Does anyone else find Imraldi painful to inject?
Does anyone else find Imraldi injections really painful? I also take methotrexate by injection, and this are super easy. Sometimes I'm not even sure if the needle has gone in because I barely feel it. But the Imraldi injections really hurt and I dread each injection day. Does anyone have any advice?
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Hi @HollyP92 welcome to the Online Community
I have taken a look at the Versus Arthritis web site and found out that Imraldi is a biosimilar drug to Adalimumab which is now available under a variety of different names.
The information about side effects says:
...if you do have severe side effects or are concerned about your symptoms, contact one of the healthcare professionals in charge of your care.
The most common side effects are redness, swelling or pain at the place where you’ve injected. Regularly changing where you inject will help reduce the chances of this irritation.
The complete page of info for Adalimumab can be found here:
You may now want to talk to your doctor/rheumatologist about the pain of the imraldi injections to see what they advise.
Best wishes
Brynmor
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Hello HollyP,
Sorry it hurts. 😔
Do you have the pens or the actual syringe and needle?
I have Benepali pens and find it better if its left out of the fridge a couple of hours before I use it. A piece of advise a diabetic friend gave me is to gently press the needle around the injection site first and you will find a spot which is less sensitive, so inject there. It does make it a bit better though the drug going in can sometimes still be sore. I do keep telling myself it'll soon be over when it does hurt! ☺️
Love, Legs xx
Love, Legs x
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Hi Legs,
Thank you for your reply, I have the pens. On my next injection day I will try getting it out of the fridge a lot earlier and will see if that makes a difference. I just find it really odd that I barely feel my methotrexate injections but the Imraldi ones feel like I'm being stabbed with a knife. Why can't they all be the same?!
Holly xx
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Holly, maybe Imardi is a slightly thicker solution than the methotrexate and that's why you feel one and not the other. I don't look forward to jabbing either but I'm so glad of the benefits for the sake of gritting my teeth once a week. at least you know there are many of us out there jabbing too.
Be brave and let's grit and jab together 😄
Love, Legs x
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