Sex: U
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Paraesthesia, SARS-CoV-2 test, Syncope, Vaccination site pain, Weight gain poor
Clinical narrative: fainting upon rising; tingling in the base of the brain, face, and either one or both sides of brain/over tingling in the brain/a low throbbing mild headache/moderate to severe headache; increased blood pressure; shooting pain from shot site to right ear; no increase in weight; shooting pain from shot site to right ear; feeling like something is crawling up neck or down the back; tingling in the base of the brain, face, and either one or both sides of brain/over tingling in the brain/a low throbbing mild headache/moderate to severe headache; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP). The reporter is the patient.  A patient (no qualifiers provided) received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2), as dose 4 (booster), single (Batch/Lot number: unknown) for COVID-19 immunization. The patient's relevant medical history included: "a life of low blood pressure for over 50 years" (unspecified if ongoing). The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (Dose: 1), for COVID-19 immunization; Bnt162b2 (Dose: 2), for COVID-19 immunization; Bnt162b2 (Dose: 3), for COVID-19 immunization. The following information was reported: SYNCOPE (medically significant), outcome "unknown", described as "fainting upon rising"; HEADACHE (non-serious), PARAESTHESIA (non-serious), outcome "unknown" and all described as "tingling in the base of the brain, face, and either one or both sides of brain/over tingling in the brain/a low throbbing mild headache/moderate to severe headache"; BLOOD PRESSURE INCREASED (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "increased blood pressure"; VACCINATION SITE PAIN (non-serious), EAR PAIN (non-serious), outcome "unknown" and all described as "shooting pain from shot site to right ear"; WEIGHT GAIN POOR (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "no increase in weight"; FORMICATION (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "feeling like something is crawling up neck or down the back". The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: Blood pressure measurement: increased, notes: Increased blood pressure; SARS-CoV-2 test: Positive, notes: The first time I felt this initial tingling was for several days during a positive COVID test (31Dec2020 through 19Jan2021).  Clinical course: Patient's symptoms included tingling in the base of the brain, face, and either one or both sides of brain. It returned recently with patients second booster (4th total) Pfizer vaccine shot. Other symptoms were increased blood pressure from a life of low blood pressure for over 50 years to the point of fainting upon rising, to borderline high blood pressure. Patient received timely vaccines when offered. Patient continued to work in the public arena throughout the pandemic, going into homes and courts and currently admission Clinician at (Facility Name Withheld). Patient's hope was to be a part of studies to find out what is going on and to seek solutions.  The information on the batch/lot number for BNT162b2 has been requested and will be submitted if and when received.