MENINGITiS????

i got a tetanus shot yesterday and i feel like i have meningitis. I have a slight stiff neck and sometimes when i walk i feel a LITTLE bit dizzy. Are these the side effects from the tetanus shot or do i have Meningits?

There are two forms of Meningitis. Bacterial and Viral. I had bacterial and it was diagnosed by performing a spinal tap. Usually the symptoms are:

Fever and chills

Headache

Vomiting

Stiff neck (patient may not be able to curl up in bed with nose to knees)

Irritability and drowsiness

Eyes that are sensitive to light

Delirium and confusion (uncommon)

Seizures (rare)

Coma (rare)

As far as your symptoms they may be a reaction to the immunization, but in lieu of the above, perhaps it's not Meningitis, but rather your reaction to the shot itself. If you truly believe you have contracted Meningitis, then you may have to submit to a spinal. Not fun because the side effects can be long term Migraines. Think twice and don't react as a result of what may be a hunch.

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/696_tet...

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