Might this be a side effect to a booster shot?

[left-of-center2012]

I got my Moderna booster Tuesday morning and did not even get a sore arm from it.

I just woke up now, Thursday morning 4 a.m., with severe lower back pain so bad I can hardly move. I have done nothing that might have caused it.

Has anyone had something similar after getting their COVID booster shot?

[Rorey]

1. Could be, or could be a coincidence

Make sure you're hydrating.

It could be a kidney stone.

[left-of-center2012]

3. I've never had a kidney stone but ...

I would think that would cause pain on one side where the stone is and the pain I am having goes all across my lower back.
Fortunately I happen to have a video appointment with my primary care physician scheduled for tomorrow so if it continues maybe he can prescribed a muscle relaxer.

[lark]

14. Kidney stone pain is nothing at all like muscle pain.

It's sharp, feels like acid is pouring out of you, is shocking in it's intensity. It's very specifically located, no traveling around, just through you.

[left-of-center2012]

15. The pain I am having ..

It's all across my lower back from left to right.

[lark]

16. Guys are different than girls, for sure, but a guy friend had kidney stones & his pain was like mine

Yours sounds like bad muscle problems, but maybe it's time to see a dr. & hopefully get some relief?

[left-of-center2012]

17. Google says ...

It's a common side effect to the Moderna booster I had a couple days ago.
However, I do have a video appointment today with my primary care doctor.

[lark]

18. Yeah, I read that the side effects for Moderna can include muscle pains.

Hope these end soon and hope doc can help.

[gademocrat7]

2. My Moderna booster shot side effects

Were a sore arm and headache for 24 hrs. Hope you recover soon.

[John Ludi]

4. Hmmm...

I had the same thing the next day...I thought it was from the way I slept, as that happens with my back once in a while...but it COULD be from the booster. I got the Moderna one, myself. My only other issue was a sore arm.

[róisín_dubh]

5. Huh, that's odd. I have a few friends/family who got Moderna and had no issues.

I got my Pfizer booster and felt like dog doo. I had COVID in July, which may have caused such awful side effects (very swollen armpit lymph nodes and fever). I'm mostly back to normal now, three days later.

Hope your back heals up quickly!

[LisaL]

6. Muscle pain could be a side effect of Moderna booster.

I didn't have muscle pain (other than injection site), but I had fever for two days (started the next day after the booster) and a Moderna arm (lasted a week).

"5 Common Side Effects After Moderna Booster
According to clinical trial data collected by Moderna, the most commonly reported side effects after the booster shot were: 

Injection site pain 
Fatigue 
Headache 
Muscle pain
Joint pain
Source: Moderna/FDA"

https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2021/booster-shot-side-effects.html

[left-of-center2012]

10. Thanks

If it's a side effect, hoping it'll be gone in a day or two.

[Mike 03]

7. There's a really long discussion on this topic on Reddit:

Not discussing the Booster, but the Moderna vaccine and low back pain.

Did anyone else experience really intense lower back pain after their second shot?
Vaccine
I got my second moderna shot last wednesday and then 2 days later after no symptoms my lower back started hurting like NO OTHER.. like seriously 9/10 pain.. and I'm JUST NOW feeling a bit better.. it could not have been the second shot but I kinda think it was..

Anyone else experience this or just me?

289 replies so it's a long discussion (I didn't read it, but hope there are some answers for you in there). Hope you feel better soon!


https://www.reddit.com/r/CoronavirusWA/comments/mqv4b3/did_anyone_else_experience_really_intense_lower/

[left-of-center2012]

9. Thanks

I'll read it.

[SYFROYH]

8. My joints and muscles ached severely after the M booster

Coupled with fatigue and what felt like sinus pressure, I stayed in bed and napped heavily.

[bamagal62]

11. I had lower abdominal pain.

I felt like my lower abdomen had been used as a punching bag the day before. Finally went away. But it was not was I was expecting.

[left-of-center2012]

12. I thought I might get 'flu symptoms'

I didn't expect lower back pain.

[WhiteTara]

13. My SO was in deep pain

and was unable to use his muscles for about a day. He's in bed and complaining of pain again today. The pharmacist told me that is not uncommon, but not life threatening or really a problem.