Injecting - Tips on IM ketamine

[raven3davis]

Okay SWIM decided to start this thread because so many people want to know some tips on injecting Ketamine such as which type of needle to use. SWIM has done some searching on ketamine on these forums and no users have offered a clear cut answer to the question "what type of needle should I use?"

SWIM decided to help some mates out and offer his advise. He is knew to ketamine but has done some research on injecting ketamine so he would do the right thing. SWIM is no medical expert and does not recommend injecting ketamine in the first place, but if you decide to take the plunge, here are some tips.

The needles you want are going to be 1cc 29g ultra fine syringes. These needles have been perfect for SWIM and friends and should be fine unless SWIR has a lot of body fat. The 1/2 inch should be okay but if SWIR has a lot of body fat then they may want a longer needle. In SWIMs experience, 1/2 inch is plenty long.

Some people have said that 29g is too thin and you might break it off in the muscle but this is not too big of a problem.

There is one problem with the 1cc needles. SWIM likes to take 100++mg IM which is a whole syringe full. If you want to inject more with this type of syringe you would need 2 shots or get a different needle. SWIM just does two seperate injections but hopefully he can find some 2cc needles soon.

Where to inject?

Check out this site it shows some nice diagrams of where to do IM injections.

http://www.spotinjections.com/index3.htm

SWIM has successfully injected into the deltoid and thigh with this type of needle. Check the page for information on injecting.

SWIM only recommends injecting liquid ketamine. powder Ketamine could be cut and you dont want to inject anything but ketamine.

always use rubbing alcohol on the vial and injecting site. Clean the rubber part of the vial with some alcohol and stick the syringe in. Draw up however much ketamine you need into the syringe. Once you have your dose flick the syringe to get out the bubbles and push the plunger the slightest bit to get all the air out. Note thate bubbles will not kill you as some have suggested. Get them out anyways.

Most ketamine is 10mg/ml and 1ml = 1cc so the 100 unit syringes are perfect for this type of ketamine. Each unit is one mg so a full syringe is a 100mg dose.

Clean the injection site with alcohol. You might want to flex the muscle before injecting to find the best spot but do not flex when you inject the ketamine. Relax your muscle and stick the needle in. The more you fuck around the more it will hurt. Just stick it in and it wont hurt too much.

Once the needle is in the muscle pull back the plunger to make sure you dont get any blood. If there is no blood then you slowly inject the ketamine. It should take like 20 seconds to inject a syringe full. Pull out the needle and you are done.

If there is blood then hold some cotton to the wound for a seconds to get rid of the blood. Massaging the muscle soon after the injection might hurt a bit but it will pay off the next day. You wont be as sore and are less likely to bruise.

That is about all SWIM can think of for now. There is a lot of information out there but everyone has their own opinion on the techniques you should use.

Any additional comments or experiencs would be appreciated. It really is not rocket science. Stick the needle in the muscle and slowly inject. It is much easier to do than an IV injection.

SWIm has done two injections within 30 seconds of each other and the area is barely sore the next day.

Feel free to ask any questions. SWIM is no expert but can probably offer more specific questions if you have any.

Next time SWIM does an injection he might take some pictures of his own to demonstrate the procedure. With this information anyone can figure it out. 29 guage needles are very thin but SWIM has heard of people using 25g also.

thhhhhhhhats all folks. hope this helps someone

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