Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated and Nausea: What Users Say

• Jan...
• December 3, 2019

Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated "I had a bad reaction to this vaccine within 2 hours of the injection. First, I became congested, and a cough developed shortly after the congestion started. Then came a headache, followed by nausea and vomiting. I felt feverish and basically felt like I had the flu. I felt much better the next morning but had to stay home from work because I wasn't feeling well enough to go anywhere. By late afternoon, I was nearly back to normal. I have never had a reaction like this to the regular dose of the flu vaccine. I will not take the high dose again."

• Sus...
• September 30, 2020

For Influenza Prophylaxis "The flu shot this year is something else. I have a fever, irritated throat, nose running, chills, nausea, etc. I always get my flu shot every year, but after getting this year's flu shot... I’m not going to be getting them anymore."

• DXa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 20, 2020

Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated for Influenza Prophylaxis "Received the egg-free shot on Friday, 10.16.20, at 6 pm. Due to the pandemic, I have been quarantined and work from home, so no chance of these symptoms being anything but vaccine-related. I haven’t had the flu since I was 6 years old, so this is the first time getting the shot. By 12 am, I had the sweats, by 3 am, I was in pain and nauseous, by 6 am, I was vomiting. Spent all day Saturday and Sunday in agony. My stomach is a mess, with head and body pains. I was able to eat bread Sunday evening, and Monday felt even worse with no appetite again. It’s now Tuesday at 3 am, and still no relief (currently sitting here in pain, nauseous, with chills and shaking). OTC meds don’t help. I’m generally a healthy 45 years old, exercise and walk 3-5 miles a day... I can barely walk to the bathroom. Pharmacist and MD are monitoring me. I will never get this vaccine again. I can’t believe this vaccine is considered safe."

• Sam...
• September 20, 2020

For Influenza Prophylaxis "I usually get a flu shot every year. I'm 4 more years away from getting the high-dose, so I received the standard IM flu vaccine 3 days ago. Usually, I do get headaches from flu vaccines because of the thimerosal in it. Friday night after getting it, my headache slammed in, and this year the flu shot brought in heavy waves of nausea. Come Saturday, my arm was throbbing with pain not so much on the outer area of my arm but deep into my muscle where the vaccine is. I never have this much pain. Quite honestly, for some reason, it hurts like I had a Tetanus injection instead of the flu. It's Sunday, and the pain increased again... Sunday brings movement of my arm or laying on it to quell the nausea, very sharp pain the whole time of movement, lifting, or sleeping on it (I'm a side sleeper). I can't imagine why this year's vaccine caused so much nausea and pain for a simple injection. It seems to have flared my asthma a bit as well."

• Soo...
• November 6, 2022

Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated for Influenza Prophylaxis "11/5/22 - 101 degree body temp, nausea, muscle soreness, headache (besides injection site soreness). Couldn't be vertical for 24 hours. Slept off and on all night and day. Couldn't eat anything for 24 hours."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 1, 2014

Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated "There was no pain at the injection site. Both my boyfriend and I received the shot and had close to the same experience, except I have been having extreme vomiting after two weeks of getting the shot. We both experienced a severe headache starting within 30 minutes of receiving the shot that lasted about a day and a half, followed by severe diarrhea that is still going on, three weeks from the time of injection with nausea. He is having lots of muscle aches still, while I'm having severe pain up one of my legs near the hip. Neither of us had problems or sickness before the shot that would indicate it was something other than the shot."

• cde...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 27, 2023

Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated for Influenza Prophylaxis "Received a shot of Flucelvax on Feb 18, 2022. About 24 hrs. later, I began to feel nauseous and tired. I was sort of up and down. It was exactly like having the flu. It lasted for six or seven days. I am 74, I stopped all medications to verify that my illness was caused by the flu shot."

• Mad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 4, 2022

For Influenza Prophylaxis "Got this vaccine on Friday, Nov. 2nd, 2022. Then let's just say 6 hours after the injection, I developed a cough with horrible chest pains. Then later that night, I got nauseous and couldn't lay down to sleep, or else I would vomit. On Saturday, I had bloodshot eyes, and my joints and muscles ached so bad I had a low-grade fever that didn't go down. Saturday night, I was able to lay down and sleep, but Sunday morning, bad headache along with a bad cough still. This was an inactive vaccine, so I had no idea why I got so sick from it. I seem to be getting better now, so hopefully this was worth it."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 20, 2022

Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated for Influenza Prophylaxis "My doc told me to always get the flu and pneumonia shot. In the past, I almost died from pneumonia, hospitalized for a month. So every year, I go and get the high dose for flu. I'm a 68-year-old. I'm almost at death's door, almost. Every time I even went to the ER several of those times, the ER doc asked if I got the flu shot and I said yes. I asked him why I feel so horrible when I was vaccinated against the flu, and his reply was at least it kept you from dying! Well, I couldn't wrap my head around this. So the very next year, which was 2021, I went and got another flu shot that year. Well, believe me, I'm done with them, I'd rather take my chances. Last year, at the height of the pandemic, I thought okay, I better get some protection. It wasn't long until I fell ill with nausea, 103 fever, agonizing headaches, and muscle aches. Called the doc, said oh it could be COVID, get tested... no local testing available. So I quarantined at home. I know it was the flu and not COVID, no coughing, no SOB. Never again!"

• Anonymous
• November 24, 2022

Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated for Influenza Prophylaxis "75-year-old healthy woman. Had Flucelvax 3 weeks ago and still feeling horrible. Headache, shoulder, neck pain, night sweats, muscle weakness, nausea, and fatigue. Terrible vaccine. I hope all this goes away soon."

• ms ...
• October 2, 2016

Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated for Influenza Prophylaxis "While I did feel sick after the nasal flu vaccine one year, the flu shot itself never made me sick until this year. I still don't understand it. I usually feel a little dizzy the day of and a little run down for a couple days or so, but this time I felt pretty sick. The day of, I had moderate dizziness, which I attributed to lack of sleep and not eating when I had gone for a doctor's appointment where I opted to get the shot when they offered it. I kept explaining it away until the next day when I started having mild flu symptoms. I had the flu before, so I know what that's like. These symptoms were very minor compared to having the flu. I felt feverish, chilled, sore throat, body aches, no appetite, nausea. Still, advocate flu shot though."

• Tin...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• December 29, 2021

For Influenza Prophylaxis "Vaxigrip Tetra. I was injected 8 days ago, feeling extremely unwell. With no fewer, but no energy at all, nausea after moving around, stomach cramps, and light headache. After the first day, I was feeling really good, but the 2nd day was a real torture for me. I'm lactose and gluten intolerant, so I thought I was glutened because of cramps and nausea. After that, my appetite went down. I lost some weight, nothing serious, still lying in my bed, but very angry. Hope these symptoms will go away soon, but honestly, I will never do this again."