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Posted by rebekahc
- February 25, 2014, 04:36:00 PMHere's one that's the size/shape you're looking for... http://www.epinephrineautoinject.com/what_is_epinephrine_injection_USP_auto_injector.php I think it must be the generic of adrenaclick.
Posted by spacecanada
- February 25, 2014, 04:00:03 PMI'm also an extra small woman (who loathes purses) and can easily fit two Allerject (also known as Auvi-Q) injectors in my front pockets without them being visible or getting in the way when I sit or move about. I can even squeeze them into the gel pockets on my running and yoga bottoms, pockets that are even too small for my phone. I love the new Allerjects! I give them to my husband to put in his suit when I am wearing a dress and I always forget he has them because they don't show at all. You may want to order an Allerject trainer to try it out for yourself. Really. 
Posted by momma2boys
- February 25, 2014, 12:06:15 PMI agree, there are no great options, especially for men. My son carries two Auvi -q in his front pocket. I really wish sublingual epinephrine was an option. Imagine carrying a little nitro type vial around instead.
Posted by Janelle205
- February 25, 2014, 12:02:19 PMThere is an option for a carrier that you can strap on to your leg and wear under a pair of pants: http://www.omaxcare.com/legbuddy.html Holds two injectors.
This way you don't have to worry about fitting anything in a pocket, and as long as you are not wearing shorts, it isn't visible.
That being said, I had one of these for my puffer before I had to regularly carry Epi as well, and I did not personally like it. But I didn't give it much of a chance, and the amount of emergency meds I have to carry now is such that this is no longer an option for me.
This way you don't have to worry about fitting anything in a pocket, and as long as you are not wearing shorts, it isn't visible.
That being said, I had one of these for my puffer before I had to regularly carry Epi as well, and I did not personally like it. But I didn't give it much of a chance, and the amount of emergency meds I have to carry now is such that this is no longer an option for me.
Posted by Macabre
- February 25, 2014, 11:52:07 AMYou can carry two Benadryl chewable tabs in your wallet.
We had bought up a ton of the flat strips at one point. We still have some and they've not expired. DS carries two in his wallet. When we're out, he'll need to carry tabs in his wallet instead. It is what it is.
We had bought up a ton of the flat strips at one point. We still have some and they've not expired. DS carries two in his wallet. When we're out, he'll need to carry tabs in his wallet instead. It is what it is.
Posted by Macabre
- February 25, 2014, 11:47:25 AMAgain, don't discount the AuviQ. Really.
My son is 16 next month. Yes, he carries two--in the front pockets of jeans or twills--and you can't see them. Also, every weekend he dons a suit for speech tournaments. He is in his suit for 8-9 hours a day on those days. He keeps one in a coat pocket and one in his pants pocket.
It works. He's been doing this for a year. It's less noticeable than the Epi and less noticeable than the twinject. Actually, they are not noticeable at all.
You will need to carry two doses of epinephrine somehow. This is your smallest option.
My son is 16 next month. Yes, he carries two--in the front pockets of jeans or twills--and you can't see them. Also, every weekend he dons a suit for speech tournaments. He is in his suit for 8-9 hours a day on those days. He keeps one in a coat pocket and one in his pants pocket.
It works. He's been doing this for a year. It's less noticeable than the Epi and less noticeable than the twinject. Actually, they are not noticeable at all.
You will need to carry two doses of epinephrine somehow. This is your smallest option.
Posted by twinturbo
- February 25, 2014, 11:12:59 AMWell, if we're talking size I'm on the small end of the scale of female I wear extra small. In a pair of low riding super skinny pants with barely any pocket depth I can still stick one Auvi-Q in my front pocket. I want the Twinject back, too, it was my ideal injector for reasons identical to yours but it's no longer an option and short of a time machine or magic wand to get the 'auto' portion of the injector you'll have to pick from what's available. But a syringe may be possible I'm not sure carrying syringes and bottles is less noticeable or easier to carry or is prescribed the same way but Dr. Wood used to do that when he was a kid.
Trust that it's much less difficult to discretely find a way to pocket one of the auto-injectors currently on the market compared to something like a tampon. Adrenaclick should be based on the original Shionogi design since it's licensed technology.
Just for grins & giggles I did find another mystery product. Check it out:
My portable Benadryl option is the diphenhydramine fast melt tabs from Walmart or Target.
Trust that it's much less difficult to discretely find a way to pocket one of the auto-injectors currently on the market compared to something like a tampon. Adrenaclick should be based on the original Shionogi design since it's licensed technology.
Just for grins & giggles I did find another mystery product. Check it out:
My portable Benadryl option is the diphenhydramine fast melt tabs from Walmart or Target.
Posted by Neokolzia
- February 25, 2014, 10:50:25 AMAgain I'm a male that is trying to passing myself as a professional above that, when I do have to do work as a engineer I'm in coveralls where I would not be able to were a Purse/Phannypack, not that I would wear one anyway as it seems more to extenuate that I have "allergies" which I'm not advertising to everyone. Its private knowledge unless someone needs to know, and I let those people know accordingly, people I work close with when I sense that there could be possible dangerous situations, not to mention giving employers the opportunity to not hire me on that basis before hiring me, which it would be illegal to remove me for such a allergy.
I am not a fan of jamming things in my back pockets, or sadly a fan of carrying around 4-5 extra injectors at all times. I'm fare from paranoid of my anaphylaxis and always cautious about it and that has paid off my entire life, so I don't let it rule my life, and for me having a Simple pen injector in my pocket, with some anti-histamines and enough doses to cover me in case of a emergency is all I've ever really hoped for.
Adrenaclick sounds like a close option but seems like a complete step backwards given its a identical size and has 1 less dose, let alone a method to manually inject If there was a failure to inject in the first place, Which a Single Epi-pen or Adrenaclick would Not provide. Whats the possibility of having a protected syringe of ana-kit in a similar tube, that would hold the same 1.1ml of 0.3mg Epinephrine?
I am not a fan of jamming things in my back pockets, or sadly a fan of carrying around 4-5 extra injectors at all times. I'm fare from paranoid of my anaphylaxis and always cautious about it and that has paid off my entire life, so I don't let it rule my life, and for me having a Simple pen injector in my pocket, with some anti-histamines and enough doses to cover me in case of a emergency is all I've ever really hoped for.
Adrenaclick sounds like a close option but seems like a complete step backwards given its a identical size and has 1 less dose, let alone a method to manually inject If there was a failure to inject in the first place, Which a Single Epi-pen or Adrenaclick would Not provide. Whats the possibility of having a protected syringe of ana-kit in a similar tube, that would hold the same 1.1ml of 0.3mg Epinephrine?
Posted by yelloww
- February 25, 2014, 06:23:48 AMDon't discount the Auvi-Q (the one that talks to you) if you haven't checked it out yet. They've been a zillion times better than an Epi pen for us. Definitely not "seemingly useless." It is a lot better for people for caretakers to manage as well.
No, it doesn't have two doses, but we can fit two of them in my very small purse.
No, it doesn't have two doses, but we can fit two of them in my very small purse.
Posted by Neokolzia
- February 24, 2014, 06:36:03 PMAdrenaclick looks decent, its that size that matters, because size of Adrenaclick/Twinject you pretty much can as comfortably fit two in your pocket, as you can fit 1 epi-pen
Posted by twinturbo
- February 24, 2014, 04:41:46 PMAdrenaclick is a single-dose version of Twinject. There are no single auto-injector dose with resuable needle for a second dose with a pre-filled syringe. But if you liked the form factor of the Twinject auto-injector Adrenaclick is that at a single dose.
Posted by Neokolzia
- February 24, 2014, 03:33:12 PMI would be more comfortable with anakit, but same problem is, with Ana-kit and Auvi-Q's that yes it has a Slim profile, but is Very large.
I cannot put this in my main pocket with my wallet etc, and would end up sitting on it and it being something that I know is there. Twinjects or older Epi-pen containers were the Perfect size, fit in your pocket, and you could bring with them with you.
Never heard of thin strips but if they aren't in manufacturer either it sounds like that isn't a option
I cannot put this in my main pocket with my wallet etc, and would end up sitting on it and it being something that I know is there. Twinjects or older Epi-pen containers were the Perfect size, fit in your pocket, and you could bring with them with you.
Never heard of thin strips but if they aren't in manufacturer either it sounds like that isn't a option
Posted by CMdeux
- February 24, 2014, 03:09:40 PMI share your complaints about the new "design improvements" from Dey/Mylan re: epipens, and I agree that the AuviQ would be a lot better device with TWO doses on board and not just one...
but you might find that the Auvi-Q's smaller profile is a better (more discreet) fit in a jacket or pants pocket.
Also-- I (personally) really wish with all of my heart that someone would begin manufacture of diphenhydramine THIN STRIPS again. Those were perfect.
But nobody makes them now.
I don't know if an ana-kit appeals to you-- but I think that they can still be prescribed. Two tiny vials, one insulin syringe, and you've got a pair of doses, basically.
but you might find that the Auvi-Q's smaller profile is a better (more discreet) fit in a jacket or pants pocket.
Also-- I (personally) really wish with all of my heart that someone would begin manufacture of diphenhydramine THIN STRIPS again. Those were perfect.
But nobody makes them now.
I don't know if an ana-kit appeals to you-- but I think that they can still be prescribed. Two tiny vials, one insulin syringe, and you've got a pair of doses, basically.
Posted by Neokolzia
- February 24, 2014, 02:46:08 PMI am a 22 year old male that has Severe Peanut Anaphylaxis, and have been living with it all my life, though having not had a reaction in 19 years since I was 3. Its been well managed, and upkept, and still documented as active, though I have some mild resistance to it now, but of course its all in the air if I happened to ingest a large amount of it, though I am resistant to cross contamination it would appear, welting and rashing if it comes in skin contact though.
I've been using Twinject for the last 6 years of my life, and felt Much more secure using it then I ever have using Epipen's, being a normal indivdual living with this, carrying around 1 injector in my pocket is very reasonable, not to mention that the case for Twinject is alot smaller then Epi-pen. Carrying the inject and 5-6 benedryl tabs. But most of all the fact it has multiple injections is reassuring because I am a independant adult now, commonly traveling 12+ hours, being in the middle of nowhere hours from hospitals, and never knowing when it could strike.
I understand Twinject was discontinued in September 2012, and replaced with a seemingly useless one that talks to you, and beyond all else has 1 injection. and is the only one I know of that has these double injections, carrying 2 epi-pens is over cumbersome, and being a engineer would almost feel safer disassembling the twinject and servicing it myself, changing out the epinephrine myself. Which sounding ridiculous would earn more trust from me then using a single epi-pen.
Big factor about this also, Was the Size of the Injector, Epi-pen going through stages, first being that horrible plastic carrying case, back in the day when special Phanny packs were required because of the horrible packaging, equally horrible to wear. And then they came out with a Decent plastic tube with a easy twist on cap. Now its a Flip open cap, with a Extremely oversized Injector that should be able to carry 3-4 doses, and a cap that has extremely Sharp corners, is Fragile like the first model, Easily opens. Overall being a step back from the new design just to be "fancier but about 3x more bulky"
Also the fact I can No longer put the crucial benadryl tabs in the container, and have no where else to safely and efficiently carry them in the New epi-pen case, as the lid seals it tightly, and there is no room, where Twinject, and old Epi-pen cases have room for this. It truely seems these new designs are more likely to kill me, I feel safe having two doses, and a large dose of benadryl on me at all times, and this would require 3+ containers for me to use epi-pen which would just be too much to comfortably carry anymore
If anyone knows anything, or has any resources for any Dual injectors, it would be much appreciated.
I've been using Twinject for the last 6 years of my life, and felt Much more secure using it then I ever have using Epipen's, being a normal indivdual living with this, carrying around 1 injector in my pocket is very reasonable, not to mention that the case for Twinject is alot smaller then Epi-pen. Carrying the inject and 5-6 benedryl tabs. But most of all the fact it has multiple injections is reassuring because I am a independant adult now, commonly traveling 12+ hours, being in the middle of nowhere hours from hospitals, and never knowing when it could strike.
I understand Twinject was discontinued in September 2012, and replaced with a seemingly useless one that talks to you, and beyond all else has 1 injection. and is the only one I know of that has these double injections, carrying 2 epi-pens is over cumbersome, and being a engineer would almost feel safer disassembling the twinject and servicing it myself, changing out the epinephrine myself. Which sounding ridiculous would earn more trust from me then using a single epi-pen.
Big factor about this also, Was the Size of the Injector, Epi-pen going through stages, first being that horrible plastic carrying case, back in the day when special Phanny packs were required because of the horrible packaging, equally horrible to wear. And then they came out with a Decent plastic tube with a easy twist on cap. Now its a Flip open cap, with a Extremely oversized Injector that should be able to carry 3-4 doses, and a cap that has extremely Sharp corners, is Fragile like the first model, Easily opens. Overall being a step back from the new design just to be "fancier but about 3x more bulky"
Also the fact I can No longer put the crucial benadryl tabs in the container, and have no where else to safely and efficiently carry them in the New epi-pen case, as the lid seals it tightly, and there is no room, where Twinject, and old Epi-pen cases have room for this. It truely seems these new designs are more likely to kill me, I feel safe having two doses, and a large dose of benadryl on me at all times, and this would require 3+ containers for me to use epi-pen which would just be too much to comfortably carry anymore
If anyone knows anything, or has any resources for any Dual injectors, it would be much appreciated.