Tips?

[jlaframboise]

I started good ole vitamin T 2 weeks ago. I was given 2 bags of 25g and 22g needles, and I usually draw up with a 22 and inject with a 25. But I've noticed when I switch the needles, a small bit of T drips out of the syringe before I can put the needle on. Does this take a huge amount of my dosage? any tips to prevent losing the t when I switch?


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[LordKAT]

After you draw up the T, point the needle upward and drawback on the syringe until there is air in it. Then switch needles and and remove the air.

The small drop you lose won't make a difference.

[tjack77]

When you draw T, you should have the vial upside down and pull downward with the syringe.  This way you can let gravity do the job and I found it's less chance of having air bubbles.  Then you pull out the needle by positioning the vail and syringe horizontally.  Point the needle upward and pull back the syringe before switching the needles.

You're drawing up with 22g needles?  That seems small, I draw with 18g and inject with either 21g or 22g depends on availability. 

[AndrewB]

I'm also surprised they gave you that small of a gauge to draw up with, since 22 or 21 (they stopped carrying the 22 at the pharmacy I'd been going to, sadly) is what I inject with. I don't think it hurts anything, but those are the needle sizes they recommend for oil-based stuff, since it's so thick. I don't think that drop will matter much, but if you turn the syringe upside-down when you twist the drawing needle off, you can often get that drop to stay in place while you twist the smaller gauge on. Congrats on starting T, by the way! It's a heck of a ride!

[RaptorChops]

I was given only one type of needle (of course I was given a huge box of them). I didn't really have anyone to teach me how to give myself injections, a lot of it came from just looking on the internet. I always clean the top of my vial with an alcohol pad before putting the needle in. I fill mine a little bit above my dosage just so I can push out any air bubbles. Then I put the cap back on the needle. It does have a bit of a drip to it but it's never effected me or my dosage.

[CursedFireDean]

To the guys saying that's small- I draw up (and inject) with a 25 and it's totally fine, albeit slow. The 25 to inject is typical for a subq shot, not sure if that's what OP is doing though. Won't lie though, the only reason I draw up with it is because I accidentally got the wrong needles and the needles themselves don't detach. I would prefer to draw up with a 22, I used to and it was a lot easier.

My recommendation would be, depending on the vials you have and dose, if possible, to draw up a teeny tiny bit extra to get rid of air bubbles and compensate for the loss. Though the loss really shouldn't affect you much at all, you don't need to be worried over it.