Age: 63.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Headache, Heart rate, Inflammation, Lymphadenopathy, Malaise
Clinical narrative: Headache; nausea; Feeling unwell/ Feeling sick; Swollen lymph nodes; pressure in chest; chills; burning where inflammation is/burning in the groin, tailbone and neck; weakness; feeling dizzy/ Dizziness; heart was racing; tachycardia; blood pressure has been elevated/blood pressure - 171/91; burning where inflammation is; foggy head; injection site pain; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer. This female consumer reported.  A 63-years-old female patient received first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Formulation: Solution for injection, Lot Number: EN6206 and Expiration Date: 30Jun2021), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in right arm on 12Mar2021 (63-year-old at the time of vaccination) as dose 1, single for covid-19 immunisation. Medical history included diabetes and thyroid issues and family medical history included heart issues in her family, mom and dad are deceased, sister had a mitral valve replaced. Concomitant medication(s) included cortisone taken for an unspecified indication, start and stop date were not reported, cortisone injection in her knee, one in each knee. The patient had reaction back in November to the second singles vaccine, unknown lot and expiration date. On 12Mar2021, the patient experienced, Tachycardia, Dizziness, burning where inflammation, foggy head, injection site pain, nausea, Feeling unwell, Feeling sick, Swollen lymph nodes, pressure in chest. Headache on 13Mar2021. On 12Mar2021, within minutes of receiving the first dose she started feeling dizzy and her heart was racing. She states that she has had tachycardia ever since. She did go to the urgent care to be seen and was given medication to help control her heart rate. She was only given 5 pills. She reports that her heart rate ranges from the high 90's to the high 130's and her blood pressure has been elevated too. She reports that her vitals were blood pressure - 171/91 temperature - 97 respirations- 23 pulse - 108 and oxygen level 98%. She wanted to know how long she can expect this elevated heart rate to last. The reporter stated that she has a rapid heartrate, it was diagnosed as tachycardia at the urgent care. The patient's heartrate increased within the 15 mins after the vaccine was administered so they told her to stay an extra 15 minutes. The reporter was dizzy, the heartrate fluctuates from the high 90s to the high 130s, it feels like her heart is jumping out of her chest. The caller notified her primary care provider and then went to the urgent care. The provider at the urgent care wrote for the prescription vistaril oral dosage capsule 25 mg x 100, Hydroxyzine pamoate 25mg it is usually for anxiety, but the provider said it would help with the patient's heart rate but it is not really doing its job. The patient's heart rate still bounces from the high 90s to the high 130s. The reporter had 6 side effects Dizziness, groin pain, foggy head, any inflammation in the body that she already had started burning which happened one day and a half. The reporter was concerned before she got the first vaccine but her doctor said to go ahead and get so she did. The patient had the elevated heartrate as soon as she had the vaccine but it was diagnosed as tachycardia at urgent care yesterday. The caller's heartrate came down to the high 90s after waiting the 15 minutes after receiving the vaccine and she didn't want to wait so they left, her heartrate went as high as high 130s. The patient's dizziness comes and goes with the elevated heartrate. The patient had injection site pain, headache, chills, feeling unwell, nausea, feeling sick, swollen lymph nodes, pressure in the chest which she thinks was from the increased heartrate. The patient had burning in the groin, tailbone and neck, it was burning and has burned for a day and a half. These were all areas where the caller already had inflammation. The caller mentions that the heartrate and dizziness and weakness is for the severe reaction. Yesterday the caller felt like her heart was going to jump out of her chest. Urgent care said it would take 4-5 days for these symptoms to work themselves out. The inflammation is gone, it has subsided. The foggy head subsided. The headache is tolerable. The injection site pain is gone. The high heartrate and dizziness are the two side effects that are persistent and bothersome. The caller thinks the nausea is part of the high heartrate, it didn't last for a long time. The feeling unwell lasted 2 days. The chest pain is on the right side of the chest, they stuck one of the ECG leads there when they took the ECG. The patient had the elevated heartrate as soon as she had the vaccine, but it was diagnosed as tachycardia at urgent care yesterday on 15Mar2021. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included blood pressure measurement: 171/91, body temperature: 97, heart rate: ranges from the high 90's to the high 130's, oxygen level 98%, respiratory rate: 23, pulse  108 on an unknown date and electrocardiogram: tachycardia on 15Mar2021. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of heart was racing and tachycardia, Investigations: 12 lead ECG. The patient had an elevated pulse and blood pressure.Clinical outcome of event headache was recovering/resolving and for events feeling dizzy/ dizziness, heart was racing and tachycardia was not recovered and for other events it was unknown.   No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.  Follow-up attempts completed. No further information expected.