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Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated and Weakness: What Users Say

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Weakness: mentioned by 11 users (14.5%)

Based on user experiences from 76 Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated reviews, the following table shows the most commonly mentioned side effects.

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headaches 34.2%
chills 15.8%
fever 15.8%
nausea 15.8%
weakness 14.5%
body aches 13.2%
pain 10.5%
dizziness 9.2%
fatigue 9.2%
tiredness 9.2%

Reviews for Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated

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  • My ...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • October 21, 2020

Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated for Influenza Prophylaxis "My very healthy 83-year-old, 108 lb. mom, who taught aerobics and aqua, has a gym in her home - got this vaccine a year ago, October 2019. Three days later, I had to rush her to emergency with an elevated heart rate, head/neck pains, and breathing problems. She saw a neurologist, had a CT scan, MRI, etc. NOTHING. I rushed her to the hospital three more times since. She has now been sick and on-and-off steroids for an entire year now! She is weak, lethargic, wobbly legs/gait, with trouble walking (fell on her face!), floaty, numbness in her feet, choking feeling in her neck, drowning feeling in her throat. I used to brag about my mom's youthfulness and healthy physical condition, and know this developed from the vaccine. I'm becoming depressed trying to get her diagnosed and treated because no one in the medical field wants to admit there's anything wrong with any flu vaccine, they want to blame it on her age. This was sudden, though."

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • October 5, 2021

Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated for Influenza Prophylaxis "I am 67 years old and had the Fluzone High-Dose vaccine for the first time on Sept 30, 2021. Two days later, I began having terrible joint pain and fatigue. I have pain in every joint, including my SI joint, shoulder blade area, and even my wrists and ankles. My knees, hips, and elbows are the worst. I am also experiencing muscle weakness in my legs above my knees. Never again will I take Fluzone!"

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  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • October 14, 2022

Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated for Influenza Prophylaxis "I am female and just turned 65 years old and was given this shot instead of the regular flu shot I had always been given, which never caused any side effects at all. At first, my arm was a little sore, but nothing compared to Covid arm. Two days later, I noticed I was really tired and needed to go to bed early, even though it was the weekend. At the end of the third day, I felt awful. I had chest pain, body aches, and a pounding headache, but the worst was the extreme weakness. I couldn’t get from one end of the house to the other without being short of breath with my heart pounding. This went on for four more days. It would let up now and then, but always came back. The side effects were worse and lasted much longer than the Covid shots I had had previously. I will never get this again! It was a horrendous experience!"

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  • April 22, 2020

Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated for Influenza Prophylaxis "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!!"

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  • January 3, 2020

Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated for Influenza Prophylaxis "Since day 2 of the vaccine, severe back pain, very tired first couple days, muscle weakness, throat swelling. Still muscle weakness after day 84. Fevers since the first week. I feel worse than actually having the flu. When will this ever end? Never again will get this vaccine."

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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • November 18, 2019

Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated for Influenza Prophylaxis "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!"

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  • Sid...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • November 2, 2022

Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated for Influenza Prophylaxis "I'm 72, a female. Had the Flucelvax flu shot two weeks ago, and I'm still having side effects: insomnia, nasal blockage at night, stomach nausea in the morning, muscle weakness, burning knee joint pain. Won't be taking this again."

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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • November 2, 2022

Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated for Influenza Prophylaxis "The night of injection, couldn’t sleep. Next day couldn’t move. Felt like I was hit by a truck. Finally got out of bed and sat on the couch. So much pain I couldn’t move. Two days later, still in so much pain. Can’t lift my arm. Too weak to walk. The pharmacist warned that I’d feel like I got punched in the arm, but it’s much worse. I canceled my plans for the entire week because I don’t know when I’ll feel better."

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  • 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."

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  • Jus...
  • October 21, 2021

Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated for Influenza Prophylaxis "Have never had an adverse reaction to the 'flu injection' in over 10 years. However, the FluLaval injection caused me to experience extreme (and very sudden) weakness. My arms and legs felt like they weighed 100 lbs. each. Had to sit down with my head on my arms for about 30 minutes, after which, with help, I made it to my bed, where I lay feeling very weak for 2 or 3 hours and finally fell asleep. Felt much better in the morning - though a bit weak for about an hour or so. Will not be taking the FluLaval injection again."

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  • Gal...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • November 21, 2020

For Influenza Prophylaxis "WOW, I received the quadrivalent flu vaccine in the US as a health care provider. I have now been out of work for a week, being paid 'COVID pay' even though my COVID result was negative. I literally couldn't even drive my car yesterday, so dizzy, difficulty waking, muscle weakness, and pins/needles in my legs and feet (toes very cold), felt like my blood vessels were under attack. At one point, my temperature dropped very low, and I thought it was the end of me. Documented everything and getting a letter for the rest of my life from my doctors, no flu shots. Unacceptable. The Occupational RN at my hospital thought it may be COVID since it's going around, and I guess there is COVID pay available even for people who test negative. We live in a very strange world, but I have lost confidence in the vaccine industry and our government."

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