Fluzone for Influenza Prophylaxis User Reviews
- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- November 18, 2019
"Our mother received this vaccine, and it has sent her to the hospital with severe rare side effects to include partial collapsed lung, DVT, meningitis and encephalitis, swelling of eyes, hands, mouth, throat, weakness, vomiting and diarrhea, headache, vasculitis. If you have had chemo and radiation, please do not let your oncologist tell you it is safe. It is contraindicated for patients who have received radiation therapy! It interacts with 196 drugs!"
- Anonymous
- Taken for less than 1 month
- October 28, 2013
"The drug store really pushed the high dose for anyone over 65. My husband had a severe reaction 1 hour after the vaccination. He slumped over in his chair and was extremely hot. He fainted, although he did not lose consciousness. We went to the doctor, who told us they would not carry this high dose due to the side effects. It is a live vaccine. I would caution anyone about taking this."
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"Started to have shortness of breath and a pain from my arm straight over to my chest that lasted 6 1/2 hours before it stopped. But what didn't stop was I had to go #1 every hour or more, never had this before. Then the next day I started to feel like I was getting sick, so I just went to bed. The next morning had to go to the store, got home, and I got to my bed. My muscles felt like Jell-O, and the pain in my bones hurt so bad I couldn't hold myself up. I laid down and couldn't get up for 10 to 12 hours later, but I had to pee every hour, couldn't hardly hold it! Then the rash started in the lower stomach area, 3 inches wide, and from one hip. I have all the side effects on the list for my doctor. I let them know what had happened. I sure need some answers, and I'm still having some of the side effects. I have had the flu 3 different times now in the last 6 months after this flu shot, with the rash starting and needing to pee more!!"