UPDATE: Two successful glute injections later with minimal PIP. Only difference I can think of is that I did both about half an hour after a big meal (cheat meal). Also went a lot slower and watched my breathing. I find having something I'm listening to - movie, YouTube video playing in background etc - on at the time also helps. Didn't really feel faint from either of them but found that going slower allowed me to be calmer so I'd say it was a combination of that and a big meal prior that really helped.

Anyway cheers to people who gave me advice on here - just shows - no need to call it a day just because you mess up one of your first pins.

EDIT: Just to clarify. When I pinned the second time then fell back on the bed I didn't pass out. I just lay back on the bed - but obviously felt delirious from having passed out during first inj. attempt.

Because I'm a very silly boy I went to pin this morning an wound up fainting. Had just aspirated, got air, went to inject (left glute) and then the next thing I know I'm coming round on my ass in the corner of my room with the needle hanging out my backside. I assume that seeing as the needle was still in my glute when I came round I did manage to inject half the barrel. Presumably I didn't lose any?

I got up removed it and managed to inject the other 1ml (of the 2ml 500mg test e per week injections I'm on) with a fresh needle in my other glute before taking it out and falling back on my bed.

The only reason I can think is that I didn't have anything to eat that morning and might have been a bit dehydrated. I've always hated needles and often felt faint when pinning but have never full blown passed out before. My vision was very spotty - like it is just after you look into a bright light - for about half an hour and very weak.

My head does ache though and my neck hurts, although I think this is just because I hit my head on the cupboard on the way down presumably - I came to with my head resting in the corner against the wall/cupboard.

Anyway -3 questions:

1. Does this all sound alright - just a standard fainting or something more serious?

2. Presumably I still got the full 500mg into the muscle?

3. What can I do to prevent this in the future. I can't get someone else to inject me. I had music playing (but it wasn't calming music). People have written about breathing before but I don't understand quite what they mean so if someone could expand on that that would be great?

Btw Mods wasn't sure if this belonged here or in "general steroid discussion" - so apologies if I got it wrong. I'm a newbie here.