Enbrel injections

[stubbs1958]

Is anybody on enbrel injections using the pen for rheumatoid arthritis and is it painful, I'm on benepali injections with a pen and they really do hurt so thinking of going on to enbrel I've been told they don't hurt as much.

Thankyou

[Barrister]

They sting exactly the same, I’m afraid!

Clemmie

[stubbs1958 in reply to Barrister]

Thankyou for letting me know Clemmie.

Peter.

[Hidden]

Where do you inject?

[stubbs1958 in reply to Hidden]

In my thigh I have also tried my stomach.

[Hidden in reply to stubbs1958]

Ok stomach is best a good tight pinch I don’t use the alcohol wipes as that make the sting worse. I also warm up the pen. I leave it out for a few hours and then under my arm pit for 5/10 mins. If it is cold it hurts more

[stubbs1958 in reply to Hidden]

Hi, I use the pen you don't pinch your skin with the pen, I normally leave it out of the fridge for 2 hours before I inject it, thankyou for your reply.

Peter.

[Hidden in reply to stubbs1958]

Hi peter I too use the pen but was told to pinch. It seems like we all told differently

[stubbs1958 in reply to Hidden]

Thankyou I will look into that.

Peter.

[Eiram50 in reply to stubbs1958]

I pinch too, I take it out of the fridge and I leave it for about 30 mins.

The easiest and less painful time for me, is injecting after a shower!

Good luck with things x

[stubbs1958 in reply to Eiram50]

Thankyou Eiram50.

[KittyJ]

If you inject in your thigh try your tummy. I was injecting in my thigh and it was agony and I had to stop. The nurse reckoned it was going into the muscle so try somewhere else 😊

[stubbs1958 in reply to KittyJ]

Thankyou Kitty for your advice.

Peter.

[Runrig01]

I’m on benepali and get no discomfort. I used to when I alternated time my thighs. Now I just use stomach and it’s completely painless. When I did use thigh rheumy suggested applying ice to the area for 5 mins, it did help

[stubbs1958 in reply to Runrig01]

Thankyou Maureen.

[Eiram50]

I agree with clemnie, they do .

[stubbs1958 in reply to Eiram50]

Thankyou for your reply.

[helenlw7]

I’ve been on Enbrel for over 10 years with a very short period - 4 weeks - on Benepali and the pain was the same.

[stubbs1958 in reply to helenlw7]

Thankyou for that it looks like I'll stay on benapali.

[Paula-C]

I'm on enbrel and I take mine out the fridge the day before and I've found is better in your tum, been on enbrel since 2012. I don't think they'll let you go on enbrel, Benepali is a biosimilar drug and it's cheaper. I was told I had to switch to a bio drug and I refused, thankfully they let me stay on enbrel, but all new patients starting on anti tnfs had no choice in the matter, they had to go on a biosimilar drug.

[stubbs1958 in reply to Paula-C]

Thankyou Paula-c for your reply, I was on Embrel for 15 years with th sringe they changed me t benepali when I started using the pre-filled pen.

[tracine]

I have had RA for over 40 years. I'v taken many tablets that worked fairly well but lost usefulness in 2 or 3 yrs. I used Humira injections (given myself using the syringe) for 4 yrs til it lost effectiveness. I have now used the Enbrel syringe for 6 yrs and I feel it is no longer effective but my dr. has not prescribed a new med. I much prefer the syringe for little or no pain when injecting.

[Gemma_RA]

The embrel pen stings aswell. However I got my pen changed to a syringe and i can put it in as slow or fast as i want. Its brilliant. Far better than the pen. I have now been switched the benepali and its syringe to