If you don't inject the arms, where DO you inject?

I can handle the spasms. I'm only half a year into Copaxone. They last about 20-30 minutes and then the arm calms down.

Unless hitting the muscle when injecting is a bad thing, then I'll have to explore other options.

Laura - I stopped shooting in my legs a long time ago for that reason. I don't have enough fat there and kept hitting veins and such. Since I have more fat in my stomach I shoot there instead of my legs.

The arms are tricky as you have to position the arm to get as much fat there as possible as well as keep the arm relaxed so the muscles don't tense up. I actually use a pillow to position my arm and relax it on there. And, I go in at a 45 degree angle so that I am just getting under the skin. Seems to work for me.

I have tried the autoinjector twice. Never again. I like doing it myself and have less reactions when I do it myself.

I tried the AI on my arms before...

it was a nightmare.

I've only actually used the AI 4 times total?

I dont do my arms.

I have had my dad (a nurse) do the shot in my arms for me, maybe 5 times...it's a bit too painful there...and when I feel the need to branch out into other areas, he's done the shot in my butt for me (actually, the back of my upper hip, seems to be more nice fatty areas there)

I need to have my dad do some of my shots for me the next few weeks...I've been doing the stomach too much, and my thighs have been really painful. Time to branch out into less poked into territory.

I do my stomach ( left and right sides), my hips and thighs and then start over in different spots within these same sites so that I'm not injecting into the same spots.