Just wanted to make a couple of comments...My understanding is that the main reason for intramuscular injection is the sheer volume of liquid you are injecting. If you were just doing TRT it would be relatively negligible...but there's no way you can comfortably inject yourself subcutaneously with up to 3 ml's of liquid. You'd have a bubble 2 inches thick. lol.
The other thing is I don't recall seeing this mentioned before, but I haven't really searched either...doesn't anyone else use EMLA patches? If you're unfamiliar, it stands for Eutectic Mixture of Local Anaesthetics. (I think)...Close anyway..
It's non precription and you just ask for it at the pharmacy as they have it behind the counter with the prescription stuff. It's a little over $10 for two easy stick on patches about twice the size of a Loonie. Put on at least an hour before an injection in your glutes and you won't feel a thing. I even had 23 gauge needles go in without even knowing they were in. The funny thing is that it's only the tip of your skin that really feels the needle. I don't feel a damn thing in the lower parts, and I used to use the 25 gauge needles all the way that were as long as ****! Takes away all the stress and no jumping either.
Originally Posted by Lukin2grow
Just wanted to make a couple of comments...My understanding is that the main reason for intramuscular injection is the sheer volume of liquid you are injecting. If you were just doing TRT it would be relatively negligible...but there's no way you can comfortably inject yourself subcutaneously with up to 3 ml's of liquid. You'd have a bubble 2 inches thick. lol.
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