COVID vaccine side effects

[Miacaro45]

I have been on 11 1/2 mg of Prednisone and have been holding my own. Last Thursday I had my 7 th Moderna COVID booster. Since then I have been in terrible pain all over my body. When I take a Tylenol it does help ( which is not usually the case for me, normally). I really do not like taking Tylenol so many days.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Thank you for you all for always being here. How lucky are we!

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

Quite a few I think and I’ve always taken paracetamol (as it’s called in UK - but same as Tylenol) following any vaccine.. before , during and after GCA/Pred.

Advised by practice nurse many moons ago…

.. and a few days is probably all you need…

[Miacaro45 in reply to DorsetLady]

You are correct. And yesterday ( about 5 days after) I do feel better. Thanks

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Miacaro45]

Good - pleased to hear it…

[PMRpro Ambassador]

A few days every day is fine - how much are you taking per day?

[Miacaro45 in reply to PMRpro]

I know I should not take more than 4000 mg. I took 3000.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Miacaro45]

At our age 3000mg is the recommended maximum.

[piglette]

The Pfizer vaccine was the one that really clobbered me!

[Miacaro45 in reply to piglette]

This is the first time that I have had a problem with a vaccine.

[piglette in reply to Miacaro45]

My body does not like vaccines or drugs. I manage to get all the side effects, well not quite all, like the ones who mention death as a side effect. It also does not like giving blood, I have had nurses refusing to try again after seeing how my body holds on to it!

[Gossiplady in reply to piglette]

Hi piglette! Me too, my life changed dramatically that day. Thank goodness for this wonderful forum to keep me sane.

[piglette in reply to Gossiplady]

🤪🤪🤪

[SheffieldJane]

I had the new Pfizer jab on 4/10/23 and I feel like I’ve got PMR all over again.. It feels so unfair, even 10 mgs only helped a bit - from 5 mgs.

[Miacaro45 in reply to SheffieldJane]

Thank you. You make me feel much better.

[SheffieldJane in reply to Miacaro45]

Better than being in ICU for sure. X

[BarachoisBay]

In keeping with this thread, I had the Moderna Vaccine last Thursday evening, I seemed fine the next day but on the second day I woke up with a very sore, very red area on the muscle and it was somewhat swollen and eventually a bit itchy. I researched the condition and “Covid Arm” fit what was happening. It was said it could last 4-5 days or longer. It is now the 6th day not swollen or sore but still faintly red. I was wondering if that had happened to anyone on this blog. I just want to add that I have been in remission from PMR for several years but still follow this group every day.