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The main problem with therapeutic nitrous oxide use outside single use for anesthesia , is that the amount that causes neuro degeneration varies wildly person to person it seems , like there are occasional cases of people getting b12 deficiency and spinal damage after a single anesthesia dose, then there are ppl who do a bunch of charges daily and are totally fine. If you have medical guidance it could be. a good treatment , but as far as I can tell nitrous isnt used by almost any clinics the way ketamine is
There is a single clinic I found that does regular nitrous oxide treatments, but its in a city I cant go to, houston. Heres the website. https://www.lonestarinfusion.com/blog/nitrous-oxide-for-depression
It seems like it would be so hard to safely self medicate with nitrous oxide even if you supplement with b12 as nobody seems to have worked out what the safe dose is, and without telling your doctor you are doing it , how can you get tested regularly for b12, folic acid, cbcs and neurological exams to make sure you aren't damaging yourself ?
So are there more clinics than this one I found that do this? Is this something I could bring up to a pain doctor?
I am prescribed ketamine, but it is causing bladder issues. I love xenon, but it is expensive. Hence why I am looking at nitrous as a possible mood enhancer and drug for pain. And even though I say I want to use it for chronic pain, I dont mean taking it daily. I mean using it infrequently to supplement regular opioids medication and NSAIDs and tylenol...
What are the safe doses of nitrous oxide? What are the contraindications? Is it used clinically besides anesthesia, for chronic pain or depression, outside of this single clinic ? Is b12 supplementation itself protective against harm, or is there a problem absorbing the b12 when you are taking nitrous???
There is a single clinic I found that does regular nitrous oxide treatments, but its in a city I cant go to, houston. Heres the website. https://www.lonestarinfusion.com/blog/nitrous-oxide-for-depression
It seems like it would be so hard to safely self medicate with nitrous oxide even if you supplement with b12 as nobody seems to have worked out what the safe dose is, and without telling your doctor you are doing it , how can you get tested regularly for b12, folic acid, cbcs and neurological exams to make sure you aren't damaging yourself ?
So are there more clinics than this one I found that do this? Is this something I could bring up to a pain doctor?
I am prescribed ketamine, but it is causing bladder issues. I love xenon, but it is expensive. Hence why I am looking at nitrous as a possible mood enhancer and drug for pain. And even though I say I want to use it for chronic pain, I dont mean taking it daily. I mean using it infrequently to supplement regular opioids medication and NSAIDs and tylenol...
What are the safe doses of nitrous oxide? What are the contraindications? Is it used clinically besides anesthesia, for chronic pain or depression, outside of this single clinic ? Is b12 supplementation itself protective against harm, or is there a problem absorbing the b12 when you are taking nitrous???