loss of appetite, Lightheadedness, Eyes were watering, Pain in lymph nodes in neck when touched, High cholesterol, stomach felt a little queasy or upset on an unspecified date. Outcome of Bursitis, High blood pressure was not recovered.   No follow-up attempts are possible; information about lot/batch number cannot been obtained.