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strawchicago z5

I'm barely alive after my flu shot this Dec. 18: still sick with vertigo .. I bleed in my right ear, and my nose is bleeding right now. I'm having a low-grade fever for weeks, it's a terrible ordeal to lie down and get up (get really dizzy when I change head position). I am NOT allergic to eggs whatsoever, but I am allergic to ragweed, so I don't recommend flu-shot for anyone with allergies. Some testimonies from NURSES who get sick after the flu-shot in the MD junction web-site: "Juliaann, I am also a fellow Nurse, and I had my usual jab of the flu vaccine this year, after I suddenly developed this tinnitus and nystagmus and dizziness. . As far as I know, there had been known cases of people who has had Guillain Barre syndrome who had the flu vaccine that had a recurrence of the GB virus attacking their symptoms again." " I recently saw my ENT doctor and he said that the vertigo attacks after flu vaccine are a typical response he sees in patients that have a CNS related vertigo. He feels it is b/c the vaccine briefly overwhelms the immune system and the immune response results in the vertigo. He said since I've had this reaction twice now and my feet have been tingling ever since," " I really believe the shingles vaccine triggered my MD after forty six years in remission. No doubt it compromised my immune system.Gail" " Im 45 and every year my doctors highly suggested I get a flu vaccine and every time I would get vertigo from it, lasting up to 6 months." " I work in a hospital and this year my options were to take the shot or wear a mask from October thru March during patient care. I took the shot and have been miserable for the last two weeks with migraines, sore neck pain and now vertigo for the last four days. I can't do my job if I have vertigo .. My father had Meniere's disease and I don't want to suffer like he did." http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/menieres-disease-discussions/introductions-personal-stories/207497-vertigo-and-flu-vaccine

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Reply to: I'm barely alive after my flu shot this Dec. 18: still sick with vertigo .. I bleed in my right ear, and my nose is bleeding right now. I'm having a low-grade fever for weeks, it's a terrible ordeal to lie down and get up (get really dizzy when I change head position). I am NOT allergic to eggs whatsoever, but I am allergic to ragweed, so I don't recommend flu-shot for anyone with allergies. Some testimonies from NURSES who get sick after the flu-shot in the MD junction web-site: "Juliaann, I am also a fellow Nurse, and I had my usual jab of the flu vaccine this year, after I suddenly developed this tinnitus and nystagmus and dizziness. . As far as I know, there had been known cases of people who has had Guillain Barre syndrome who had the flu vaccine that had a recurrence of the GB virus attacking their symptoms again." " I recently saw my ENT doctor and he said that the vertigo attacks after flu vaccine are a typical response he sees in patients that have a CNS related vertigo. He feels it is b/c the vaccine briefly overwhelms the immune system and the immune response results in the vertigo. He said since I've had this reaction twice now and my feet have been tingling ever since," " I really believe the shingles vaccine triggered my MD after forty six years in remission. No doubt it compromised my immune system.Gail" " Im 45 and every year my doctors highly suggested I get a flu vaccine and every time I would get vertigo from it, lasting up to 6 months." " I work in a hospital and this year my options were to take the shot or wear a mask from October thru March during patient care. I took the shot and have been miserable for the last two weeks with migraines, sore neck pain and now vertigo for the last four days. I can't do my job if I have vertigo .. My father had Meniere's disease and I don't want to suffer like he did." http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/menieres-disease-discussions/introductions-personal-stories/207497-vertigo-and-flu-vaccine

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strawchicago z5

My medical history: ragweed allergy, nothing else, in my 50's. Got a flu shot recently on Dec. 19 at Sam's club for $14. A week later, starting Dec 27, I'm having the WORST reaction to the flu-shot I took a week ago (takes more than a week for antibodies to build-up). The past 2 days have been hell, worse than any flu or cold: vertigo, dizziness, which many people also report after a flu shot. I should had listened to what a friend e-mailed me: "My Dad usually gets the flu shot--I think he got it this year. I'm suspicious of them. They always made me sick--not as sick as the flu, though. I don't like that they mix viruses, either, as viruses can exchange & recombine genetic material." My neighbor warned me about that, how she & her daughter (a nurse) have tingling in their ears after the flu-shot. I took the flu shot last Sat. ... it takes more than a week for antibodies to build up. For the past 2 days, that affected the equilibrium in my ears, I get extremely dizzy when I lie down, with vertigo (ceiling rotating). Just horrible !! That's worse than the real flu !! I also feel so nauseated and vomited for the last 2 days ... at first I thought it's bad food-combo, but I checked the internet and many others have the same problem with flu vaccine. I'm having a low-grade fever, loss of appetite, tummy ache. If anyone gets dizzy easily, flu-shot may not be the best. Vertigo is the worst thing anyone could have, it's like getting off from a roller-coaster every time I get up, or lay my head down. When I change my head position, I feel nauseated and want to throw up. Now I remember that happened when I got the flu shot 10 years ago ... I was so dizzy when I lied down & lost 5 lbs. from that flu-shot and had vertigo for more than a week. Nurses are reporting that they get vertigo (extreme dizziness) for months after the flu-shot, see below link: http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/menieres-disease-discussions/introductions-personal-stories/207497-vertigo-and-flu-vaccine

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Reply to: My medical history: ragweed allergy, nothing else, in my 50's. Got a flu shot recently on Dec. 19 at Sam's club for $14. A week later, starting Dec 27, I'm having the WORST reaction to the flu-shot I took a week ago (takes more than a week for antibodies to build-up). The past 2 days have been hell, worse than any flu or cold: vertigo, dizziness, which many people also report after a flu shot. I should had listened to what a friend e-mailed me: "My Dad usually gets the flu shot--I think he got it this year. I'm suspicious of them. They always made me sick--not as sick as the flu, though. I don't like that they mix viruses, either, as viruses can exchange & recombine genetic material." My neighbor warned me about that, how she & her daughter (a nurse) have tingling in their ears after the flu-shot. I took the flu shot last Sat. ... it takes more than a week for antibodies to build up. For the past 2 days, that affected the equilibrium in my ears, I get extremely dizzy when I lie down, with vertigo (ceiling rotating). Just horrible !! That's worse than the real flu !! I also feel so nauseated and vomited for the last 2 days ... at first I thought it's bad food-combo, but I checked the internet and many others have the same problem with flu vaccine. I'm having a low-grade fever, loss of appetite, tummy ache. If anyone gets dizzy easily, flu-shot may not be the best. Vertigo is the worst thing anyone could have, it's like getting off from a roller-coaster every time I get up, or lay my head down. When I change my head position, I feel nauseated and want to throw up. Now I remember that happened when I got the flu shot 10 years ago ... I was so dizzy when I lied down & lost 5 lbs. from that flu-shot and had vertigo for more than a week. Nurses are reporting that they get vertigo (extreme dizziness) for months after the flu-shot, see below link: http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/menieres-disease-discussions/introductions-personal-stories/207497-vertigo-and-flu-vaccine

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strawchicago z5

Dizziness is the #1 complaint from the nurses' forum after flu-shot. I informed my 70 year old neighbor who has bad vertigo. She thanks me profusely for my info., she will stop yearly flu-shot to see that help. A friend from Texas, sent me this today "I asked my Dad if he had received the flu shot, he said yes. He had 2 violent dizzy spells yesterday & nearly fainted. I've suggested that getting the shot annually may not be the best idea-- The year Mom died, she had been in the hospital & as she was being discharged they gave her the flu shot--my skin was crawling when they said that. Within a week she was so bad off the nurses at the nursing home were dropping suggestions that we "let her die", etc. She couldn't/wouldn't eat, was very unresponsive. I always wondered about that damned shot--whether that nearly killed her." Karen in Texas. *** From Straw: Agree with Karen that flu-shot contributed to her Mom's short-life. Within a week of my flu shot in Dec. 19, I could not eat until 4 pm, the next day, I could not eat until 2 pm, and for the rest of the month, I barely eat & losing weight fast. My last flu shot (10 years ago), I lost 5 lbs. and was 97 lbs (1-week vertigo). Vertigo is worse than fever and coughing. Honestly I rather die than get a flu shot again. People who take flu shot yearly gamble with their health, you don't know what new mix of virus they include in the new shot, what new brand, or new manufacturer ...

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Reply to: Dizziness is the #1 complaint from the nurses' forum after flu-shot. I informed my 70 year old neighbor who has bad vertigo. She thanks me profusely for my info., she will stop yearly flu-shot to see that help. A friend from Texas, sent me this today "I asked my Dad if he had received the flu shot, he said yes. He had 2 violent dizzy spells yesterday & nearly fainted. I've suggested that getting the shot annually may not be the best idea-- The year Mom died, she had been in the hospital & as she was being discharged they gave her the flu shot--my skin was crawling when they said that. Within a week she was so bad off the nurses at the nursing home were dropping suggestions that we "let her die", etc. She couldn't/wouldn't eat, was very unresponsive. I always wondered about that damned shot--whether that nearly killed her." Karen in Texas. *** From Straw: Agree with Karen that flu-shot contributed to her Mom's short-life. Within a week of my flu shot in Dec. 19, I could not eat until 4 pm, the next day, I could not eat until 2 pm, and for the rest of the month, I barely eat & losing weight fast. My last flu shot (10 years ago), I lost 5 lbs. and was 97 lbs (1-week vertigo). Vertigo is worse than fever and coughing. Honestly I rather die than get a flu shot again. People who take flu shot yearly gamble with their health, you don't know what new mix of virus they include in the new shot, what new brand, or new manufacturer ...

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