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Heroin very strong histamine reaction from a shot I think

blime84

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So I just took a shot of dope, same bag i have had the last 2 - 3 weeks and it all felt normal at first, then I started getting really bad itch like the normal from a larger shot, but this time, my hands and face started swelling. it got pretty swollen and now is going down little by little. My question is why did this happen?

- wasnt new dope
- was a large shot, but not bigger than in the past
- new rig 1st us
- injected in my right hand
- hit vein for sure
- Dope used: Mexican #4 white powder(my guy told me they usually ship this stuff out east and stomp on it a few times before it hits the street. He gets to grab a chunk off it every month or 2, which I feel lucky for, as in CA we dont ever see this shit on the street, especially as pure. My friend visiting from NYC said it was best shit he ever had. Its super potent, but your tolerance builds so quickly that potency isnt a factor anymore later, in fact your screwed since there isnt a stronger level.


what is the cause of this? I have had reactoins before, but usuallhy hives which go away, one time 'I swoll up in a similar manner when I did a foot injection but then it was only my foot swollen too. This reaction was soo strong that it fucking killed my high and sobered me up a bit. Now as I normalize I feel it a bit. At first I didnt even notice it was affecting my face, but I saw a reflection and when i moved my face muscles they felt very tense. My hands still both feel very tense as I write this, but the reaction is going away for sure. My main goal is to see what I can do to prevent it.

*Note this morning, like 4 - 5 hours ago, I took half of a benydryl pill so that my morning shot didnt itch too bad. This is something I do maybe 4-5 times a week, but generally, I try to keep my tolerlance lower, so I dont need it(with the dope I have if you shoot less than a .1, no need, but any more and I highly recommend it, especially anything larger than a .28-.30 you need it or the reaction is so bad it hurts).
 
Well if it was local swelling I'd say you just missed your shot. But, if it was non-local swelling and you had hives I'd say it was a histamine reaction. Usually if it travels from somewhere like the hand all the way to the face/chest that's pretty bad.
 
it was histamine for sure. I have had them before and always get them on big shots(everyone does, if you haven't you have not done a large enough shot or your dope is not as pure as you think), the bigger the shot the bigger the reaction(some people who think they are bad ass and do dope all the time refuse the benedryl when I offer it, they say that the shot I made them is too small even though they only have done tar before, and then they take the shot, are amazed at how hard it hits them and then if i gave them .2 or more tell me they wish i gave them that pink little pill.


my question more-so is why did it happen so bad this time? I hadnt even taken a benedryl recently, would that have stopped it ? how do I prevent that
 
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