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You're getting very sleepy, but you won't get the flu.  

racyredlace 53F
503 posts
11/20/2019 3:55 am
You're getting very sleepy, but you won't get the flu.


Who else gets their flu shot? And did this year's knock you out?

I got mine yesterday at work. I expected the sore arm. I have had mild body aches in past years, so I was ready for that. What I was not prepared for was the crippling fatigue.

I was so sleepy I left work early. I took a short nap then had to go uber my to work. When i got home I decided to lay down just for a minute. Hahaha. 8 hours later my phone was ringing. It took 3 ring cycles before I was alert enough to realize it was my phone making that noise. Then I had no idea who I was talking to. It was my , calling because I was 30 minutes late. Gah. A coworker brought him home. I was sound asleep before he got here. It's a 4 minute drive. The boy checked on me to make sure I was mostly ok and ask if there were leftovers from dinner. I slept through dinner. I slept through all the little tasks I wanted to complete yesterday evening. I slept. And slept some more.

I am not known for being a great sleeper. My usual sleep pattern is a series of 90 minute naps with 30 minutes awake time in between. I am 100% contributing this to the flu shot. But I have never had this side effect before. Has anyone else had extreme fatigue after this year's flu shot?

big54al 69M
2259 posts
11/20/2019 1:07 pm

All I had was a sore arm the first night


looking4u69ca 63M  
4322 posts
11/20/2019 2:45 pm

No side affects at all. Not even a sore arm.


boobwhisperer69 61M  
8322 posts
11/21/2019 9:20 am

Not here! Just routine! You were sleep deprived, and it caught up to you! Get MORE sleep!


justplayin16061 54F
74 posts
11/23/2019 9:24 am

What were you up to the night before you got the shot??


photon46 76M
339 posts
4/4/2020 6:47 am

Right now the sore arm from my flu shot seems a zillion years ago.....


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