Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and Pain: What Users Say

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 21, 2021

For COVID-19 "I took my 2nd dose of the vaccine in March, and my left shoulder and arm have not stopped hurting since. I am doing PT for my arm, the pain is so excruciating I can't raise my arm or put it behind my back. It is very uncomfortable, I can't sleep at night."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 21, 2021

For COVID-19 "I took my 2nd dose of the vaccine in March, and my left shoulder and arm have not stopped hurting since. I am doing PT for my arm, the pain is so excruciating I can't raise my arm or put it behind my back. It is very uncomfortable, I can't sleep at night."

• Ann...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 24, 2022

"I was in great shape and working out. Immediately after 2 Moderna shots, my right foot had severe tendonitis; the foot was so swollen, the doctor X-rayed to see if it was broken. It wasn't. Spent a fortune on special shoes and appliances; after months, foot pain slightly lessened to be replaced by unbearable right knee pain. X-rays show no reason for the pain. More than a year later, still in pain; losing sleep, going to physical therapy; spent a lot on 'myofascial therapy,' which didn't help. I walk crippled and put up with a lot of pain because I don't want to live on drugs. It was clear from day one this pain was due solely to Moderna, as I had no pain prior to the shots! I do not advise anyone to take this shot, which turned me into a cripple and robs me of sleep! It's 2:50 a.m., and I googled this site to see if others were harmed like I was. By the way, in July, I was very sick with COVID, so vaccination did NOT prevent the disease!"

• Sou...
• June 22, 2021

For COVID-19 "My first dose, I had pain in my arm for 3 days when I developed a rash all over my body. Week 3, I was good. Then I got the second one, and I felt like I was run over and over, not feeling well, dizzy and nauseated, and I developed the same rash again, and I am just now starting to feel better than ever."

• Mil...
• April 23, 2021

For COVID-19 "I had both injections spaced 1 month apart. I have an autoimmune disease. First vaccine injection, I felt incredibly tired and a seriously painful arm at the injection site, lasted 3 days. Just had the second one a couple days ago, with worse side effects. Constant fever of 101-101.9, severe, excruciating pain in my hip joints and my thigh muscles, severe fatigue, gas, a bad bloody nose, lack of appetite, and nausea, weakness in both arms and legs, and dizziness. I also developed a large welt at the injection site and a rash covering my shoulder down to just below the site and near all the way around my arm that’s red, itchy, and hot. My arm hurt 10 times worse. Today is day 3 for me, and I’m just about over all the really bad effects, only feeling very fatigued. With all that being said, I have an overactive immune system and many other severe physical illnesses. This was fully expected. All I have to say is being sick for 3 days beats being sick for 2 weeks to a month if I did get COVID."

• Joe...
• September 3, 2021

For COVID-19 "20-year-old male with severe asthma (2 or more asthma attacks per day), and probable COPD, allergies with chronic urticaria, and lupus. I take 7.5 mg prednisone daily. Reasonably scared of the coronavirus. My vaccine experience: First dose: pain and swelling at the injection site, upper arm felt very sore the next day, still was a little sore the day after. Second dose: more swelling than the first dose (most of upper arm muscle felt a little swollen with slightly swollen lymph nodes in the upper arm and shoulder), upper arm felt sore for a few days. In conclusion, I had a sore and swollen arm after each shot with slightly more swelling after the second dose. A sore arm is a small price to pay for protection against this deadly virus that I know would likely kill me."

• Joe...
• September 3, 2021

For COVID-19 "20-year-old male with severe asthma (2 or more asthma attacks per day), and probable COPD, allergies with chronic urticaria, and lupus. I take 7.5 mg prednisone daily. Reasonably scared of the coronavirus. My vaccine experience: First dose: pain and swelling at the injection site, upper arm felt very sore the next day, still was a little sore the day after. Second dose: more swelling than the first dose (most of upper arm muscle felt a little swollen with slightly swollen lymph nodes in the upper arm and shoulder), upper arm felt sore for a few days. In conclusion, I had a sore and swollen arm after each shot with slightly more swelling after the second dose. A sore arm is a small price to pay for protection against this deadly virus that I know would likely kill me."