I'm not long out of chemo, I also started on pacitaxel and carboplatin, but doseage dense, so both on week one, then just paxi for weeks 2 and 3, then start over.
I was tired straight after having it, would get home, and fall asleep on the sofa for most of the day. So I got in the habit of taking a decent picnic or big salad with me to eat during treatment, rather than snacks. Helped with the steroid hunger, and meant I'd eaten properly.
To start with, I didn't really look or feel any different. Two weeks in, to the day, and my hair started coming out. One week later, I'd had enough and clippered the rest off. The roots can get quite sensitive while it's shedding, so keeping it long can be uncomfortable. I kept my eyelashes and eyebrows on carbotax, but I did lose them after epirubicin and cyclophosphamide.
As I progressed through the treatment cycles, my fatigue built up. I had to nap for an hour around 2pm so I could get through the rest of the day. Keeping moving, like a daily walk, and having naps when you need does seem to really help with this. I also had a few issues with neuropathy, and eventually lost feeling in both feet, so had to skip a week of treatment. But the feeling came back during that week.
I have managed to keep working throughout, but I'm lucky that I wfh, and used my lunch break to nap. I'm in my 40s, and I wouldn't say I found carbotax brutal, but the effects built up slowly, wearing me down, so I was very glad to finish.