Posted on 12/15/2014 5:02:16 AM PST by 1raider1
The flu shot presents a challenge to your immune system. That’s what it’s supposed to do. But in presenting that challenge it can leave your immune system vulnerable to other infectious ailments that may be lingering about. Some of those ailments are annoying; some can be potentially serious. Which is why I always say, “If you need a flu shot, you probably shouldn’t get one.”
There are many different strains of flu each year, and a vaccine which will address 1-2 of them. Not worth those odds. Everyone I’ve known that has gotten a flu shot has been sick 1-2 weeks later. Toss in the Thimersol which has Mercury in it, and it’s a big no thanks.
The best course of action is to eat a well balanced diet, get plenty of quality sleep, and do everything you can to eliminate stress.
Also, be compulsive about washing your hands and limit drugs and alcohol .
These common sense procedures will do far more to keep you healthy than injecting foreign drug cocktails into your body.
I’m 60+. Being retired, I’m not often exposed to anyone with the flu. However, I get the flu shot every year over many years. It’s never made me sick. Ever.
For folk who say they got sick after the shot: If you work with a lot of other people and you all get sick a week after you get your shot, is it not possible that you got the flu that was going around before your immunity kicks in? Are you even sure that you had the flu and not something similar?
This year’s batch has been proven to be ineffective against the strain that’s been most common this season.
I’ve not had a flu shot in my life and never once have I had to the flu. Unless you’re a woman who plans to get pregnant, elderly, or in a field where you have a higher potential to be expose, I don’t recommend it.
Full disclosure: I’m not a doctor or professional in virology in any way.
Normally I get sick the same day I get the shot.
If your sick the worst place to be is in a hospital.
Got the Flu shot twice last year - once at the VA and once due to updating my Army Reserve physical — still go it...so, I ‘m good - since I actually got the Flu that they are now using for everyone presently...
forget about it!
I got a flu shot with no reaction. While many of the people I work with and around got the flu (and no shot, I asked) I did not. It was $14 well spent.
I got it so that I would not bring the flu to my loved ones. In most cases when one person gets it the entire household gets it.
I get one every year and never had a problem. I did get the flu several times before I started getting the shot.
When I first started getting the shot, I would feel the mild symptoms but that stopped after a couple of years.
Repercussions from the flu can’t last for up to a month. Ain’t nobody got time for that.
Note: I am already on the Autism spectrum so I don’t have to worry about getting the Autism from it.
Never had a flu shot, never had the flu. Why tempt fate?
Had my last one a few years ago. I had never had a reaction before, but this time my hip joints started aching to the point that I was hobbling! I didn’t correlate the two until a few weeks later when I googled, “hip aches/ flu shots” and got PILES of anecdotal evidence. That was enough for me. Never again!
Repercussions from the flu can last for up to a month.
I didn't get one for a long time, for a lot of the same reasons that you gave. Never mind the hysteria online (vaccines have mercury, they'll give you brain damage, etc etc etc. Lots of foolishness online, and even here at FR....)
Last year, I got S-I-C-K. Not just, "Man, I feel lousy" for 48 hours. It was - flat-on-my-back, high fever, not entirely sure I was going to live through it - sick for two full weeks. Fortunately, my employer was pretty understanding about it. And, my family didn't catch it, which was a real concern for me.
So this year, I got a flu shot. Other than a little soreness around the injection site (think, "Mosquito Bite"), no problems other than I've had the usual couple of colds this winter. Interestingly, the colds don't seem to last as long. 48 hours, runny nose, cough. That's all. Other winters, they've just lingered and lingered. Could be a coincidence, I don't know.
FWIW, I wanted the shot because - and more learned FReepers can correct me, here - the shots use dead virus. The nasal spray vaccine uses live, but weakened virus. That's what I read online, and that's what the doc told me. Sez me, inoculating myself with live viruses didn't make much sense.
I’m torn with the flu shot.
There are flu strains out in the wild that the innoculation can help guard against - it’s at least one level of prtection that otherwise might not be had.
Then there are the tinfoilers who think there are V-chips in the needles that will corrupt their precious bodily fluids and download porn from the NSA fusion centers into their optic nerves. (these people I tend to ignore)...
There are also valid concerns about people having nasty reactions to the shot itself, or those with healthy constitutions that the shot has no benefit for.
If you know what your body needs or doesn’t need, then by all means do what’s needed. But while we still have modern medicine available, don’t blow it off.
This article states the flu shots are actually bad for older people:
http://sharylattkisson.com/govt-researchers-flu-shots-not-effective-in-elderly-after-all
People have good reason to be cautious about vaccines, when you consider that some of the live viruses were introduced into animal organs (where the anti-bodies for the vaccine were produced). So, along with the anti-bodies you sometimes got animal viruses, which didn’t affect the animals but which devastated humans. You’ve heard the stories I’m sure. I’ve had the flu but I’ve never had a flu shot (that is unless I was involuntarily inoculated while in the military). I don’t know how old you are but if you’re posting here, you probably don’t need one. Your call.
I had to get one every year when I was in the military. Now that I’m out I am not getting ANY shots!
“ake something that makes me feel like I have the flu,”
The flu vaccine is designed to make your immune system think you have the flu.
That kicks in the immune system to build defenses and protect you.
The vaccine doesn’t give you the flu; but may make you feel a few mild symptoms for a day or so.
I have had very good luck with it.
We have a winner!
I would add exercise to that list.
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