Vestibular neuronitis from Prevnar pneumococcal vaccine?
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As part of a routine exam, my doctor gave me the Prevnar "pneumonia"vaccine. The next morning, I experienced such severe dizziness, I wasn't able to get out of bed. This gradually lessened to the point where I was able to function but still had severe "positional" vertigo.
An ENT diagnosed my condition as vestibular neuronitis caused by vaccine. This began on 1/21/17 and has not gotten better. Has anyone else had this happen to them after being injected with this vaccine?
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Waffalobill antoinette86545
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eleftherio33095 antoinette86545
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During the vaccination procedure, were you perhaps in a lying down position for an extended period of time?
Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD, FEAN
Clinical Neurophysiologist
Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology
karen86785 antoinette86545
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Very similar to my experience. I had the Prevnar vaccine over a week ago. I never had a sore arm or aches and pains that seem to comprise the bulk of complaints that I have read of. But, that night when I got up to go to the bathroom, I was so dizzy I could hardly walk. When I got up later to begin my morning, my head spun and I fought nausea. Fortunately, it quickly went away upon standing and I learned to wait for 10 seconds before trying to stand up. Dizziness continued upon arising and again when laying down for 7 days. One day was especially bad throughout the day just from standing from a chair.
It seems to be getting slowly better, but I hope it completely goes away. I can't help but attribute it to the vaccine as I've never experienced vertigo like that and it set in on the night of my earlier vaccine.