Day 1: It's kicking my butt

I finally started feeling my first side effects last night around 10:00pm. In a time span of about 15 minutes, I started shaking uncontrollably, started looking pale, and my eyes turned red. Okay, okay... the injection worked and it was time to go to bed.

I woke up around 2:30am thinking I had slept a really long time. Boy was I surprised. This thing is kicking my butt right now, but I'm still in good spirits.

Side effects I feel so far:

• Chillls - I felt really cold about 3 or 4 times during the first part of my sleep. I had to put on a beanie for warmth.
  
• Hot flash/fever - I got really hot two or three times after the chills.
• Muscle pain - My lower back, arms and legs are sore. Hehehe... almost everywhere.
• Headache - Ouch - I almost never get headaches.
• Breathing issues - I noticed while walking to the bathroom that I was taking much longer and bigger breaths than usual. It didn't feel like it does when you're out of shape because the breaths were easy, but for some reason I had to breath deeper.
• dizziness - I went to get some water, but couldn't walk in a straight line. Hehe... it was kind of funny.

Well, I guess that's it for now. Maybe I'll try to going to sleep again.

Oh yeah, I think I'll go with the 10 point scale instead of 5:

Mental: 9
Physical: 6


Update for the rest of day 1:

The rest of my day turned out not so bad. The chills and fever were gone by the time morning rolled by. I woke up with the muscle aches and lingering headache. As the day progressed, I started feeling much better. Right now, my body is achy and I'm a little fatigued, but it's manageable. Hopefully the worst has passed until I take my next shot Sunday night.