Joanl Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Had mine yesterday and so far so good. had ones in the past where I've been a bit iffey for a few days though, so it can happen. Hope you pick up soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heyesey Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Im not bonkers!! lol cos im not imagining this streaming nose etc... Suffering a nocebo effect, or a psychosomatic illness, doesn't mean the condition is not real. My dad had a swelling on his foot the size of a grapefruit, but it was still psychosomatic; there wasn't actually anything wrong with his foot, just his head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamick Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I had mine and all I got was a stiff arm - but then again when it comes to injections - I'm a big wuss anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moetchampers Posted October 17, 2008 Author Share Posted October 17, 2008 lol poor lad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Suffering a nocebo effect, or a psychosomatic illness, doesn't mean the condition is not real. My dad had a swelling on his foot the size of a grapefruit, but it was still psychosomatic; there wasn't actually anything wrong with his foot, just his head. Its an interesting point is that. I was really ill for the first time in years- since my teens in fact after the jab and my colleagues all caught the same thing within two weeks of me getting ill. It could be mass hysteria, particularly when the doc assured me that they only inject the protein of the virus into you to start your immune system off so there shouldnt be any symptoms at all because there simply isnt a virus to give you anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk014b7161 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I had mine and all I got was a stiff arm - but then again when it comes to injections - I'm a big wuss anyway! its a pity it doesn,t have the same effect for that in the trouser department:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evildrneil Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 You can't get 'flu from the jab, because it contains no living viruses. A cold-like reaction is not that uncommon, though I'm not entirely sure what - beyond psychosomatic symptoms - can cause it. Much of the stand coldy symptoms (fever, aches et al) are actually due to your body fighting off the virus rather than the virus per se. As the innoculation introduces a (typically) attenuated virus into the system in order to generate antibodies it's not that surprising the body reacts against it generating some of the standard coldy symptoms. I'm not sure how true it is but I have heard that the more strongly you react against the innoculation the better your defences against the virus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortcrust Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Perhaps just a coincidence that you've got an unrelated virus around the same time as getting your flu jab? It's bound to happen to a few people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanl Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Well three days down the line and I feel rough....sneezy. runny nose, head achey.....spoke too soon before, didn't I:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heyesey Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Much of the stand coldy symptoms (fever, aches et al) are actually due to your body fighting off the virus rather than the virus per se. As the innoculation introduces a (typically) attenuated virus into the system in order to generate antibodies it's not that surprising the body reacts against it generating some of the standard coldy symptoms. I'm not sure how true it is but I have heard that the more strongly you react against the innoculation the better your defences against the virus. Can't vouch for the last sentence, but the rest of it makes perfect sense. Just because the virus is dead, doesn't stop the immune system from kicking into action when it senses the presence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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