B12 injections. I have 6 booked. Do they hurt?

[Whatintheworldgirl]

Do they hurt as bad as people have told me 🙈

I’ve just finished my course of 6. Well yes, they are a little more ouchy than most injections but it’s literally just for a couple of seconds. I think it also depends on your nurse. I had two different nurses. One injected really slowly and the other was done in a flash! I think I preferred the faster one.

Anyway, it’s now two weeks later and I feel so much better. No more falling asleep during Eastenders and I’m even still awake at the end of Bake Off!

Yes. For about ten seconds.

I wiggle my toes to get through it 😂

I've been on B12 injections for years. I've never even seen the needle 😁 the best way I can describe it, is when you walk into a door and bang your arm it hurts a bit for a couple of seconds and done it's over. I do occasionally have an ache about 10 mins later but it lasts about 2 mins. I'd rather take a slightly hurty injection over the way low b12 makes me feel.

Same as PPs. The description of banging your arm on a door is a good one. I’ve been having them for nearly ten years now and I can honestly say it’s never occurred to me to think about whether they hurt or not! The fact I’m only thinking about it because I’ve seen this question, which makes me conclude that (a) they don’t hurt that significantly and (b) they are really worth it and really needed.

It's a bit stingy but it's over in seconds. I've been getting them for nearly 10 years.

When I had my 6, 4 hurt and 2 didn’t strangely. My next one did again. They are definitely stingy but nothing to worry about.

Not sure what people have told you specifically but I'd describe it as a very brief sharp sort of pain - obviously not exactly enjoyable but hardly something to write home about and it is over very quickly. You certainly do get used to it when you know what to expect. Like any injection some might hurt a bit more than others on the day depending on the skill of the person doing it, whats going on with your body and so on but it's still minor.

The more relaxed your arm is, the less it will hurt as there's less resistance to the needle. Give it a bit of a wobble and a flop before hand for best results. You'll have forgotten about it by the time you walk out the doctors surgery.

No, not really. Tiny pinch like any injection.

I was told my a nurse as a child to always take a big deep breath when getting an injection. Still do it, not sure if there's any logic or science to it but they never bother me much.

Not especially. Jab veteran here - I have MS. Had a b12 course. It's not a big needle.

Relax your arm - shake it if necessary to loosen it. Take a deep breath and do a long slow noisy breathing out as the needle goes in. Don't forget it also smarts a bit as the fluid goes in after the needle has gone in. So make sure the breathing out is looooong.

It's a bit random sometimes how much it smarts because it depends how close any nerves are each time.

The nurse won't mind you breathing out like that.

Then give yourself a treat

It doesn’t smart, it aches. It isn’t a small pinch like most injections, it is infra muscular, that is why it hurts like a punch or knock to the arm.

I have them regularly. The seconds sharp scratch is worth it for the huge benefits.

I find them sore. Like vinegar in a cut

Had them for years and I don’t give them a second thought. Hurts a bit for maybe 2 seconds.

I’ve had my course and had 8 as the nhs course couldn’t start for a month due to staffing so I went private for two as I could hardly walk.
I had mine in my thighs as I’ve had frozen shoulders so have to be careful. The moment I thought it was feeling a bit of pressure any discomfort was over.
Felt so much better after the course. Worth fleeting discomfort.

I've been having them for over 25 years. As they go in, they kind of hurt (like if someone touched a recent bruise) but tha last's all of ten seconds.

no aching arm, like a flu injection. And the knowledge that the cloud of depression and tiredness is about to lift makes it all worthwhile.

Depends on the nurse - some insist it's leas painful if they do it slowly and vice versa!

I was meant to have them, but am severely needle phobic so declined. It didn't help that people who have them would delight in saying how much they hurt. I use a spray now, and have done for almost a year.
I know a lot of people who self inject. That was definitely a thing during Covid as many GPs stopped them.

Ask to have everything prescribed to do your own, my arm throbbed but I can stick it in mythigh & not blink.

Coincidentally, I had mine today. It stings a bit but is over in seconds. I'll have them for life as I can't produce B12.
With the loading dose I alternated arms.

The stuff stings/hurts as it goes in but it’s soon over, I just did alternate arms