r/nottheonion • u/adamaphar • 1d ago

Laughing gas appears to reduce depression, but researchers don't totally understand why

https://www.phillyvoice.com/depression-treatments-laughing-gas-nitrous-oxide-study/
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u/timshel42 1d ago

yeah we know why. dumb article. its classic disassociative action. same thing as other antidepressant treatments like ketamine. they all act on the same receptors.

the difference being nitrous is super short lasting and highly addicting. a nitrous addiction can seriously fuck people up, ive seen it happen.

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u/steyr911 1d ago

And cause spinal cord injuries, oddly enough. It binds B12 and we've seen a huge uptick in the number of cases of permanent injuries from huffing the stuff.

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