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Sorry dear but it is unlikely that this is a reaction to the flu vaccine at all. What this sounds like is a Vasovagal reaction. These often occur when people present for minor procedures such as injections, blood draws, piercings, nosebleed cautery and the like. It is just your bodies response to stress, pain and activities that you don't like. Often it can be helped if you eat something light beforehand. In the future I would recommend that you keep a cool drink nearby, ask for a cool damp rag(paper towel even) to place on your wrists, lay down during procedures and arise very slowly. The reaction took place much too quickly afterward to be attributed to an allergy to the medication. I wouldn't pass on the flu shot in the future, just let the clinical staff know of your reaction so that they can help you through it better in the future.
As far as the muscle soreness goes, what often happens is that the medication is given into a very tensed up muscle. (hard to avoid at times) This causes the injection material to be bound up within the muscle tissue and can take a while to work out. Massage the affected area and do try to use the arm, it will help disperse the vaccine solution through your tissues and the soreness will more quickly resolve. There is no harm in applying ice to the are either. Hope that helps.
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