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@aracelilariosespi

Hi Merry! I’ve been so anxious to get the Covid-19 vaccine and finally did Feb 16. As i waited the 15 mins I noticed I started getting tingling in my lips. I let the nurses know there and they checked me. Nothing else was wrong and my oxygen was at 100 and no swelling of anything or any rash etc. I left and easily the tingling then left as well. It has come back around I want to say 5 times when ive been in anxious situations. This monday Feb 28 was the first time the tingling came back after being gone for a while and it was tingling when I wasnt in an anxious situation. I told myself it happened during the 15 after my shot because my anxiety. I have a childhood growing up being scared of shots.. after 18 i wouldn’t agree to flu shots.. so this was my first since a few years. Due to it coming back with me not having anxiety it than triggered more anxiety and I now feel ive been feeling them tingle since that monday. I saw you said covid and or vaccine can cause neurological symptoms? I got covid back in January 20th. I also suffer from chronic migraines and menstrual migraines.. weirdly i got none when I had covid. Can this tingling be a neurological symptom from having covid and the vaccine? Or simply just my anxiety since it comes and goes. I have an appointment today for it and chest pain that came on 4 days after the vaccine as well but it comes and goes. I know anxiety can trigger both those symptoms but I also want to make sure my health is okay for my second vaccine in march. Im not allergic to anything so far as I know and i know ive felt tingling feeling when I get anxiety and even before my migraine attacks. Im just not use to it on my lips and it worries me. I have naturally big sized lips so when they tingle its hard for it not to call my attention and worry. They got chapped during covid and cut on my top lip and recently keep getting chapped again but mainly the bottom. I just want some sort of opinions.

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Hi - @aracelilariosespi- Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I also have chronic migraines and it's a darn good thing that you didn't have them when you had Covid in January. A lot of people are afraid of shots and I'm glad that you finally for your vaccines. Did you have the booster? I did. I also have neurological symptoms from the vaccine ( think) it is in my left hand and comes and goes.

I can understand your concern about your lips and I am glad that you are getting help today for it. I don't know if covid, anxiety (which I doubt would be the cause unless you bite down on them) or the vaccine has caused this tingling. Sometimes it's very hard to tell- was it covid or the shot? What came first, the chicken or the egg? Hopefully, you will get relief and answers today. Please, if you have time, will you let me know what your doctor says?