Guest guest Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 Hi we have been giving enbrel shots twice a week with no problem. he doesn't even flinch, when we tried the higher dose with one shot a week he nearly jumped out of his chair ! He said it stung so bad, so we went back to twice a week.these shots don't bother him at all. Jane ( mother to systemic age 14 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 my daughter used to take 25mg enbrel twice a week, she didn't have a problem with it then, now she is taking it once a week and she said it burns, I tried to give it to her fast and slow she said it did not help --------------------------------- Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 I'm taking Enbrel twice a week; I started with the once a week, 50mg dose and it felt like injecting hot sauce! The 25mg dose doesn't hurt at all. If you call 1800 4 ENBREL, they will tell you that it is the PH of the solution for the 50mg, in that it has preservatives and is pre-mixed. I would much rather take 2 shots a week that don't hurt than one that does! On the Enbrel line they will give you suggestions for lessening the sting, which I tried, but I guess I just don't have much tolerance for burning shots! As for Rob, he is on the 50mg once a week, and he says it does burn but he'd rather just take it once a week. However, that needle on the prefilled syringe is so dull that he has difficulty getting it into his skin. So, he uses insulin syringes, fills them from the prefilled Enbrel syringe, and at least he doesn't have a dull needle. He's much happier since he thought of a way around the dull needle. Hope this helps. and Rob 16 Spondy On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 16:45:49 EDT Jitz45@... writes: Hi we have been giving enbrel shots twice a week with no problem. he doesn't even flinch, when we tried the higher dose with one shot a week he nearly jumped out of his chair ! He said it stung so bad, so we went back to twice a week.these shots don't bother him at all. Jane ( mother to systemic age 14 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Hey there...It's sad when the day you look forward to the most is the day you see your rheumy.....bad week: bad pain and bad emotions. Thank God for a good wife. Question: I'm going to my rheumy on Friday and hoping to get off MTX and onto a TNF blocker. A man can only take so much pain, Percocet and Ibuprofen. So....which is better....let me know... Thanks " owlhead326 " <owlhead326@...> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Percocet has a narcotic in it so is much stronger than Ibuprofen. Joanna Hoelscher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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