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Thread: EXACTLY which needles for b12?

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    EXACTLY which needles for b12?

    I've read on here a bunch to use a slin needle for b12... but I have no idea what a slin needle is. I'm looking at AR's site, for instance, and I see needles measured by length and G(uage?)

    What's the right syringe/ needle?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimihendryx
    I've read on here a bunch to use a slin needle for b12... but I have no idea what a slin needle is. I'm looking at AR's site, for instance, and I see needles measured by length and G(uage?)

    What's the right syringe/ needle?
    25+ gauge syringe about 1-1.5 inch in length depending on where you poking yourself...

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    get a 27-29 gauge. Slin needles are usually 1/2-5/8 inches long.

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    uh... ok...

    1/2-5/8.... 1-1.5...

    I thought people were all taking b12 more or less the same way... I guess I need to take a step back... what's the preferred way, and corresponding length needle.

    Also, as long as I'm placing the order, do I need anything else? filter or whatnot? I've already got the human grade b12.

    oh, and are smaller guages bigger, or the other way around?
    Last edited by jimihendryx; 07-23-2005 at 12:53 PM.

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    If its an intramuscular injection i would say 1-1.5 inches in length. JMO...

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    um... ok.. I guess I need to read some more. I thought I remembered people doing the subqt or whatever in the belly area.

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    You could do that too. Some people do subq on its own. Others do it IM with gear and use the b-12 to cut down on the pain. Depends on what your doing, you didn't say what your reasons for using b-12 were...

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    sorry... b12 only... various health and well being reasons based on what I've read I'm pretty sure I'm deficient.

    ... no gear... just the b12

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    So for me, seems like slin would be wayto go, right? I see AR site has 1/2in 29G with the syringes... good bet?

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    I used slin needles, obviously subq...I was using b-12 only, no gear or anything. It was real easy to get the slin spikes, just got them at Wal-Mart, otc. Get some alcohol pads, too, then you should be good to hook.

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