Going down the rabbit hole again... help please

[JustMe]

Ok so I'm terrified of the vaccine and also terrified of getting covid. Not sure what to do. I'm breastfeeding still and don't want to hurt the baby and not sure what to believe about the vaccine. I actually got hired part-time at a local shop. I made it 3 days before I convinced myself I had covid. I started feeling sick and have a slight cough. I got tested for covid on Friday but I don't think the lady tested me right. I have another test set up for this Thursday. I was hoping if I get another negative to get vaccinated but I do have a slight cough. I'm scared I already have covid and I'm going to die. I'm really going nuts up all night thinking about it. My heart has been skipping beats, I'm worried about sudden death and blood clots. Idk wtf to do! I've already quit my part-time job. I am kinda feeling really depressed and hopeless. People don't wear masks or believe in getting the vaccine where I live. I haven't been in a grocery store or near people in over a year besides dr appts for the baby. The first time near anyone was at that little shop where I got that part-time job and now I'm sick! I feel like I'm dying or going crazy. This cough is really freaking me out! I'm scared! The baby has a slight cough too. What if I got him sick. I'll never forgive myself!

 

[Fraser]

You aren’t dying. That is your health anxiety. Talk to a doctor about the vaccine and ask them what information they can provide you regarding potential risks. They will be able to give you knowledgeable advice on this subject. When it comes to asking people on this forum about this subject, there are a lot of people here that can help you with your anxiety because we have suffered from it, but none of us are experts on vaccines. Trust the experts.

 

[Cuchculan]

Case of have you got 1 vaccine you prefer over the others? This is something we are seeing a lot of in Ireland. There are 2 vaccines people simply don't want to go near. At first it was said you take what you are giving. But over time that has changed. More a case of if they will take that one, we will get that one in. Rather they take something than take nothing. Honestly, since day 1 of all of this I have imagined coughs and various other things. Know loads of people who were the same way. Did notice prolonged wearing of a face mask simply made my throat dry and made me cough more. Just for that day in question. When there is something like this going around it is easy for the mind to run wild. I get the whole anxiety issue about the vaccine, which is something I mentioned in other posts before. That it is not people against the vaccine. It is people who are just anxious. An anxiety about the vaccine. Lot got to do with all the stories they hear. Which is why 2 of them are disliked here in Ireland. Lot of bad press about them.

 

[JustMe]

Case of have you got 1 vaccine you prefer over the others? This is something we are seeing a lot of in Ireland. There are 2 vaccines people simply don't want to go near. At first it was said you take what you are giving. But over time that has changed. More a case of if they will take that one, we will get that one in. Rather they take something than take nothing. Honestly, since day 1 of all of this I have imagined coughs and various other things. Know loads of people who were the same way. Did notice prolonged wearing of a face mask simply made my throat dry and made me cough more. Just for that day in question. When there is something like this going around it is easy for the mind to run wild. I get the whole anxiety issue about the vaccine, which is something I mentioned in other posts before. That it is not people against the vaccine. It is people who are just anxious. An anxiety about the vaccine. Lot got to do with all the stories they hear. Which is why 2 of them are disliked here in Ireland. Lot of bad press about them.

Thanks for your reply. I've heard Pfizer is better and that is what I would get vaccine wise. That is the one that is available to me also. The others are Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. All of thos propaganda about the virus and about the vaccine makes me feel like I'm done with either choice, you know. I hate feeling like I'm trapped and this whole thing is making me feel that way.
My mother calls one day screaming at me to get vaccinated or I'll get coronavirus and die alone in the hospital and leave my kids motherless. Then my ex nurse friend will send stuff on my email about how unsafe the vaccines are and that we definitely shouldn't get them. Idk what to think anymore. All I know is I'm scared to leave the house and my anxiety is off the hook because of all of this.

 

[Iugrad91]

As someone who worked in the pharmaceutical field for many years, please trust the scientists and CDC over friends on FB and Fox News. There is so much misinformation out there and social media and certain news outlets propagate the spreading of this misinformation. You have doubts about how the person tested you, why? You are not the expert, you have not been trained in the field. Let the experts educate you, and don’t let your anxious thoughts and doubts cloud the facts. The vaccine has been given to millions and millions of people, it is as safe as other medicines that we take everyday.

 

[Fraser]

As someone who worked in the pharmaceutical field for many years, please trust the scientists and CDC over friends on FB and Fox News. There is so much misinformation out there and social media and certain news outlets propagate the spreading of this misinformation. You have doubts about how the person tested you, why? You are not the expert, you have not been trained in the field. Let the experts educate you, and don’t let your anxious thoughts and doubts cloud the facts. The vaccine has been given to millions and millions of people, it is as safe as other medicines that we take everyday.

This is good advice.

 

[suzzeeb]

I felt exactly the same way - trapped. Worried about not getting the vaccine and worried about getting it. I don't think we are alone in feeling like that. I was tired of worrying about the stupid virus so I got the Pfizer vaccine. I felt a slight bit of panic while getting the first shot but only for a couple seconds, and then I almost felt relieved. I wasn't worried about getting the second one. That was almost 2 weeks ago and I'm glad I did it because now I don't have to keep thinking about it and I feel like if I did happen to get Covid it wouldn't be life threatening. I will still be careful if I'm around a lot of people, which I never really am, and I still wear a mask at stores just to be extra safe.

 

[JustMe]

As someone who worked in the pharmaceutical field for many years, please trust the scientists and CDC over friends on FB and Fox News. There is so much misinformation out there and social media and certain news outlets propagate the spreading of this misinformation. You have doubts about how the person tested you, why? You are not the expert, you have not been trained in the field. Let the experts educate you, and don’t let your anxious thoughts and doubts cloud the facts. The vaccine has been given to millions and millions of people, it is as safe as other medicines that we take everyday.

I've had a few covid tests and they usually go up each side of your nose and kinda far back like where your nose touches your throat. This lady only put it in one side of my nose and barely in it at all. My husband even thought that was weird. So i was totally prepared to get the vaccine about 2 weeks ago and made a dr appt and my dr talked me out of it saying that i wasn't mentally stable enough to get the vaccine. I thought that was weird. I mean I'm super nervous but I thought they wanted people vaccinated... she said she knows me and I'll think I did something that hurt the baby or myself and I'd probably end up in the hospital thinking I was dying. Anyways, I left that appointment really feeling down. Now I'm even more scared because of what she said. I am thinking I will just go to a local pharmacy and not tell her.

 

[Iugrad91]

I got tested last October for travel, we were driving to MA to visit my daughter, and when they did the test they did not do the deep swab. I asked about it and the doc said different tests require different samples and this one was more sensitive and didn’t require the “brain swab”. If you ever have questions it’s always good to ask right then and there so you don’t let your doubting mind make you think something was wrong.

I've had a few covid tests and they usually go up each side of your nose and kinda far back like where your nose touches your throat. This lady only put it in one side of my nose and barely in it at all. My husband even thought that was weird. So i was totally prepared to get the vaccine about 2 weeks ago and made a dr appt and my dr talked me out of it saying that i wasn't mentally stable enough to get the vaccine. I thought that was weird. I mean I'm super nervous but I thought they wanted people vaccinated... she said she knows me and I'll think I did something that hurt the baby or myself and I'd probably end up in the hospital thinking I was dying. Anyways, I left that appointment really feeling down. Now I'm even more scared because of what she said. I am thinking I will just go to a local pharmacy and not tell her.

 

[james81]

I just rread and re read your whole thread...
I never try to out think my doctor....Even if I don't follow his advice...I don't try to out think him
I think what your doctor is saying is based on the fact that you are still breast feeding....and her fear is that
everytime or every so often when you pick up the baby to feed,,,you will re-develop your anxiety
So...please....please...think this out well...and then do whatever it is you feel is really right for you
Best wishes

 

[ThankfulJen]

I just rread and re read your whole thread...
I never try to out think my doctor....Even if I don't follow his advice...I don't try to out think him
I think what your doctor is saying is based on the fact that you are still breast feeding....and her fear is that
everytime or every so often when you pick up the baby to feed,,,you will re-develop your anxiety
So...please....please...think this out well...and then do whatever it is you feel is really right for you
Best wishes

Great advice.

 

[randomuser251]

I was paranoid at first of the Covid vaccine, but if it was dangerous why would they give it to essential workers like Doctors and Nurses? What's the plan behind that?

 

[JustMe]

I was paranoid at first of the Covid vaccine, but if it was dangerous why would they give it to essential workers like Doctors and Nurses? What's the plan behind that?

Yes. I sucked it up and got vaccinated yesterday. Feeling much less anxiety about the whole thing. I'm glad I was able to do it. I did have a major panic attack at walgreens and thought I was dying though, so next time I will get the second dose probably at a dr office so i don't make an ass of myself again.

 

[Sweet T]

Great. Glad you got the vaccine.