Intramuscular Thiamine HCl

ealomz

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Hello everybody,
I would like to know if anyone has injected a lower dose of thiamine than 100 mg. I want to try the intramuscular or subcutaneous route as my gut gets very irritated taking the oral form, but maybe I don't need such high doses. Constantini says the injectable is about 14 times more potent than the oral. So I would like to try something lower, do you think it is possible?
Some experiences?
Thank you!
 

AspiringSage

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Its certainly possible to use thiamine in lower IM doses. You may want to find a multi use vial that allows you to draw out smaller doses or to simply accept that you will be wasting some from a glass ampule if not injecting the full volume.

I am about to embark on a small series of IM thiamine experiments, I’ll post my observations in a thread when they conclude. To date, I have only experimented with two small IM injections of B complex that contains thiamine. Conveniently, it’s inexpensive and comes in a large multi use vial. The product is made in the US and intended for veterinary use. I have also obtained Russian injectable thiamine intended for use in humans; but, haven’t tried it yet. It’s more expensive, comes in glass vials and takes a while to arrive.

The first injection of b complex was a shallow low dose IM test (just barely onto the muscle) using an insulin pen (short small needle e.g. 31g 5/16” needle). The intent was to evaluate for discomfort or allergic response not to administer a biologically significant dose. I didn’t note any reaction and could barely feel any discomfort at the site.

The second injection was an larger (though less than .25 of the horse horse/goat label indications for my body weight) IM dose using a larger insulin pen (27g 1/2” needle). There was some discomfort at the injection site which faded over 1/2 hour. This was likely from B6 rather than thiamine. I felt a noticeable boost in energy and perhaps mental clarity that has persisted for several days.

I’ll update here with B complex/thiamine dosing and eventually a link to my thread after a few months of self experiments.

As always this is not medical advise. This information is shared as protected speech on personal experience with harm reduction/self experiment/self treatment. Sometimes my lab ferret runs around on the keyboard after experiments and I can’t be held responsible for his opinions. Always use substances as labeled and in accordance with your medical providers advise.
 

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