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.

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.

morphballganon,

Each of mine has been Pfizer but the stories I’ve heard about Moderna are consistent with yours

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.

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.

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. :(

Encode1307,

I think the moderna dosing is still double the pfizer dose. So I think it’s always caused a larger immune response. Ibuprofen will deal with most of those symptoms if you’re really not feeling good.

PurpleTentacle,

I believe one can’t 1:1 compare the dosage, Pfizer’s MRNA was supposed to be a little more stable and hence less of it was needed. But, yeah, Moderna’s dosage is higher.

I’ve gotten both over the years and Moderna always knocked me out harder, but never like OP. Symptoms have always been medium to strong fatigue and at most a mild headache.

I haven’t gotten the new booster yet.

rambaroo,

Moderna absolutely kicked my ass, I had the worst body aches I’ve ever experienced to the point that I was curled up in a ball on the floor until the double dose of Tylenol started kicking in.

I just got the Pfizer booster recently and had hardly any side effects at all.

Encode1307,

It helped to remind myself that I felt like shit because my immune system was at work. It’s a sign (albeit an unwelcome one) that the vaccine is working.

rambaroo,

Yep, better than getting COVID. It only lasted about 10 hours.

bamboo,

This was my experience with the initial rounds, but I was very happy to not get COVID. My employer gave me time off for recovery just from the vaccine which was great so I just didn’t do anything for a day.

I’m still waiting for my new shot now. Seems like all the pharmacies are backed up by a week or more, but I should be getting another Moderna next week.

kobra,

Your experience matches every shot I’ve had with Moderna. I’m planning to get Pfizer this time around, in the hopes that it goes easier on my body 🤞

Icarus512,

Don’t think I had any fever today but definitely fatigued, sore, body aches, and chills last night (vaccinated yesterday + flu). Had moderna for shots 1 & 2, and Pfizer for 3 (no real side effects I can remember). Wasn’t expecting to have any side effects since they were very mild after booster 2, but definitely was wrong. Wanted to try Novavax but don’t think it’s been approved yet and didn’t want to wait any longer

fubo,

Yep, did that this past weekend. Not a whole hell of a lot of fun. Advil helps a lot with the fever and chills.

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