Age: 61.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Blood pressure measurement, Chest discomfort, Erythema, Facial discomfort, Flushing
Clinical narrative: I said my blood pressure is going up/ I took my blood pressure and it has skyrocketed; I started feeling pressure in my face at my nose; I started feeling pressure in my face at my nose; I was very flushed; you are all red; my heart rate was also up/ I could still feel the pressure, my heart rate was still racing; pressure in my head; pressure in my chest; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP). The reporter is the patient.  A 61 year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administration date Apr2021 (Lot number: ER8734) at the age of 61 years as dose 2, single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "Cholesterol medication" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: Other medication: Consumer stated, "Cholesterol medication(Further not clarified).". Concomitant medication(s) included: ATENOLOL. Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (Dose: 1, Lot number: EN6028, The first vaccine, the first injection there was no problem you know just typical can 'happen' type of thing. Some pain in the arm but that was it), for Covid-19 immunization, reaction(s): "Some pain in the arm"; Flu shot (I have been allergic to the flu shot (unspecified flu shot)in the past), reaction(s): "I have been allergic to the flu shot". The following information was reported: HYPERTENSION (medically significant), outcome "not recovered", described as "I said my blood pressure is going up/ I took my blood pressure and it has skyrocketed"; NASAL DISCOMFORT (non-serious), FACIAL DISCOMFORT (non-serious), outcome "not recovered" and all described as "I started feeling pressure in my face at my nose"; FLUSHING (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "I was very flushed"; ERYTHEMA (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "you are all red"; HEART RATE INCREASED (non-serious), outcome "not recovered", described as "my heart rate was also up/ I could still feel the pressure, my heart rate was still racing"; HEAD DISCOMFORT (non-serious), outcome "not recovered", described as "pressure in my head"; CHEST DISCOMFORT (non-serious), outcome "not recovered", described as "pressure in my chest". Consumer stated, "Back in April I had my second vaccine (unspecified vaccine) of the Pfizer. The first vaccine, the first injection there was no problem you know just typical can 'happen' type of thing. Some pain in the arm but that was it. The second one I had talk to the Physician on hand at the site where I got my second one because I have been allergic to the flu shot (unspecified flu shot) in the past and explain to them what had happened actually before I even got my first shot and but then again when I got my second shot I spoke to them again so they had me sit for half hour after the shot they said that to get the shot and I would have to sit for half hour so I sat for 30 minutes and when I left as I approached my car I started feeling pressure in my face at my nose and I was very flushed and I said my blood pressure is going up so I drove home which was another half hour drive home and when I came home my husband said what is wrong with you, you are all red I said my blood pressure so we have a machine and I took my blood pressure, my blood pressure is usually normal like 120 over 80, 117 over 79 that is normal to me and I took my blood pressure and it has skyrocketed and I had it documented and I talk, call the doctor immediately because I did not know what to do and my heart rate was also up so I started with 158 over 92, 153 over 91 so that was the reason why I was feeling this pressure in my head and my face and my heart rate I could feel it in my chest so I called the doctor and she was very concerned and was like unfortunately there is nothing that we can do and however she gave me instructions like if it goes this high she said call me immediately you have to go to the hospital and she says if it goes low might could it go low she said I do not know if it's going to drop and if it becomes this low you call me immediately you gonna have to go to the hospital so says since I know it is going to be hard she says to relax. She says that is all you can really do you know keep checking it and I will call you back in couple of hours and she did she called me back in two hours and ask me how I was doing and I am like it went down slightly but it was still very high I could still feel the pressure, my heart rate was still racing." The events "i started feeling pressure in my face at my nose", "i started feeling pressure in my face at my nose", "i was very flushed", "you are all red", "my heart rate was also up/ i could still feel the pressure, my heart rate was still racing", "pressure in my head" and "pressure in my chest" were evaluated at the physician office visit. The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: blood pressure measurement: going up; usually normal like 120 over 80, 117 over 79, notes: usually normal like 120 over 80, 117 over 79; it has skyrocketed; heart rate: also up; 158 over 92; 153 over 91.  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.