Have you received the Gardasil shot?!
Question: I was wondering if anyone experienced any side-effects? I'm supposed to go in on Thursday and I don't really want to feel sick during Christmas!
Answers: I was wondering if anyone experienced any side-effects? I'm supposed to go in on Thursday and I don't really want to feel sick during Christmas!
I got all three and was fine. My sister got the first two, first one she said felt like it was burning her during the injection. When she got the second one she passed out (fainted) and couldnt move her arm for a week. She said it felt like a bruise. She is underweight and very sensitive to things though.
You should be fine if you relax during the injection. Just make sure you eat a good meal before you go to the doc.
Do NOT get this. It has caused death.
Never heard of it =/
no but im going to and a lot of my friends have they say it hurts for a few days after especially after the second shot it hurts more but i dont know of any real side effects
I will NEVER get this under-tested vaccine. TOO many risks.
i didnt. it is a new product and theyy dont know all the effects yet.. one effect so far is it can make yu have retated babies
i havent received one myself. but here's some information..
Gardasil side effects
Becoming infected with HPV is much more dangerous to your health than receiving the vaccine to protect against it. However, like any medicine, Gardasil can cause side effects but the risk of serious side effects is extremely low.
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
pelvic pain;
severe stomach pain; or
pain, swelling, or stiffness in your joints.
Less serious side effects include:
pain, swelling, redness, or itching where the shot was given;
mild fever;
nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, upset stomach;
dizziness;
runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, cough; or
muscle pain.
Side effects other than those listed here may also occur. Talk to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome.
What other drugs will affect Gardasil?
Before receiving Gardasil, tell the doctor about all other vaccines you have recently received.
Also tell the doctor if you have recently received drugs or treatments that can weaken the immune system, including:
an oral, nasal, inhaled, or injectable steroid medicine;
medications to treat psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, or other autoimmune disorders, such as azathioprine (Imuran), efalizumab (Raptiva), etanercept (Enbrel), leflunomide (Arava), and others; or
medicines to treat or prevent organ transplant rejection, such as basiliximab (Simulect), cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral, Gengraf), muromonab-CD3 (Orthoclone), mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept), sirolimus (Rapamune), or tacrolimus (Prograf).
If you are using any of these medications, you may not be able to receive the vaccine, or may need to wait until the other treatments are finished.
There may be other drugs that can affect Gardasil. Tell your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you have received. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and drugs prescribed by other doctors. Do not start using a new medication without telling your doctor.
NO, DON'T get it. It hurts like hell and it leaves your arm sore for weeks after, and you have to get 3 of them. Save your time and money. You can still get cervical cancer, it just prevents HPV (Human Pappiloma Virus) ( an STD) which has no symptoms except that it may cause cervical cancer when you're much much much older. People don't even know the side-effects yet, who knows it could kill ?
I have gotten all of the shots in the Gardasil series. They caused me some pain in the injection site for like 2 days, but it was just stiffness and uncomfortable stuff. Nothing that ruined my day really. They do really hurt for like 20 minutes afterwards, though not a first. I'd reccomend going ahead and getting them. Definitely WILL NOT ruin your Christmas. Ignore the other answers, it is actually being proven that Gardasil is even MORE effective than originally believed! Good luck!
my friend got it and said she could feel it going through her arm and she aslo said it hurts.
i however don't plan on getting it.
it has WAY to many risk.
its not worth it.
just don't sleep around and the chances of you getting it are slim unless you inherit it.
Do NOT get this, this is a very very new drug that has not been tested for its long term affects!
Also, even if you DO get it, it is not 100% that it will prevent the four (out of many) forms of cervical cancer it says it will prevent!
If I was in the age range, I still would not get it.
If I were within the age range to have the shot, I wouldn't do it.
Below is my answer to a previous question on this very subject a few months ago... This is how I feel about the HPV vaccine:
"I personally think they (pharmaceuticals) are using little girls and young ladies (ages 9-26 yrs) as guinea pigs. Why this specific age group? Because they're experimenting. We will all see, 10-20 yrs from now, the long term effects that aren't really spoken of today. The cancers or who knows what other diseases that these young ladies will develop from here then."
It's too new, not tested enough. I wouldn't chance it.
Choose your partners wisely, practice safe sex; and chances are, you won't be infected with the virus.
Don't listen to the other posters about not getting it.
Gardasil has had many years of testing (on animals and humans) before being approved. My sister was actually in one of the original tests - she hasn't had any problems (nor the HPV strains!) and she originally got it in 2000.
It might cause some muscle soreness at the site. If it does, you can take advil or tylenol and move the muscle a lot to relieve it.
I have received the first of the 3 shot regimin and I felt ok afterwards. I only had some soreness from the injection site, since it burns for some reason when they inject the vaccine, and that was it.
Everyone is different though. If you tend to react to vaccines, you will probably react to this one.
Nope ..I'm a guy.