I am sure there are many who are uncertain about whether or not they should take the "swine flue"/ "Influenza A(H1N1)" vaccine. And I am sure they'd like to know how other people who have lyme have reacted.
It's well known that most things which suppress the immune system (normal influenza, mononucleosis, operations, other vaccines etc.) can make lyme worse, or could cause an outbreak of a latent lyme bacteria.
I though those who have taken the vaccine could post their experiences with it.
I have taken it. Took it on Thursday (today it's Saturday). I have not had a negative reaction on it yet. All I have felt is some discomfort on the injection site (not significant).
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Today I am really fatigued, and have slept much more then normal. But besides that I have not noticed much.
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Sleep is good...sleep is very very good.
It is very protective!
Much moreso than you know.
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I'd get one if I could. But there ain't any available in these parts.
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It will be interesting to see what happens here in the USA.
The UK, Canadian, and European H1N1 vaccines all contain squalene (adjuvant), but the USA vaccines DO NOT contain squalene (supposedly, or at least so far).
If you Google `H1N1 vaccine deaths Sweden', you'll find many stories about 6 deaths so far after getting the vaccine, though no `direct link' has been established. But there are also stories of many nurses and health care workers in Sweden who got ill from the shot - like here, they are the ones that got vaccinated first.
As I understand it, there have only been 2 deaths in Sweden attributed to the H1N1 flu, yet as many as 6 deaths may be linked to the vaccine. Not good. We won't know about any long-term effects for many months.
So, perhaps people who get the vaccine in the USA will fare far better than those folks in other countries. (Though there's still the issue of higher-than-normal mercury in the H1N1 shot.) Time will tell, I guess.
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Daughter had it 2 weeks ago. She was really tired about 3 days later, but nothing unusual in her Lyme symptoms.
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