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Enbrel Autoinjector Pen Injection - it doesn't work for me. i want to be back on sulfasalazine which did work when i was using that medication. this jab is just a cheap alternitive, which maybe works for some people. meanwhile im at work and crippled by the end of the day.
- I'll be starting on enbrel in a couple of weeks. I've had loads of injections over the years - blood tests, steroid jabs etc. I also have to insert a catheter in my dick every time i need a piss so jabbing myslef with a little needle holds no fears for me! Some of you need to man-up badly!
- this shot doesnt hurt. just think of the serum shot blade gives himself
- @PetrifiedFungus Haha, I remember that feeling the first time I did it. You'll feel even better once the stuff starts working.
- Wow, just did my first autoinjection of Enbrel tonight and I have to say what is everyone whining about? I also take a methotrexate injection weekly and this pen is AMAZING!!!! No pain whatsoever....HONEST to GOD, ALLAH, BHUDDA, or whoever else you may believe in. The best injection of my life! Thank the above Dieties for good MEDS!!!
- getting ready to take my first injection tomorrow, I already do weekly methotrexate injections in my stomach. I'm using the pen on my thigh, how's it feel?
- I love the click injector, it changed my life for the better. If I had to I would inject my tongue, just don't want to go back to the pain that I used to feel before being on Enbrel.I don't care about the pain that I have to feel for a few seconds, that is nothing compared to the nightmare I lived in for the past 10 years, having AS.
- Mm, my first one took about 2 hours before I started to feel a slight cold tingle in my joins.
- Thank yo.. :) My friends ate my video alive.. LoL Of course i posted it to facebook right after I did it.. I've still yet to hear the end of it.. :)
- Just like my first time. I looked at it for at least five minutes because I REALLY didn't want to do it, but I knew I had to. I put on some music, uncapped it, found a spot and pushed the little button. Figured that if I could distract my mind while doing it it wouldn't be bad... And it wasn't bad at all. But good job on your first injection!
- I got myself so worked up over my first injection, ok, maybe a bit TOO worked up.. But as you can see from the video that i posted, I felt no pain.. The home health nurse was there to make sure i did things correctly and everything.. But after it was all over, my tension was greatly relieved.. No burning, no pain.. At least for me.. Go watch my video.. If nothing else, its comedy! :-)
- I have A.S. as well. Its a tough life. Your not alone. I used to use the auto injector myself, those hurt like crazy. I use the small hypos 25mg x2 weekly now Believe it or not...I find the hypos totally pain free as compared to the auto injector. I had to overcome my fear of sticking myself DONT quit taking it...unless you absolutely have to!!! I quit for a few weeks to check my pain level with no meds. My symptoms, when off the injections, were almost unbearable. Good luck to you
- Yeah, it's painful sometimes. I find that if you just take in a breath while injecting and realize that you would be in much more pain than without injecting, it's bearable.
- Question. Does this hurt you? I've been using the autoinjector for about 3 months and sometimes cry because it's painful. I alternate both thighs. I almost never hear people say it's painful. So my question is, are you really tough (and I'm a baby) or does it hurt also?
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- diabetes?
- I did it in my stomach for the first 3 months,and burned every time. Now I alternate thighs, and there is absolutley no burn or pain at all.You need to try all injection sights to see what is more comfortable.Shooting in the stomach, there is no muscle, so the medicine flows very fast and burns.The thighs, not as much and its a slower injection.5 seconds in the stomach....15-20 in the thighs.
- Hope it works as well for you as it does for me. Within 3 hours I felt it starting to work. By the next day I could run... And I wasn't able to run for the 10 years before!
- Thanks i really appreciate it...and yeah thats a good price i pay $16 for it and I just got mine today...I hope to see results real soon and can't wait.
- Let me start by saying congrats on your first time! When you click the pen the button stays down until its finished and the window becomes solid purple. {Just make sure to solidly push the button. If you click it lightly it sometimes gets jammed and you have to get a replacement.} It's a good idea to loosen the muscle up before injecting and to keep it relaxed. I'm paying $30 for mine, thankfully I have really good medical insurance.