Meth strange reaction to iv meth

[AlsoTapered]

Believe me. In the UK the NHS tried to save money by telling doctors to prescribe certain antibiotics for 7 days when 10 days was CLEARLY indicated. The result was people returning with the infection, often then resistant to the original antibiotic and resulting in second-line antibiotics having to be employed in some cases.

Many of those second-line drugs have nasty side-effects.

NEVER self-prescribe antibiotics if you have any other options whatsoever. Most antibiotics kill bacteria that is required for the body's health and it's quite possible they will be ineffective against an unknown infection. So you lose twice over. Quite a few IV drug users I know have done this and the results were not positive in a single case.

 

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Hey guys I have a problem when trying ti inject. I can push the needle in slow, snd I make sure my needle is as parallel to the vein as possible but 9/10 times I will not get a successful register until I’m pulling back on the needle. But then it’s too late because it hurts way too bad to continue with the shot. I’m guessing this means I’m going through the vein. I don’t understand how considering I’m using short needles and making sure I’m at least 45 degrees before entering the vein. Does anyone have any advice on how not to do this?

 

[axe battler]

Hey guys I have a problem when trying ti inject. I can push the needle in slow, snd I make sure my needle is as parallel to the vein as possible but 9/10 times I will not get a successful register until I’m pulling back on the needle. But then it’s too late because it hurts way too bad to continue with the shot. I’m guessing this means I’m going through the vein. I don’t understand how considering I’m using short needles and making sure I’m at least 45 degrees before entering the vein. Does anyone have any advice on how not to do this?

Try not to use small veins.
You can also stick the needle in partially and pull back a small amount before you're in the vein, then when you get into the vein it'll register as soon as you're in without having to guess the depth.
What sort of pain is it? Are you using fresh pins every time? It could also be a cut in the meth.
Good luck. Best way around this is to quit injecting though, sadly.

 

[Tarasme]

I have been a daily user of methamphetamine for several years, been injecting regularly for two. On several occasions recently I do a shot, and almost immediately develop a blister-yes, a bubble on my skin that is full of fluid-at the injection site. These are not misses-not all of them anyway. I think it must be some type of burn, and sometimes the blisters are huge. I try to be gentle with them, but they eventually pop, leaving a rough, black scab that remains for two-three months. When the scab finally comes off, it leaves a crater in my skin, then eventually the skin repairs itself.
Has anyone else had this experience? And any ideas what is going on?

Yes, I have! It's like a burn so bad on the inside of your vein that it causes something like a bruise but somehow it affects the outside tissue as well. I've only had the blister once, but the surrounding skin turned purplish like a bruise and scabs over even though there's no visible sore or cut on the surface to have a scab. I really thought I just hit my arm on something and that the scab was possibly dried blood but it wouldn't wipe off and was thin as paper. It took a long time to heal even as much as it has and it's still not 100% normal color of my skin. There is still a slight bruised looking area and it was very sensitive for a long time and it did knot up for a long time. My vein was a good one that runs down the backs of your arms, so it wasn't a small vein. I don't normally even fill burning when I did my shot there but now I can't even attempt it because it's like my vein disappeared or shrunk and if I attempt one close by it's too sensitive to even insert the syringe. I am very hard to hit that was my go 2 I am a recovery opiate iv user ( loved morphine and any opiate)from 15+ yrs ago used like crazy for 2 or 3 yrs and got clean for 14+ left my husband of 14 years got with my first daughters dad and got in this, did some other if it was around but this stuck and I'm not even an uppers person. Anyway, I really started thinking my girl gave me some bad dope because it burned a lot more than usual and this was first time I'd ever had anything like this happen. I have a couple bruise like places on me now none like the 1st one or the 2nd one that blistered but idk wtf caused it and I hope it doesn't ever happen again. Scary AF though.