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What v-safe registrants wrote to the CDC after their Pfizer or Moderna shots, in their own words. Each card is one person, with all of their free text. This page shows only the longer stories: the 116,000 people who wrote at least 400 characters in all. The text is as the CDC released it, except that email addresses and phone numbers are hidden. You get a random set of these people on every visit.

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Bradycardia, Cardiac pacemaker insertion and Heart rate decreased

3TS-17173-94254

– This is my first check in. The evening of my test I had a fluttering heart and went to bed early. Two evenings later I went to ER and stayed overnight, I was diagnosed with a fib. I now have a cardiologist. She says this condition not fm the Vaccine

– Heart rate was unusually high yesterday with no activity

– Atrial Fibralation event 2 days after 1 st vaccination and another one 7 days ago

– Brady Kardia, very low heart rate. Surgery to implant a Pacemaker

– Post nasal drip and sneezing and some cough

Arthritis, Gastrointestinal disorder and Hypoesthesia

3TS-22362-36560

– I have had a mild general feeling of unwellness in my digestive system since the morning after my shot. I believe that it is an indication that my body is fighting an illness and doing what the shot is intended to. Thank you!

– I am not sure if this is shot related, but since the shot I have increased arthritis pain and intermittent muscle pain in the shot arm. This could also be weather, activity, or diet related. I felt that I should pass it on in case. FYI . Grateful.

– Pinkie finger on shot hand feels numb.

– The arm that I received all 3 shots really hurt after the third shot. The whole arm. Then, a few months later, it hurt exactly the same but I had no new shots. My guess is that could have been a reaction to being exposed. Indie not get sick or show .

Oxygen saturation decreased, Angina pectoris and Irritability

3TT-11392-01071

– Sweating when I sleep at night

– Just at night

– Hot flashes at night

– Just have been getting like shaky almost like an anxious feeling once in a while and lightheaded a lot

– Lower back pain

– Couldn't breathe last night when I was sleeping kept on waking up had really bad congestion my oxygen level dropped to 95

– Just tired most days and headaches here and there

– Just headaches and fatigue daily

– Just exhausted all the time and daily headaches

– Slight chest pian like twisted but only in the first hour after shot

– Extremely irritable

– Irritable

– Heart and chest pains

Skin lesion, Hyperhidrosis and Dizziness

3TT-32915-40023

– Very mild light-headedness, not an issue

– Last 3 days, large pimple-like obtrusion has formed on my back, only the one. Small possibility could be delayed minor reaction? Hive?? Definitely not a pimple and i've never had hives so i really don't know what this is.

– Light headedness and mild sweat 5 min after injection. Sweat stopped within next 5 min, most of light headedness also subsided within 20 min.

Pain of skin, Injection site reaction and Rash pruritic

3TT-59550-13916

– Pain in my arm pit on the arm that was injected.

– Really bad headache yesterday . Lasted almost all day.

– Tingling feeling in fingers and legs . Like pins and needles

– Felt faint and like hurts to touch skin . Like pins and needles

– Rash moving down the arm that was injected

– Rash going down my arm from the injection sight . Hot , sore , itchy and growing in size

– Arm pain rash going down arm has grown down the arm . Sweeping of fingers and pins and needles in hand and fingers

Biliary adenoma, Injection site indentation and Hepatic cyst

3TT-74466-12850

– Right after the daily reports stopped, my injection spot started itching. Then when I looked at it there was a red oval, about 1.5 x 2, which also seemed hard. These symptoms only lasted a couple of days. Seems fine now.

– Constipation

– No, but I want to let you know I did not get the firm red, itchy area around the injection site that I got a little over a week after my first shot.

– Flu-like symptoms - headache and diarrhea. I did test for Covid, just in case. It was negative.

– I have had a cough and sometimes sore throat since Jan. 4. I tested negative for Covid on Jan. 18.

– Sore throat followed by a positive COVID test.

Muscle disorder, Gastric disorder and Gait disturbance

3TU-15364-95641

– Some difficulty walking at time because my pain in leg muscles and joint's is severe and it is not every day

– I think the aches i have in my legs may be a side effect to shot

– Stomach issues but my big concern is the back upper muscles of both legs. It just dawned on me this last weekend that this leg trouble started two days after my first shot. I find myself have lots of difficulty walking at times.

– Still it is difficult to walk because the pain in upper back of legs, it has been a year and has not gotten better

Renal impairment, Ear infection and Injection site pain

3TU-17025-94747

– Arm a little sore where COVID19 #1 injection on 3/1/21 was injected but not what I could call pain. Doing great.

– For some reason my kidney function has dropped. March 19 it was 55. April 16 it was rechecked. It was down to 50. Rechecked kidney function today 4/26/21. This is not normal for me. My kidney function has always been greater than the normal of 60. I saw my regular medical doctor.

– No

– Right arm just sore at injection site.

– Arm still sore @ injection site. Ice pack helps.

– COVID19 diagnosis, took antiviral medication , 12 days after first positive Covid test positive + returning Covid symptoms again. Ear infection. Took antibiotics 17 days. My medical doctor.

Regurgitation, Vomiting projectile and Hematemesis

3TV-10115-92482

– Light sweating overnight left my pillow slightly damp, indicative of a low fever; No fever symptoms today.

– Increased urgency of defecating- running to toilet several times

– I've been bedridden for the past 4 days with multiple symptoms- in addition to those indicated shortness of breat, passing gas food intolerance, regurgitation, urinary urgency, right sided chest pain

– SHORTNESS F BREATH X 5 DAYS! ANOREXIA. LOSS OF SENSE OF SMELL& TASTE.

– 2 days after Pfizer vaccine #2, I had symptoms of fever/chills, sweating, nausea/vomiting, anorexia, loss of food taste/tolerance, hiccups, epigastric distress, right chest pain, loose stools, shortness of breath, bedridden 5 days; left with cough

– Residual nasal congestion, occasional dry cough.

– Nights of pillow-drenching sweats, constipation, lumbosacral pain, poor wound healing.

– Had a bad bout of recurrent nausea, vomiting, hiccups, fatigue, productive cough- and a scant rash.

– Well I have developed ongoing coughing up of phlegm and diaphoresis- worst siring nighttime slumber, as well as ongojng chronic constipation and chronic lower back pain.

– Hadca nasty bout of hematemesis a month ago. Picked up omeprazole

– Flare up of esophagitis, gastritis, hiatal hernia with projectile hematemesis, resulting in dehydration, constipation and exacerbation of iron deficiency anemia, which is marked by extreme fatigue and shortness of breath.

– Recurrent projectile vomiting

– Another 2 bouts of projectile vomiting- one with hematemesis. Omeprazole- I'ce taken it nearly a year.

Memory impairment, Herpes zoster and Tinnitus

3TV-13053-85675

– got shot 5 minutes ago

– very fuzzy headed, not alert

– Tinnitus, Back pain

– Dizzyness

– Sweating

– Memory issues

– My memory has gone from about an 8 on a scale with 10 excellent, to about a 4.

– Shingles which started about 4 days after my weeklong rash as a reaction to the Pfizer booster on 10/5. So Pfizer shot on 10/5, then a rash until about 10/10 or 10/11 , then shingles started about 10/15. I started valacyclovir on 10/17.

Abdominal tenderness, Tendon pain and Memory impairment

3TV-97150-59796

– MCTD

– Headache started in my sleep. 400 mg ibuprofen gave relief.

– Muscle pain at night maked it hard to get a good nigjts sleep.

– Tendons and muscles in my legs are very painful and impeding movement.

– Random pains that keep me from sleeping in my legs.

– Sore throat and cough, fatigued 1

– Aching bones in right leg, night sweats, vomiting

– Legs ache and muscles/tendons sore with weakness

– Checking in with Rhuematologist on 8/11 for aches and increasing weakness in legs. Recurring Headaches. Slower than usual memory recall. In person visit with rhuematologist.

– The first 5. Days , experienced abdominal pain and bloating. Good this week so far

– Continued abdominal tenderness

– Dizziness , but a dominal has stopped, thankfully!!

– Vomitting, diarrhea, boating,

– Abdominal pain Office visit

Joint range of motion decreased, Injection site mass and Mobility decreased

3TW-10760-66430

– My injection site has a bump and very itchy. And my shoulder is very sore

– Since I got my 1 st shot my shoulder is very painful. Now that I received my second shot its hard to raise it

– Still having pain in my shoulder. Some days limited movement

– Im still having pain in my shoulder of the arm I received my shot in. Never had pain til after 1st injection. It started about the 2nd day after shot hasnt let up yet.

Sinus pain, Balance disorder and Paranasal sinus hypersecretion

3TW-24638-15429

– 24hr intense fatigue, nausea, cognitive fog. Began and ended suddenly.

– Overwhelming fatigue, frontal sinus pain, brief headache

– Significant fatigue past 3 days

– Several days of significant fatigue. A few days of post nasal drip.

– Sinus drainage, inflammation, intermittent ear pain, brief sore throat, diarrhea, and moderate fatigue at the same time.

– Cognitive fog

– General muscle weakness moderate, cognitive fog moderate, loss of appetite moderate, nausea especially after eating mild and ability to fall asleep and sleep deeply moderate, feeling off balance moderate

– Less appetite than usual, off balance

– Off balance

Respiratory disorder, Upper respiratory tract infection and Asthma

3TW-30055-24792

– Literally just received vaccine dose 15 minutes ago.

– It is odd, but over the last few days I have had a small point specific pain periodically occurring exactly where i received the second injection. No big deal, but makes stop and wonder what I did with or to my left shoulder, then I remember the vac

– Upper respiratory infection leading to asthma symptoms. On antibiotics, prednisone and steroid inhaler which also includes a long acting bronchodialator.

– Upper respiratory infection that also caused asthma related issues.

– Upper and lower respiratory illness with low grade fever, malaise, aches and nausea. 14 days antibiotics. Still on inhalers. Covid-19 and influenza virus tests all negative.

– Upper respiratory infection, sinusitis requiring antibiotics beginning of January. Long recovery due to history of and asthma symptoms. Recently finished taper off inhaled steroids.

Cold sweat, Peripheral swelling and Erythema

3TW-30779-96420

– During the weekend my arm got swollen, red and hard . It was in a lot of pain about a 7 on 1-10 scale. Also felt feverish, headache, fatigued, and chills. That lasted about 3 days.

– Headache, nausea , dizziness, weakness. Stomach discomfort

– Muscle pain and spasms and fatigue

– Dizzy, fatigued,

– Chills, throat pain, headache, congestion. Fatigue dizziness

– Chills, muscle ache, fatigue, congestion, headache

– All flu like symptoms

– Fatigue, cold sweats, headaches

Speech disorder, Respiratory tract infection and Dysphagia

3TW-32604-24906

– You know ... I cant say if this is related to the vaccination or not ... but Im going to mention it: squishy joints ... not painful, no restrictions, but Im just noticing my elbows and neck joints have felt a little squishy

– Brain fog. I took Advil for my symptoms and felt better.

– Brain fog ... like theres a glitch in the matrix. Took Advil and the low fever-like feeling went away and the brain fog dissipated mostly.

– Still a little intermittent fog ...

– Intermittent brain fog continues

– Heart palpitations... which may or may not be related to the vaccination Regular scheduled visit

– Heart palpitations headache (back of head) . blurred vision . Confusion and brain fog minimized ability (?) or drive (?) to exercise office visit

– None

– Brain fog

– Heart palpitations

– Not actually worsening heart palpitations and brain fog / interchanging words

– Heart palpitations, brain fog, difficulty swallowing

– Cold/Flu

Muscle contractions involuntary, Asthma and Hypersensitivity

3TX-24096-35262

– Its very painful when I lift my arm up

– I had a very bad flare up of my allergy asthma, .

– Coughing, runny nose,breathing problem

– Flare up of Allergy Allergy Asthma & Immunology Doctor

– OnTuesday and Wednesday I had a bad muscle Spasms from my upper legs going down in my feet, in both.

– I had been getting muscle contract pain in in both feet

– Pain and cramps in my two legs and feet

– I notice my feet got a little swollen which comes and go, and I am still getting muscle pain in my feet as well.

– I had be getting muscle contract very often in my legs and feet , sometimes it bothers me that if Iam doing something I have to stop what I am doing until I get ease from the payment , because it is painful

– I am now positive with Covid-19

Scarlet fever, Thoracic vertebral fracture and Mucosal inflammation

3TX-28487-23919

– All since Covid, 01/20/2921...1. Lower back pain worsening by the day. Seeing pain Mngt Dr. 2. Raging headaches, 24/7. In consultation with PCP and neurologist.3. Vomiting and diarrhea/constipation worsening. Seeing Gastro-Inter Dr.

– Inflammation in all mucous membranes. That is, burning in throat, eyes, eyelids, ears, nose, nostrils, gums, Inner cheeks, vulva area, rectum. Crashing headaches. I have failed to mention this to you, but have sought medical intervention from doctors Colonoscopy, endoscopy, brain MRI.

– I developed a staph infection, strep throat and Scarlet Fever! I have no idea how so, because I Have ONLY been to a doctor offices, and I always wear a mask. I know I have a compromised immune system. Therefore, I am curious about a third injection.

– Back is broken at L1 - T12Buy a physical therapist with Encompass. Within a couple of weeks, I will have a massive surgery from L1 to the thoracic spine and all the way up through T3. Only one month ago, I had a right SI-joint fusion surgery. In office visits with two spine surgeons and one pain management doctor.

– Continued collapse of my spine, with massive surgery. After a physical therapist broke my back, 10 days after another major surgery. This renders me in bed, and with no social interaction and no Covid symptoms.

Glassy eyes, Ocular hyperemia and Burning sensation

3TX-32434-11007

– Redness all the sudden in my eyes and blurred vision With some kind of glaze or something on my retina

– This is my Second Shot

– This is my Second dosage

– This is my second Dose Got pics of the way my Arm injection site looks loke

– This is My 2nd Shot of Pfizer

– This was my second Shot. Now Ive been admitted into the hospital due to my severe symptoms Urgent Care sent me directly to the hospital I would like to call back from someone

– Im in the hospital due to complications from the shot Call me (b)(6) CDC NEEDS TO KNOW BEFore news stations

– Im in the Hospital Please call its serious

– Still burningHeadache Hospitalization as of 4/14/21

– A bad reaction to the shot

Alcohol intolerance, Sitting disability and Dysstasia

3TY-28964-34703

– Upon injection, I had intense pain between my shoulder blades that went away. I have an aortic ascending aneurysm too and that is a pain they said to watch out for.

– I had immediate pain between my shoulder blades

– Leg pain in left calf

– Pain in upper shoulders, between shoulder blades and bottom if neck too

– My eyes hurt very bad and so does my necj

– Extreme dizziness with fatigue. Difficult to stand up or sit up. I feel like i am goung to pass out. My legs are wobbly. My entire body is so weak. Wondering if my mom should take me to the doctor.

– Dizzy when bending and standing, causes headache.

– My arm hurts where I got my injection when I lift it up and out to my side. It feels like a nerve. I was thinking it would go away, but it has not. Otherwise, it's fine.

– Extremely tired

– Intolerance to alcohol. Not sure if it's related, but I can't drink a glass of wine without getting sick.

Pulmonary congestion, Brain fog and Myalgia

3TY-30866-60017

– Fatigue and arm pain occurred after shot but ended after a few days. Back to normal as far as I can tell now.

– For a month after receiving my booster shot, I experienced coughing, fatigue, mucus in lungs, muscle pain and head fog. It is still challenging to breathe sometimes. So not fully recovered but much better than before. I tried to get a healthcare visit but no one was taking my insurance or they were overcrowded. So I have up because I was too ill to pursue other options.

Blepharospasm, Musculoskeletal discomfort and Joint stiffness

3TY-32659-48253

– Numbness in left side of face and around mouth; tmj tightness/discomfort on left

– Experienced some involuntary twitching of muscles around L eye. Mild this time. After dose 2, was nearly constant for 6 weeks.

– Fever was predominantly yesterday, after my check in.

– Just got shot: nothing yet!

– Visual disturbance. Happened after second dose as well. Parts of vision fade out. Some "fracturing," with geometric lines. Phenomenon lasted about 30 mins. Also occurred late yesterday for a short time. Has only ever happened after Covid vaccine.

– Two more instances of visual disturbance that occurred after other Covid vaccinations as well. Each lasted less than 30 mins, but was very alarming. Pieces of what I would normally see are missing and others are fractured.

Presyncope, Gait disturbance and Blood glucose increased

3TY-48387-02979

– I have comorbidities of diabeties, high blood pressure, and afibrillation

– No

– Pain at injection sight And pain in right hip and right side quadraceps

– I could barely walk yesterday due to pain in my hip radiating down to my thigh. Today I can walk with no pain.

– Mo

– It seems my joints are more painful

– Dizzyness, fatigue, imbalance

– The day after the booster shot I had a bad headache, Fatigue, fever, muscle ache and nearly fainted.

– High blood pressure High blood Glucose

Increased insulin requirement, Blood insulin increased and Diabetes mellitus

3TY-68073-98191

– Type 1 Diabetes for 23 years

– I have type 1 diabetes. I noticed my insulin requirements increased for the first 2 days after the shot, same as I'd expect of I had a cold. That happened with the 1st injection as well.

– I have type 1 diabetes. My insulin requirements remain elevated since the injection.

– I have type 1 diabetes. I've had elevated insulin requirements since the injection, as if I had a cold or minor infection. Today the requirements have gone back to normal levels.

Gastroenteritis, Herpes zoster and Arthralgia

3TZ-11103-87615

– Joint pain which is quite intense, ie hard to hold a pencil. Shooting pains.

– Zoster fatigue low grade fever I am awaiting a Covid test to see if I got Covid sometime around when I got my vaccination

– 2 weeks of fatigue and aches after 2nd shot and then I got shingles. So now Im dealing with that and taking lots of medications.

– Shingles. Followed by malaise and bad gastroenteritis. If been constantly ill since the 2nd vaccine

Knee arthroplasty, Visual impairment and Syncope

3TZ-15746-99669

– Chills, sore throat, cough, fatigue, feverVision in left eye changed suddenly and temporarily, saw triplicate and spinning Hospital put me on COVID floor -developed Covid -like symptoms three days after and had COVID test which was negative

– Knee replacement surgery August 2 , loss of appetite, nothing tastes good, nausea, low grade fever, trying to do physical therapy

– Have had heavy fatigue for weeks but I thought it was connected to knee replacement on August 2. Could it be from booster?

– Had Covid in January 2022-cough, fatigue, sore throat. Symptoms were mild

Aneurysm, Anaphylactic reaction and Deafness

3TZ-17788-22771

– I had a typical anaphylaxis reaction. Throat tight , coughing a lot with a feeling of swelling in my chest. Mri has

– Still dealing with breathing problems. I just finished with explaining whats going on

– Still having issues with breathing. Have to use the nebulizer wirh steroids to help wirh normal breathing Regular dr visits

– Some breathing issues but much better today.

– I had a pop sound in my head that turns into extreme pain and loss of hearing. Thing s actually got worse. I kept getting the attacks. Told to go to Er my my dr. They did all the tests nothing shows but I have a very bad neck as not an aneurisms.

– An aneurysm. Strange I got this out of nowhere. Seems ever since I got that vaccine I have not felt well. However I am vaccinated even though I had anaphylaxis and had to be hospitalized. Surgery for the aneurysm at (b)(6)

Photopsia, Joint stiffness and Muscle twitching

3TZ-21985-82277

– Dizziness,

– Malaise, asthma, sore throat

– Strange metallic taste in mouth, smell of smoke where there is none

– Metallic taste in mouth

– Light flashes, sore throat, low grade fever, insomnia, inner ear pain, extreme thirst.

– Difficulty breathing, bright flashes at peripheral vision

– Involuntary toe twitching

– Asthma, fatigue, loss of appetite, difficulty sleeping

– Soreness and stiffness in left hip and left knee. Same side as injection. Not caused by any identifiable physical activity.

Heavy menstrual bleeding, Erythema and Palpitations

3TZ-24895-11486

– Itchy on interior of arm that received shot. Redness from itching. Has been here for 3 days now.

– Began period - extremely heavy flow. Usually use 2-3 pads per day, and today have gone through 4 and its only 4pm.

– Headache feels like I am being suspended from a ceiling by my hair.

– Swelling and pain of left (injection side) axillary lymph nodes

– Painful/swollen left axillary lymph nodes

– Super heavy periods - I usually go 2-3 months and slightly irregular (this is apparently fine for me?) and since receiving the vaccine, Ive had periods every 20-21 days that are heavier than usual.

– Irregular heart palpitations, pounding heart

Hypomenorrhea, Intermenstrual bleeding and Menstrual disorder

3TZ-25463-11508

– it made my period made me barely bleed. I started the day i got a shot and barely bleed. Usually heavy bleeder.

– spotting everyday from period that stopped in middle of period when got shot. have cramps like every other day.

– period is all messed up

– period still messed up

– period started again very heavy. period 2 weeks ago but only 1 day and spotting

– still have messed up periods sometimes go for 2 weeks or start a need period after her off the last one within a week. nightmare

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