Contrary to its name laughing gas does not necessarily make you laugh.

Does laughing gas make you say bad things. Yes laughing gas is completely safe including when used on children and pregnant women. But nitrous oxide is not a truth serum. The most common side effects of laughing gas are headaches and nausea.

As the name suggests laughing gas can cause the giggles. The number of laughing gas deaths is fewer than those killed each year by helium says David Nutt professor of neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London and former UK government drugs. Lesser dosages cause laughing hence the name.

It can be painful if severe but mostly it is just discomfort. Nitrous oxide in the correct dosage is meant to render you unconscious for a medical dental procedure. On a night out in an uncontrolled environment there is a risk that people can start feeling.

Please talk with your kids or younger cousins for instance about the dangers of huffing any type of fumes or chemical vapors. Its more dangerous inhaling directly from the canister. The most common side effect is nausea but if you start to feel nauseous during the dental procedure make sure to tell one of the dentists at Welch Dental Group and they will gladly turn down the laughing gas increasing the oxygen intake.

The nitrous oxide slows down your nervous system to make you feel less inhibited. The nitrous oxide also displaces oxygen and exposes the body to a potentially low oxygen state. Oxygen helps clear any remaining gas from your body.

If you are facing any discomfort due to laughing gas sedation during a. Too much nitrous oxide can make you faint lose consciousness or suffocate. In rare cases patients can feel slight nausea or dizziness from the gas mixture.