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title: "Jonathan Boutelle Nitrous primary mechanism of actionis isn't..."
date: 2023-03-04
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# Jonathan Boutelle Nitrous primary mechanism of actionis isn't...

*March 4, 2023 — Comment Archer T. Ships replied to Brendan Finegan's comment.*

Jonathan Boutelle Nitrous primary mechanism of actionis isn't "replacing oxygen so your brain doesn't have any" Nitrous oxide has low solubility in water, and is largely unreactive.  It's rapidly removed from the body.  So nitrous doesn't "replace" oxygen in your body to a significant degree.  Both molecules are in your body at the same time. It does bind to the proteins that process B12, which interferes with myelin sheath repair, among other things.  But in most people this mechanism of damage doesn't occur unless you use a lot of nitrous over a long period of time.