Pfizer. I’m not sure if I recall the first dose that well. There was some inflammation in my shoulder area, near the injection site. Kind of expected with all vaccines. Nothing else that made an impression on me.
The second dose was a bit worse. The inflammation resulted in some deeper, but mild soreness in the shoulder joint. I also noticed some mild lower-back soreness, perhaps in the kidney region. I did not bother taking any painkillers because it was pretty mild and didn’t last very long. Maybe a couple of days, so not really significant. This was also within expectations.
Lately, I’ve been having palpitations, sometimes enough to cause some insomnia. Also some intermittent chest aches, but it’s very mild. It was noticeable enough that I’ve been checking my heart rate more than usual. It seems a little elevated, even at rest, maybe in the 80 bpm range. I’m normally in the 70 range at rest, and can get down into the 60s when I’m very relaxed.
I thought nothing of it at first, because occasional palpitations due to stress are not unusual, and I had reasons to be stressed. But it’s been unusually persistent for probably over a month now, even though I’m feeling less stressed than usual, which is more concerning. I don’t recall exactly when it started, but it was definitely some time after the second dose. It probably started more than two weeks after (although I can’t recall exactly) so maybe it’s unrelated. It did not occur to me that this could be due to the vaccine until I saw that Dark Horse video.
I’ve been having similar long-term symptoms. Palpitations, frequent headaches, chest aches / trouble breathing. Also constantly slightly congested.
Started around 5 days after the first Pfizer shot, been going on for roughly 3 months now. It’s hard to attribute definitely to the vaccine as I have other health issues that could explain most of these symptoms, and I’m also very out of shape right now. But the timing is very suspicious. It was really a very sudden worsening of my health, literally from one day to the next.
Fun fact, 3 months after contracting Covid, I got heart palpitations and a persistent cough which have continued for 3.5 months. Maybe just age? I’m 40, working from home, no known environmental changes, no new drugs, no other symptoms, no history of similar symptoms (except colds, of course). 3-month delay suggests “not covid’s fault” but...weird! (Update: cough gone after 4.5 mo but heart palpitations now happen nearly every waking minute and heart rate frequently elevated; still, I have no good reason to blame Covid. Elevated heart rate was actually the first symptom—I can’t recall if it started before or after Covid, but I doubt it started at the same time, as I should have noticed in that case)
Could you clarify how long between the vaccines and the palpitations (etc)?
Sorry, I really can’t recall. I’m probably more out of shape than usual due to mostly staying indoors for the pandemic year. Also higher than usual anxiety due to work recently. That could almost explain my symptoms, at least at first. That’s why I thought nothing of it when it started, and also why I can’t recall exactly when it started.
I do have some sparse fitness tracker data from that period. From that, it looks like my resting heart rate became elevated the week of the first dose, and has persisted until now. The two months before that were noticeably lower. But that’s going by just a few manual readings per month, which is inconclusive.
I don’t have the cough, but I had the vaccine, not the disease.
I do have some sparse fitness tracker data from that period. From that, it looks like my resting heart rate became elevated the week of the first dose, and has persisted until now.
February averaged 71 bpm. March 68 (only one reading though). April, the month of both doses, 81. May 82. June 80. So maybe by 10-13 bpm. The data is pretty sparse though.
Pfizer. I’m not sure if I recall the first dose that well. There was some inflammation in my shoulder area, near the injection site. Kind of expected with all vaccines. Nothing else that made an impression on me.
The second dose was a bit worse. The inflammation resulted in some deeper, but mild soreness in the shoulder joint. I also noticed some mild lower-back soreness, perhaps in the kidney region. I did not bother taking any painkillers because it was pretty mild and didn’t last very long. Maybe a couple of days, so not really significant. This was also within expectations.
Lately, I’ve been having palpitations, sometimes enough to cause some insomnia. Also some intermittent chest aches, but it’s very mild. It was noticeable enough that I’ve been checking my heart rate more than usual. It seems a little elevated, even at rest, maybe in the 80 bpm range. I’m normally in the 70 range at rest, and can get down into the 60s when I’m very relaxed.
I thought nothing of it at first, because occasional palpitations due to stress are not unusual, and I had reasons to be stressed. But it’s been unusually persistent for probably over a month now, even though I’m feeling less stressed than usual, which is more concerning. I don’t recall exactly when it started, but it was definitely some time after the second dose. It probably started more than two weeks after (although I can’t recall exactly) so maybe it’s unrelated. It did not occur to me that this could be due to the vaccine until I saw that Dark Horse video.
I’ve been having similar long-term symptoms. Palpitations, frequent headaches, chest aches / trouble breathing. Also constantly slightly congested.
Started around 5 days after the first Pfizer shot, been going on for roughly 3 months now. It’s hard to attribute definitely to the vaccine as I have other health issues that could explain most of these symptoms, and I’m also very out of shape right now. But the timing is very suspicious. It was really a very sudden worsening of my health, literally from one day to the next.
How was the first day after the shot?
1st day: soreness in arm
2nd-3rd day: strong flu-like symptoms
4th day: feeling completely normal
5th day: start of what I described.
I’ll be happy to give more detail about my medical history in private.
Fun fact, 3 months after contracting Covid, I got heart palpitations and a persistent cough which have continued for 3.5 months. Maybe just age? I’m 40, working from home, no known environmental changes, no new drugs, no other symptoms, no history of similar symptoms (except colds, of course). 3-month delay suggests “not covid’s fault” but...weird! (Update: cough gone after 4.5 mo but heart palpitations now happen nearly every waking minute and heart rate frequently elevated; still, I have no good reason to blame Covid. Elevated heart rate was actually the first symptom—I can’t recall if it started before or after Covid, but I doubt it started at the same time, as I should have noticed in that case)
Could you clarify how long between the vaccines and the palpitations (etc)?
Sorry, I really can’t recall. I’m probably more out of shape than usual due to mostly staying indoors for the pandemic year. Also higher than usual anxiety due to work recently. That could almost explain my symptoms, at least at first. That’s why I thought nothing of it when it started, and also why I can’t recall exactly when it started.
I do have some sparse fitness tracker data from that period. From that, it looks like my resting heart rate became elevated the week of the first dose, and has persisted until now. The two months before that were noticeably lower. But that’s going by just a few manual readings per month, which is inconclusive.
I don’t have the cough, but I had the vaccine, not the disease.
I do have some sparse fitness tracker data from that period. From that, it looks like my resting heart rate became elevated the week of the first dose, and has persisted until now.
By how much did your heart rate get elevated?
February averaged 71 bpm. March 68 (only one reading though). April, the month of both doses, 81. May 82. June 80. So maybe by 10-13 bpm. The data is pretty sparse though.