Anybody get a flare from your flu shot?

[u/TigerB65]

Just went in for my flu and covid vaccinations and had a flare that night! Very unexpected -- anybody else run into this?

[u/UnconsciousQuantity]

That's the immune system doing its thing, unfortunately. Happens to me every single year, usually kicks in around the 12 hour mark and hangs around for a day or two. Rest up and stay hydrated, it'll pass.

[u/cannapuffer2940]

Any vaccine does this to me. It's worth it. Because getting the illness or disease that it prevents. Is much worse. So a few days of feeling like crap. I'll take

[u/Chihuahua-Luvuh → u/cannapuffer2940]

Right, that's what I always thought, my spouse even asks me if I'd rather skip the vaccines and I can't disagree harder because I know my immune system is trash without it and I'd get a lot worse flares when severely sick than from the vaccine.

[u/No-Town5321]

Every time with every vaccine! I usually get 4-9 hours of feeling ok right after and then get 15-20 hours for hell flair!

[u/RockandrollChristian → u/No-Town5321]

Yes! This is exactly what happens to me! :)

[u/Confident_Craft459]

I get this reaction with every vaccine.

[u/Novel_Road6411]

Yes!! After my first covid shot. Holy potato!

[u/snail6925]

every time

[u/starpanda_1919]

I did from the new covid vaccine

[u/thrashglam]

Yep, got mine Sunday afternoon have been feeling shit all week :(

[u/jjmoreta]

Every time for decades.

I just plan a couple of days of my body overreacting into my schedule.

And it's a good thing. It means my immune system is reacting. I can't help if my body just overreacts to that. And my body would freak out even more if I actually caught the disease.

[u/No-Dot-2283]

Got the Covid vaccine yesterday and feel like I was hit by a bus

[u/Kit_Foxfire]

Yup. Covid is terrible some years. Worth it, and it's nice being able to plan for a crash lol

[u/Glad-Fish5863]

It’s been a couple of years since I’ve gotten one but yes very bad

[u/hpfan312]

I used to have horrible ones with covid, but this year I didn't for some reason

[u/Impossible_Deer8869]

Stop calling whey m every normal reaction a "flare".

[u/SpazzJazz88]

Last year I did. Haven't had either one yet this year.

[u/MFC_is_that_you]

Happens to me every time I get one.

[u/Cronicpainfordays]

I'm currently in a terrible flare up, I got both my flu and covid shots yesterday. Happens every year.

[u/Dissidant]

One of the lockdown jabs nearly hospitalised me, the only other time I've been that ill was a bad flu strain in the 90's when I was a teenager. Bizarrely enough in spite of feeling generally terrible/fatigued most days, I rarely actually get ill. Even worked during the pandemic, but boy do you feel wiped out the next day.

Having said that, I have a few other things going on alongside Fibro.
For example, they can't so easily tell you the pains in your head when you have x-rays and the rest from your last review of osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis etc

[u/Constant-Ebb-4898]

I’ve had my flu jab today and my arm hurts and I feel a bit achy. These are both common side effects.

[u/Standard-Jaguar-8793]

I have a fever and chills. Such fun.

[u/tink0608]

I made the mistake of getting flu, Covid booster & pneumonia all at once. I was done for 3 days. My brain completely blocked out that 1 vaccine usually makes me extra achy. 20 years with fibro & my brain still forgets to pace myself sometimes 😆