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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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Parasomnia, Multiple sclerosis and Upper-airway cough syndrome

XYS-31780-77383

Abnormal sleep

For the fatigue; I took a long nap this afternoon.

I have PPMS so, those sx., might be related to my illnesses.

As said before, some of these sx could also be r/t my chronic illness of MS and severe intractable back pain.

Increase in pain, in joints & general body aches. Headaches also.

Dry cough & lots of post nasal drip. Not related to COVID. I have MS so, my muscle aches can be attributed to that. Personal doctors visit.

Pathogen resistance, Respiratory rate increased and Hepatic pain

XYT-10695-48438

Deep inner ear pain and intermittent stabbing head pains

Severe armpit pain on the side where the injection occurred. Hard to lift arm because of it.

Moderate armpit pain on the side of the injection. Did have a sore throat and chills come back for 30 minutes, then gone.

Armpit on side of injection still swollen but only hurts if I touch it.

Antibiotic-resistant urinary tract infection

Sore throat, earrache

Violent chills, rapid breathing

Pain across my liver. Very nauseated. Lasted a few hours.

Had posterior vitreous detachment in both eyes on December 10. It is normal for my age but thought I would mention it in case the vaccine brought it on. Had urgent eye doctor visit

Just had another UTI with burning, lower abdominal pressure, frequency of urination.

Have lung infection. Taking antibiotics. Coughing, tons of mucus, wheezing.

Injection site discoloration, Throat tightness and Wheezing

XYT-20144-20655

No

The injection site developed a red raised rash about the size of a small peach, and now the rash is gone but it left dark colored skin in the shape of the rash

Rash on the injection site

Rash at injection

Injection site itches on both arms and sometimes becomes warm

Esophagus begin to close i was started on advere steroid inhaler and albuterol inhaler and i dont have asthma

Wheezing shortness of breath

Wheezing coughing

Spinal stenosis, Knee arthroplasty and Sputum discolored

XYT-27297-75013

NO

No

I have spinal stenosis I was Diagnosed with that about a month ago so Im having a lot of spasms down The back of my thighs but I dont think this has anything to do with the shot

I may feel this way because of my Spinal stenosis

My eye was itching and running water, I went to the eye doctor, he put me on meds. But not working to well so I made an appointment with a specialist tomorrow because my vision is not very clear even with my glasses on

Just today I am being admitted in the hospital for a blood clot

I need a hip replacement so that maybe why Im feeling achy

I have had a complete knee replacement plus I have arthritis and they say I also need a hip replacement so a lot of my aches and pains may very well be from all of that and not the shot Appointment

I got the booster shot on September 30 the next day I did have a headache the next day ( October 1st ) and again on Oct 3rd but mild

I wheeze lot little congestion take Mucinex so I'm bringing up mucus it'd a little green

The joint pain is probably from old age ?? Doctor's office

I have gotten this text for four days in a row, am I sopose to get that many in a row?

Vein collapse, Vein disorder and Hyperesthesia

XYT-55469-77614

The pain from the injection is MUCH better today. Yesterday my arm was hard to move it hurt so much.

Some nausea, sore throat and intermittent cough

Somewhat sore throat

A large nodule about 2 wide at the injection site. Yesterday I had more swelling around the injection site but didnt realize it until after I submitted the survey. It was too tender to touch.

I have had blood taken twice in the last two weeks and has been trickling into the vial very slowly. Also the veins collapsed easily. I had something similar happen a week after my first shot and didnt think much of it, but it has been worsening.

My veins kept collapsing when they were trying to take blood in the hospital. Even when they got a vein it would give out easily.

Increased all over body pain, more skin sensitivity and bruising, and it was extra difficult to have blood labs drawn despite making an extra effort to be hydrated. Most of my veins were flat.

Sore throat and glands, coughing, post nasal drip, some difficulty breathing, body aches and muscle cramping, sneezing, dripping nose, headaches, nasal and head congestion with liquid in my ears.

I am experiencing more fatigue, a scratchy cough and increased all over body pain and muscle fatigue.

Respiratory tract infection, Respiratory disorder and Blood pressure increased

XYU-16365-45695

Small sore by injection

Since last shot my blood pressure has rose i went from no meds to two meds abd have sinus problems and weird gruggling breathing Heart dr

Ice been sick since 2nd shot i told u guys noone cares my brother has same issues and now i have to take three pills a day??? I was on none and had xrays dr visits all from vaccines too coincidental im retired besides some rentals cost me money Also dr visits

Horribly sick covid lungs and respiratory infection for weeks just had ct scan and not good noone helps here drs in my town r quacks

Abnormal sensation in eye, Induration and Ocular hyperemia

XYU-22045-67600

On the day I had my shot I experienced rapid heart beat,dizziness and short of breath twice while waiting there for half an hour. Then two weeks later I experienced runny nose, watering eyes, rednessvof eye and a large hard welt on my vaccinated arm I had a yearly exam with my heart doctor today and he recommended I should skip the 2nd shot. I will see my family doctor on coming Monday to talk to him also.

Ear infection, Gastrointestinal disorder and Asthma

XYU-33751-95356

Vertigo for 1 night and light headed for over 3 weeks. This is the first time I have ever had either of these.

Ringing in my ears has been constant since my 1st shot. Now it seems to be getting louder. I also am dealing with a gastrointestinal issue the past 3 days.

I tested positive for Covid. I had moderate cold symptoms and bad cough. I was very tired. My initial test was a PCR. I tested after 10 days via a rapid test and was still positive. It was 14 days before I tested negative

Ringing in my ears got loud 1 hr after my Booster

Ringing in my ears is constant and loud.

Loud ringing in ears

Constant loud ringing in ears

Loud constant ringing in ears

Constant ringing in ears

Cold symptoms

Axillary mass, Neuralgia and Anxiety

XYV-12672-74761

prickly painful nerve sensations in extremities since first dose

Tinges if nerve pain in extremities or sore spots that come and go

Swelling under armpit not at injection site; anxiety increase

The gland under my armpit still swollen and sore

Arm pit discomfort

Still have pp Ching nerve pains in arms and feet but infrequently

Soreness in armpit persists- lump that never existed is somewhat present

Painful joints, swollen lymph in arm put continues and will see doctor in Sept In person visit in sept

Eructation, Flatulence and Chest discomfort

XYV-16950-07555

Chest has felt a little tight since last night, could also be related to asthma as well.

Extreme burping the last 36 hours. Chest feels a little tight still.

Tight chest

Still extreme burping. Cautiously watching what I'm drinking and eating and the burping just continues.

The burping is out of control.

Very gassy again

Gas. Extremely gassy. Same with the first one.

Gas, farting and burping like crazy still.

Legit so much burping and farting it's ridiculous.

Gassy

Chest pain the last 48 hours, spent 4 hours in the ER yesterday.

Road traffic accident, Blister and Facial pain

XYV-23032-51245

Received 1st vaccine on 7/1. On 7/2 felt bumps on side of face turned into small blisters on 7/3 became more painful. Contacted my doctor and was diagnosed with Shingles and placed on Valacyclovir, Prednisone and Amoxicillan. 7/7 office visit with my doctor

Sneezing and being extremely tired for a 2-3 weeks.

Scratchy dry throat, stomach ache dizziness not sure if its truly vaccine or allergies and gi issues I have.

GI issues constipation

Had GI issues constipation- somewhat subsided.

Stiff muscles. Ache hips

-Unexplained Facial cheek swelling and redness. Treated with Prednisone. -Unexpected rashes couple weeks later. Chest, arms, stomach, facial swelling, with spot brake outs; feels like mosquito bites.Unknown causes. Unknown cause of facial swelling or of rash. Was also in auto accident.

Encephalopathy, Pulmonary congestion and Disorientation

XYW-10943-59090

Extreme fatigue, disorientation, soreness at injection site

Fatigue, lack of energy, labored breathing, pain in muscles and joints.

Chronic pain and extreme fatigue continue.

Extreme fatigue, labored breathing

Extreme fatigue, disorientation, severe pain in joints, labored breathing

Extreme fatigue, body aches, elevated temperature, labored breathing

Excessive fatigue, body aches, low grade fever, sporadic labored breathing

Pain in joints, acute encephalopathy, extreme fatigue

Extreme fatigue, pain joints-especially knees and back, breathing labored, upper lung flem, constant need to spit out flem.

Bone disorder, Ear swelling and Vaginal hemorrhage

XYW-17338-15119

Lymph nodes on face very tender

Swelling around right ear, feel mild pressure in ear

Swelling improving in front of the right ear

Metallic taste along my gum line on the left of my mouth. This started with the shot and have not improved.

Light vaginal bleeding, chest pain, backache

Vaginal bleeding, chest pains with activity, back ache

Vaginal bleeding not menstrual cycle

Vaginal bleeding, swollen glands in the throat

Deep rash in the bend of my right arm. I received the second COVID-19 vaccine in the right arm and never expected a rash like this before. Also have rash on other parts.Still having vaginal bleeding. Its been 2 weeks with vaginal bleeding off cycl

Bruising and rash on arms, legs and torso. My joints are really aching and bones are creaking.

Abnormal bruising and rash all over body

Easy bruising, bruising on legs, itchy rash all over, sore joints, hip pain

Sputum retention, Hypertonic bladder and Pulmonary congestion

XYW-19582-12724

Chest congestion Over active bladder

Harder to get rid of built up mucous that accumulates from my years of having broncietic

More trouble cleaning my lungs of sputum

Bronchitis

Was in hospital 11/30 to 12/03

Broneketes flailed up lots of mucus but easy to cough out Doctor in office

Lungs congested

Lungs still over congested

Still congested None yet

Still more fatigued and tired than usual muscle spasms

Joint pain left hand Dentist

More fatigue than usual Didn't get any appointments wouldn't have been able to go

More congested Dr (b)(6) and mammogram

Shaking

Might have Cystic Fibrosis Dr visit s

Delivery, Diarrhea and Nasopharyngitis

XYX-25231-48669

Sore throat and mild congestion

Not feeling the greatest with some GI (diarrhea) and headache symptoms as well as fatigue.

Cold, H/A, sore throat, runny nose

Delivered baby 3 days ago, yesterday tested positive for COVID with many symptoms.

Sick a couple of times, late decemeber into early january and again first week of february. Had some covid symptoms but tested negative in dec/jan. Did not test beginning of february as symptoms were fleeting.

Muscle discomfort, Telemedicine and Feeling cold

XYX-29716-91527

No

Just a bad headache

Night sweats

Pain in lumbar area runs down my leg, feeling bad all day

My temp usually runs @ 97.1

Body & muscle aches , insomnia , headache's Called my Dr

Knot like feeling on all my muscles, insomnia could not sleep Took melotonin (5 mg)

Coldness from my feet up wards

Have been real sleepy since yesterday

Sleepy all day long

Very sleepy

Stomach pains like someone punched you and you run out of breath , Dr looking into it. Pcp

Joints hurting everywhere Chiropractor

Localized infection, Cyst and Diverticulitis

XYX-32316-87259

Diverticulitis? Got antbiotic from a doctor.

Could be from the antibiotics the doctor prescribed for the diverticulitis

Since my vaccine, I have had to go on antibiotics (doctor prescribed) because of a cyst on my back and diverticulitis. I haven't been on antibiotics in over 5 years. I wonder if the vaccine is associated with this. I am usually very healthy.

On antibiotics for an infection on my back. Don't know what caused it.

Could the vaccine be causing problems with inflammation. I have an autoimmune disease?

Had my semiannual Prolia shot Friday. Symptoms are worse than tines before. Are there inflammation issues with the vaccine?

Nocturia, Arrhythmia and Pain of skin

XYX-50480-16950

Difficulty sleeping last night

Heart Palpitations seem worse the last 3 days. May not be vaccine related.

Raised red welt, about 2inch diameter, at injection site appeared on day 8. Slightly itchy and warm. Treated with topical Benadryl and it was gone in 3 days.

Just had the shot 1.5 hours ago

Heart palpitations and fatigue. Not necessarily related to the vaccine but worse than normal.

Had to urinate every couple hours night after vax; muscle, joint and skin pain kept me awake.

Stomatitis, Back pain and Lymphadenopathy

XYX-57213-70676

Several sores have popped up in my mouth that were not there yesterday.

Sores in my mouth

Slight congestion/runny nose. Continue to have sores in my mouth that seem to be healing.

Swollen lymph nodes in neck and armpit areas

Rapid test negative for Covid! Send out also done.

Swollen lymph nodes along collar bone and under arm pit.

STILL have very swollen lymph nodes along collar bone and armpit, as well as back pain.

Still have swollen lymph nodes along collar bone! 6 days post vaccine!

Swollen lymph nodes along collar bone and armpit

Skin discoloration, Peripheral coldness and Skin warm

XYY-26503-39809

Ringing in ears

Left side of index finger went numb & a bruise appeared on the bottom of same finger for no reason. After an hour went away.

Wicked sore throat & fever

Ringing in ears, hot, red ears, red face & swelling on area around nose like an allergic reaction.

Heart Raced to point I couldn't count it for over 20 mins. Called ambulance. Saw my cardiologist. Now on heart monitor.

My left ring finger ( no ring on it) turned white& was numb & cold. Didn't go to Urgent Care. I put it in my mouth to get it warm & it returned to normal. A little scary.

Saliva altered, Increased viscosity of bronchial secretion and Obstructive airways disorder

XYY-32193-17517

Insomnia

Decreased temperature. 95.9 last night. 96.0 this morning. 96.8 currently

Night sweat. Chills. Headache. Thickened saliva waking me up at night to breathe.

Brief sore throat . Because of radiation treatment, i am able to produce only thick saliva. Sometimes this saliva becomes so thick it settles in my throat blocking my air passages and preventing me from breathing. Will the second dose complicate

Warmth flowing over body in waves leaving muscle aches and pain in one rib

Awakened several times last night unable to breathe secondary to thick mucus blocking airway

Just thickened mucus blocking airway in throat

Shortness of breath during activity

Increased shortness of breath when walking distance s out of doors.

Swollen l ankle

Increased shortness of breath connected to pre existing condition.

Quarantine, Poor quality sleep and Injection site pain

XYY-65424-14162

Mild. Just some minor arm pain that usually accompanies any inoculation. Nothing I havent experienced before...

Didn't sleep so well last night.

Pain at injection site has subsided, slept much better last night.

The wife has tested positive for Covid. I'm trying to quarantine and have ordered Covid test kits to be delivered. I seem to have some of her symptoms, but they're much milder than what she's working through.

Glossodynia, Pharyngeal swelling and Muscle tightness

XYY-76828-34713

Yes, last night (which was about 50 hours after I had the shot) I experienced throat swelling, tongue hurt, congestion, lots of sneezing, itchy and burning sensation on my back, arms, and face.

I would like some feedback regarding the allergic reaction I reported yesterday. I had a flushed face, swollen throat, congestion, sore tongue, tightness in my neck, and burning/itchy sensations on my face, back, and arms. It lasted about 5 hours. Its fine now.

The injection site, which previously had no symptoms at all, became red, a little swollen, and heated. There were a few rashy looking spots as well. The red heated area covered an area of about 2.5 inches long by about 1 inch wide around the injectio

Both the fatigue and nausea come and go.

Dizziness, room spinning, fatigue.

Restless arm syndrome, Hypothyroidism and Abortion spontaneous

XYZ-14264-92669

Restless arm syndrome on arm that had vaccination that lasted a couple hours 2 nights ago. Not sure if this related.

Pulsating vision

Eye sight is trouble focusing. Zooming in and our when I look at a screen or letters.

Sore throat dizziness headache

Headache, nausea, chills, body aches

Swelling in arm pit lymph nodes on arm that had the vaccine

Swelling and pain in armpit where vaccine was given.

Swelling/tender lymph nodes on neck

Hypothyroidism, miscarriages

Myocardial infarction, Cardiac disorder and Neuralgia

XYZ-16432-80529

The hand on the arm i got the shot ached a little

Pain shooting though my toes for a couple hours last night

The symtoms I had yesterday lasted about 12 hours and the I started to feel better.

A nerve twitching in my hand, minor but annoying.

Could not sleep last night

Had a very minor sore throat lsst night, probably alergy?

Congestion in back of throat. Probably fall allergies ??

Started having symptoms of heart problems. Stress test next week. History of bypass

Heart problems

Transient ischemic attack, Amnesia and Weight increased

XZ2-12506-86730

Fever for 1 day. Occasional sore throat.

Gained weight. Get more tired and sore playing golf. When through a stretch of dail headaches for 3 or 4 days. Snezzing and slight runny nose sometimes. However, temperature and oxygen levels have been good.

Runny nose

Muscle aches, occasional sniffles, fatigue

Tiredness.. Body aches. Occasional slight runny nose.

TIAs leading to some loss of short term memory. Problem with vision which has returned normal. Apparently, AFIB caused this. Given a choice, I have elected to stay in AFIB for now. Vsrious doctors. MRI. CT scan. 48 houer ambulatory EEG, etc.

Joint swelling, Brain fog and Peripheral swelling

XZ2-12828-03415

The first 30 hours after the shot I had a fever and a strong headache. I didnt sleep the first night. I slept well and a lot the second night and woke up well.

Just the headache but it may not be related

Nope!

Headaches

Swelling in the legs, ankles and feet. Fatigue and mental fog.

COVID symptoms: shortness of breath, debilitating headache, body aches, cough, sneezing, brain fog, fatigue,

The end of COVID symptoms

Dizziness postural, Loss of personal independence in daily activities and Chills

XZ2-17464-44455

I've been dizzy since the 2nd shot. I didn't report it before because I didn't associate it with the shot. I have since heard that others have had the same problem. At times it is severe, but mostly it's just very annoying.

Dizzy when changing positions

Got extremely dizzy and unable to do anything for 2 days. This happened after 2nd shot also with the same timing. I didn't report it the 1st time, thinking it was too far out from the shot and might not be related. This time I'm sure it's related.

None

Starting 12 hours after getting the vaccine, I started shivering violently and hurt all over. 24 hours later, I felt fine.

Skin reaction, Deafness unilateral and Skin discoloration

XZ2-23109-24928

My left arm where I received the injection keeps feeling funny. Off and on pains, tingling in upper arm, elbow joint, and ulnar area. I expected soreness, but this is worse and not improving.

Ever since the vaccine I have had new issues. New ringing in my ear (deaf in the other) keeps getting worse, my balance is off at times, I fell down steps. I had a strange skin reaction, looks like psoriasis with bruising. Went to the doctor for skin rash, thought it was poison ivy

C-reactive protein increased, Vitreous detachment and Neurological symptom

XZ2-28757-27037

Muscle pa in n fatigue and some blurry vision

Restless legs bad

Heartburn really bad since the shot. Not food related

Some chest discomfort and super tired.

Miserable headache, nausea, lower back and abdominal pain.

Schmoris nodes with moderate disc dessication

Experienced sudden posterior vitreous detachment in left eye followed by minor stroke like symptoms June 29. Saw eye Dr. Could not get into go and did not want to go to er due to large amount of covid and long waits.

I experienced an inflammatory response with CRP 15, posterior vitreous detachment,trouble walking, chest pain and vertigo. I have Sjogrens and had to go on plaquenil to get inflammation to go down. Still having trouble walking but pain is going away.

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