Posted by Elizabeth on March 23, 2002, at 10:02:40
In reply to intranasal question?, posted by reese1 on March 18, 2002, at 18:13:30
> i'm becoming tired and somewhat sore of using the IM method for buprenex.
Yeah, no s---. I'm not sure how good an idea it is to be giving yourself IM injections three times a day for a long time. I don't think it's usually done.
> Could someone please explain how one would take it intranasally?
Sure.
1. Remove the needle from the syringe.
2. Lie down, tilting your head back so that your neck is hyperextended.
3. Gradually "inject" the solution into your nose, keeping your head tilted back [this minimizes the amount that ends up going down your throat]. Alternate nostrils, holding one side closed while squirting the solution into the other side. "Snort" or inhale as necessary (other than the lying down/head tilt part, this is a lot like taking a typical nose spray such as Afrin), but try not to swallow. Once again, it's important to do this little by little: a cc is a lot of liquid to be putting in your nose.
4. After you've "snorted" your entire dose, remain in the lying-down-with-head-tilted-back position for a few minutes (I wait about 5 minutes, although I've never been 100% sure exactly how long is necessary).It takes about an hour for the drug effect to manifest when it's taken by this route.
HTH
-e
poster:Elizabeth
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