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Report #2850635

Received Jul 21, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
54 yrs
State
WA
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Sep 10, 2024
Onset
Sep 1, 2024
Days to onset
—
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
FLU3INFLUENZA (SEASONAL) (FLUZONE)SANOFI PASTEUR1—IM / RA

Symptoms (10)

Blood testDepressionElectric shock sensationImpaired work abilityMagnetic resonance imaging headMagnetic resonance imaging neckPain in extremityPeripheral sensory neuropathyReflex testSleep disorder

Symptom narrative

Post vaccine sensory neuritis in the my hands and feet that started on Sept 18,2024. 10 days after I got the flu vaccine. It progressed to my feet. It was very painful, zaps of pain in my hands and feet and interrupted my sleep and work life. I am gabapentin and Cymbalta for pain. I saw a neurologist on Dec 18, 2024 who put me on the gabapentin. My primary put me on Cymbalta for pain and depressed as i got very depressed from the hellish pain as a result of the flu vaccine.

Current illness

No.

Medical history

migraines.

Other medications

Multivitamin, Accutane, spirolactone

Allergies

None.

Lab data

Diagnosed my neurologist after completing my bloodwork in Dec 20224, checking my reflexes in Dec 2024, MRI of my head and neck in January 2025 to rule out late stage MS. Scheduled for an EMG on August 14,2025 to assess the health of my nerves in my hands and feet.