Does anyone know in all Embrel shots are in the little pen like injections things ? The last Embrel that the pharmacy ordered came in those things. I hate them
The thing with the pens; for me anyway is that they are easier. That's the only advantage. They still hurt like hell!! At least their over quickly.
My Enbrel injections really don't hurt much at all. The first two or three did but I've experimented with different techniques and now they are no problem. Here's what I found works for me. I take the syringe out of the fridge 15-30 minutes before injecting so it reaches room temperature. With my left hand I squeeze about an inch or a bit less of stomach skin together (after the alcohol wipe, of course) and very slowly ease the needle in (can barely feel it). Once the needle is in, I release the skin and, again, very slowly inject the Enbrel liquid. I haven't timed it but I would guess it takes at least 30 seconds to squeeze the plunger all the way down. If it begins to burn, I just inject even more slowly and the burning stops. Each week I alternate the side of the stomach I inject. Hope this helps someone.Humira has a different PH than Enbrel so it's got more of a sting and the stinging lasts longer because it's the fluid that's stinging not just the pinch of the needle. The alcohol can make it a stinger too. After wiping with the alcohol pad I fan the area to make sure all of the alcohol has evaporated. (Don't blow on it - germs!
Enbrel is NOT switching to all pens. I used to prefer the self inject too. They offer three styles: the SureClick autoinjecter (25mg), a prefilled 50mg syringe and the "classic"
I use the SureClick, and I like it. Once you get the hang of it,
it's super easy to use. It does sting though. Sometimes
more than others. But the injection only lasts 10-15 seconds, so
I can stand it. I do have to admit that I've never used the
syringe injectors, so I can't really do a fair comparison. But
I'm a wimp and don't want to have to see the needle
dordale
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