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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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Night sweats, Dysgeusia and Feeling hot

6EL-31340-54158

– Yesterday evening about twenty minutes of feeling odd. Slight headache, slight throat itchiness, slight feeling of a sore throat or cold coming on. Went away after twenty minutes. Onset sudden. Fatigue.

– Believe I had a migraine not associated with shot

– Odd taste in back of tongue right after shot

– Overnight night sweats through two changes of pyjamas

– Fever was actually night sweats. Also this morning had a ten minute episode of feeling lightheaded and dizzy

– Night sweats

– Transient feeling of fever and weird body sensation lasting 20 mins

Nasal edema, Poor quality sleep and Hypersomnia

6EM-20064-74412

– Back pain

– Feeling more fatigue and I cant seem to shake this headache. Still have very mild body aches.

– Chills

– I been a little more fatigue than normal

– I'm tired all the time and sleeping more than usual. I have something going on with my nose its swelling on the bridge between my eyes. When i get in bed i have chills so bad off an on.

– Feeling more fatigue than usual. Sleep is restless and night sweats.

– Starting to get short winded after walking a short distance

Lip discoloration, Thermal burns of eye and Oral discomfort

6EM-29563-71172

– My eyes were red last night 7:15 my eyes were watering a lit and slight burning

– Pain in my calf and leg

– Slight pain in calf and a little swollen And just a slight in easenes

– Didnt let u you up know that on wensday I notice my lips inside were dark red like blood clots still dark red

– Just not feeling my self yet/feeling maybe a little anxiety/blood pressure a little high

– Headaches on the morning left back muscle pain

– My muscle in my back hurt arm but I also fell on my left butt so that more of a problem other then that Im ok Ask my doctor to send me for a x ray

– Slight head aches and Lille nimness on my tight side by my ear

– Just having headache more often don't know if it's sinus Have doctors appointments

– Spasm to my head and slight headachesO Ive my eyes With my family doctor

– My lips have purple spot since my first vaccination Doctor appointments with the cardiologist was having some type of discomfort tightness around my neck and chest on the left side he gave me a medication and Im feeling a lot better but ny lips still looking weird

Paranasal sinus hypersecretion, Lethargy and Upper-airway cough syndrome

6EM-30382-99486

– Runny nose and drip into throat, but it is allergy season where I live. ZIP Code (b)(6)

– Irritated throat, like from sinus drainage. Runny nose, then congestion. Some sneezing. Was very tired one day.

– Nasal congestion. Runny nose. Lethargy. Slight cough. Possible intermittent slight fever

– Moderate Joint pains for only a few hours last night

– Within a few hours of getting flu shot on Wednesday I had chills, headache, body aches. Lasted about a day. First time I've ever had symptoms from flu shot other than sore arm

Amenorrhea, Cardiac flutter and Heart rate irregular

6EM-32375-48112

– Arm twitching on same arm of injection (near elbow) and lower back pain

– Slight lower back pain

– Unusual lower back pain and belly cramping, similar to menstrual cramps

– Unusual lower back pain and menstrual like cramping in my belly

– Besides the back pain and belly cramping, i never got my period,so it is over 2 weeks late. It is not possible for me to be pregnant because I am currently not sexually active

– I have developed a heart fluttering that is constant every single day, it started two weeks ago. Feels like a very abnormal heart rythm...like heart palpitations, but all day long

Periorbital pain, Tendon rupture and Breast mass

6EN-31856-38779

– Bloodshot eyes, pain under left eye, Sweating, feeling warm but not feverish

– Mild swelling/ tenderness in my cheeks where I had dermal fillers

– Sweating, no fever

– Sweating at night , no fever

– 4 days of explosive diarrhea

– Nausea, dizziness, sore throat, forcefully coughing up phlegm, low grade fever, muscle/ body weakness and aches, feelings of needing to vomit, chills, cold sweats.

– Breast lumps that were not on a prior mammogram and a partially torn quadriceps tendon that occurred without any trauma to my leg or reasonable explanation. Breast doctors

Urine abnormality, Sepsis and Kidney infection

6EN-37789-13212

– To be fair I dont think my symptoms are related to the shot. I went my doctor and had very cloudy urine. Im a double Ostomy cancer prevailer which is probably the culprit of me getting sick, but I still think its important to let yall know what my body is doing.

– Im reporting these symptoms but still think they are related to my Ostomy condition which caused me to have another kidney infection. But still think its important for yall to know, since I got the shot on a Wednesday and by early like around 3am this happened.

– Still think this is not vaccine related, but think yall should know this information

– Still think this is connected to my Ostomy bags and the way it hit me suddenly, but still think yall need to know this information.

– As an Ostomy patient with a colostomy and Urostomy I felt same pain on right side as first vaccine shot. Also seems to have affected my output both times.

– Has nothing to do with covid. Ended up in the hospital due to severe UTI.

– Ended up in ER with a severe UTI that was turning into sepsis. Not Covid or vaccine related though.

– Nothing connected to Covid. I had a severe infection that landed me in the ER.

Disturbance in attention, Injection site reaction and Body temperature increased

6EN-70409-18370

– muscle at injection site feels like muscles do when overused

– Since August 25th I have had a spiking fever almost every day for 1-3 hours. So I do not think the fever Im reporting has anything to do with the Covid booster. Should I keep reporting it even if unrelated? Thorough physical, this Covid booster and boosters for dpt plus huge number of lab tests trying to find the source of this FUO.

– My underlying FUO is not a problem today so far. I keep my fingers crossed that I wont have a high fever spike today.

– I have had FUO since Aug 25th. My normal temp is 97.6. The highest it has been during this time is 100.3. That being said, When fever is high, it doesnt last very long. is it from FUO or Covid booster?

– My normal temp is 97.6

– Sore throat and sinus congestion. Dizzy and overall quite weak.

– Low grade fever, body aches and pains, difficulty concentrating.

Body temperature fluctuation, Anxiety and Abdominal discomfort

6EP-19844-31126

– Fatigue, GI discomfort

– Felt feverish and exhausted. Some aches and pains for the past three days

– Joint pain and fatigue

– Fatigue, groggy

– Fatigue, anxiety, insomnia Doctor office visit

– Severe right leg pain. Seeing orthopedic surgeon who performed total hip replacement in 2008. Office visit

– Body temp fluctuations unusual for me. Fatigue, headache, joint aches

– Fatigue, headache, GI upset

– Leg muscle and joint pain. Fatigue

– Increasingly severe joint/leg pain and fatigue

– Ongoing fatigue and joint pain

Migraine, Chest discomfort and Headache

6EP-31868-76561

– and increase in severe migraine since the vaccination. The first few days afterwards I also had a sensation of pressure on my chest. But the migraine have increased by about 400%

– More migraines

– Much worse migraines since the vaccines. The worst of it was between the first and second vaccine. Now it is worse than it was before the whole thing but better than after the first vaccine. I just finished a migraine that lasted four and a half days Doctor's office visit, chiropractor visit also

– Increased migraine and log lastig severe headaches.

Mouth breathing, Injection site discoloration and Skin discoloration

6ER-10374-67660

– My asthma is acting up since the vaccine; but I'm not certain whether it has been triggered by the vaccine or the trees around me as I waited outdoors for the vaccine; using my inhaler.

– I steel feel slightly asthmatic but did not use my inhaler; general malaise

– I should have noted previously that I've felt somewhat dehydrated over the past 2-3 days, including today.

– I am experiencing some mild asthma symptoms.

– The swelling and redness lasted at the injection site in my arm until about 12-days post-vaccination, and began to itch such that I bought an anti-itch cream. The coloring also developed a bit of a grayish or bruising hue. Asthma up a bit as well.

– I just want to note that my arm is still discolored (about 2x3) at the injection site-kind of reddish/gray.

– Night sweats, then mild chills

– Severe, uncontrollable sneezing episode of about 7 hours and itching in throat last night. Definitely not like mere allergies. Maybe its not related, but I was miserable and my nasal passages were so swollen that I had to breathe through my mouth. Benadryl helped but did nothing completely quell the episode.

– Extreme fatigue and brain fog

– A lot of sweating today 10/24/21. Nausea, chills, muscle aches and pain, fatigue, sweating on 10/22/21 to 10/23/21

– Asthma is flaring a bit

– Ringing in my ears; mild asthma symptoms

– Asthma symptoms

– Nausea, extreme fatigue

– Increased shortness of breath/asthma, feeling overheated, aches, fatigue

– Asthma flare up requiring addition of daily medication and prednisone In office visit with PCP

– Asthma flares

Dermatitis contact, Hypothyroidism and Diverticulitis

6ER-12409-06638

– I currently have an english ivy/poison ivy dermatitis so cannot confidently report any rash or no rash reaction to the vaccine

– Some memory/recall issues that I have not had before the second vaccine.

– Memory and recall issues. Body temperature regulation seems different with Chills and then feeling hot and feverish periods mainly at night

– I had acute sigmoid diverticulitis even though my colonoscopy six years ago was great. Probably no link to the vaccine but just reporting a new condition.

– Thyroid function decreased a little.

Feeling of relaxation, Infectious mononucleosis and Hot flush

6ER-24066-86786

– My back was sore and about 30 minutes after the shot it and my whole body feels more relaxed.

– Joint and muscle aches and pains are normal for me

– I don't think it was vaccine related due to I've been on medication for thyroid and possible pre menopause. But for a day maybe 2 I have had what seemed to be hot flashes.

– After 2 tylenol headache went away and that was last night and feel fine this morning and still fine now.

– Someone left windows in the house last night so I dont think it has to do with the vaccine.

– I originally got Mono in 1998.. This is the first time it came back after the vaccine but I've also been not really sleeping enough with work, the kids virtual school, and running around to grociery store and ect.

Nerve compression, Anosmia and Ageusia

6ER-31132-01475

– Immediate pain radiating from injection site straight up into my neck and base of skull behind my ear

– The pain from yesterdays shot that immediately went directly up into my neck/head still hurts.

– It feels like for past 2 days that I have a pinched nerve in my right leg, same side as shot and that weird neck pain I mentioned previously, but today my neck is much better.

– I think the pharmacy technician who jabbed me may have hit a nerve, explaining the immediate pain up through my right arm to my neck, and then a day later, down my right leg for a few days, because it seems nobody else has had the same reaction as I have, as far as I know. Its so much better today, but still a wee bit painful at site of injection, the right side of my neck, and down my right leg like a pinched nerve.

– Pinched nerve feeling in right leg is gone (yay!), and my neck is MUCH better, but still a tiny bit sore.

– Stuffy nose and a headache for the past few days like a cold is starting, but that could be from allergies.

– Sudden pain on left side of head that lasted a few minutes, followed by sudden pain throughout my whole left arm that lasted about a minute, but happened several hours later. Both pains were never experienced before. Shot was in left arm.

– A REALLY bad head cold with major congestion and sneezing/runny nose, and I can't taste or smell anything. Major headache as well, and I can feel it trying to go into my chest at night while in bed, but it's not there in a.m. No cough?yay?

Peripheral vascular disorder, Vitreous detachment and Nervousness

6ES-16991-32072

– had slight headache and dizzy yesterday after the shot

– Maybe just a little dizzy at times

– Have to force myself to do things

– Nervousness mild

– Back pain between shoulder blades

– PVD right eye Eye doctor

– Mid back ache

– Seem to be more tired during the day, not sleeping as good. Some pain in arm and leg muscles and joint pain.

– Did not sleep well, due to pain at injection site. Heart rate during the night faster than normal for me, but still in the normal range.

– Slight upset stomach

– Pain in joints in both hands per Doctor Coming from nerves in elbows Doctor office

– Nerve pain in hands, fingers and feet In office

Slow response to stimuli, Mood altered and Mood swings

6ES-25354-25614

– Feeling dizzy too

– Feeling very sad and depressed, no energy and not hungry

– Feeling sad, depressed and moody

– Moody, sad and depressed too

– Feeling very moody, sad and depressed.

– Very moody, sad and depressed. Takes a while to be able to react when doing something or trying to remember what was doing.

– Feeling very moody, sad and depressed, no energy to do daily activities.

– Headaches, tiredness, my period last more days and comes more often than before.

Limb discomfort, Injection site pain and Pain in extremity

6ES-31174-75970

– Just arm pain started 12 hours after given the shot

– Symptoms got worse 24 hours after the shot.

– Arm is getting better. Still a little tied.

– Just still sore in the muscle the vaccine was given. NEVER had pain from a shot before. But its getting somewhat better.

– Still soreness in the arm. Getting better but still some sensitivity

– Almost gone

– One week and the arm pain is 90% better.

– Its been 6 days since my shot. Started receiving this questionnaire 5 days after my second dose. Was sick the 3 days after. Now Im better.

Exostosis, Bronchial disorder and Plantar fasciitis

6ES-53253-84954

– Headache short sleep hours & normal bone spurs cause these symptoms.

– Stuffy nose, some bronchial issues & cough

– Vision difficult to read until take advil. Stuffy nose, coughing bronchial issues.

– Taste seems dulled.

– Muscle spasms, cramps started couple days ago. Didn't think to report it.

– Tired-low focus, cognitive & unrest. Muscle - awakened issues with lumbar & plantar fasciitis, calves & forearms especially tight

– Dr. Said it takes varying time to recover & Suggested a massage

– I'm good, thank you.

Conjunctival cyst, Vulva cyst and Abulia

6ET-22778-35364

– Congestion, cough

– Each day is a little better. Poor appetite. Slight congestion and cough.

– Feeling much better.

– Headache managed by Tylenol or Advil. Feeling much better. First day since vaccination to go out for a few hours. A little tired, but much stronger.

– Headache managed by 1 Tylenol.

– Feeling stronger, but still low energy level. Sleeping 9-10 hours per day.

– From shot #1: Left arm (shoulder to elbow) became sore 3 weeks after the shot and after 1 week is beginning to feel better. Lymph node under arm seems swollen. Right arm for #2 shot is only slightly sore at deltoid at this time.

– Sore throat

– I have noticed my arthritis is worse, still have some fatigue, and I still have some mental cloudiness & memory issues.

– Covid Foggy Brain continues-memory, decisions,cognitive issues. The following all happened in Jan. 2022: Conjunctival cyst requiring incision& drainage. Sore inside nose requiring antibiotic. Labial cyst-infection requiring drainage. Visits to doctors.

Neuralgia, Joint swelling and Hypoesthesia

6ET-24849-41746

– In the 3rd week post vaccine 1 I started having muscle pains, first on top of my left foot, then daily more muscles and joints started to hurt: neck, shoulder blades knees, elbows, hands, lower back, right hip to the point I could not sleep on it...

– This pain is the remnants of all the body aches and joint pains that started the 3rd week after the 1st injection on 2/16/2021. My right hip and pain in my right leg on lateral side is still getting better and is the last pain Ive had from my 1st injection, no pain or aches from the 2nd injection 3/16/2021. I just thought I should mention this , Even though its not related to the second vaccine injection.

– The remaining symptoms of aches and pains remain in my right hip and outer/lateral side of my leg is still there on getting up and out of bed, since the initial pains started after the 3rd week after 1st injection. Shocked pain still remains residua

– That mystery pain I described that started on week 3 after 1 injection on 2-16-2021... body aches ie: lower back, right hip and lateral side of right leg is not resolving, but getting worse with no previous back hip or leg pain and no injuries.

– Fine up until I was looking for an item in my car and straighten up after... due to severe sacral lower back pain, which flexoril and 2 Aleve have not touched, more on r side this time, when I press in l hip area.. it get nerve pain going down l leg

– Numbness of great toe and the 2 beside it on right footWith much less pain in the right hip.Start physical therapy last week and today I had a session Neuro spine consult and now physical therapy twice per week

– After being off of the gabapentin 300 mg capsules for the pain left from the Moderno vaccine I had to start it back up three weeks ago so I'm back taking it. joint knuckes on both hands have enlarged And I no longer can wear my rings w/pain Dr office visit

Rest regimen, Gait inability and Loss of personal independence in daily activities

6ET-32127-26656

– Don't think Sx are from vaccine

– Mild abdominal pains and brief GI upset.

– No fever or respiratory symptoms, but some days of severe fatigue, aching muscles, bones, and joints requiring total bed rest.

– Yesterday despite adequate sleep, I experienced extreme fatigue and exhaustion. I was unable to even fix an adequate meal and had to stay in bed.

– Sudden onset of 12 hr severe pain in joint of right big toe to foot. It was warm but not swollen or red. I was not able to walk.

Sinus pain, Eye pruritus and Lacrimation increased

6ET-46532-63504

– Symptoms are almost gone

– After my second shot, I would say my symptoms were moderate to severe for the first 24 hours, mild after that.I got my second shot last Wednesday. I developed fever, chills, muscle aches, nausea, soreness in my arm, and swelling and redness at the vaccination site. The fever,chills, and aches lasted abiut 24 hours.

– Post nasal drip, itchy watery eyes, pain in sinuses

– Stomach flu

Breast swelling, Breast tenderness and Oral herpes

6ET-73518-27736

– Back pain

– Fever blisters on the upper left lip.

– Continued fever blister

– I have been feeling chills and tie redness.

– I had not mentioned but I have had swollen breast since my first vaccine.

– I had had breast sensitivity and an abscess developed under my breast. Had a mammogram done twice and an ultrasound to double check as there seemed to be abnormalities. In presence health check with mammogram and ultrasound

Musculoskeletal stiffness, Muscle spasms and Fatigue

6EU-54983-79286

– Had a sore back from some work and have never had spasms before until now. Had back spasms that we're completely debilitating. Think it may have been triggered by increased inflammation from the shot.

– Residual stiffness and pain from muscle spasms. Believe spasms were triggered by preexisting injury inflamed by side effects.

– Back spasm recovery, which to which additional inflammation may have contributed.

– Spasm likely induced by inflammation.

– Fatigue

Respiratory tract irritation, Pulmonary pain and Sneezing

6EV-10877-14860

– I had a very sudden episode of constant sneezing, feverish, horrible joint pain and feeling like my lungs were raw and irritated on day 5 post vaccine. I took Zyrtec, but with no relief several hours later I took Benadryl. The sneezing finally stopped but the body aches were tremendous and my lungs were very sore. All resolved in 24 hours. I was not able to report my symptoms as I did not receive a VSafe text on day 5. I sent a message to my primary care physician for his assessment and instruction for vaccine #2.

Muscle strain, Injection site bruising and Ageusia

6EV-14050-93407

– Bruising at injection site visible now that the redness is gone

– I pulled my back out on Saturday - could be unrelated but its is a change for me as I have never experienced that before. I am fully recovered now.

– I had 36 hrs of mild/moderate aches, soreness and fatigue starting around 8 hrs after the 2nd dose. Woke up at 48 hrs feeling like myself again.

– My daughter picked up a cold. She tested negative for COVID. I have a slightly sore throat and slight mucous. No cough. No fever. We are recovering.

– Symptomatic covid (headache, sore throat, cough, aches, loss of taste, exhaustion)

Tongue hemorrhage, Facial paresis and Tongue blistering

6EV-27512-39599

– Metallic taste in mouth and extreme thirst

– Bleeding gums and tongue. Metal taste in mouth.

– Rash across shoulders and deep muscular aches over entire back. Also my face looks like it aged several years.

– Metallic taste in mouth

– Body aches and stiffening of joint mobility. Nausea and vomiting.

– Exhaustion body aches.

– Body aches across my shoulders and fatigue that does not go away.

– Body aches diarrhea extreme fatigue.

– Exhausted

– Swollen lymph nodes

– Muscle spasms in legs.

– Exhaustion where I have slept between 11 to 15 hours. Keeping track on my fitbit.

– Backache, muscle spasms, exhaustion.

– Upper and lower back aches.

– Pain in upper back that seems to have subsided almost to the day 6 months after receiving 3rd booster. Since this pain almost kept me from working after 3rd booster, I will not be getting 4th booster. I am now well after this got out of my body.

Catarrh, Dysphagia and Pharyngeal swelling

6EV-28082-32029

– Lots of stuff in lungs which needs to be constantly coughed up - which is irritating the throat - some nasal dripping into throat .

– Fatigue and slightly elevated temperature - plus extreme injection arm soreness and entire body shakiness about a day and for about a day after the injection.

– No

– 1) Possible strep throat (2/28/22) - 2) Rash reaction possibly to antibiotic or food allergy (3/17/22) - 3) Cold symptoms (3/18/22) 4) Swallowing problems - mucus buildup, swollen throat Tested NEGATIVE for Covid FIVE TIMES since 2/28/22 Drive-through plus home Covid Tests

Gingival bleeding, Oligomenorrhea and Vaginal hemorrhage

6EW-15397-13933

– Slight unilateral sore throat

– Unilateral sore throat

– This was the firstCouple of days after vaccine not now

– Vaginal spotting between periods. Gum bleeding when brushing teeth

– I spotted in between periods slightly and have not done so in 25+ years since starting periods. Now my period is on and it has been the longest and heaviest of my life. Normal duration is 5 days. And now i am at 8 and still heavy

– I had a 15 day period and i have never had a period that long. Very weird. The next period seemedNormal

– Periods are messed up! Still. Never had an isse until the seond shot. Spotting. Prolonged periods when i do have them. Start and stop. Strange.

– Not sure if I told you this before but I had heavy bleeding and spotting Abnormal periods for five months after my second shot. Also just got Covid

Rotator cuff syndrome, Tendonitis and Rash erythematous

6EW-19588-31934

– Ears ringing

– Asthma acting up, probably weather related

– Asthma, weather related probably

– Small red rash on skin over clavicle. Migraine.

– Horrible migraine on Thursday February 18th.

– Asthma, fatigue

– Bright red rash/hives on my chest Telephone consult. Advised to use Benadryl

– Fever diarrhea 4/24

– Tendinitis in neck and shoulders

– Asthma spirometer test dropped to 78 in February. In person appointment with my doctor

– COVID 19 on 9/9. Fever, congestion, body aches, cough, worsened asthma symptoms.

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