Age: 79.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Brain fog, Computerised tomogram
Clinical narrative: brain fog; This is a spontaneous report received from a Consumer or other non HCP from medical information team.  An 80-year-old male patient received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2), on 21Feb2021 as dose number unknown, single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) at the age of 79 years for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "broken leg from parachuting" (unspecified if ongoing); "Hypertension" (ongoing); "general aches and pains and developed neuropathy" (ongoing); "pulls water out of the system" (ongoing); "limited asthma" (ongoing). Concomitant medication(s) included: LISINOPRIL oral taken for hypertension (ongoing); GABAPENTIN taken for neuralgia (ongoing); HYDROCORT [HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE] oral taken for fluid retention (ongoing); ADVAIR taken for asthma (ongoing). The patient also took other concomitant therapy. The following information was reported: BRAIN FOG (non-serious) with onset 01May2021, outcome "not recovered". Relevant laboratory tests and procedures are available in the appropriate section.  Additional information: Patient stated, "I woke up and felt I've felt like I was drugged. It starts to lessen as the day goes on. After I wake up the next day, it starts all over again..." He described the intensity of the brain fog to be the worst in the morning right after waking up and the intensity lessens throughout the day. He also mentioned posting an ad on Craigslist regarding brain fog after getting the vaccine and he got 27 responses from the (Redact) and (Redact) reporting the same thing. He states, "It wasn't necessarily all Pfizer... but they are experiencing things they have never had before like runny nose. Their life has never been the same after the vaccine. It was not safe for me to drive because of the intensity of the brain fog at 8 or 9 (in the morning)." He further complained of this delayed side effect and how this is a "collateral damage" of the vaccine. "It was frustrating. I know the intension is to eliminate death from Covid but the collateral damage is these side effects." He said he already spoke about this with his doctor, and the CDC but they were not helpful. Also reported that, On 21Feb2021 he got the vaccine. Clarifies 1May2021 he had brain fog like he had never experienced in his life. When he was younger and wild and crazy he drove drunk and shouldn't have. This was a type of brain fog that his first reaction was he had been drugged but he hadn't been. He has gotten some strange side effects within that that he discovered. He 1st sought out a doctor and got a CAT scan and the neurologist saw nothing. Has done research and has a ton of information. He has had booster since then and remains the same He has found out he is not alone. outcome - persisting, states it is so predictable NDC, lot and expiry - he has a card with information but doesn't have it with him. States he got it in the arm probably early afternoon. Dose unknown. Concomitant Medication: gabapentin States this helps some. His wife purchased an expensive scale looking thing that vibrates and has an automatic timer you stand for 10 minutes and for some reason at night he will wake up and feel like his feet are so hot he is going to set the sheets on fire. He will stand on that for 10 minutes if he hadn't done it earlier and it's done, gone. This he would say 90% of the time reduces the fire sensation in his feet. Sometimes it did not but most times it did. States the limited asthma seems to be slowly waning. doctor said it might do that. Medical History: shot in war 4 times, broken leg from parachuting, states all external stuff. Investigations: not that can think of pretty healthy until later years and old wearing down. States he would do anything cut off my leg to end this brain fog it's so annoying and interferes with his life. Physically he is fine. He can't drive a car in the morning. The fog isn't constant and is worse in the morning. By midnight it is completely gone, when he wakes up he has started the cycle all over again. 2 weeks ago his wife woke up around 4am thinking she was having heart attack. They jumped in the car and he had about 4 hours of sleep he realized going to be a real problem concentrating. He has been driving that area for 51 years and he knew he would have to pay super careful attention and she couldn't talk to him so he could focus. Driving in pitch black and concentrate with no external noise so could make the turn right. It was magnified by 20. He knew it was coming. If he wants to go camping and leave at 8 or 9 she would have to drive, he couldn't. The fog is so intense he can't take his eyes off the road for a split second. He is not alone with this symptom. If he glances and snaps back he can't because he did not know how much time elapsed since glanced away. Around noon or 1 it gets much easier. Around 4-5 it's not near that and driving after dark is not a problem because the day has gone by. It's how long he has been awake. While researching and getting don't know what to tell you from doctors so he gave up on that route. Has been reading online and found article a doctor makes a quick reference to vax fog. He made an appointment with her and explained the symptoms. It was like she almost said tell me something new. This was 2021 later in the year. When he shuts his eyes the brain fog disappears. The provider said shut one eye and it dissipated. If he pushes on his temples hard enough that it starts to hurt and lets go, the fog disappears. That was in 2021. He went on social media and made a paragraph about his symptoms and started by picking 9 cities. He posted from (redact) and in (Redact) and got 27 responses back telling him they experienced the same thing. It's a 2-month delayed reaction. Declines to report. He had a 22-year-old female from (Redact)reported brain fog with constantly runny nose. Relays a couple of other people reported this also. Declines to report He has contacted the CDC 3 times and told the story, and they said oh that is interesting like they had never heard of it before. The immunologist in (Redact) said don't talk to them. What he has gathered is the vaccine was a quick rush to prevent the death happening by the thousands. At the time it was the thing to do. He was asked if he could go back would he take it again and he thinks he probably wouldn't have taken it but then he might have gotten Covid. Late last year the (Rredact)Times did an article about vax fog. They said what he knew in 2021 and 2022 that there is this reaction. He read on the internet a woman when she was little girl her parents owned a lot of horses. They had a stable with horses and goes out and boards them and horses are her life. Today she can't stand the smell of barn or horse accompanied with it or the smell of a warm lake in summertime accompanied with brain fog. It's a type of person that the common reaction happens to. How does pushing on his temples stop it? He doesn't know. Dates for Concomitant Products Ventolin HEA AER GLAX: (Start: Unknown Stop: Ongoing). started taking maybe 6 years ago, once a day maybe if that for limited asthma.  The information on the batch/lot number for BNT162b2 will be requested and submitted if and when received.