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Nitrous Oxide for use as a sleep aid?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Apr 3, 2019 | Replies (4)Comment receiving replies
@ahendershot I agree with Lisa that this needs to be discussed with your doctors. I question the safety of trusting your life to an anesthesia gas that is administered by a machine and if a malfunction could put you at serious risk. This reminds me of the death of Michael Jackson because of anesthesia drugs that were used improperly for sleep. It is too easy for a mistake to happen. Wouldn't it be better to try to find the cause of your pain, and explore treatments that could help? my suggestion would be to look at physical reasons for your neuropathy like nerve entrapment that can be caused by overly tight tissues and muscles. Here is a link to a discussion I created about Myofacial Release which is a form of physical therapy than can help a lot of conditions and neuropathy that is physical in nature. I always look for a natural way to heal the cause first before becoming dependent on a prescription to treat the symptoms. You might be able to improve the condition and learn how to prevent it.
You can also use headphones and music to create a distraction of the mind. I do that when I am upset, and often it helps me sleep and I sleep to very low volume of music all night.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/myofascial-release-therapy-mfr-for-treating-compression-and-pain/
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I certainly agree that a physician’s advice should be sought to fully understand all possible complications and risks.
From what I’ve been reading and hearing in conversations with my dentist, nitrous oxide is not used as an anesthetic, and is generally mixed with oxygen. Its use in dentistry was tailored to calm nervous and or over stimulated minds, so as to make a dental procedure easier and less traumatic for both. Patients would rarely sleep under its influence, in fact, the dental practitioner wants the patient awake for feedback during the procedure.
As I recall from my dental visits as a youth, the only memories I have of nitrous oxide use, I never felt as though I would fall asleep. With the mixture I was given, the experience was more like I had been given a light stimulant, while feeling disconnected from my body and being totally ok with the prospect.
The delivery system I envision would rely on a single mixture to reduced the possibility of a mixture control failure. It would also only be operational for limited time periods, reducing the dangers of an overdose. I realize there is not a single medical device, or procedure that is foolproof. It all comes down to risk vs reward.
Andrew