• Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 days ago

    I took them for a few years in middle/high school, and they worked well for me. If you don’t feel like going to a doctor every week for the shots (and you aren’t too freaked out by needles) you can usually also administer them yourself. My roommate in high school hated needles and shots, so I’d of course make sure to administer the shots while he was in the room.

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      5 days ago

      My spouse administers their own shots for their Chron’s disease medication; are the shots pretty much like… the tubular thingies wherein the needle’s kinda hidden and all you feel is the prick after pressing a button? Or is it like… the full-on here’s-a-fucking-needle-good-luck-chump shot?

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        It’s been years since I took them, but at the time I used something that looks like the image below. Not a huge needle, and injected into an area with fatty tissue like the thigh or stomach so didn’t really hurt either.

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        4 days ago

        At the time I was taking them I would have been on my parents’ medical insurance, so I’m not sure of the costs. I would imagine self-administration would be cheaper if only because you’re not paying for an office visit.