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sobs1962•

I have just booked to have my first dose of vaccination on Friday this week. I would be lying if I said I wasn't worried about side effects as I have had no definite diagnosis of Hashimoto's but know that my antibodies were at 1137 in 2007 so my endocrinologist says that certainly points to Hashimoto's and I am due to have an x-ray on Monday next week with my GP querying sacroilitis which is linked with ankylosing spondylitis which is also an autoimmune condition. All this potential inflammation in my body is a cause for great concern about a bad reaction to the vaccine. As a person who has borderline personality disorder and who overthinks everything and worries about everything little thing, I also worry that being stressed can produce a bad reaction to the vaccine.

Any advice or reassurance would be very helpful.

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jimh1114 years ago

Vaccines are highly specific and not related to autoimmune conditions. Some people might feel tired after a vaccination or get a slightly sore arm, I had neither. It's quite likely you've had dozens of vaccinations in the past, this is just one more.

sobs1962• in reply tojimh1114 years ago

Thanks for reply, yes have had vaccines in past and most recently the flu jab in November but what worries me is that my immune system will seriously overreact to the vaccine as autoimmune conditions make your immune system attack your own body ( as I'm sure you know) and have read an article which says if you are in a flare, should let it pass before having vaccine but I have no idea when I'm having a flare so that is worrying in itself.

sobs1962• in reply tosobs19624 years ago

Just thought I'd update you all. Had my first dose of vaccine yesterday afternoon and 24 hours on, no side effects except a sore arm,so as usual was blowing things out of proportion ( which I have no control over) due to my BPD. All good, thanks for all your support.

SeasideSusieRemembering• in reply tosobs19624 years ago

sobs1962

Please add your experience to our post dedicated to this specifically, so that we can keep all this information in one place:

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

bantam12• in reply tojimh1114 years ago

There are many people having serious side effects particularly those of us with heart arrhythmias, lots on the heart forums have gone into AF and some had to be admitted to hospital due to side effects. I'm seriously wondering if it's worth the risk !

RedApple• in reply tobantam124 years ago

bantam12, The OP doesn't mention having any heart issues, only possible autoimmune thyroid and a mental health issue.

bantam12• in reply toRedApple4 years ago

I know I'm just saying cardiac side effects are now proving to be common, something not previously known. I have both heart and autoimmune problems so I have to weigh up the risks.

RedApple• in reply tobantam124 years ago

Indeed, everyone has to make their own decision based on their own health issues. So far, no-one answering our poll has reported cardiac effects.

bantam12• in reply toRedApple4 years ago

Maybe because cardiac side effects are only affecting those who already have heart problems.

jimh111• in reply tobantam124 years ago

From my limited knowledge on the subject people with AF are at higher mortality risk if they catch COVID-19 and for this reason they are prioritised for vaccination. There are relatively very few people with serious side effects as verified by studies. Of course, anxiety will contribute to perceived side effects or even trigger some. It’s important to look at real data as forum posts can be biased or consist of ‘Chinese whispers’ that get passed on with increasing inaccuracy.

The basic question is whether you will be safer with or without vaccination, given the virus is likely to be around for at least a few years. I can understand initial apprehension but there have now been tens of millions of vaccinations.

bantam12• in reply tojimh1114 years ago

The true numbers can't be known as not everyone will report side effects. I will make a decision at some point.

RedApple• in reply tojimh1114 years ago

Hopefully you have added your stats to our poll jimh111? healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

Marz• in reply toRedApple4 years ago

Did you mean to respond to bantam12 ?

RedApple• in reply toMarz4 years ago

No Marz, my comment was to jimh111 because he said he's had his jab. I don't think Bantam has had hers... yet.

Marz• in reply toRedApple4 years ago

Mis-understood ! Ooops !

RedApple4 years ago

sobs1962, Your concerns are entirely understandable. I'm quite sure many (if not most) of us are similarly worried.

Did you look at our Poll about this here? healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

Although there are quite a few people saying they did feel poorly afterwards for a few days, it is encouraging to note that , at the time of my writing this comment, the stats suggest by far the majority of people have not had a difficult time following the injection.

Out of 220 people that have 'voted' so far, only 33 have reported unexpected symptoms (That's about 14%). So hopefully you'll be fine 🤞🙂

Nonameavailable• in reply toRedApple4 years ago

Been to poll

sobs1962• in reply toRedApple4 years ago

Thanks for all replies, unfortunately if there is likely to be an overreaction to the vaccine then it's likely to be me overreacting and overthinking the whole thing. Having BPD is a serious curse on your life and I wish there was some miracle cure but only specialist psychotherapy which when mine starts at back end of this year,I'll have been waiting 4 years for.Sorry about that just venting.

fuchsia-pink• in reply tosobs19624 years ago

It's understandable to feel nervous. Can you tell yourself that you'll be absolutely fine; that millions of people have had it now; that both the infection rate and death rate are dropping hard since the vaccine was introduced; and soon we'll be out of this miserable lock-down and seeing our friends again.

Tell yourself this often, Be kind to yourself. Positive thinking can really work

Nonameavailable4 years ago

I have hashis and other auto immune stuff. I had the Pfizer 2 weeks ago and not one side effect ( that was big enough to be noticed over the “usual” lol) my husband , fit , had AstraZeneca and was limp and flu like for a couple of days. I don’t take the normal flu vaccine as had nasty response in past. I balanced out the risk . I work for NHS so was clear from start I would accept offer of vaccine .

fuchsia-pink4 years ago

Oh Lora, so sorry to hear this.

Big hugs from the south coast - and get well soon x

Angel_of_the_North4 years ago

You can check the reported side effects for both vaccines here, but i don't think having hashis makes any difference to the likelihood of getting them. gov.uk/government/publicati...

Miffi4 years ago

Had my first Vaccine Pfizer 4 weeks ago... with no side effects at all 😊

RedApple• in reply toMiffi4 years ago

Miffi, did you add your experience to our poll here? healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

RedApple4 years ago

Please everyone, report your vaccination experience on the dedicated Poll thread here healthunlocked.com/thyroidu... We are trying to keep it all in one place instead of scattered around the forum.