Flu shot side effects anyone?

[Anonymous]

And so it begins again...I am now the one starting a flu shot thread..

Did anyone have side effects? I was mildly run down the first evening after i got it. My arm was very sore at the spot and I have been achy in my arms and joints on and off since I got it. This is MUCH easier to deal with than the flu. It's just a minor annoyance really. II am still curious if anyone else dealt with aching and if so, how many days did it last?

[Anonymous]

Both DH and I felt crappy (headache and the sore arm) for about 3 days. Obviously we needed the shot!

[Anonymous]

Oh this is good to know. I am not at the 3 day mark yet. I'm the only one in my family who had any side effects which is a relief-better me than my kids.

[Anonymous]

my arm was sore for a few days. We had the kids get the mist, it was so easy, no pain, no crying

[Anonymous]

All five of us got it and no reactions at all, thankfully. Not even a sore arm. Hope you feel better soon.

[Anonymous]

I get a flu shot every year and never had side effects before. This year my arm hurt more than usual, for a couple days, and I felt (imagined?) some numbness on the same side. Can't remember exactly when it passed but definitely by 5-7 days.

[Anonymous]

This was actually the first year I didn't even have a sore arm, which is my usual symptom post flu shot. Preschooler didn't have a reaction either. My mom was fine, my dad got the sniffles after (of course, that could have been totally unrelated).

[Anonymous]

Whether or not you get the sore arm depends on:

1. the skill of the person administering the shot, and
2. if you tensed your arm muscle up or not

You can control #2 -- keep your arm muscle LOSE. Look at your arm (if you're not freaked out by needles) so you don't tense when the needle pokes you.

As for #1, all you can do is to go to a competent practicioner, and hope for the best A nurse once told me that it's best when they ease the needle in rather than jabbing (I'd assume because jabbing would cause you to tense up more), and once I had a nurse hit my arm bone when she jammed the needle in there so you could ask that they administer the shot a little slowly.

[Anonymous]

I get it every year and have never had anything more than 1-2 days of a sore arm.

[Anonymous]

I always get the mist and haven't had a problem. My daughter has always gotten the shot, with no problems. This year, though, she got the mist for the first time, and had three days of very mild cold symptoms. Not a true cold-- she always gets fever and wheezing with her colds-- just a stuffy nose and sneezing.

I'm still getting the mist when it's my turn though. I think I'd rather have the flu than a shot. I'm that needle-phobic.

[Anonymous]

I do not believe in the flu shot. I take my chances with the flu.

[Anonymous]

I had a sore arm for a few days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do not believe in the flu shot. I take my chances with the flu.

I second that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both DH and I felt crappy (headache and the sore arm) for about 3 days. Obviously we needed the shot!

Obviously you needed the shot because you felt crappy after receiving it? HUH?

[Anonymous]

I got mine a Safeway yesterday and my arm isn't even sore. No side effects either.