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COVID vaccines and neuropathy

Neuropathy | Last Active: Jan 6 9:12am | Replies (2241)

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@gianlucapirro

Hello eveybody. I write from Italy. I have a mild small fiber neuropathy. I never had any particular symptoms except leg discomfort that does not continue to come and go.
On March 4th I had the first shot of Astrazeneca Vaccine (similar J&J) and I had a noticeable worsening on pains, burning, tingling, high blood pressure, digestive disorders. Fortunately, after three months it seems that almost all the symptoms are returning but given the situation I gave up the second shot.
I am undecided whether to try a new vaccine like Pfizer but I read that many of you have also had a lot of problems with Pfizer. Will you continue to be vaccinated?
Doctors deny a correlation between vaccines and neurological problems but obviously this is not the case. What did your neurologists advise you?

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Hello @gianlucapirro and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I can see you have a desire to be vaccinated but are also concerned about aggravating your SFN, which is understandable. Can you clarify if after three months your post-vaccine symptoms have went away or been worse?

I got Pfizer and developed burning in my feet and legs. Pin pricks in my arms and hands and numb fingers. Because of this I couldn’t bring myself to get my second Pfizer. What did your doctor say about switching to J&J? How long would you have to wait from the first shot? I wasn’t aware we could do that. Hope you are feeling better soon.