My Syringes came in via mail today and so I did my first injection right away. Since Im doing Monotherapy I started with 5mg to see where it leads me. This was also the first time injecting myself with anything. It was kinda scary, but next time it will be way easier.
How so? Seems less dangerous than auto injectors people use for other medicines. Autoinjectors are less pleasant for self-use (but more pleasant when using on others - granted I never tried using a syringe on someone else, but I don’t know if I even could outside a serious emergency).
I would be terrified if breaking the needle
The needles are made of stainless steel which is very strong. Worst case it may bend, but it should remain functional so it’s not catastrophic if it does. You can still finish what you’re doing before disposing of it.
I’ll admit that my only experience with using them myself was clearing out sample vials that needed to be shipped internationally. So I had to use a needle to drain everything out of the vials, which involves poking the needle into the vial several times. I’ve done it many times, and only bent the needle once, and the seal on the vial is much tougher than skin.
Seems like that would be pretty hard to do? Guess I could try doing that next week though? Not in my skin of course. I’m terrified of the needle, but that’s not a concern that seems realistic without some extreme circumstance, like a car suddenly busting though the wall and hitting you mid-injection.
I completely acknowledge that this could be an irrational fear