Benzyl alcohol

**FedSki** · 05-02-2003, 07:34 PM

I've heard many guys suggest that BA is responsible for the pain when injecting AAS.

I have also mentioned in another post that BA is actually used as a local anaesthetic.

So my point is . . . I doubt BA causes the pain but is actually added to AAS to lessen the pain and kill off any bacteria that might have got in there.

Perhaps the pain is associated with the oil and/or an allergic reaction to the oil or BA.

**GandolfReturns** · 05-02-2003, 08:02 PM

Perhaps!

**Red Ketchup** · 05-02-2003, 08:36 PM

Maybe BA acts as a "local anasthetic" in skin or fatty tissue, and hurts like hell in muscle and "meat"?

Just a thought

Red

**956Vette** · 05-04-2003, 04:00 PM

I thought ba also served as a preservative.

**FedSki** · 05-04-2003, 05:12 PM

Originally posted by 956Vette
I thought ba also served as a preservative.

I said that, sort of. When I said it's there to kill of any bacteria - thats what a preservative does.

**RON** · 05-04-2003, 05:35 PM

Here are some common sides of BA

The most common side effects are:
• pain during injection
• dysethesia (a burning, tingling sensation)
• swelling of the arm or leg where the drug
was injected
Less common side effects include skin sloughing
(rubbing off), motor weakness, sensory
loss, and wound infection.
If you notice any of these you should call your
doctor.
Serious side effects are extremely rare. Symptoms
would include:
• tremors
• convulsions
• slow breathing, fatigue, and drowsiness
• shortness of breath, chest pain