What Causes Numbness And Swelling At Injection Site After Shooting Meth?

Posted on Sun, 1 Jun 2014

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Sun, 1 Jun 2014 Answered on

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Question : Sleepy, numbness, and swelling at injection site after shooting meth

Answered by Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (2 hours later)

Brief answer....nothing to worry as you should be all right in a day or two
Detailed answer...
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
While injecting in a vein,you sometimes scrape the inner lining and causing a puncture in it resulting in local swelling and numbness.Local swelling is produced as a result of leak of blood from vein and causing a local collection of blood in the surrounding tissues.
You may apply some cool pack locally n the swelling few times a day.
This swelling and numbness would go away in next 24-48 hours.
This is not at all serious and there is nothing to worry about it.
Just make sure to avoid this vein for next 5-7 days.
I hope this helps,however you may revert to me for any further query.
Best of luck
Thanks

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