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The new Moderna vaccine kicking anyone else's ass? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by kescusay to c/asklemmy

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Up until now, I've only gotten the Pfizer vaccines. And while I've reacted to them, it was never particularly bad. Light muscle aches and some fatigue were basically it. Worst was the second one - I could feel my hair follicles and eyelids with that one.

But the Moderna one seems to be quite the beast.

When I found out I could get the new Moderna, I was excited, since I've heard that mix-and-match is probably the strongest immunity you can get. And I figured it wasn't going to be that bad when after several hours, I only had some light fatigue.

But today has been awful. Consistent fever around 102.3, chills, headache, nausea, whole-body aches, and ludicrous levels of exhaustion. I've been utterly useless.

Is this what Moderna vaccines have been like all along? I'll take it over contracting COVID-19, definitely... but ouch. It's hurting me plenty.

Next morning update: Chills are gone, fever seems to be gone, muscle aches aren't entirely gone, but they're fading. All in all, 10/10 would feel like shit for a day again to help stop the spread of a dangerous disease.

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[–] akaCat 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Oh ick, I’m scheduled for Moderna on Friday. Oh well — I’ll be far more annoyed if it’s “rescheduled” again.

The worst I’ve had so far is that I can’t have my blood pressure checked on that arm anymore. The pressure of the cuff hurts so much that my blood pressure shoots straight up. Luckily I discovered that early enough to always get the Covid shot in that same arm.

[–] kescusay 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Woah, that's weird! Like, even if it's been months since the last shot, you can't get your blood pressure read from it because it hurts too much?

[–] akaCat 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yup! I most recently let my Dr try that arm about a month ago, and I’d last had a Covid shot about 10 months before that. Of course I have no idea if each shot is continuing the problem, or if someone just goofed when they administered the first two shots and nicked something, or something.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Brand new chronic pain condition! How fun

[–] kescusay 2 points 1 year ago

Weird. I wonder if one of the vaccinations nicked a major nerve.

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