COVID vaccines and neuropathy

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To Revisl, I feel for you n all the rest. I use herbals n Xtra vitamin supplements to deal with th neuropathy. Mine is very severe but I follow neuropathy sites to get info
Evening primrose oil 1300 mg 3-4 / day, St. John’s wort 1-3 ea day , kava 700 mg 3 x / day. I also do some amino acids n high potency B complex. I also started looking at homeopathic add-ons because med changes sometimes don’t cover th pins n needles or some don’t cover th nerve pain itself. Voltaren gel n any numbing lotion /cream also helps.
I wish all of you luck because neuropathy is very underserved in our medical fields. My pain doctors are great but for me only very strong meds help n our gov. Has decided we don’t need them. It used to b we were judged on our own actions.

Getting back to the original topic, data from the UK (see link below) on immediate vaccine side-effects from a very large sample is quite interesting, even if it is based on self-reporting. I notice that exacerbated PN is not reported in the study which suggests that it is not a common reaction. However, that's scant comfort to those that do experience permanent negative effects and it would be a pity if it was therefore ignored by the medical community. I am personally interested in whether adverse PN reaction is limited to certain types of PN and/or certain vaccines. Is there something about mNRA vaccines that make a negative PN reaction more likely?

You're the first one we've come across that never had neuropathy and then got it from the shot. This should be a concern to the cdc

I developed neuropathy for the first time in my life after my first Pfizer dose in Dec. Took subsequent dose in Jan. Almost 5 months later now, neuropathy still going strong. My body is completely changed.

I had the same thing happen after moderna and it’s still not improving 5 months out. I’m worried its not going to resolve and MDs have no idea what to tell me as far as what to expect bc they haven’t seen it

I never had neuropathy and developed after 1st covid vaccine (moderna). It has not gotten better and I’m going on 5 months. MDs I’ve seen said it must be from vaccine but haven’t seen it before, I have been told they have seen similar symptoms in post covid patients. I did not have covid (had nucleocapsid test to confirm). I did not get second vaccine. I have filed a report with VAERS

Hello @tracyt and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for joining the conversation and sharing your experience following your vaccine. Filing a report with VAERS will provide helpful information. Did your doctor suggest that?