Lupus and Covid19 Johnson and johnson vaccine

[sthethela87]

Is it safe to take the Covid19 johnson and johnson vaccine? I have Lupus and taking methotrexate, prednisone and plasmquin. My doctor suggested that I take the vaccine and stop methotrexate for a week. I am so scared, any one who has been vaccinated already, please advise on the side effects.

[lupus-support1 Administrator]

Welcome!

I know it’s a very scary time but you must get vaccinated against COVID-19 especially if you are vulnerable, as you are.

Stopping MTX for a week isn’t going to affect you and it will allow the vaccine to be more effective.

Every year, people like us should have the flu vaccine and also the pneumovax every 5 years. We know this can save our lives & the J & J isn’t any different. It has been passed by the US FDA & CDC.

IMHO, you must trust your doctor. We are at far greater risk from COVID-19.

If you are still feeling scared, speak to your doctor & say why. They are they to help.

With good wishes,

Ros

[Fighting in reply to lupus-support1]

My doctor said the vaccine was safe.

[Princerogers777]

I took the pfizer , after 2nd one 5 days later i got fevers for a week , finally told doc & xray showed pnemonia , some sort of infection surfaced they could not identify , landed in hospital 2 weeks , bronchoscopy sample came back neg for all tests. They think couldve been a bad flare , was using plaq, methotx, imuran, benlyst .Better now back on my regiman of same drugs plus prednisine for a bit longer. I stopped methotx with each vaccine one dose that week. No tellin if vacc had anything to do with, not enough studys but still glad i got vaccinated.

[lupus-support1 Administrator in reply to Princerogers777]

Sorry to read this. Your drug regime makes you vulnerable and as you noted, tests were thankfully negative.

Be well!

Ros