Auto Intramuscular Injector

[KennyT]

I may sound silly but I am having trouble giving my Testosterone shots to myself. I just cant seem to put the needle in. I had to have my wife do the shot. She is in the medical field and just laughs at me. I have no problem with my HCG. Just afraid of the long needle when doing the Testosterone.

I found an auto injector for IM shots here https://unionmedico.com/90-super-grip/ What do you guys think. I had an auto injector for sub Q a while back for Trimix and it made it easy. I'm thinking about getting one.

 

[CoastWatcher]

May I ask what size needle you're using now?

 

[KennyT]

I was afraid someone would ask this . Im at work and cant remember the size of the needle. I will have to look tonight.
Its not the size of the needle hurting me tho. It doesn't hurt. Its me trying to insert the needle in my leg that stops me.
its like I hit a road block when it comes to inserting the needle. I'm thinking that if all I have to do is hit a release button to insert the needle I can aspirate and inject myself.

 

[Vince]

I don't know if this will help, but I inject in my shoulders, with a easy touch 27g 1/2" syringe. Works for me.

 

[KennyT]

I was told I had to do IM I could not sub Q testosterone. Is this correct? I could do the insulin needle just fine. Is my doctor just old fashioned?

 

[Sean Mosher]

Like Vince, I use a 27g 1/2" as well.
Either shoulders or quads.
Can't feel a thing either location.

 

[Tommy Wall]

After using 27g 1/2" for sometime I went back to 25G 5/8" because it is much faster to draw and inject and pain wise no difference. If I pin only on my shoulders I can feel lumps coming up for me it is to much on a smaller area. I inject in my 2 squads and on 2 shoulders and always rotating and try to pin in different areas on each part.
How long have you been doing injections? After 10 you already won over your fear.

 

[Vince]

I only inject in my shoulders. I've never had any lumps, it's ideal place for me. But I do know we'll all difference, we have to find what works best for us. I do believe your doctor is old-fashioned or not up on all the new protocols.

 

[KennyT]

So is this sub Q or IM? I see its a shorter needle but its also in your arm.

 

[Vince]

Using an easy touch needle, and injecting straight in the shoulders, will give you shallow IM.

 

[CoastWatcher]

So is this sub Q or IM? I see its a shorter needle but its also in your arm.

Many members here inject testosterone subQ. Lots or threads on the subject here on the Forum.

 

[KennyT]

i think i may try that then.

 

[Vince]

 

[KennyT]

Cool. I think I may try that.

 

[Vince]

Cool. I think I may try that.

I watched that video about 20 times, before I started injecting in my shoulders.

 

[madman]

Try sub-q into abdominal fat smooth as butter/pain free! I look forward to it. Use insulin syringe 28 or 29 gauge 1/2".
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[James]

KennyT - I like shallow IM in the shoulders. Seems most of the heavy posters on this site prefer IM or shallow IM. A few of the daily injection guys post that they will occasional subq, which makes sense if you're injecting daily. SubQ seemed to gain steam a couple years go, I don't hear as much about it anymore.

 

[Vince Carter]

SubQ only really started as a way to people using the smaller syringes, too much unfounded speculation of absorption and aromatisation, and other such, but SubQ enabled the smaller needles and that was about all there (really) is too it and now that it's become the norm for the 29g 1/2", there's little talk about SQ/IM anymore.

 

[CSI007]

I was a needle chicken like you. I REALLY hate needles. If you use the insulin needle and pull up your skin and inject at a 45 degree angle it's really not bad at all. Rarely is there any pain.

I have been using a 30 gauge 5/16" needle recently. I was using 28 gauge 1/2" I hope that it does not make a difference but I have not crashed or anything like that. Waiting for my new blood work.

 

[Tommy Wall]

I tried to draw and inject with a 30G syringe. It was almost impossible, took almost 4-5 minuts to draw and really hard to inject. I needed a lot of force to push the plunger and the needle was moving a lot sideway during the injection. Now I have a lump in my shoulder. Maybe it is the oil that is too thick for smaller needles. I use Testoviron Depot enanthate with Castor(rincine) oil. No probem with 25G or 27G ( though 27G a bit hard as well to keep the syringe stable when injecting because I need to push really hard).
Any input on this?