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Medical Forum / General / General / December 2005Flu shot side effect
They say severe allegic response is very rare, but apparently it is real. I got what appears to be anaphylactic shock, for the second time. Last time I got, I wasn't' sure if it wasn't just an anxiety response. Today, I got the same thing. After about 2 minutes, my heart rate shot up all of sudden and I felt short of breath and dizzy. All passed away in 30 sec though. Then another flash after 20 min for about 15 sec. My doc says I should be able to continue with flu shots if I insist since the reaction was minor. (He actually recommended against it after the first episode, but I insisted it). It's a bit scary though, when your heart races and you are short of breath for no reason. Should I stop getting flu shots under any circumstance other than being in a high risk group? (I'm not in a high risk goup, though I have my reasons for the shot). For now, my plan is to continue to receive it unless there is a reason to believe that the reaction can get worse in the future. > They say severe allegic response is very rare, but apparently it is > real. I got what appears to be anaphylactic shock, for the second > time are you seriously asking if you should receive a flu vaccine again, having experienced what you characterize as an "anapylactic" reaction? what reason could be compelling enough for you to subject yourself to this? > are you seriously asking if you should receive a flu vaccine again, > having experienced what you characterize as an "anapylactic" reaction? > what reason could be compelling enough for you to subject yourself to > this? Well, I"m virtually guaranteed to catch flu this year again, since I'm rolling with lots of different guys (in a grappling sport!). And I have post-infection respiratory hyper-reactivity that can last up to 2 months. Not to mention the sickness interfering during the tournament season. Hence pondering the risk/benefit of flu shots. >> are you seriously asking if you should receive a flu vaccine again, >> having experienced what you characterize as an "anapylactic" reaction? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Not to mention the sickness interfering during the tournament season. Hence >pondering the risk/benefit of flu shots. I hope some of the doctors will step in here, but there is an alternative flu vaccine, given intranasally rather than by injection. I wonder if it is prepared differently, and thus might have a different profile of causing allergic reaction. (Some people react to the flu vaccine because of the way it is made.) Please check this out before acting on it, but it at least may offer you an alternative to look into. bob Bob, very good point. I did check the side effects of nasal spray vaccine and found that it had about 7 anaphylactic reaction reported to CDC out of about a million. But I may not react to it though, so perhaps I should try that instead. Thanks for bringing it up. > They say severe allegic response is very rare, but apparently it is > real. I got what appears to be anaphylactic shock, for the second [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > unless there is a reason to believe that the reaction can get worse in > the future. This doesn't sound like anaphylaxis to me. Google anaphylaxis, then vasovagal syncope, and see which sounds more like your reaction. Steve |
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