Covid Vax

[Shanowl80 73]

Hi friends!

I have decided to get the Covid vaccine. I have put it off for many reasons, but I feel like it’s time. I scared. I’m so worried about side effects. I’m worried that I will have anxiety afterwards but confuse those symptoms with side effects. If anyone has any words of wisdom, I’d love to hear them. 

[Shanowl80 73]

I got it ❤️

[AriaRen 19]

Hey Shanowl, amazing!!! Like any vax, you can have some symptoms of the disease after, my boyfriend had to take a couple days off work as he was achy and had a bit of a temperature, migraine too, but it passed quickly and was nowhere near as bad as covid!!! Try to not worry too much, it's a fab thing to do and you're protected against the worst of it now ❤️ more serious side effects are insaaaanely rare, I'm imagining the things you're worried about are blood clots etc, but they're so so rare, it's more common to get them from other daily things than the vax 🙃 so if you're okay now, you still will be! 

 

If anything happens that does really worry you though, no doctor is going to be mad about checking you over just incase, so check in if necessary, but you're gonna be a-okay, I could put money on it 😁 x

[MARC 429]

I got the Pfizer shot and after the first shot, I had no symptoms. After the second shot, I felt tired and my arm hurt for a few days and my temperature went up to around 99.6 for a day and after around the 3rd day, I felt back to normal. 

[Shanowl80 73]

My arm hurts and I’ve had a stomach ache, but I don’t know if it’s related. I’ve been tired, too. Otherwise I seem okay. 

[jonathan123 2368]

Once again it's a chicken and egg situation. Is the jab causing my symptoms or have I worked myself up and the symptoms are anxiety? We all know that anxiety can mimic any disease once it's in the mind. I had both jabs with no side effects at all, and so have many. The chance of any side effects is minimal, unless we think ourselves into it!! The benefits far outweigh the remote possibility of getting any negative response. We, in the West, should be thankful that all the hard work by the drug l companies has paid off. So many in the world do not have the chance to get vaccinated.

[Ironman 192]

13 hours ago, jonathan123 said:

Once again it's a chicken and egg situation. Is the jab causing my symptoms or have I worked myself up and the symptoms are anxiety? We all know that anxiety can mimic any disease once it's in the mind. I had both jabs with no side effects at all, and so have many. The chance of any side effects is minimal, unless we think ourselves into it!! The benefits far outweigh the remote possibility of getting any negative response. We, in the West, should be thankful that all the hard work by the drug l companies has paid off. So many in the world do not have the chance to get vaccinated.

Time would play the biggest part of that.  Do anxiety surges ever last as long as a cold or flu?

[jonathan123 2368]

Hi. Ironman. How long is a piece of string? It varies so much from person to person and how we react to it. When we get about of anxiety, for whatever reason, it's so important that we don't react. Now this is not easy, and i would not suggest for one moment it is. Reaction is not action! Taking the right steps at the right time is important. When we feel anxiety coming on or a panic attack, let it come. Oh YEAH!!!!! you may say.  Yes I do because when you panic or react to it in a negative way it just increases the adrenaline and prolongs the attack This can only be accomplished by the practice of acceptance. When it comes see it for what it is, a reaction to some event or even a tired mind. We sufferers are so easily bluffed and fooled into false beliefs about ourselves, and that in turn affects our self confidence. Hours or even days of an anxiety surge can pull us down again if we let it. Any good ground we may have made is lost if we don't accept what is happening.

[Doug97 19]

Every adult I know has now had their 2 jabs. No-one had any side effects beyond a sore arm or a mild fever for 12 hours.