I had the same, also with AZ. After roughly 24 hours I felt like someone had thrown under a bus. For two days I couldn't do anything, then it slowly improves. My wife was the same. She now had her second shot, and apart from a few hours of bad headache no heavy side-effects this time.

Yes, they said that my second shot is due 80-100 days later. Used to be that the second shot was recommended to be taken after a month but a new study published amid the vaccine shortage found that the Astra-jab is better served 80ish days apart. When is your second shot due?

Its muscular / flesh pain right? Not bone / joint pain? I have the former.

I got Pfizer, so it might behave differently. Best of luck and may your arm not hurt too badly - btw this is perfectly normal, I was also sore for a couple of days after each shot, much like a mild-to-moderate muscular pain. Or what others may describe as bad (as moving it caused pain), I guess - I tend to have an above-average pain tolerance for continuous pain, yet still "scream like a little girl" when someone pinches me.

It then behaved as expected in my case.

Mind you oral contraceptives can severely disrupt a person's metabolism on their own. The stuff can be detrimental to one's health if not taken properly and under the direct supervision of a doctor. I'm not a doctor, but hearing of people mixing them with other treatments gives me the creeps.

Got my 2nd shot of Pfizer done and over with about a month ago now. Both times it felt not much different than the usual sore shoulder I get from the annual flu shot. *shrug* Some people are just luckier than others, I guess.

Like that pizza place that got paid I forgot how many bitcoin ages ago :P.

Yep, had two doses of Pfizer vaccine--one in Feb and one in early March--felt absolutely no different after each.

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What vaccine did you take? Three days ago I had a first shot of Pfizer, which is considered to introduce the least visible side effects. Unfortunately I had fever, headache, shoulder pain and general weakness of the body one day after. Everyone reacts differently to vaccines. Of course the final effect is worth the pain.

Edit: Nevermind, I already noticed that you took AstraZeneca.

Had my shot last week. I got some faint muscle soreness for a few hours, and after that nothing. I also have a very strong immune system. I have a complete immunity to the flu. I still get the cold once a year (usually in the summer) and I'm hoping to develop that kind of resistance to the the cold virus.

I got a lot of aches and chills after my second shot, but it only lasted a couple days. I believe everyone's immune response is different, but serious complications are incredibly rare. It's kind of a miracle really, though I know many will focus on the negative.

Going for the my first shot tomorrow. Wish me luck. Will most likely be Pfizer from what I can tell.

It's the lottery effect. When people see on TV someone winning the lottery, they think "that could be me". They don't see the millions of people who actually lost.

When applied to the vaccine, people see a few patients with complications and assume the same will happen to them. They don't see the countless others that are just fine. I'm not sure why people think like this.

Which one did you have? I had the Pfizer one and I felt pretty washed out for a couple of days. Because if you're vaccinated, your immune system can mobilise faster. Even the strongest immune system in the world benefits from vaccination.

Perfectly normal side effects with any of the major vaccines (Oxford-AZ, Pfizer, Moderna, J&J). I know people who have had each of these who felt terrible - and some who were lucky and hardly felt anything. I had AZ and felt a little cold and had an achy arm for a couple of days after both shots. Some people feel bad after the first and better after the second - and some the other way round.. If you have the vaccine in the morning, some side effects present that night, otherwise usually the day after.

Think of it this way - you're probably feeling better than you would had you caught Covid, and you've had a highly effective vaccine.

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