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Who else has gotten the flu shot only to get terrible flu-like symptoms? I'm wondering how common this is.

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7 Answers to "Who else has gotten the flu shot only to get terrible flu-like symptoms? I'm wondering how common this is."

  1. BuckarooBonzai - 51-55 years old - female

    Posted by BuckarooBonzai Oct 4th, 2011 at 9:11AM

    Thats not supposed to happen as it is made with an attenuated virus

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  2. kattekens - 31-35 years old - female

    Reply by kattekens Oct 4th, 2011 at 7:34PM

    There's over a 50 percent chance of having a reaction to it, from a rash, swelling or hives at the injection spot to malaise, respiratory problems, itchy eyes, a fever, etc. It's all stated in the information sheet from the drug company they have to provide with information they gathered from studies blind studies done with the drug and a placebo.

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  3. arcticfox3 - 36-40 years old - female

    Posted by arcticfox3 Oct 4th, 2011 at 8:26AM

    What they're actually doing is giving you a small does of the flu along with the antibodies. It's very common for you to get the flu shortly after the shot but it won't be as severe this way your body can strengthen its immune system towards that particular strain.

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  4. PrincessAstrid - 31-35 years old - female

    Reply by PrincessAstrid Oct 4th, 2011 at 8:32AM

    yep, that's the truth.

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  5. lipbloss - 36-40 years old - female

    Reply by lipbloss Oct 4th, 2011 at 8:38AM

    The flu vaccine doesn't contain antibodies... your body has to make them itself against the inactivated antigen. It will contain an adjuvent to help provoke your immune response also.

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  6. violet67 - 41-45 years old - female

    Posted by violet67 Oct 4th, 2011 at 3:11PM

    I have this time I got the shot because I have been fighting an infection for the past 4 months and have been on antibiotics that long.

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  7. kattekens - 31-35 years old - female

    Reply by kattekens Oct 9th, 2011 at 7:05AM

    I'm sorry. I hope you get better. Why don't they put you on different antibiotics?

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  8. purpleparrot - 41-45 years old - female

    Posted by purpleparrot Oct 4th, 2011 at 10:09AM

    All I can say is that I have never taken a flu shot & I have never had the flu....(drink lots of OJ)

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  9. YBlah - 41-45 years old

    Posted by YBlah Oct 4th, 2011 at 8:50AM

    The former National Institute of Health director James Shannon stated, "The only safe vaccine is the one that is never used."
    George W. Bush stated; "I haven't got a flu shot and don't intend to."

    Noone I know takes a flu shot, and most never get anything more than the common cold every now and then. It's a scam

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  10. kattekens - 31-35 years old - female

    Reply by kattekens Oct 4th, 2011 at 9:08AM

    This is what I thought, and it turns out I might have been right all these years avoiding it and denouncing it as well. Thought I'd try it for some reason. Won't happen again.

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  11. Knabble - 18-21 years old - female

    Posted by Knabble Oct 4th, 2011 at 8:24AM

    My mom usually does but we've found out that her immune system is pretty screwy, that, and she tends to wait to get her vaccination until flu season, so it might not even be the vaccine. It could just be a coincidence 'cause she doesn't time when she gets it very well at all.
    I never get many symptoms, if at all. Sometimes I'm a little stuffy the next day but nothing major. I think it might be more psychological than an actual touch of the flu though.

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  12. kattekens - 31-35 years old - female

    Reply by kattekens Oct 4th, 2011 at 9:05AM

    It's definitely not psychological the way I'm feeling. I know psychosomatic symptoms when I see them.

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  13. lipbloss - 36-40 years old - female

    Posted by lipbloss Oct 4th, 2011 at 8:23AM

    I've heard that some people do, most likely just your immune response being very strong. I didn't.

    Have only had the flu once. I think most people mistaken the common cold for the flu.

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  14. kattekens - 31-35 years old - female

    Reply by kattekens Oct 4th, 2011 at 9:06AM

    I know the flu you get a fever of usually 102 or higher. That's what I go by. (how to know whether it's a cold or the flu)

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