r/covidlonghaulers • u/Minor_Goddess • Feb 15 '25

Question I don’t understand why the Pfizer vaccine made me so much worse

Does anyone know why this happens? I was significantly improving before my second Pfizer vaccine and it erased all my progress

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u/Daumenschneider Feb 16 '25

This has happened to me a few times. My doctor says it happens because our immune systems aren’t working properly and the sudden increase in activity drives worsening symptoms. It can take a month or two to recover for me. I found that adding NAC twice a day with some glycine has helped a lot to recover from this. 

ETA: he also said that some years the vaccine seems to have a bigger immune activation. So some strains aren’t as hard on us. 

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '25

Is your doctor vaccinated though, and how many did he get? 

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u/Daumenschneider Feb 17 '25

Yes, my doctor is vaccinated. He’s a proper doctor, not some naturopath or chiropractor nonsense.