Pulsing / tingling in leg when injecting?

[BAbrams 3]

Hi! 

Sometimes, 3 out of ever 5 times, when I inject, and physically insert the needle in my thigh, I feel a large throbbing/pulsing and i get pins and needles down my leg. I often ignore it and everything returns to normal after the shot. Today, when I experienced this, but when I removed the needle a fair bit of blood followed (darker in color so feeling its not arterial). It clotted after a few mins so I am not so worried. But it did get me thinking of the pins and needles (almost 'dead leg' sensation) and throbbing were maybe bad - perhaps a sign that I should pull the needle out and go into a different spot (Something I am always anxious about doing). ?

I am pretty lean injecting 1ml med with a  1inch 23g needle. 

Cheers!

 

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[TRTDanzilla 44]

Where exactly on the thigh do you inject? How much do you inject at one time?

Sounds like you are hitting a nerve.

I use a 25g 1" needle for my quads and get no issues

[BAbrams 3]

Hmm I am doing in the quads too. I inject about 9 inches or so from the top of the quad. However, I do not inject at the side ever; its pretty much straight down. 

[TRTDanzilla 44]

On 20/09/2020 at 3:59 PM, BAbrams said:

Hmm I am doing in the quads too. I inject about 9 inches or so from the top of the quad. However, I do not inject at the side ever; its pretty much straight down. 

SO I literally go half way between my hip and my knee and go in directly from the side.

I know some people who prefer to go in at more of an angle, maybe 45 degrees. But for me, the side is perfect.

It can be 'uncomfortable' sometimes, but rarely hit anything serious.

[Pez189 786]

Go glutes. Or shoulders. I tried quads for awhile at the beginning, just couldn’t get on with them.