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Stimulants Did my vein just collapse?

starryeyedsky

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Jun 21, 2012
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I just IV'd adderall XR after heating repeated filtering yadayadayada and got my usual clear solution and went for the push. This time however the vein I used from forearm up turned bright red and now I'm seriously concerned about whether it's collapsed, damaged or anything else I should really be concerned about. The redness at first was alarmingly red but is starting to fade. From forearm out to hand is perfectly fine... in fact now the redness has almost completely faded. I think all will be well, but any input would be appreciated. Also, learn from my mistakes; IV pills are nothing to fuck with. The IV route is THE RISKIEST route! But by god if you're going to do it read all you can, be sterile as you can, filter all you can, use a new >25g needle every single time. Arm yourself with wound dressing (to press on the injection site to promote clotting and reduce hematoma/bruising), anti-bacterial cream (duh), hydrocortisone cream (for reduction of initial histamine reaction/redness), Arnica cream (less known about, used to reduce swelling, pain and skin discoloration from injury) and anti-biotics (just in case) and still be prepared to have unintended consequences! My veins are looking okay now... still worried... maybe as a rule of thumb when considering injecting pills, if it takes more than one filter to remove all the binders don't do it.
or...
DON'T IV PILLS!
or anything really... there's a reason people have to go to college to learn how to do this and even they still mess up from time to time.
Why do we even choose to IV drugs anyway?
 
Watch the site. The body can heal its self. If you see redness, heat, pain, a lump, or blackening around the site get medical treat ment right away.

If its a collapse vein or blown the body will fix it.

It's terrible shooting pills. So risky.

I think the last question was rhetorical. But I think we are always looking for something more :)
 
Damn bro please be safe. the xrs iv prob isnt the safest thing. but im prescribed 20mg irs and a buddy of mine one day decided to bust one down and put it in a rig and wen he shot it hesaidit worke great andgave him a rush and he did it with relative ease and had no problems slamin it. so i guess im sayin that if u must shoot addy then try to make sure its the ir and not the xr. stay safe bro
 
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