HUMIRA PEN OR SYRINGE?

If anyone is taking Humira please let me know if they prefer the auto injectors or syringes and why.  Thank you.

Same with me.

I started it a few weeks ago. The starter kit is the pen and I had to do four shots. Next time was two shots. It's actually pretty easy. I would NOT want to deal with the syringe. Pinch the skin, push then plunger, wait, and done.

Uh... but don't try to recap the pen before you use it. I got real light headed in front of the nurse for the first pen, and she told me to relax, so I went to put the cap back on. Out came the medicine. Whoops.......

I didn't realize there were options. I've always gotten the pens shipped to me from the specialty pharmacy. I guess that's the only way they get them.

I'm with you Aimee.  I much prefer the syringe.  I think the pen hurt a lot worse.  It took me more time to work up the nerve to do the syringe but it was easier in the long run.  You can push the plunger more slowly rather than how the pen just pushes the med in so fast all at once.

They both have their pros and cons.  In my opinion, the pen hurts more than the syringe because it goes in so quickly.  With the syringe, you can control how fast the medicine goes in.  I always injected really slowly and I didn't feel a thing.  If you leave the pen out for about a half hour, it doesn't sting as bad, but it still goes in quickly (and it's also better to inject where you have the most fat, which, for me was the stomach. The more muscle, the more it's going to hurt).  The syringes aren't great if you have a needle phobia.  And it took me a while to get used to the force required to actually pierce the skin.  If you're not afraid of needles, but are worried about the pain, I'd go with the syringe.  If you don't mind a few seconds of stinging pain and just want something quick and easy, try the pen.

Neither of them are bad at all once you get used to them.

Thanks for the input everyone. I am going with the syringes. My brother has diebetes so I have been around syringes a long time.

I've been using the Humira Pen since January, 2010. After reading all these comments I'm thinking about asking for the syringe. Apparently I'm in the 25% of the population that has to do the injections every week instead of every other week and mentally It is killing me.