[firesteelrain]

The proprietary injector mechanism like for Mounjaro makes it really easy for users. Even compounded versions of it use tiny insulin needles that have near zero pain when injected into the subcutaneous portion of like the stomach while pinched.

Source: I took compounded Mounjaro and compounded Ozempic/semaglutide.

[kotaKat]

Similarly, I grabbed one of the over-the-counter CGM biosensors (Stelo) to gather some data for a couple of weeks and the initial fear of "holy hell, I'm slamming a needle into my arm with something stuck to it" goes away as soon as you slap the injector release.

Just one little clap sound, you feel a little pat on your arm, and the sensor's already made it where it needed to with no pain.

When you remove the sensor it's a little bit of a shock when you see the sensor wire and realize just how small it was and how you never felt it run around inside your arm for a couple weeks.

[butvacuum]

fyi: the impact is an intentional decision. if your nerve endings are signaling something else(hot, cold, movement, etc), a needle prick can get blurred with the rest or ignored altogether. I suspect the bang/clag CGM applicators produce are much the same.

and, for me, its always been the needle moving around thats been mentally disturbing. digging around vecause they missed for the blood draw, trying to hold a large vaccination dose steady as it needs to be injected over 20seconds. So, I suspect the speed itself reduces discomfort.

[OptionOfT]

Do you still take it? I'm looking for some more information on compounded GLP-1 and their safety.

[firesteelrain]

I stopped taking compound Mounjaro a year ago. I started semaglutide in Sept and stopped because it made me sick (throwing up, other non desirable GI effects). My body couldn’t handle semaglutide.

[sincerely]

Reportedly retatruide doesn’t cause nausea in as many people, but can still cause diarrhea. May still be worth looking into if you’re interested