Only eleven in one million people will experience this, and your doctor should be able to advise you on what to do about this. The reaction to the jab was far worse! I’m 69 and after 3 weeks of having had the jab I still feel awful. Yes I have these symptoms even 18 days after having this vaccine . Stayed in bed most of the day feeling awful. Here we are 4 weeks lateR and the injection site now is very painful and my arm and hand hurt , I’ve been given antibiotics. Had a slight dizzy spell. All vaccines have different side effects, and of course it is worrying hearing about others experiencing them. I wish you all an easier journey second time round and maybe take paracetamol immediately after. The headaches are worse, 13 days on and still can’t get rid of them. Look up rigor. I’m not getting better only worse, I couldn’t sleep much at all, took 3 paracetamols during the night time, but it’s not helping much… my arm is really painful to touch. The above slowly started to subside over the next day. I’ve known a few people off it for 2/3 days but hadn’t come across anyone feeling ill longer till read this. I’M NOT! James Argent, 33, receives his first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after he was placed in 'high-risk category' because of his 26 stone bulk and asthma The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is being manufactured locally by the Serum Institute of India under the brand name Covishield. After Having Astra/Zeneca Covid-19 Vaccination Now Have Flu Like Symptons 20 Days Since I Feel Awful What Should I Do ? I’ve had nightmares and hallucinations too, my arm is red slightly swollen at injection sight and itchy. I am 77 years old and have MEand multiple health problems . Especially if you’ve had COVID previously. I think if this was brought to light , people would It is better to have a few days discomfort than die from this !….If thyroid meds were a concern it would be advised by vaccine manufacturers as a contraindication. And this is what takes vaccines so long to be produced, back and forth and many different agencies working together. Hi, I continued to feel a little peculiar, slightly unreal and a little off balance for the rest of the day. The second dose is essential. If anything I will def make sure I book off work after the next shot. My wife had the Astra covid jab yesterday morning. Husband had jab the same time as he and he seems ok. Hi hun I had my Covid jab yesterday 18.2.21 I was ok up until around 8pm went to bed with a nasty head and within an hour my temp shot up and my body wouldn’t stop shaking feel like I’ve got a nasty cold coming now I’m actually sat downstairs as I carnt sleep to restless hopefully with more painkillers it will ease off it’s the really bad head I carnt cope with it feels so heavy and just a nasty headache x. I’m 55 & healthy. Immediately after jab ok until evening when I felt as if I had been punched allover . Definitely worried about 2nd Oxford jab . You might not get symptoms at all but better be prepare and ready! Thought my head was going to explode, then raised temperature to 37.8 for the weekend. Had all the checks and was allowed home after a few hours. However, now after 14 days have skin itching all over and pain and itching over the injection site. Next day had headache from hell and fever with no appetite and so incredibly tired. How are you feeling now? 48 hrs after vaccination I think I am back to normal. The next day I drifted in and out of consciousness until 3pm, still sweating madly with raging tinnitus and a stabbing headache. The Phase Three trial for AstraZeneca included 24,000 people, from different ethnicities and countries across the world. Felt so ill yesterday that I went to bed in the afternoon and I’m still in bed this morning – aching limbs, dizziness, nausea, you name it. My husband said he doesn’t want me to go through that again with second dose. Chesty cough developed and cold symptoms day 6, while that could be coincidental infection this is very rare for me. I share your feelings. Am deliberating whether to have a second vaccination as potentially could get worse symptoms. I had the Vaccine Tuesday at 4 pm Slept for 15 hours after it is now Thursday am – all the mild symptom have reared their head but I am very tired and sleep a lot and the worst thing is the stomach cramps, my temperature is higher than normal and uncomforatable Just wonder if I can expect anything else on day two – will let everyone know! Had mine Friday. I had dizziness the evening after I had the vaccine , went to bed early but couldn’t sleep. Professor Bekeredjian-Ding (Head of Microbiology at the Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines, in Germany, said: “This technology was very good for the oncology field, because you can develop patient-specific vaccines because every tumour is different.”. I am glad that I have had it done but did not expect to pretty much have each side effect on the leaflet. I had my vaccine on Friday 19th Feb. By the evening I had a crashing headache and was aching with my joints hurting, and a heavy feeling in my arm with some tingling in my hand. My husband (50) had the AstraZeneca vaccine yesterday afternoon, last night he started feeling really cold (had a fever) then diarrhoea and was then sick a few times. The side effects pale in comparison to the vicious nature of the virus, which is getting stronger by the day. AstraZeneca stock is under pressure in February after a study showed its coronavirus vaccine offers "minimal" protection against the South Africa variant of Covid-19. Advised by GP that I wouldnt be given the pfizer jab for that reason……. I had the oxford vaccine on 13th feb 8 hours after my injection i had rigors for several hours paracetomol helped this i also had very fast heart rate which was really uncomfortable for several hours i completed a yellow card report about it. On Monday I woke up with bright red itchy arms that lasted till next day. I had the Astrazeneca jab 2.15 yesterday and apart from a slightly sore arm I am FINE. Really scary and almost called 111. I have to homeschool kids, have a uni online lecture, my house buyers are visiting and the dog has a vet appt. Oxford jab I had. I had vaccine at 11.20 am yesterday. Useful information, it may be a good idea to produce a shorter version for people who have a shorter attention span. I just clung to the fact that it was a reaction and I wasn’t actually ill!! I had the jab on Tuesday 16th Feb at 3.30 and feel so much better this morning Thursday the 18th. Your email address is used only to let the recipient know who sent the email. Had to go to Doctors last week as Kidneys hurting, diagnosed with Kidney infection,still feel poorly I am going to forgo the 2nd Vaccination .. I took regular doses of paracetamol throughout 28.2.21 but towards the end of the day I started with itchy skin and that has continued today. There is no bruising/swelling whatsoever…. I had Astra Zeneca Vaccine on Saturday – 6hrs after felt very tired, 12 hrs after shaking, aching body all over, pounding headache and sickness. it would have been interesting to see if that had happened in the summer. I didn’t eat but was sick the next morning after cup of tea. people say you expect it, but ive been sleeping throughout the day. If you got very bad side effects for the vaccine be thankful you got the vaccine. Had mine Monday, by Tuesday had to go back to bed, a rare occurrence for me. Hi, I had the vaccine from AstraZeneca on 04/02/2021, and the only sides effects I had is pain at the place of injection and a little cold symptoms. We are all in the 60 – 70 age range. I took a travel sickness tablet and managed to get to sleep. Been awake all night but sounds like some people have had it a lot worse! This gradually wore off over the next week only to be replaced by getting a sore arm near the injection site about a week later. I’ve been ok so far, but it has only been three days since I had it. My mother had the Pfizer vaccine and my father had the Oxford Astra Zeneca vaccine and neither of them experienced any side effects at all. Intense symptoms subsided by morning though and I’ve spent day in bed with a headache and fatigue. Among the possibilities being considered: mixing the AstraZeneca vaccine with another one or giving Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine, which … Felt weak, tired and unwell. I didn’t know whether I wanted to be under the covers or on top of them. They had not seen before and were confused by it. Had migraine for 24 hours, and very ill in bed and laying down for 2 days. Am in Kenya and vacine just arrived…very worrying…. Headache I had my jab yesterday at 5pm. This is all good to hear, I had the jab mid day Sat. How will data from remote diagnosis change healthcare? On Thursday pm felt chilly by evening body aches joint aches muscles aches Alison, how is your father now? Now wondering if I have nerve damage, had lots of weird side effects including the most terrible migraine, I do not suffer from headaches at all, and am fit and healthy with absolutely zero health problems. There is no vaccine on earth that should have all those side effects. I felt slightly dizzy after it for a while and that was it. At least you know to expect some very unpleasant and frightening after effects, but they pass and the virus, if you got it, might not. I phoned 111 for further advise. Can’t go through this again…. Pains in boday as I suffer from fibromyalgia. Hopefully it will all subside soon. I had mine yesterday, no real symptoms, Runny nose and just feeling a little tired today. Did yours get any better ? AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccinations: The U.K. on Monday began vaccinating people with the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, according to media reports. Paracetamol taken in night as well but no effect it seems. Hope it passes soon. Seems to have followed the same pattern as most people on here. Face particularly uncomfortabe . Please don’t insult people. Left me feeling rough for a few days and still have tingling in hand of opposite arm to injection site. Yes, happened to me as well, 12 hrs after the vaccination and lasted over a hour. What to do? The worst of it was over in 24hrs, felt a bit achy the day after. i kept drinking hot lemon and honey Panadol every four hours had bit of headache and knackered for 24 hours but otherwise really good. Since having az jab had side effects 7 hours after headache, feeling burning up on inside lasted for 24 hours, but now three weeks after I still get hot flashes….like I did with the menopause….. Reading these postings it appears that the majority suffering bad side effects are women. After researching, here are some of the points that helped me understand how it was possible, and hopefully will make you feel safer too: Tonight a sore throat and still fatigued. By 11 pm same evening had severe uncontrollable shivering( chills) bad nausea and sicked up my dinner and headache. Also, the pain at the site of injection is worse today. But will go ahead with 2nd dose. If you are of the BAME community in the UK do not have the vaccine. After about 40 mins they subsided followed by a temperature. Also if you ha e 24 to 48 hours of feeling terrible due to the vaccine as my wife has, it is still better than the four months of recovery I have gone through from covid. Feel I should make my will because I still feel so weak . The only side effect was just a bit higher temperature than usual at night but in the morning it dissapeared No headache, shakes or any side-effects. This is just an example of how some vaccines that have been around almost 15 years still have noticeable side effects, sometimes at higher rates than Covid ones. I have experienced a racing heart caused at the dentists by a local anaesthetic, with no lasting effects. No problems since….My hubby was fatigued day one and mild cold day two. Here in Europe Astra Zeneca is only allowed to be administered to under 65-year olds. My husband also flu like for 24 hours but my brother nothing and a few friends didn’t even feel it , let alone have any side effects. Sunday the headache eased off and the aches subsided felt very washed out with no energy. Get migraines sometimes cause numbness down one side. Then felt perfectly normal for another week, then today some of the symptoms came back, only they passed. I rang my GP a few days later to discuss whether or not to have the second vaccination and I got pretty much the same response as you, its your choice whether or not to have the vaccination. Feel slightly nauseous as well and a mild headache. Mental effects are not listed on the possible side effects. By morning I felt very hot with chills. Let’s see what happens tonight. Luckily my doctor was the one on at the vaccine centre and said to wait if I wanted to. On the form I was asked my height and weight. This site uses cookies to assist with navigation, analyse your use of our services, and provide content from third parties. I agree it a sign that if the virus had caught me I would have been affected badly. Italy on Monday authorised the administration of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to those over 65 years of age. She really suffered. I had 24 hours of unpleasant flu after AZ jab. The side of my hand is aching too. Couldn’t move even to get paracetamol. I also have asthma and in the past have had terrible chest infections but no reaction to the flu jab. And at the end of conversation Very scaring. Each day I get up feeling fine but a few hours later I’ve got aches again but not as severe. Governments globally are pumping funding towards developing these vaccines, meaning finance is no longer an issue. my hands went numb. Took bottle out and now sat up cooling down and doing some deep breathing to calm down. Had AZ vaccine 23rd Feb, have arthiritis and asthma, still feeling unwell now. I won’t go into details, but I hope to feel better soon, every day it’s an effort to even do light housework. Had constipation for 4 days then mouth ulcers. Finally got her up a day or so ago but still far from back to normal. She advised it was OK for me to take my normal migraine med which is Naratriptan. But do not think the doctors would have the answers anyway as it is so new and they don’t really know. Upskilling knowledge and training of diabetes management. I hope you are feeling better now Frances . I am not anti vaccination.