Copaxone

[candy158]

Hi guys, this is a question for us users of Copaxone.  I am wondering if anyone knows the reason we have to pinch up our skin before doing a manual injection?  I am asking because some of my sites are easy to do that, but some are not.  I have just been injecting , like anyother needle, and my reactions are minimal.

Am I doing something wrong?   With the Autoject, the reaction sites were just to sore, and lumpy, and I'm trying it this way.....

\\\\\\\\So, what do ya think???

Thxs...
Candy

[JaneK1975]

Yeah, the pinching is only for manual injections (which I do 5 out of 7 days per week). I asked my SS nurse why the pinch, and she confirmed that it's just so that you don't accidentally inject into muscle (which HUUUUURTS like a b@stard).

Like you, I am finding that I have less site reactions and my lumps go away faster where I manually inject. However, I am autojecting into my arms, and I always had the worst lumps there anyways... I'm glad to hear that you're doing well with the injections, Candy!

Hugs,
Jane

[maxthecat43]

I was only able to do this (pinching up the skin) for manual injections.  I think maybe it to make sure it gets under the skin layers. (But I don't know for sure.)  When I used the autoinjector, I wasn't able to do this step.  

[jensequitur]

I've never pinched the skin with the sub-cutaneous needle.  I make sure there's subcutaneous fat and inject away.  I know the instructions say to do so, but since I didn't have to pinch with the autoject, I figured it wasn't as important.