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What Is The Reason For People Collapsing After Taking The Preventive Shots As Flu, Pneumonia And Shingles?
This question is re my daughter: The day before my daughter was given three shots at her primary doctor's office: consisting of Flu, pneumonia, and shingles. During the night, she went to the bathroom and collapsed there in a faint. Her husband finally woke up and responded to her cry for help. She continued to grow limp as he picked her up. She refused an emergency call for medics, and has since told me her doctor gave a vague answer when asked about this. My question is this: WHAT IS IN the medical news pipeline about people collapsing if only for a little while after these shots in tandem?
I have no information on this. I am pre-supposing that she might have had some histamines rising at the injection site which she SAID did get warm and somewhat reddened. And I am thinking she could have had a drop in blood pressure later on which caused her to collapse. She is o.k. today and not showing symptoms of any kind. She is in good health, 60 years old, and has no chronic conditions with her health.
Let me know what the medical world knows about this happening as a routine to people getting multiple preventative medical shots.
Pmechling YYYY@YYYY
I have no information on this. I am pre-supposing that she might have had some histamines rising at the injection site which she SAID did get warm and somewhat reddened. And I am thinking she could have had a drop in blood pressure later on which caused her to collapse. She is o.k. today and not showing symptoms of any kind. She is in good health, 60 years old, and has no chronic conditions with her health.
Let me know what the medical world knows about this happening as a routine to people getting multiple preventative medical shots.
Pmechling YYYY@YYYY
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hello there!
Post flu shots episodes or vertigo and dizziness are very common. nothing to worry about. totally innocuous and self resolving. All you need is some prokinetics like proclorperazine, some betahistidine, some care during morning rising from bed, some sterids , and rest. 6 weeks tops and issue will resolve itself
Good Luck
S Khan
Post flu shots episodes or vertigo and dizziness are very common. nothing to worry about. totally innocuous and self resolving. All you need is some prokinetics like proclorperazine, some betahistidine, some care during morning rising from bed, some sterids , and rest. 6 weeks tops and issue will resolve itself
Good Luck
S Khan
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