To flu shot or not to flu shot… That is the question.
Well, I did flu shot. I have a baby in the house and a son and husband with asthma; all high risk individuals. So I thought it would be an added protection for my family. But let me tell you I will likely not be doing that again. I have received the flu shot in the past with no problems, and my “reaction” to the flu shot (which I will detail here shortly) may have had nothing to do with the vaccine itself but I am now gun-shy.
I received the shot on Friday without immediate incident. The next few hours I was rather anxious and hyper, but certainly did not contribute that to the injection. That evening I attended a dinner party with family. I kept feeling “funny” in the head…cloudy thinking…dizzy. By 8pm I was shaking violently. (Okay, maybe violently is an exaggeration, but ask the fam, it was quite extreme for the chills). This continued for several hours until all my muscles hurt from continuously contracting, I could hardly stand and I was sure my head would implode. Long story short, I went home had a night of chills, sweats, fever, aches, nausea…woke the next morning fine.
Did any of this have to do with the flu shot? My doctor says no…the flu shot would take 2 weeks to cause a reaction (not sure I buy this). But in either case I am certainly going to be thinking twice before getting the vaccine next year. Side note: both of my sons got the shot, quickly followed by colds; and my husband also received the vaccine, immediately followed by throat/tongue swelling and faintness (definitely an allergic reaction - did I mention he’s allergic to eggs? – he won’t be doing that again).
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