Justice, it sounds like you may have had a severe allergic reaction (anaphalaxis?) I am not sure what actually happened to you, or if it happened the first, second, etc.. time you took it, but the se's really are just flu-like sx's. I am on Betseron, but I do not get much of the se's. Maybe just some hot flashes during the night and next day.

But, like any drug, there is always that chance you are allergic. I had several IVSM treatments over the years, but when I got it last year after my relapse, I went into anaphalactic shock. So now I am allergic to the very medicine they use to treat people with severe allergic reactions, whooda thunk!

You might want to explore that possibility first... just a thought