I Want to Switch from SubQ to IM

Pharma / TRT Testosterone Replacement
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But I am intimidated about how to do this. When I mention this to my doc he says why bother? SubQ works fine but I believe some of my symptoms low libido and ED may improve with the switch. At least I want to give it a try to see if it does affect it positively. Will by pharmacist be able to show me how to do this? And where is it best to do IM?

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Um, you do the same thing as now, but straight in instead of aiming for fat. Maybe a little longer needle, depending on what you do now. Itā€™s the opposite of complicated, I promise.

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Okay, how do I know Iā€™ve put it in a muscle? How long of a needle and where?

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How long is the needle? Where do you plan to poke yourself? How lean are you there? Some guys feel a need to use a large gauge 1 1/2 inch needle. Most just use a 1/2" and jab the medial delt or even anterior delt, almost no one has any fat there of consequence. You wonā€™t feel anything different at all during the injection with a fine gauge needle.

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Just put a 1/2" needle into your delt as deep as itā€™ll go and inject normally. Thatā€™s literally it.

You can go longer if you prefer but thatā€™s the best way Iā€™ve found. Some people prefer using a longer needle and Iā€™m sure thatā€™s fine too.

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Okay thanks sorry but what if I for some reason miss the muscle? Will it have a negative ineffective?

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Worst case scenario, itā€™s sub-Q, or shallow IM possibly. No big deal.

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There are several injecting videos on u-tube. I found them very helpful.

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1/2 inch needle Length is known as Shallow IM. Use a 29g 1/2inch easytouch in the ventroglute. Its an awesome feeling to go straight into the muscle.

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I have a 1/2 inch 27g, will that due?

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Yep.

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Unless you are very lean I dont advise using 1/2 for IM. For me it didnt work.

Better try first with 3/4 inch 27g in delt after stabilizing you may try the shorter needle

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That should work in the delt and ventrogluteal muscles.

I use 5/8ā€ 25g, but like others have said, deltoid muscles are usually lean, so you should be fine.

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It would be nearly impossible to ā€˜missā€™ the muscle and really as long as you get it inside your body itā€™s going to be assimilated. Look at these injection spots and pictures. 1/2" is fine for delts and 1" is fine for quads (I use 1 1/4"). Those are the only 2 spots I use.
https://www.spotinjections.com/index3.htm

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Youā€™d pretty much have to miss your whole shoulder to miss the muscle there, lol

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No kidding. The entire shoulder area is muscle. I donā€™t think the OP realizes how dense muscle is.
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You canā€™t miss the muscle in the delt. Thereā€™s basically no fat. 1/2 inch is perfect for delts

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Do you guys rotate at all to Ventrogluteal?

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Negative. I rotate lateral delt sides.

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Yes. Lately Iā€™ve only been using ventrogluteal. No injection pain. No pip.