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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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Crohn's disease, Colitis and Abdominal distension

YNQ-51391-72028

Sore arm and fuzzy head but soon subsided

Sweating

Bloated

Fatigue & head cold

A low grade temp., yes, but a good appetite regardless of extreme back/body aches and fatigue.

Arm is more sore than Id expect for 7 days out.

My pre-existing condition is Crohns/Colitis which is in remission, but inflammation and body aches, and some tiredness, happened two days ago. I did take homeopathic Boiron brand, Oscillococcinum to help in lessening the flu-like symptoms. It worked.

Sore throat, for several days last week. I do need to see dentist but it felt like Strep. Minor symptoms in the evenings. Almost gone.

Renal artery stenosis, Adrenal mass and Chronic kidney disease

YNR-21446-33946

Very weak upper body. No upper body strength. Started last night.

Upper body weakness persists

Clinching jaw still - day 4

I have not been able to keep my jaw from clinching, and my teeth feel electrified. I have a full headache at least once a day.

I have a stenosis in my renal artery and a mass on my adrenal gland.

I have been diagnosed with stage 3 chronic kidney disease and I experience joint and muscle pain nearly constantly.

Appetite disorder, Anger and Feeding disorder

YNR-23903-46096

Vertigo

Slight vertigo still, and headache is very mild and just started this evening.

Yesterday I had a lack of appetite, today I woke up then an hour later had a headache. Took a Goodies and the headache went away. Have been either constipated or had the runs past few days. I know I have been drinking enough water. This vaccine seems to be dehydrating my body at an excelarated rate. I will keep posting symptoms.

I had this fight or flight thing happening with my body. Extreme anxiety, very short tempered easily irritable. Today is a little better but not much. I have also increased my anxiety medication by over quadruple to battle these very annoying feel

The feeling of being extremely thirsty is back. Like I can't drink enough water. I go from being hungry but not being able to eat to being starving and consuming everything in front of me and still be hungry. Hightened anxiety.

Not yet, but it has only been two hours since injection.

Irritable, extremely.

Very easily irritable. Like getting angry at butterflies flying by, irritable.

Still slightly irritable.

Middle of back is sore, like I have been doing hard labor all day.

Can't tell if it's my spine or muscles, but middle of my back still aches a bit. I have been experiencing the diarrhea and constipation again. In the morning its loose and in the evening it's like I can't go, or struggle to go. Definitely more mild than when I received the first shot.

Mild headache today. Goodies packet took care of it. This vaccine has definitely altered how I have anxiety, seems to be less at times then hits me hard. Still experiencing mild symptoms of loose stool and constipation in the same day. Last night when I took my typical anxiety medicine (cannabis) it threw me into a panic attack. I am going to try again this evening and see if I experience the same outcome.

I think alcoholic drinks have an adverse reaction. Drank about 40oz of beer one evening and had the feeling of being extremely hot and was severely sweating. Same thing happened to my lady a few nights before. We went out and she drank that time,

I haven't, but my girlfriend has. In the past month she has tried to kill herself once, and again wanted to attempt last night. I know it messed with my head because I have a lot less anxiety and my previous medication is not needed as much.

Internal hemorrhage, Hiatus hernia and Hemoglobin decreased

YNR-31992-72704

Last Thursday I noticed a red spot size of silver dollar at injection site. It was warm to touch and tender. Lasted 2 days and then cleared up.

Severe muscle aches, muscle spasms and joint pain.

Muscle spasms, shortness of breath, critically low hemoglobin count.

In January 2022 I was hospitalized for internal bleeding. Hemoglobin level dropped to 7. Subsequent tests revealed gall stones and a hiatal hernia. EEG and camera scan of small intestines

Injection site scab, Scab and Injection site vesicles

YNR-60911-81404

Pain in arm on day 2 after vaccine was the worst and I had to take ibuprofen. Now on day 3 pain is almost gone. I would equate with pain of tdap vaccine or a little worse.

I got an easily rupturable blister on my deltoid right next to the injection site that is now scabbed over

My asthma has flared up yesterday and today and I have very mild intermittent asthma so this is abnormal for me

Asthma is still a little bit more than usual

I had fatigue/myalgias/arthralgias 24 hrs post second dose but am now fine 3+ days out

Body temperature fluctuation, Feeling of body temperature change and Decreased appetite

YNS-19430-31365

since I received the 1st vaccine 1/5/21, my temperature had been erratic. It will be suddenly cold, chills then after awhile hot. Experienced weakness and headache during the temp change. My covid test 2 days ago was negative.

Last Friday and Saturday i had fever whole day, severe body aches. Headaches, no appetite, i was unable to tolerate solid food, mostly liquid, soup only. Sob when talking and more cough. Covid test done negative.

Feeling hot, Nausea and Injection site pain

YNS-24150-25301

Last night (approx 3-4 hours after vaccine), my arm was very sore, I had a headache and I had some nausea. Today my arm is sore (not as bad as last night) and I've had a headache off & on.

During the night (around 3 AM) I woke up and my arm hurt ,my body hurt and I had some nausea. When I woke up for the day, I had a headache, I felt hot (but no fever) & my arm was barely sore,

Soreness at injection site

Ear infection, Vomiting and Sneezing

YNS-28803-96004

I woke up with extreme dizziness and nausea today. I vomited once and usually that takes away nausea for me but not this time.

I've received the booster this week and have been extremely tired and nauseous every day since. It's been three days.

Sneezing and a headache

Two week long cough along with a runny nose.

Muscle aches that required medications as well as an ear infection that also required medication.

Neck pain, Myalgia and Arthralgia

YNS-32342-48252

The pain is just soreness around shot location in my left arm. Some soreness in neck and shoulder on that side of my body.

The aches include sometimes a stabbing feeling, mostly in the muscles around neck and shoulder on side of injection. Some pain in joints like ankles and in my shins. Fatigue comes and goes, as well as some brain foggy feeling.

None seem outside of my normal aches or pains. The fatigue was a little unusual.

Nothing out of the ordinary

Aches don't seem related to getting the shot

Don't seem related to vaccine

Do not seem related to shot

Some brain fog last night

Eructation, Sinus congestion and Neck pain

YNS-58694-51895

Two hours post vaccine, I am burping a bit. Haven't eaten. But sense it may be early sign of nausea to come. I did feel some soreness on both sides of neck soon after vaccine. But it has resolved.

I have had occasional leg and foot pain. Mostly on left side. On or about 6/30/2021, experienced tingling sensation radiating down side of left leg, from just above knee down to ankle then shooting back up front of leg between shin bone. Dissipated I saw my health care provider in office. Referred for PT

I had theses symptoms overnight. Recovering today

Blood thyroid stimulating hormone increased, Menstrual disorder and Blood pressure increased

YNS-97648-25460

Unsure If this is related but my hot flashes have flared up again (they have been controlled with black cohosh over the past 6 months) and my body is itchy all over (mild)

Hot flashes and BP is up

Hot flashes

Hot flashes and BP is getting better

I had a menstrual cycle approximately 28 days after my vaccine. I have not had a menstrual cycle since November 2019 (1-1/2 years). Unsure if it is related to the vaccination but I thought I would at least add this information

Abnormal menstrual clots, Rotator cuff syndrome and Periarthritis

YNS-99671-96320

Prolonged menstrual period (I average 3.5 days, this is day 7 but seems to be waning.)

SEVERE - debilitating - Extremely heavy extended period bleeding, large clots, menorrhagic flow, cramps.

Just one week after my period ended (and it was 10 days long and very heavy when normally it is 3.5), I have started another menstrual period with abnormally heavy bleeding.

Frozen shoulder or rotator cuff tendinitis/bursitis Orthopedic specialist visit and physical therapy

Peripheral coldness, Burning sensation and Muscular weakness

YNT-18658-51666

Mild stiff neck on right side and shoulder hurts and arm hurt when I raise my arm. The shot was administered at the very top of my arm by shoulder.

Arm is better but still have no strength in right arm

The pain in my right arm came back this weekend and is still not 100%.

Diarrhea today and for the last week my feet at different times of the day (but mostly at night )feel like they are burning but toes are cold.

Hypoacusis, Deafness and Gastric disorder

YNT-23276-51366

Some nasal congestion.

Dry tingling cough

Acid reflux and dizziness, equilibrium issues.

Equilibrium off and tje feeling of dizziness.

Fever blisters in nose.

Equilibrium still feels off.

Still have some equilibrium issues. Cold sores.

Acid indigestion.

Ringing in left ear and loss of hearing in it. Equilibrium still off most of the time.

Ringing in ears and plugged up and cannot hear in left ear. Acid reflux and stomach issues from it.

Ringing in ears and 40 percent loss of hearing in left ear. Acid reflux and stomach issues. Still no taste or smell.

Influenza, Chest discomfort and Diarrhea

YNT-24953-53946

fatigue sore throat

slight sore throat

Just quite tired a little bit of diarrhea and a slight feeling of tightness in my chest. No fever, really not that bad overall I'm out and about doing things.

Well I believe right now that I have a standard seasonal flu. When I first got sick I have a Covid rapid test and a PCR test and they both came back negative.

came down with COVID-19. Main symptoms lasted about two weeks, and then another three weeks of fatigue and kind of fuzzy brain. Now to months out I'm feeling pretty good

Delirium, Presyncope and Ventricular extrasystoles

YNT-26533-52383

Delirious felt errors with fever -baseline 97.5

Pre ventricular contractions , B.P elevated

B/P still up but coming down1 150/90 and pulse still up but coming down 92

Blood pressure has been more elevated , heart rate over 100 bpm and palpitations for a minute to two with feeling faint , yesterday never had these , pre vaccine otherwise good . Will have a 24 hour halter cardiac monitor and echo stress test /blood Cardiology office Doc MD

Palpitations , Blood pressure not going down , pulse elevated /saw cardiologist

Pulse still up since vaccine BP up as well

Occasional increase in heart rate , occasional dizzy

Visual impairment, Syncope and Balance disorder

YNT-29992-43455

Oc asional dizziness

Dizziness, mild sore throat, runny nose

dizzy and little off balance today

Congested sinuses, extremely runny nose, constant cough, nausea, severe headache,fatigue Covid test at (b)(6) still awaiting results

Severe Dizziness

Dizziness is mild today

2 brief episodes last night of syncope... felt hot, sweaty,light headed, felt like going to pass out

Continued extreme fatigue

Increased fatigue

Alot of leg pains and visual disturbances

Phantom limb syndrome, Vertigo and Heart rate increased

YNT-76420-09713

High heart rate

These symptoms are normal for me and probably are non-vaccine related

Extremely fatigue, all over body aches/pain I have an upcoming appointment with my doctor

Vertigo

Vertigo, lack of energy

Chest pains, high heart rate

Heaviness at chest, pain at left shoulder, intermittent body aches and pains

Chest pain with difficulty breathing. Had phantom pain at COVID-19 vaccine injection site that lasted about a week.

Extremity contracture, Weight bearing difficulty and Arthritis

YNU-15875-41996

Itching various places last night

Woke up one day with Joint pain, right hand, pointer finger knuckle - no previous injury. Able to work but painful to do anything with right hand. Lasted several days, now minimal discomfort but present.

After the finger joint inflammation that started the morning after the second shot- that has migrated to the elbow, painful, unable to extend fully, unable to fully weight bear on it

Immunodeficiency, Candida infection and Aphasia

YNU-16533-80406

The headache comes in waves and it hits very hard.

Weird tingling in my upper leg and hip area. Its like chills but tingle ..

The weird tingling is back on my right hip, it has been doing this on and off and its weird only in 1 spot. No other area have the chills or tingling

The tingling in my hip is still here.

The tingling is still here in the same spot.

Im exhausted.. im sleeping 13 to 14 hours a day. Slight chest congestion.

The tingling of the nerves on my hip are still going on, still have direra and mybtongue still has sores on it.

Breathing issues, sever headaches, tingling in my butt. Hes doing blood work.

My thyroid numbers now have me in hypothyroid, stomachache, headaches, the tingling sensation in my right butock is still there. I jad a virtual appointment with my dr again. The J &J vacine has been a nightmare. Im worse now than before the shot.

Im in my second round of bronchitis. Diverticulitis is still bad im now on an inhaler, antibiotics nebulizer and prednisone. My thyroid levels are still way off. I have been to the er once already due to not being able to breath. My o2 80/90

Shortness of breath,5 bouts of bronchitis, new inhaler,on a nebulizer x 4 hrs,thrush, on steroids, excessive lack of energy, im no hypothyroidism, have to see a endocrinologist, cant get thynumbers back to normal, im now immune compromised,

Migrane

Im forgetting words again, i spoke to my endocrinologist and she wants me ro have my thyroid numbers checked. The last time i had th2 covid vacine it sent me into hypothyroidism. It took 9 months to gete back to normal.

Runny poop, body aches, major sleep. Stomach pain. Intestinal pain. Headache that pulses. Sinus pain.Can not find a covid test site, no avaliable appointments for covid test. Im not leaving my house .. still looking for a testing center or test....

Injection site cellulitis, Bacterial infection and Cellulitis

YNU-31427-74424

Injection site is warm

Went to Dr. today, I have cellulitis from the Covid vaccine injection In person Dr appointment

Diarrhea from the antibiotics Im taking due to cellulitis at the injection site prob due to infected cotton ball used at injection site!! Visit to doctor, cellular I hectiib site caused by unsanitary cotton ball used to stop the bleeding when shot was administ

Cellulitis from dirty cotton used at injection site Saw doctor to get antibiotics prescribed for cellulitis at injection site!

Reaction to antibiotics taken to help cellulitis caused by bacteria infected cotton used at injection site In person doctor appointment

Follow up doctor appointment

Ligament pain, Viral upper respiratory tract infection and Dehydration

YNU-37894-21431

Felt like I had vertigo yesterday a couple times.

Strange isolates tingle soots like itching, and sharp sudden but short lived joint pain. A bit of anxiety.

Nausea, diarea, indigestion, upset stomach, dehydration, trouble concentrating.NO FEVER!

I got sick with 2 upper respiratory viral infections. One in Nov and the other in Dec 2021, only 3 weeks between episodes. Also have experienced tight ligiments and pain. My joints stared hurting intensely, especially in mornings.

Injection site induration, Arthritis and Injection site warmth

YNU-68094-82117

Day 9-11 Injection site swollen like a severe insect bite. Hot and red. Then 2/3 of upper arm became swollen, hard, warm to touch. Lymph nodes in armpit of injected arm also ached. Treated with ice pack.

Swollen lymph node in armpit of injected arm

I had multiple COVID symptoms: runny/stuffy nose, cough, fever, chills after traveling. Since then, I now also have a dry cough that is lingering and weeks past the cold.

Arthritis in my knees that inflamed with the change of weather.

Hypogeusia, Abdominal pain and Dysgeusia

YNU-92871-82154

Diminished taste and smell. Occasional metallic taste

Just a little more tired than usual

Mild to moderate chills 28 hrs after injection, lasting for about 4 hours. Did not feel like I had a fever. Today all is good.

Pain on the left side of abdomin. Full, not sharp. Comes and goes but hangs around for 3-4 weeks, then gone until it comes back a couple of months later. No digestive or elimination issues. I feel like it's inflammation. Saw my GI doctor.

Poor quality sleep, Sensitive skin and Cold sweat

YNV-27189-57105

The rash is a bit above the inside of my elbow. I have sensitive skin and have a tendency to breakout in rashes when something scrapes against me... so not sure if that happened and I didn't notice or if it's the shot.

I just got braces today so I'm not sure if my fatigue is from the consistent pain from the new braces

I didn't sleep well so the fatigue/tiredness could be from that

I don't feel like I had a fever, but I had a difficult time sleeping and woke up in a cold sweat

Visual field defect, Ophthalmic migraine and Hordeolum

YNV-31020-97414

My eyes burned on my drive home yesterday from the vaccination and at about the same time today.

Neck pain (back of neck)

Left eye was bloodshot on 4/7/21

A stye has developed in my left eyelid.

Ear ache this past week.

As expected, I had body aches and chills for 24 hours after receiving my 2nd shingles vaccine.

Minor sore throat (right side) for the past 2 days.

Optical migrane and blind spot since receiving a contusion to the back of my skull.

Another 2 ocular migranes. In-person visits to ophthalmologist.

Mydriasis, Oral discomfort and Aphthous ulcer

YNV-76679-49596

I had burning swelling of my bottom lip. I have slight headache, my right eyes is slightly dilated.

I had burning lips inside with a little swelling. Was better Before I received 2 before shot.

I have had lip swelling and burning lips with both shots. Not comfortable

I have slightly burning and cold sores flaring up again after my second shot. I also have a weird thing going on with my pupil. I had to go to emergency room to make sure I wasnt having a stroke. They found nothing but my pupil keeps dilating then not. No pain not vision issues. I wish I had not had any shots!!!!

The inside of my bottom lips are swollen and slight burning plus canker sores

Hypersomnia, Paranasal sinus hypersecretion and Flushing

YNW-31052-55930

Face feels flush/numb

Dizziness

Wrist pain, not sure if related

Have felt like I was getting sick for the last three days, but nothing has come of it. Scratchy throat and feeling off.

I was under the weather Fri-Sun. Slept most of the day, was nauseous, congested and coughing. Had a COVID test Sunday was negative.

Frequent migraines

More frequent migraines

Sore throat, body aches, fatigue, general malaise.

More frequent headaches / migraines

Headaches

Daughter got COVID. On day 4 after exposure I got super rundown and felt bad. Fatigue, sinus drainage and brain fog. This lasted two days. I got a PCR on day 6 post exposure and it was negative. I think the booster worked.

Chronic cheek biting, Eyelid function disorder and Choking

YNW-93942-83073

None

I have been diagnosed as having Bells Palsy, my right side of my face has dropped, my right eyelid wont close., slightly blurred in my left eye. When I eat I have some problem swallowing, with slight choking. After emergency room visit, also now under eye doctor care for my right eyeeye

With my Bells palsy. My eye still slightly blurry, tongue numb, my right side of face droopy, biting my inner check , my hearing is not good.

Bells palsy

Gastric ulcer, Dysphonia and Gastrointestinal disorder

YNX-22984-59194

Symptoms were severe Sunday after 2d dose

Brain fog

GI discomfort

Gastrointestinal distress.

Stomach ulcer

Light headed

Headaches, GI, diminished appetite

Throat horse

Occasionally I develop a sore throat and my voice becomes hoarse. This developed soon after I had 4th booster. This symptom occurs unexpectedly. It is not painful per se, but uncomfortable and worrisome.

Reoccurring sore throat without fever.

Recurrent sore throat

I continue to experience intermittent sore throats without other accompanying symptoms. Onset is sudden and lasts hours.

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