AbbVie to take Nimbles IL23R for psoriasis

[Fred]

Shots get a bad reputation because of auto injections and lack of training on how to administer them. There’s very little to no pain involved with syringes if done correctly.

Agree again, it is important to be trained and once you get used to it there is no pain.

[Kat]

Shots get a bad reputation because of auto injections and lack of training on how to administer them. There’s very little to no pain involved with syringes if done correctly.

Very true.

When I was a child I was afraid of shots (had a bad experience at about age 8)

Now that I'm older (as in OLDER) and a human pin cushion at times , I don't mind them. However, the idea of giving myself an injection was intimidating. I have only used the injector pens but was surprised at how easy they were. There was only one that "hurt" if you even want to call it that and that I dreaded. (Taltz)

I am not sure as to why I felt it. I don't exactly remember what I felt, I know it wasn't a stinging sensation but something else. The other ones (Stelara, Consentyx and Skyrizi) I usually felt nothing other than the plastic of the pen against the skin. On occasion their might be a brief "feeling" but no pain or anything. Probably from not letting it warm up long enough. Well Stelara wasn't a pen as I didn't inject myself but went in for a nurse to administer. I do not know why it was set up like that! But I never felt anything other than a tiny pinch of the needle at times.

I am a firm believer that if I can inject myself pretty much anyone can!! (I can be a wimp at times)

[Fred]

I am a firm believer that if I can inject myself pretty much anyone can!!  (I can be a wimp at times)

Yes the first time it just doesn't feel right, but once you have done a few it is just a simple process.