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What Causes Swelling In The Forearm And Numbness In Fingers After A Meth Injection?

I have injected meth about 12 hours ago in my right arm in between arm nd shoulder. It was the last out of 2 hits. The last I tried to hit the vein without any luck until finally I hit but this time I was alot deeper than I usually went. It still registered and I pushed. Right after that my forearm instantly became swollen and fingers became numb. It didn t hurt and sadly I still feel the effects coming and going. It doesn t hurt just feels weird andmy fingers are slowly becoming stuff. There s a dark red color on my skin where it became swollen. Any idea????
Tue, 30 Dec 2014
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Meth usually leads to nerve damage. In your case, may be due to hematoma or nerve compression, you are getting such symptoms. In that case, better to use thrombophob to decrease the internal damage and wait for few days. It would subside on its own.

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What Causes Swelling In The Forearm And Numbness In Fingers After A Meth Injection?

Hi Thanks for using healthcare magic Meth usually leads to nerve damage. In your case, may be due to hematoma or nerve compression, you are getting such symptoms. In that case, better to use thrombophob to decrease the internal damage and wait for few days. It would subside on its own. Thanks