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Noob question but gotta ask, same needle multiple pins?

29 replies24 peopleMay 30, 2026β˜† Follow
Summary

Is it okay to draw multiple peptides from separate vials with the same needle and syringe before one injection?

Participants split on the practice. Some report doing it daily for years without problems when keeping everything quick and clean, while others warn that repeated vial punctures blunt the needle and risk cross-contamination between vials. Several suggest drawing with one needle then switching to a fresh one for the actual shot, or reconstituting everything into a single vial beforehand. The thread leaves the long-term infection risk unsettled.

What this discussion establishesWhere people disagree

Whether the contamination and dulling risks are worth avoiding or are overblown for short-term personal use

Still open

How often real-world contamination actually occurs when people reuse needles across vials

Nothing here is advice.

29 replies Β· 24 people
WrySparrow78archiveopening postMay 30

Starting BCP-157, TB-500 and KPV tomorrow for a recent ankle break and surgery recovery. Planning 500 mcg of each twice daily. Any problem with pulling from the different vials using one needle and then injecting everything together?

LevelTimber64archiveMay 30

One peptide per syringe and pin, then straight into the sharps container.

SharpAnchor92archiveMay 30

Needles are cheap and usually come in packs of 100.

GreyAlder46archiveMay 30
↳ replying to @WrySparrow78 (opening post)

I've kept up this daily habit without any serious problems so far, which gives me a bit of personal proof it seems fine. That said, I'm not pushing anyone else to try it. I always put the used needle straight into my disposal container before nightfall and never let anyone else borrow my gear for these substances 😎

SharpHarbour71archiveMay 30
↳ replying to @WrySparrow78 (opening post)

I've been using the same needles over and over for a decade without any problems. I make sure to do it right away though. Everything gets reused within roughly ten minutes. It cuts down on trash and seems fine to me.

RustSignal22archiveMay 30

If I pull from several containers with one needle each time, the whole set ends up sharing the same exposure. That makes me extra careful since any transfer could trigger nasty health issues such as blood poisoning. In my own routine I grab a fresh clean needle for every container plus the actual shot, even when that adds to the total cost. Looking after my own well-being always comes before cutting corners, especially with lab-grade substances or batches where individual cleanliness checks may have been skipped.

AmberSignal47archiveMay 30

Additionally, this process keeps blunting the needle point over and over. There are occasions when I find even a single passage across the rubber barrier produces unwanted effects. I've come to frequently rely on a luer lock approach, extracting with one unit which I then throw away before using a separate one for delivery. Plus, tips on the proper facing of the slanted edge that I came across in this place or another spot have gotten rid of practically all the pain.

PlainAlder11archiveMay 30

I've noticed how the rubber cap can blunt the tip on certain needles.

BlueTimber78archiveMay 30

I went ahead and created a custom mix from those items to reach an identical effect. Mine covers the KLOW stack but leaves out GHK-CU. Numerous blending tools can be found online. Since they were already reconstituted I transferred the whole set into one bigger vial that had room for the total amount.

SlowTimber14archiveMay 30

With each injection the point seems to lose its edge a bit more. People can pick their own route but to me this counts as a strange kind of self-inflicted torment. Backing the wrong politicians works the same way and just piles on avoidable discomfort.

PlainAlder11archiveMay 30
↳ replying to @SlowTimber14

Yeah I made a dumb choice the day before. I skipped picking out a fresh half milliliter thirty one gauge and instead yanked the used one free then shoved it back. Aimed for the stomach spot and needed extra force to get through, which really stung.

SlowLantern29archiveMay 30

There's this well-known discussion about the subject that people find intriguing to look through. Still, it's best left alone and not brought back up again because it turned into one that just wouldn't die. The person who started it kept refusing every suggestion on how to do things without risking infection. Site staff had to get involved sometimes. He acted like a provocateur until they removed his access. You don't even get to read his final rude comment. Always consider safety with needles and verify information from multiple places. I also think it's unwise, and I'm not sure why anyone would combine those substances. Injecting under the skin doesn't hurt at all, no matter how often you do it. I typically rely on a single one. Better to let that old discussion stay buried.

RustLantern55archiveMay 31

I combine several peptides in a single injection device because one possible sting seems preferable to repeating the process multiple times. Still, I figured out never to combine a GLP-1 agonist with anything else, so that substance always gets a separate device. From doing it that way I noticed even a lone draw from the vial can produce noticeable discomfort. Across months of daily injections I've only failed to notice the needle going in on maybe two occasions. I stick with 29 or 31 gauge needles. For some reason stabbing quickly after pinching the skin feels worse than easing it in gradually, even when the tip has dulled enough to meet resistance.

CopperSignal27archiveMay 31

If the plan is just drawing different peptides from their own containers into one syringe after swabbing the tops, all for a single shot, that's no big deal in my experience. What would be bad is inserting a needle that's already gone into your body back into a container. I've done exactly that. A few peptides might not mix nicely, and details on that can be found in some chart, yet the ones in question work fine together. The needle does lose some sharpness from multiple insertions through the seals, though these are so thin it still feels okay. It means buying fewer needles and making fewer injections overall.

SlowLedger31archiveMay 31

In an ideal situation where everything stays completely clean, which never happens, this has always been frowned upon across all groups I belong to. Putting the same needle back into containers multiple times makes it blunt to the point where I notice the difference right away. At best, there's no benefit whatsoever. At worst, it leads to marks or something more serious. That's just how I see it.

BrightBeacon40archiveMay 31
↳ replying to @WrySparrow78 (opening post)

I have no objection to that. The needle does however lose a small amount of sharpness with every insertion.

ClearLedger24archiveMay 31

I always grab a fresh needle for every single injection I do. Around the ankle region that short 31 gauge size seems adequate. The compact length means it resists bending better. For my recovery protocol I've kept up this routine with zero troubles, and I wipe both the rubber stopper and needle using alcohol wipes prior to inserting. Yet performing a subcutaneous shot in that spot near the ankle strikes me as quite difficult.

SlowLedger21archiveMay 31
↳ replying to @WrySparrow78 (opening post)

Three parts from the KLOW set blend fine inside a single container. A stability check confirmed they stay intact in that combination, so I only need one injection.

SlowBramble67archiveMay 31
↳ replying to @WrySparrow78 (opening post)

I mix those three together inside a single container and draw from it each time instead. A refillable injection device loaded with three milliliter inserts works far better for preparing and storing the mixture in one place. One version already combines everything plus an added component. The items get prepared inside clean surroundings. The easiest approach for keeping things clean during handling uses a sealed workspace. Wiping down that space means misting seventy percent rubbing alcohol through a spray bottle. More details turn up with an online search.

SharpHarbour71archiveMay 31

Also meant to mention before that I follow the same routine but pull with the wider gauge and switch to the narrower one for the actual shot. I never reuse one needle across both parts of the process. This avoids any worry about the tip getting blunt when going in.

CopperFenwick68archiveMay 31
↳ replying to @RustSignal22

Everyone needs to catch this point even from way back there. Those supplies cost almost nothing at all, you all. I grab a fresh one for every single injection, end of story.

PatientFenwick91archiveMay 31

If the two peptides work well together, combining them in the syringe right at injection time isn't going to cause any harm. My bigger worry is getting something unwanted into the containers holding the peptides rather than into my own body. Before sticking the needle into the next container, I always clean it off using some alcohol. When it comes to using one needle for several injections on myself, that's something I do every day, delivering five units across three spots. It's also true that skin doctors often use one needle to make multiple injections on a person while doing wrinkle treatments.

SharpHarbour71archiveMay 31

I figure many here have no clue how the older type 1 diabetics used to inject right through grimy outfits like pants or damp shirts and reuse one needle again and again. They used to joke that body fat would clean everything up. Just don't mix up what might happen with what usually does.

NorthQuill51archiveMay 31
↳ replying to @RustSignal22

Would it be alright to stick one needle into several different bottles for pulling out the liquid, then do the shot only at the end? Those bottles ought to be equally clean anyway. There could be some mixing of contents between them. The tip also tends to get duller after each insertion. Though switching to a fresh needle right before the injection might help. Does that approach seem workable or risky?

GreyPebble84archiveMay 31
↳ replying to @SlowLedger21

I agree completely so I prepare each of the three before blending them into one container.

RustSignal22archiveMay 31
↳ replying to @NorthQuill51

Personally, I figure that even if every container starts out clean and gets managed properly, there's still a chance of introducing impurities when you reuse one needle to pull liquid from several of them, though that chance might be small. The real issue comes from not knowing for sure if all of them are actually clean to begin with. Should any single one have a problem, that same needle might move the issue over to the rest. For that reason, the recommended way involves grabbing a new needle each time you access a different container before switching to yet another for the actual shot. Sure, pulling the whole amount into a single syringe for one injection works fine and lots of folks go that route. Still, in my view the tiny money saved doesn't justify raising the chance of issues, particularly since these substances often skip individual checks for cleanliness on each container and the needle ends up blunted after going through three of them.

PatientFenwick91archiveMay 31
↳ replying to @NorthQuill51

What worries me most is the chance of accidentally jabbing my own skin with a dull point, even more than any germs. That would really sting.

PatientFenwick55archiveMay 31

I prefer Luer Lock syringes when drawing two separate peptides together with the starting larger needle then switching it out for a smaller unused one to inject with the angled part upward right after for less discomfort. Alternatively when they can be combined I put both into one container since a compatibility chart exists somewhere. From my experience going through several containers with the needle blunts the tip especially finer gauges which seem more delicate resulting in pain burning stinging and sometimes extra site damage.

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