The new Moderna vaccine kicking anyone else's ass?

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.

BitingChaos,
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The old Pfizer doses would shut me down for 3 days.

Fever, chills, body aches, fatigue.

The first shot wasn’t so bad. The second and third were insane.

I’m pretty sure I’ve had a fourth shot, but I don’t remember how I felt. I think I got covid last year, after already having the third shot, and I’ve been dealing with symptoms for over a year now (mostly muscle fatigue).

I want the new shot with the new variant mix, but I’m also afraid of how I’m going to react to it. I have too much going on at work and home right now to take half a week off for the shot.

I have a pretty crummy immune system and have always dealt with autoimmune issues, so it’s important that I get the shot, even if I react badly to it. :/

FReddit,

My immune system is compromised by a low level form of leukemia.

I was scared when I took the first Pfizer – no side effects.

The second one was painful as hell. The others were no problem.

Then I got Covid last week for the second time anyway.

kescusay,
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That sucks, sorry to hear it. I hope it was at least a mild case.

A_Random_Idiot,

Every shot and booster I’ve had made me feel like shit for several days, and made my arm throb as if I’d been shot for about a week.

But if my choice is between that and long covid, well, I’m chosing the shot lol.

kescusay,
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But if my choice is between that and long covid, well, I’m chosing the shot lol.

Bingo. I have extended family with long COVID and it sucks ass. My father-in-law used to be the strongest and most active guy I knew. Woodland firefighter, constantly doing stuff with his hands. All of that is over now. Long COVID has wrecked him. He’s probably going to be on supplemental oxygen for the rest of his life.

hamid,

Too bad you didn’t drop dead, nothing of value would have been lost.

A_Random_Idiot,

Someones nipples are all twisted this morning.

clueless_stoner,
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Nothing of value will be lost when you can no longer interact with this instance either. Goodbye

Dagamant,

Happened to me, got worse each booster. The initial shot had me feeling kinda drained for a day or two, second made me feel like I had a cold, third made me feel like I had the flu really bad. I haven’t gotten the most recent one yet because of how bad the last one was. All were Moderna.

kescusay,
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Might be time to try the Pfizer one.

phoneymouse,

Moderna does this to me every time. Usually I take a long nap and then feel better.

maniacal_gaff,

I got the latest Pfizer and it knocked me out for about a day. Extreme fatigue, chills, and sore muscles all over kicked in about 10 hours after the shot, lasted about 6 hours, and then I slept after that.

Very_Bad_Janet,

So interesting to hear all of the individual reactions. I had the Pfizer primary series - the first shot was rough but the second shot, and the Moderna booster I had later, only caused some arm pain.

I just had my fourth shot, the Moderna Spikefax, along with the flu shot at the same time. Caused malaise overnight and pain in the COVID shot location for 3 days.

Whatever pain and inconvenience the vaccine shots cause it's nothing like having COVID. Ask me how I know.

kescusay,
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Ask me how I know.

I’m going to take a wild guess here: You or people you know have had COVID and it sucks donkey balls?

son_named_bort,

I’ve gotten Moderna for all my COVID vaccines so far. The only one to kick my ass was the second one of the initial shots. That one gave me a fever the next day, but I was able to call off work so it was okay. I was okay the day after, but sadly I had to go back to work.

sturmblast,

I had a very similar experience the first time I had a Pfizer shot, I think it’s fairly common

Brkdncr,

I think it’s good if you have a strong immune system response to the vax. It means your immune system will be charged up with antibodies.

I always plan to take 1-2 days off after getting vaccinated.

kescusay,
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That’s what I should have done. Oh well. At least I’m feeling a lot better this morning. C’est la vie.

BillMurray,

Is there a chance you just happen to have gotten sick coincidentally around the same time that you got the vaccine?

kescusay,
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Unlikely. I mask up everywhere (especially with these new strains running rampant). Plus, I just woke up and am feeling a hell of a lot better.

otherbarry,

Sounds about right. Haven’t gotten the updated shot yet but I’ve gotten the first Moderna shot & later the Moderna booster. Both times I kind of went through a quick and short fever/chills stage & some fatigue.

For me personally that seems to kick in around 8-12 hours after the shot so I try to get it early in the day, head to work/head home, then with any luck I sleep through most of the side effects & feel more or less okay the next day.

kescusay, (edited )
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That’s what I should have done. Instead, I got it late in the day, slept, and woke up just in time for the side-effects to start ramping up. :(

vettnerk,

A coworker of mine did exactly as you. He never described his symptoms and exactly how bad they were, but he stated that overall Moderna was the worst one, but far better than covid itself.

kescusay,
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I’ve been lucky not to catch COVID at all so far. I’ve got extended family who have, and it’s been an object lesson in why vaccinating is so important. With vaccines, I feel crummy for a day or two. My father-in-law is on year three of feeling crummy due to long COVID, and my brother-in-law is on year two.

ryannathans,

Maybe you actually caught something while getting your vaccine

kescusay,
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Don’t think so. Just slept off the worst of it and I’m feeling a lot better this morning.

BrianTheeBiscuiteer,

Happened to me. After my 2nd booster I felt really crappy for 3-4 days. Got tested at a clinic and was positive for the flu.

Jordan117,

I’ve always gotten Moderna, and yeah, it sucks for like 36 hours. Headache, fever, chills, sore arms, fatigue. It passes pretty quickly though, and it’s a hell of a lot better than getting COVID.

kescusay,
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Seems to be passing for me now, so that lines up.

MxM111,
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Moderna was the easiest on me - did not feel a thing, not even a shoulder pain. I guess this is individual.

kescusay,
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That’s the sense I’m getting, yeah. Some people are saying Pfizer is the one that really knocked them out and Moderna never did. Guess I’m just the reverse. Oh well, I do feel a lot better this morning at least.

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