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    Nitrous Oxide

    Aliases: Nos, N2o, N20, Nangs, Nitro, laughing_gas, nitrous

    Dissociative

    Summary TheDrug.Wiki Erowid TripSit PsychonautWiki

    Nitrous oxide (also known as laughing gas, nitrous, NOS, and informally as hippy-crack). Whipped cream chargers/cartridges are called whippits (also spelled “whippits”), nangs, or bulbs. Nitrous oxide is an atypical dissociative substance that is found in the form of an inhalable gas.

    Perspectives

    “For me, it wasn't a particularly rewarding experience.”

    Dose Information TheDrug.Wiki PsychonautWiki

    ROA Light Common Strong Heavy
    Inhaled 4-8g 8-16g 16-40g 40g+
    Light Common Strong Heavy

    Onset, Duration & After-effects TheDrug.Wiki PsychonautWiki

    ROA Onset Comeup Peak Offset After Effects Total
    Inhaled - - - 0-6 min 12-30 min 1 - 5 minutes

    Effect Profile

    535 reports

    Scores (1–10) curated from multiple sources:

    • Effect keyword matching from PsychonautWiki catalog
    • Validated against 504 Erowid trip reports
    • Weighted by importance: core (×3), major (×2), minor (×1)

    Full methodology

    Dissociative 5.0
    Moderate+ 5/10

    Strong dissociative depth, motor impairment, and mania with low insight

    Dissociative Depth ×3
    10
    depersonalization derealization changes in felt bodily form perception of decreased weight amnesia memory suppression
    ⚠ Mania / Compulsion ×1
    9
    compulsive redosing laughter euphoria
    Insight / Novel Thought ×2
    2
    unity and interconnectedness
    ⚠ Motor / Sensory Impairment ×1
    10
    motor control loss clumsiness tactile suppression double vision
    Based on reports from:
    Effect Index Psychedelic Dissociation Effect Index Nitrous Entities Effect Index Tainted Euphoria Bluelight Big & Dandy Thread Erowid Experience Reports
    View methodology →

    Tolerance

    Build-up develops within a single session with repeated inhalations
    Reset minutes to hours; no lasting tolerance

    Tolerance Decay

    Full tolerance 1h Half tolerance 0d Baseline ~0d

    Effects Erowid Bluelight

    Aggregated from 504 Erowid and 31 Bluelight experience reports

    Positive Effects 57

    Euphoria 38.5% 90%
    Music Enhancement 37.0% 90%
    Auditory Effects 33.8% 85%
    Color Enhancement 32.5% 86%
    Awe 32.3% 84%
    Joy 32.3% 86%
    Empathy 29.6% 70%
    Stimulation 24.6% 70%
    Tactile Enhancement 22.8% 70%
    Focus Enhancement 21.6% 70%
    Tingling 19.4% 90%
    Closed-Eye Visuals 18.5% 91%
    Body High 16.1% 87%
    Insight 16.1% 86%
    Lightness 16.1% 84%
    Mystical Quality 12.9% 89%
    Revelatory Insight 12.9% 86%
    Thought Acceleration 12.9% 83%
    Open-Eye Visuals 12.5% 78%
    Ego Dissolution 11.9% 89%

    Adverse Effects 27

    Anxiety 38.5% 83%
    Confusion 29.8% 82%
    Depersonalization 29.0% 82%
    Fear 16.1% 87%
    Nausea 14.4% 84%
    Delusion 9.7% 83%
    Paranoia 9.7% 88%
    Amnesia 9.7% 80%
    Ego Inflation 6.5% 88%
    Panic 6.5% 85%
    Muscle Tension 6.0% 70%
    Headache 5.6% 80%
    Thought Loops 4.5% 85%
    Pupil Dilation 4.4% 70%
    Sweating 4.2% 70%
    Psychosis 4.0% 70%
    Jaw Clenching 3.4% 70%
    Increased Heart Rate 3.4% 70%
    Shadow Imagery 3.2% 88%
    Paralysis 3.2% 90%

    Combinations TripSit

    Trip Reports Effect Index

    Psychedelic Dissociation Josie Nitrous Entities Natalie Tainted Euphoria utheraptor
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