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    am i doing it wrong? copaxone

    shot in the upper back arm tonite and it hurt so much i cried. had a few involuntary muscles twitches afterward and can feel sensations down into my hand. Been on ice for at least 20 min. still hurts, not crying now. Tried meridian tapping. i made sure to prop my arm in order to push the flesh outward to get a nice chunk exposed for the autoninjector. I donīt think i can do this if every nite itīll make me cry, hurt for hours and "mellow" to welts that hurt and itch. Am i doing it wrong? tried calling sharedsolutions via skype (out of us) and itīs the holiday. weird nerve sensations started while typing this- in the wrist of the shot arm - underside, outer edge, right where a bracelet would be, but in one spot. tx

    #2
    How deep was the autoinjector? I keep mine at 5 for everywhere! Even my arms. I do have a good layer of fat over most of my body, but I do find the arms do tend to hurt the most.

    You might have hit a vessel or something. You can skip your arms if that bothers you. I do both sides of my tummy and also sometimes under my bellybutton. I do inside of my thighs, and outside of my thighs.

    But skip your arms if they bother you too much. It is also important to get it deep enough, so I wouldn't do less than a 5 on the autoinjector unless you are a stick!
    Brenda
    Adversity gives you two choices in life: either let it make you bitter, or let it make you better! I choose the latter.

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      #3
      I've had this happen too

      in my arm and it was really painful.

      It been my theory since, that I shot the med too close to a nerve. ( at first I thought muscle) .

      I spoke with my MD afterwards and he wasn't much help~ told me it wasn't the needle --- I ALREADY knew that. I have not injected in that arm since because it still is sore --6 months later.

      Nothing really helped me except pacing the floor and putting extremely cold ice packs on it that night. I think I took extra Ultram too. It went away about an hour or so after it started.

      Nothing has happened since then. But I don't inject in my arms anymore.

      Sorry this happened to you.
      Try to hang in there. It will get better.
      T-tk (dx RR 10/08 Copax.2008)
      Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So...get on your way.

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        #4
        This happened to be too when I was on C, but only twice in the 5 years on it. I don't have enough fat on my arm so I ended skipping that area. Plenty of space on tummy and thigh, so that became my new routine. I actually used heat whenever I hit a nerve or something. That tends to be my panacea. Sorry you are hurting. Hang in there!
        1st sx '89 Dx '99 w/RRMS - SP since 2010
        Administrator Message Boards/Moderator

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          #5
          Try doing it WITHOUT the autoinjector. I felt that the autoinjector injects the fluid too fast which causes pain and burning. I only used it once, the very first time and never again cuz it hur sooooo bad. Always injected myself after that so I could go at my own pace. It didn't burn nearly as much. Also ice the are about 10 mins BEFORE the injection.

          Also, even though I have plenty fat on the back of my arms, I also used that area less.

          Good luck - try without the injector!
          Dx: 2001
          Currently on Tysabri since Dec 2010
          Feel lucky to be doing so well!

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            #6
            It sounds to me like you may have hit the muscle, that's happened to me before. That's what the Copaxone people told me it sounded like. I don't do my arms anymore. I just can't reach around to get in the fat tissue well enough, and my DH hates doing anything involving an injection, even if it only means clicking the little button!
            Diagnosis: May, 2008
            Avonex, Copaxone, Tysabri starting 8/17/11

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              #7
              spoke with the sharedsolutions nurse and she told me to do the 45 degree angle entry, to do manual over autoinject and to to dial down to a 5 if you donīt have much fat on your body. Donīt know why the literature doesnīt mention the 45 degree info. My hand is still experiencing some buzzing from the shot. Luckily and thankfully the pain is a 1 compared the 10+ yesterday.

              Thanks for your input in my tough moment.

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                #8
                Hope you are feeling better now.

                Arms I usually skip.

                IF I feel like shooting there, I inject manually (Twice a year aprox. just to practice again).

                Arms do hurt much longer after injecting there.

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                  #9
                  You have something called the radial nerve near the elbow. If you hit it the pain is exquisite.

                  But.............we all have pain, bleeding etc. It is part of doing this thing. You have to remember why you are doing it.

                  I have to agree with twisterred. If you are using the autoject switch to manual. It is by far less painful.

                  Frankly I just don't focus on the pain anymore.

                  j
                  Diagnosed with MS spring 2010; Still loving life

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                    #10
                    Hit a nerve, damaged my right hand

                    On December 12th 2016, I was injecting Copaxone 40 mg in my right arm (under in fatty tissue) as trained by the Shared Solutions nurse. I hit a nerve and experienced extreme pain, in my right arm down to my right hand. At this point I can assume the damage is permanent. There is still numbness in two fingers of my right hand. The pain has left me. However, I still don't have full functionality of my right hand. At first I couldn't even pick up a tissue paper. To this day I can't use a zipper. I'm continually exercising my hand in hopes it will get better. Has anyone else experienced this?

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Temagami View Post
                      shot in the upper back arm tonite and it hurt so much i cried. had a few involuntary muscles twitches afterward and can feel sensations down into my hand. Been on ice for at least 20 min. still hurts, not crying now. Tried meridian tapping. i made sure to prop my arm in order to push the flesh outward to get a nice chunk exposed for the autoninjector. I donīt think i can do this if every nite itīll make me cry, hurt for hours and "mellow" to welts that hurt and itch. Am i doing it wrong? tried calling sharedsolutions via skype (out of us) and itīs the holiday. weird nerve sensations started while typing this- in the wrist of the shot arm - underside, outer edge, right where a bracelet would be, but in one spot. tx
                      Based on my many years of taking copaxone I sympathize!
                      My first shot in upper left arm felt like a 6' tall hornet sting and continued to be painful for 15 minutes or so. All the injection sites hurt, though my stomach was the most painful.

                      Over the years the shots became less painful, I'd tell you when if I had access to my diaries, but the exW threw them out.

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                        #12
                        1. I skip arms, thighs and hips. They all hurt too much.
                        When I was on Copaxone 20, I got approval from my MS Specialist to inject only in my stomach. It was the only place that didn't hurt. Because of the risk of lipoatrophy (dents), if I inject in the same place too frequently, I rotated 4 different spots and only injected 4x per week.
                        Now that I am on Copaxone 40, I can take the full recommended dose and inject just 3x per week.

                        2. When I was on Betaseron, I injected manually. With Copaxone, I found that the auto-injector hurt less, rather than more -- possibly because I can set the depth. Some people find that manually is better for them. We're all different.
                        ~ Faith
                        MSWorld Volunteer -- Moderator since JUN2012
                        (now a Mimibug)

                        Symptoms began in JAN02
                        - Dx with RRMS in OCT03, following 21 months of limbo, ruling out lots of other dx, and some "probable stroke" and "probable CNS" dx for awhile.
                        - In 2008, I was back in limbo briefly, then re-dx w/ MS: JUL08
                        .

                        - Betaseron NOV03-AUG08; Copaxone20 SEPT08-APR15; Copaxone40 APR15-present
                        - Began receiving SSDI / LTD NOV08. Not employed. I volunteer in my church and community.

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