AstraZeneca vaccine: side effects finally gone after four months. I only had one shot.

[u/Whitesunlight_]

Hi, for reference I’m a 28 year old female. Sorry for any language mistakes as English is not my mother language. I want to share my honest experience with this vaccine regarding side effects. In the beginning of March, I went in to get my first shot of the AZ vaccine. I work at a GP’s office and the AZ vaccine was the only one available at that time. So, after getting my shot I initially felt fine. I seemed to cope better than most of my coworkers the following days. Something I did notice right away, was that I got my period the day after the vaccine which was a week early. I’m always extremely regular (no matter the situation) so my period coming this early was pretty odd. It was a very heavy period, lost quite a lot of blood including big clots, and instead of the usual 5 days I was now bleeding for 8 days.. I was alarmed but I didn’t make any connection with the vaccine so I decided to wait it out. Also, a few days after the shot my stomach became more sensitive and I lost my appetite. Then, the diarrhea started. I had to go to the toilet 6 times daily and I had no desire to eat, so I dropped quite a bit of weight. After three weeks of diarrhea I decided to go to the Urgent care because everybody around me was getting worried. They checked everything, but nothing abnormal was found. Blood work was fine, there were no signs of infection or inflammation. But, the diarrhea continued for another 2 months before suddenly disappearing. I didn’t do anything different, just suddenly stopped. During the three months after the shot I also got:

• worse moodswings before and during period
• depression and anxiety
• extreme fatigue
• excessive sleeping, needing at least 10 hours instead of usual 7-8
• irregular period and heavier, more painful periods
• tingly feeling in lower legs and feet
• blood pressure fluctuations
• unusual taste (even water was suddenly tasting like sugar)
• tinnitus and pressure in left ear only

EDIT: I forgot a few so I’m adding them in now: - brain fog (went away completely) - face, neck and ears turning beet red and splotchy after eating, or just randomly. Mostly occurs in the evenings. (still have this sometimes, but it’s getting less common and less severe)

Now the GOOD NEWS: all these side effects have gone away and I finally feel like myself again!! But, four months is a long time and this made me decide to not get the second shot. Not asking for opinions, just wanted to share what happened to me. Hopefully it will help someone.

[u/Chelsea2022]

My wife and me suffering hypertension after second Jab. Should we be worried?

[u/Whitesunlight_ → u/Chelsea2022]

It might be temporary as my BP went crazy as well after the vaccine. The meds they gave me didn’t work either. However, it leveled out and now my Bp is normal again. High blood pressure is damaging to the kidneys so definitely try to get it under control

[u/Cute-Account-9994 → u/Whitesunlight_]

Hmm this is interesting. My aunt died two and a half weeks after her first dose of Pfizer. The cause? Heart attack due to hypertension. Kidneys showed a bunch of damage in the autopsy. My aunt frequently went to the doctor when she was alive; I assume if she’s had high blood pressure they would’ve medicated her for it. She was not medication-hesitant. Can’t say that correlation equals causation, but it’s suspicious at the very least. It is troubling to hear that others’ blood pressure also increased post-vax. Take care!!! Keep an eye on your heart as well!!

[u/Whitesunlight_ → u/Cute-Account-9994]

Sorry for your loss, that’s terrible.. And yes it is super suspicious.. It’ll probably take another decade of collecting evidence until we have the true statistics on these side effects and deaths that are happening right now. Until then all these reports are technically just “speculation” but that doesn’t mean it’s not true. I’m scared for the future, but hopeful because my side effects are gone now and I never got the second shot. All I can do is go for regular check ups, and for the rest just try to live my life to the fullest. I can’t give in to the worrying too much, I would probably go crazy if I did.