Amgevita

[Bootoo]

Hi all you wonderful knowledgeable people. I am starting on Amgevita , the pre filled pen soon and was just wondering is it as stingy as when you inject Benepali ?? I'm so soft I usually numb my injection site with an ice cube 1st 😂

[helixhelix]

not stingy at all!

[Bootoo in reply to helixhelix]

Ooo good that's just what I needed to hear 👍😂 thank you.

[Gnarli]

I never felt a thing! As to being soft, why would anyone volunteer for discomfort?

[Bootoo in reply to Gnarli]

My mtx injection doesn't bother me at all but Benepali is evil 😂

[Gnarli in reply to Bootoo]

I've not had that dubious pleasure, thank goodness. Wishing you good fortune

[Mistydawn]

Hi Bootoo, I have no experience of benapali injections but I find the amgevita really stings. I dread injecting myself. Sorry I guess we are all different.

[Bootoo in reply to Mistydawn]

😬 I should be use to the sting by now 🤷‍♀️😂 thank you

[oldtimer2]

I'm on a different brand - Imraldi. Yes it stings when I press the plunger. It's less painful in my stomach than my thigh.

I take a deep breath press down and breathe steadily, concentrating on my breathing until I hear the click. It wears off very quickly after that. It's so marvellous to be almost pain free and to be able to use my hands again that I would put up with far more!

[Bootoo in reply to oldtimer2]

That's what I think when it stings....it's for the greater good 😂 thank you

[TheBoys in reply to oldtimer2]

hi - am starting on Amgevita next week and wanted to ask how you’ve gotten on with it? Has it caused any side effects or issues?

Many thanks

[Bootoo in reply to TheBoys]

I'm still waiting after a prescription mix up 🙄 get mine delivered next week then a nurse coming the week after, so till then I can but hope it's going to work. Good luck with yours.

[Gottaloveastaffy in reply to oldtimer2]

I’m on this now and have to pluck up

Courage to do it 😂😂 caught myself by surprise the other week and pressed before I was ready 😂😂 that was interesting 😳😂💕

[Bootoo in reply to Gottaloveastaffy]

🤣 I really don't know why I'm worried about it I inject my methotrexate without a single thought. Fear or the unknown 😬😂

[CagneysMum]

my methotrexate sometimes stings but amgevita is not stingy at all 👍 Don’t inject straight from fridge … I leave mine to get to room temp for an hour or so.

[Bootoo in reply to CagneysMum]

It sounds very like benepali, like I said I use ice cubes but I was hoping I didn't have to 🤷‍♀️😂 thank you