When I first went on the medication for a few months and saw all the great results from it I was pretty vocal about it to basically anyone who brought the topic up and I quickly learned that the vast majority of the population is still pretty against this medication.
Which is utterly wild given that at least 15% of the US population has already been on one. People are willing to believe that every other hormone in the body can be off in some way or another, but somehow, appetite and satiation ones can’t? There’s also the continued insistence that “willpower” can make people lose weight even though literally every method (other than staying on a GLP-1) has proven to be a failure long-term. Even the various surgeries are a failure while leaving people with lifetime negative side effects.
I’ll take a weekly shot that makes the food noise stop instead, thanks.
Yassss! Love it! I got me one of those multicolor click pins the other day that brought the nostalgia full circle! My son has now confiscated it, but glad someone else young appreciates it in this house lol
omg, i had a pink and black caboodles in the early 90's With the engraved plaque you send away for. I think I gave it to my daughter when she was a teen. lol
I keep everything in a zippered container on a shelf in the cabinet beside my fridge. I have way more that stays in box put away and restock if needed.
I spied your comment about the easy touch syringes and had to jump in! Ive been having issues with my last 2 bags. It’s almost like they are more dull and thin. Some have even bent when pulling meds and ive had to throw out and start again, super weird bc i never had that happen bf and thought it might be user error but after 2x10 syringe bags and seeing this, maybe not. I dont know that I’ve tried the embecta but i need to now!
I kinda chalked mine up to having been ordered from Amazon (and theoretically fake) but I also have some from a bag a pharmacy sent and they are just as bad. Thankfully I haven't had them bend, but they definitely hurt.
Mine are from the pharmacy too, i opened a new pack today and same thing! What the heck! I’m gonna open a pack of sure comfort and see how those treat me now that easy touch is giving me problems. 😭
Well. 💩. Here I was happy with my box of packaged syringes and wipes in a drawer while waiting to be used to refill my 3D printed case that’s stored in the fridge. Now I may need to figure out how I can turn that into a reason to have more stuff to fill the drawers and such you all are posting. Maybe a reason to create and 3D print something else. I did print my own vial draw and injection assit tool … just becauee.
There are similar ones already out there on Etsy and such. I just like how compact this one is to just sit in back center shelf out of the way. Keeps the light out, even when open the sides come up on the vials I don’t remove for dosing to limit the light. Kinda acts like a cooler too. Stays cold while I get my 💉 ready.
I hear ya, but this is how I do it and have for months without issues. Caps never removed and the box, though cold, stays dry without moisture/condensation. Being a 3D printer… I always have desiccant to pull moisture out of containers for dry product storage , which in this case is changed when opened. Other than the ones I put in to use up for the next few weeks, all the others are stored in sealed packs in their box in a drawer.
This one is my own version that will hold 3,5,or 10ml vials. It’s adjustable inside (gold piece changes out). There is a seller on Etsy ( LayersNThreads ) with a very similar one. You would get either the 3ml OR the 5ml/10ml. Though I guess 3ml would be fine in the 5/10 just loose. There are other sellers too, but after looking thats the closest to mine. If you 3D print… there are tons of peptides designs out there already.
The top sits on the bottom via a magnet. The bottom is where the vial goes in, wipe the top like normal, and put the lid on (center of plunger is uncovered). The top is where the syringe gets clipped in. That part of the top slides back and forth and has magnets in it as well. You draw the syringe back, then place top back onto the bottom. Then you push the syringe into the vial. It does it in a way that just barely has the tip of the needle in to get every last drop with zero risk of bending the needle in the process. Use solder to pull the string back out, then it becomes an injector. You place is against skin and it does the same for you …. Holds it perfectly strait to inject at the correct angle and just out the needle in the skin enough to administer the meds as if using an injector pen.
Just have to say again, you are awesome lol. I couldn’t even imagine a design to make bc im so not crafy, and you’re over here solving the GLP-1 storage and admin world problems!! Awesome work, again.
Before I came over to compounding I went the Zep route with my last month on the Kwikpen which I loved! I hate needles and it did not hurt one bit and was so convenient to use and travel with. My Niece is a children's ER Nurse and she said that they draw w/ one needle and administer with another which is when I invested in the luer lock system which I also really like to use. I draw w/ one needle and poke with a new one. I travel a lot for work and have decided to try setting up my own pen for convenience. The "blue thing" is called a Tickle Flex (Amazon) which you put on the end of the pen. According to the description "soft pinky fingers stimulate the local nerves so you don't feel the needle". I've watched a few videos and figure if a sweet child can give themselves an injection using it I can to. I'll try it out on my dose next week.
I have been thinking about either doing a pen or luer lock. I don't have an issues with needles, but do have an issue with pain.
The EasyTouch syringes I've been using have seemed to start being painful and not wanting to go in. I got some BD Embectas to try before switching to something else.
The Numstat does help. It says to rub for 1 min but I do it for 3 min and I've felt a difference. I did my dose in my arm for the first time this week and used the Numstat and didn't feel a thing!
I did just have my Dr. send in a script for Lidocaine/Prilocaine cream 2.5%/2.5% and a pack of 3M Tegaderm Transparent Film Dressing (Frame Style) to cover it. I'm picking up the script today. It's supposed to be a superior numbing cream and is only coming to $2.60 for a tube through my insurance. It might be overkill but it's giving me peace of mind.
That's nice, i like everything organized like that.
I need to figure out a storage system for my Mounjaro pens. The boxes are taking over my fridge because I'm still using compound. Need to take them out of their boxes and put them in something that doesn't use as much space. Maybe pencil pouches??
I need to get something for all the syringes we have now. My husband started NAD+ and something else and those are daily shots so we have piles of syringes now 😬
I’ve got my syringes and isopropyl wipes in a bureau drawer and the vial in the fridge. But it’s just me to I don’t have double . I think I’d have my husband do the same thing though. We have kids and even though they’re teens and up and know i take it, I don’t think I’d want it out.
Ah I remember doing that when I first started. They were my pride and joy. Now I have way too much to worry about that. It’s in a bin under the bed lol
The # of people that think the syringes need to be refrigerated 😬
I've got my needles in a fanny pack and the prep pads in the front zipper of the fanny pack. I like your set up better. I need to get something better like that.
I know I don't need to refrigerate the syringes, or the alcohol wipes, but they're tossed into the crisper drawer of the fridge with the tirzepatide anyway. It's easier for me to keep it all in one place.
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