As more and more people receive the new crown vaccine, many have experienced the side effects of the vaccine. Some people take painkillers before and after the vaccination in order to reduce the discomfort of side effects. However, physicians suggest that the Time and type of painkillers should be taken with care, otherwise they may act simultaneously with the vaccine and cause undesired effects.
Many people have experienced discomfort after receiving the new vaccine, mostly pain. However, recently a Chinese citizen took his usual prescription painkiller dexamethasone (Decadron) for arthritis relief after the vaccine because it was very sore and moving, and had a strong reaction that led to an emergency medical treatment, which was fine in the end. It is reported that the emergency room physician said that the drug and the new crown vaccine had some kind of effect, which made him feel uncomfortable.
Dr. Lin Yongjian, a Chinese-American physician at Cedars-Sinar Hospital’s Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Center, said it was difficult to explain why the discomfort was so severe because some details of the case were not clear. Dexamethasone has often been used since last year to treat patients with severe symptoms of neocon, and the drug reduces the strong reaction the body has to the appearance of the virus, which would logically attenuate the side effects of the neocon vaccine when taken. But the effective effects of the vaccine are also reduced, and this patient may also be experiencing discomfort for other reasons.
He emphasized that some pain medications do react with the vaccine and that these reactions are “immunosuppressive. In other words, some painkillers reduce the production of antibodies, making the body less resistant, and thus reducing the effectiveness of the vaccine.
It is well known that vaccines work by tricking the body into thinking that it is being invaded by a virus, so it begins to defend itself against the virus. These defenses can lead to a number of side effects, including soreness, fever, headache, muscle pain, or other temporary inflammatory symptoms, all of which may be part of the defense response.
According to Rochelle Walensky, director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in a recent news release, “symptoms such as soreness and fever mean that your immune system is working quickly and the vaccine is working.” Some painkillers that target inflammation, on the other hand, may suppress the immune response. A study of mice in the Journal of Virology found that these drugs may reduce the production of antibodies that are intended to stop viral infections.
First of all, people should not take painkillers before getting the vaccine, according to Lin. Secondly, people should know that all painkillers suppress the immune response, of which Tylenol (Tylenol), which you can buy yourself over the counter at the pharmacy, is the only painkiller that both he and the officials recommend and basically does not cause immune suppression. Advil or other ibuprofen-based painkillers will more or less suppress the immune response. Prescription painkillers such as morphine or hormones are even more potent in suppressing immunity. Lin Yongjian also experienced a “roller coaster” of side effects after administering the vaccine, but he said that taking Tylenol is basically enough.
But if the patient himself has been taking prescription painkillers because of pain, Lin said, there is no way to continue to eat. He stressed the need to consider the risk-benefit ratio in Medicine, painkillers may indeed reduce the effect of the vaccine, “if you can tolerate a few days, of course, it is the best,” but many pain patients can not tolerate the pain. He said including the hospital to these patients who are using hormonal painkillers, in the week before and a week after the vaccine administration will try to try not to use these painkillers, especially dexamethasone, but usually the pain is unbearable or will be used.
According to the official websites of Mayo Clinic and the National health Service (NHS), it is recommended that no vaccinations be given without a doctor’s permission while being treated with dexamethasone. This is because dexamethasone may reduce the body’s resistance and cause the vaccine to be ineffective. Even if the vaccine is a live attenuated virus vaccine, you may get infected instead. However, the new crown vaccine currently administered in the United States is not a live virus vaccine.
Lin said that according to the informal observation of other physician colleagues, the percentage of people who felt side effects was 70% to 80%, which is higher than the official figure.
For most people with pain, the CDC also offers other pain relief tips, such as applying a cool, wet towel to the area where the shot was administered and moving that arm. If you have a fever, drink plenty of fluids and wear light clothing. The CDC also says to call your doctor if the redness or pain in your arm increases after a day, or if the side effects don’t go away after a few days.
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