* disorientation, dizziness, feeling very heavy, inability to focus, concentrate, remember words * got worse over the next 10 days including falls, pulled muscles, cracked ribs  *started to improve so the doctors recommended I receive the second shot which I did on 3/10/21  * experienced tinnitus and trouble sleeping even with the fatigue  NOTE Due to my allergy to alcohol which are used as a disinfectant and people's use of hand sanitizer since the start of the pandemic, I could not go to an emergency room or doctor's  office; the intent of getting the vaccine was to reduce the risk that I would have to.                                                                                            SEE Continuation page * for 5 months hit a wall generally around 3-5 pm, but occasionally as early as 10 or 11 am and twice upon waking, after which I could not work or focus at all * referred to neurologist but doctors could not explain or help although they ruled out Alzheimer's, dementia, diabetes, and much more * don't feel safe driving after about 10 or 10:30 in the morning due to the vertigo and a peripheral vision issue that is disorienting * very stressful going out - even when asked not to, people would use hand sanitizer which has a high alcohol content leading to asthma attacks (usually the person who did so would be the first to reach me - in a cloud of alcohol fumes * my ability to focus came back slowly but the fatigue and dizziness continued * still have to write everything down as it is hard to remember while interacting with people, even have to make notes when phoning people * the dizziness appeared to be a form of vertigo and, starting in August, started to wake me up some nights feeling like I was spinning and on a roller coaster, leaving me eve more exhausted * the sense of heaviness lifted over the summer or I'm just used to it * side effects from the side effects include increased stress, low tolerance to stressful situations, aggravation of existing problems (I have a high metabolism so if I don't eat I get cranky - due to my difficulty concentrating was hard to meet deadlines so meals were delayed) and behaviors (I chew on my tongue when stressed) * a lot of interactions on the same day, even just phone calls, seems to aggravate the vertigo, fatigue and concentration * I am a person who has multi-tasked all my life, usually have 2 or 3 things going simultaneously, now it is hard to complete one task * some days/weeks are better than others - last week in August and the last couple of weeks of September were markedly improved but followed by series of bad days * I have some skin issues but due to the ongoing use of alcohol in medical facilities, have not seen my doctor in over 2 years * I am also having sight problems (cataracts growing? prescription changing?) but I had to make special arrangements when visiting the eye doctors even before the pandemic * it feels almost like the vaccine was an infection and I am suffering from it... but I don't get better - I've always been healthy, tend to resist diseases and heal quickly * in August found message board online, but, while it confirmed I was not alone, it really didn't have any solutions * in October, I was reduced to working 3 days a week but it has ended up being their wanting 5 days of work in 3 days; prior to the vaccine, i generally worked 10-12 hour days, after the vaccine 5 to 7, by September, it was up to 7 or 8 but I cannot do the 10 they are wanting