I got my first covid shot!

It was the Pfizer vaccine, and I did have a mildly bad reaction to it. However, keep in mind that I have an autoimmune disorder so it makes sense for my body to freak out over anything immune-system-related (which is why they even put me in the "watch closer for bad reactions" area). Within seconds of getting my shot I got a weird taste in my mouth (which is apparently super common, and not a cause for concerns), but then after a few minutes I started feeling dizzy. The place I went to get my shot probably gives thousands of shots a day (it's the main place for my city, which is the biggest city in the state), and the very nice doctor that had to sit with me for a full hour and a half said that they have several people every day with that reaction. My blood pressure did get super low, but it was back to normal before I left. 

IDK if y'all have seen that video of the nurse who got the Pfizer vaccine then started a press conference and then passed out, but it's the same thing. It's called a vasovagal response/vasovagal syncope, and happens sometimes when getting shots because your body basically goes "OH SHIT, WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS! PANIC! PANIC!" and then knocks you the fuck out. Some vaccines do that, and sometimes people get it from just getting a shot. It's NBD, it's something that existed long before COVID and the Pfizer vaccine, and goes away on its own. 

Beyond that, I still feel like shit. My entire body hurts. I have a fever, and I am exhausted. This makes sense because of the whole autoimmune thing, but is still lame. 

My mom got the Moderna vaccine, and had no reaction the first shot and felt really sick for a single day after the second shot (running a fever of 101, body ache, fatigue). Both my dad and my husband have had the first shot of Pfizer and neither has had a reaction other than a sore arm.