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Very Sad: Cheerleader Gets A Flu Shot & Now She Can Only Walk Backwards!

Sunday

Senior Member
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Wow, that is a sad video. Think it'll get anybody to think twice about the efficacy of antiviral shots? Maybe it will work where science doesn't. Won't help her, though.
 

Victoria

Senior Member
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Location
Melbourne, Australia
Incredibly sad.....

(I've always declined the free flu vaccination every winter where I work, as I didn't react well to a tetanus shot in 2000. The distressing condition of this poor girl makes me glad I have done so).

One wonders whether the neuroplasticity in her brain will eventually take over & she might recover some of her muscle control?
 

andreamarie

Senior Member
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195
Dystaunia is a side effect that you can get from many meds. E.g. compazine for nausea is one of them. Thorazine prescribed for schizophrenia, etc is another. It's not a rare side effect. One in a million from the flu vaccine is likely much less than the number caused by meds.
 
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Robin

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Dystaunia is a side effect that you can get from many meds. E.g. compazine for nausea is one of them. Thorazine prescribed for schizophrenia, etc is another. It's not a rare side effect. One in a million from the flu vaccine is likely much less than the number caused by meds.

It wasn't dystonia, but something mysterious that has resolved.