- SOUND is a support group for people who developed Narcolepsy as a result of the 2009/10 H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine, Pandemrix.
- It's run by a very small team of volunteers who's family have been impacted.
- What is Narcolepsy?
- Narcolepsy comes in two forms, Type 1 with Cataplexy, and Type 2 without Cataplexy.
- Cataplexy is a muscle tone weakness that is usually triggered by emotion.
- Other common symptoms of Narcolepsy include...
- Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
- Very disturbed nighttime sleep, with vivid dreams know as hypnapompic and hypnagogic hallucinations
- Sleep Paralysis
- Automatic Behaviour
Surge in Narcolepsy cases each time the scandal is covered in the media.
www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/surge-of-20pc-in-narcolepsy-cases-is-linked-to-swine-flu-jab...
Surge of 20pc in narcolepsy cases is linked to swine flu jab as families seek damages
independent.ie
The number of people presenting with symptoms of narcolepsy from the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix has soared by more than 20pc in the wake of an Irish Independent exposé.
John Hunt
I am glad that James never got the 2nd shot, the 1st shot did enough damage. The sad part is that we are fighting a brick wall with no help. He suffered a side effect LISTED on the package, and was available to the relevant HSE personnel. Yet, we got nowhere. And they drag it on because the statute of limitations is running out and has run out for many. All vaccine damages are treated with the same term -idiopathic and physcological by the Irish Government, who don't give a damn. We are left to try and manage by ourselves.
I even discovered that symptoms I had e.g. nightmares were part of the side effects from the vaccine. I just thought they were a random unrelated thing. It makes you wonder how many other symptoms you have are linked to it and not just coincidental 🤔😳
Banji Sanni Mary Sanni
Link to article today in the Sunday Independent about Mary Minchin who has Narcolepsy & Cataplexy after vaccination while she was a health care worker. www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/nightmares-narcolepsy-and-sudden-weakness-turn-marys-life-up...
Nightmares, narcolepsy and sudden weakness turn Mary's life upside down after swine flu vaccination
independent.ie
On her short car journey to work, Mary Minchin often had to stop her car three or four times and pace up and down on the road to fight a sudden desire to sleep.
I'll look at that later jess but not surprised. I think you should focus on Rob & kids theyr the ones who matter. Had great day not long dun dinner. Xx
In the Sunday Independent today.
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/nightmares-narcolepsy-and-sudden-weakness-turn-marys-life-upside-down-after-swine-flu-vaccination-37823667.html
The Sunday Independent will probably send a link to SOUND
Is it possible to get a clearer picture of this article?
In today's Independent: "These revelations now present very serious questions for the State, the HSE and GSK as to what exactly happened with Pandemrix."
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/swine-flu-jab-fears-reported-two-years-before-irish-recall-37339557.html
Dutch government reserved 5 million for victims of pandemrix vaccine.
Also relevant for our girls who have become ill after the GSK HPV vaccine Cervarix, which contained the sister adjuvant AS04. http://timeforaction.org.uk/
My son had the Focetria vaccine - anyone else get N after that as he did?
Regina Lenihan
Sadly - like other vaccine adverse reactions , nothing will be done., and statue of limitations will apply. We couldn't move forward with legal as we could get nobody to take our case. This will continue, the swine flu, the MMR, the HPV vaccine - All those who react badly to vaccines will continue to be ridiculed, ignored by all the governments.
In the British Medical Journal today... Pandemrix Vaccine: Why was the public not told of early warning signs?
www.bmj.com/content/362/bmj.k3948
Pandemrix vaccine: why was the public not told of early warning signs?
bmj.com
Eight years after the pandemic influenza outbreak, a lawsuit alleging that GlaxoSmithKline’s Pandemrix vaccine caused narcolepsy has unearthed internal reports suggesting problems with the vaccine’s safety. Peter Doshi asks what this means for the future of transparency during public health emer...In today's Independent: "This is not Ireland in the 1950s or 1960s. This only happened nine years ago, and people are entitled to answers about what happened."
We tried to go down the legal route, but were told that we would have to come up with 250 ph for solicitors, get specialiists, etc out of our own pockets,which we did not have the means for. James has a sleep disorder, he has lesions, punctuates, resulting from a brain inflammation - encephalomyelitis, which is a listed side effect of this vaccine, which triggers, a whole myriad of conditions. Sleep apnea, narcolepsy just to name a frew, and auto immune conditons, many conditions which also are associated with CFS, Chronic Fatique Sydrome,- also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis. In the international consensus, it is something else triggered by vaccines. Fibromyalgia and other problems which the HSE deems normal for young people is also issues. This vaccine has triggered a LOT of problems, which the HSE was aware of - but deemed it not necessary to disclose. They deemed the victims of this vaccine - as not important .
I was a functioning narcoleptic I never had a problem at work I never had a problem with medication I was a size twelve no weight problem I was a therapist for the NHS . I remember going in that room asking if there were contraindications and they said no over and over you have to have it. I collapsed at work that day and no medication worked after . I lost my job my health everything no narcoleptic drugs ever controlled my narcolepsy ever again. Now I have three carers. I don't stand a chance with any compensation as I am too unwell to prove that it all came from that exact date. I just feel I should tell my story so other nhs workers can mKe better choices that don't include their life or others
Paul Cannon😳
Have other vaccines caused such brain injury? It seems there are so many people developing Autoimmune conditions...😞
Regardless shame on you ! Just like the H.S.E.Takes years to prove even judges admonish these people it makes me won't to explode with frustration that sick people suffer at the hands of lawyers paid millions to stop claims by pharmaceutical companies 💞
Mairead-Casey Walsh
This is exactly what happened to me
My son got ADEM now he ha childhood MS .he was 3 going in 4 ,when he got the 2 swine flu injections.
I didn’t let my son get vaccinated for swine flu because it was rushed out, I remember being told I would have to sign a waiver clearing the HSE from all damages claims. It was a big red flag. It turned out okay. He never caught the swine flu.. it’s awful that so many that got the vaccine are now suffering..
In today's Sunday Business Post, Susan Mitchell says "At a time when the anti-vaccine movement is posing very real threats to public health, the state's immoral response to genuine victims of Pandemrix will surely only feed misguided anti-vaxxers and fuel the fears of the vaccine hesitant."
If she did any real research she would find out that Pandemrix is Not the only vaccine that can trigger serious adverse reactions in some children!
How about these...they all got compensation in court. Not genuine?
Are these victims not genuine?? https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10216132756128981&id=1153042971#!/nancy.novax/albums/717551081655296/?refid=52&_ft_=top_level_post_id.10216132756128981%3Aphoto_attachments_list.%5B10216132739048554%2C10216132741968627%2C10216132742368637%2C10216132740608593%2C10216132741408613%5D&__tn__=%2As%2AsR-R
She has me blocked on Twitter The paper she writes for probably has vested interests in Big Pharma!
Very important lessons from history. Dr. Ida Milne talks about how vaccines have dramatically improved life in Ireland, and says "When the next major pandemic threat comes, I worry that people will hold off on vaccines partly because of the Pandemrix vaccine scandal and partly because they see that the 2009 flu didn't live up to the threat posed at the time."
www.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/health-features/when-the-next-major-pandemic-threat-come...
independent.ie
I grew up on a farm in Wexford. My granny had four brothers who were doctors which gave us all an interest in what they did. They were the exciting things in our lives. Two of them were
There is no pandemic threat. They make it up for sales tactics. This is what we have now. Same goes for in Ireland. If you look at real historic data it shows disease was declining dramatically before the introduction of mass vaccinations. Here is a great article with links to real facts. https://jbhandleyblog.com/home/2018/5/14/savehumanity
A great article and video from BBC III about a young woman with #Narcolepsy. It focuses on her Excessive Daytime Sleepiness. Up to 15 naps per day and yet she says about narcolepsy "I've got it, but it doesn't have me". #Inspirational Read the article and watch the video. www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/27a3c100-33d1-4229-a0ca-4e53c9fa7dfb
No, I'm not wasted or being rude - I've got narcolepsy - BBC Three
bbc.co.uk
For most people, sleep is a luxury - something you indulge in on a Sunday morning, curled up in bed without the pressure of an alarm clock.Kellie & James talk to Joe Nash on Limerick's Live 95. "When things go wrong, people need to be looked after... We need accountability and we want them to stop fighting"
In today's Mail on Sunday Magazine a fantastic young man tells his story about how Pandemrix caused Narcolepsy and changed his live.
Take a few minutes to read this well written piece from Clare Daly please, then share it.
claredaly.ie/latest-pandemrix-revelations-we-need-answers-from-government-and-justice-for-narcole...
Latest Pandemrix revelations – We need answers from Government, and justice for narcolepsy sufferers
claredaly.ie
The revelation this week that some individuals received not one, but two, doses of controversial swine flu drug Pandemrix In 2011, is genuinely staggering! Some of these people went on to develop narcolepsy, an horrific incurable condition which results in sufferers falling asleep without warning, w...
Dear Mrs. Sullivan, Thank you for your emails of the 10th and 15th April 2014. Your comments are noted and we will add this updated information to the existing record of your son’s condition. As you have stated nervous system disorders such as encephalomyelitis are a known side effect associated with Pandemrix. Details of such effects are included in the approved product information (Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) section 4.8) for Pandemrix, previously provided and publically available, so as such will be known to relevant HSE personnel. Kindest regards, Emma Emma Mooney BSc. MSc. Scientific Officer - Pharmacovigilance Human Products Monitoring Department Irish Medicines Board | Bord Leigheasra na hÉireann Kevin O'Malley House, Earlsfort Centre, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2. Tel: +353 1 676 4971 Fax: +353 1 676 2517
Copied and pasted from an email last year. QUESTION NO: 636 DÁIL QUESTION addressed to the Minister for Health (Dr. James Reilly) by Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin for WRITTEN ANSWER on 21/01/2014 * To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the list of all side effects of the swineflu vaccine Pandemrix reported to the Health Service Executive since 2010, both including and excluding Narcolepsy; the numbers of reported incidents of these side effects also including and excluding Narcolepsy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin T.D. REPLY. The competent authority for licensing and safety of all medicines, including vaccines licensed in Ireland is the Irish Medicines Board (IMB). From 2010 to date, the IMB has received 783 reports of suspected adverse reactions to Pandemrix, the majority of which are consistent with the known effects of the vaccine as described in the product information (product information for all authorised products is publically accessible via the IMB website). The most frequently reported reactions included the following : 754 - Nervous system disorders including dizziness, headache, fainting, and drowsiness; 485 - General disorders including fatigue, injection site reactions, temperature changes and weakness; 259 - Gastrointestinal disorders including nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain; 127 - Skin and hypersensitivity disorders including rash and allergic type effects; 121 - Musculoskeletal disorders including muscle pain and muscle weakness. Many of the reports describe a number of reactions, so the number of reactions exceeds the number of reports. To date, the IMB has received reports of 49 cases with clinical information confirming a diagnosis of narcolepsy in relation to individuals vaccinated with Pandemrix. However the IMB is awaiting information on further possible cases where clinical investigations are ongoing and is actively following up to obtain this information. Overall updates on national adverse reaction reporting experience are shared with relevant HSE groups, including the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, the National Immunisation Office and with representatives of the Department of Health through the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC), at which all of the relevant groups are represented. Reply, Reply all or Forward
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalomyelitis
In today's Irish Independent on Saturday: "The State has a duty of care". Simon Harris TD: Accountability needed in An Roinn Sláinte! Are they even telling YOU the truth?
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/narcolepsy-drug-firm-got-indemnity-and-government-refuses-to-step-in-37205393.html
Why after 5 days coverage in the Irish Independent is our Taoiseach and Health minister still refusing to address the latest scandal in our health system. 😡😡
In today's Independent: Clare Daly and Marc Macsharry urge the Government to "do the right thing" for the people developed Narcolepsy after being given Pandemrix.
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/its-been-an-extremely-tough-eight-years-for-ben-waiting-for-help-family-of-boy-with-narcolepsy-37202467.html
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/government-urged-to-do-the-right-thing-for-sleep-disorder-sufferers-37202478.html
Keep up the great work all. Lovely photo of the Blackwell family
Great stuff.
We all know at this stage - they will do absolutely nothing, and they will continue to bury their head in the sand, pretending this doesn't exist, and they will continue to push the vaccines! They will not acknowledge The Encephalomyelitis that occured as a result of this vaccine which triggered the sleep disorders, - Narcolepsy, Sleep Apnea, the immune dysfunction, the tachycardia and more. All LISTED side effects that they were aware of!
I am sure you will get to meet him and his lovely family at one of our annual events Naomi. You honestly couldn't meet a nicer family. X
well done all and best wishes to Ben xxx
Well done and thank you Blackwells for doing this. 👍
Best Wishes to you all..
Well done 😊
SOUND members talking to Della Kilroy about Pandemrix and Narcolepsy on RTE Radio 1 Drivetime, 9th August 2018. Simon Harris TD, were you listening? Turn the SOUND on if not!
