Hi @"Smiley Van Winkle", I had a quite severe reaction to Paclitaxol. It was my second dose (apparently if you're going to have a reaction to it, it is most often the second dose) and I had nurses running from all directions.
I was sitting in the chemo chair about 10 minutes into my second dose of Paclitaxol when I started feeling woozy and light headed. The next thing I knew, my heart felt like it was trying to rip itself out of my chest. I could have swore that someone was punching me in the front and back of my chest at the same time. The nurses said I turned a lovely shade of red too.
The nurses stopped the treatment, managed to stop the reaction and after making sure all of my vitals had settled down again, restarted the treatment at a 1/4 dose. Slowly the dose was increased to 1/2, then 3/4 and then full dose without any further reaction. I don't remember what medications were given to stop or prevent reactions after that but I did complete another two rounds of Paclitaxol with no problems.
I think everyone is different and not everyone will have the same reaction.
I hope everything will/has gone well for you.