I don't doubt it, what my concern has always been is the promotion of this as quick and peaceful. Because for some people it is not. The reason I bring this up is purely for awareness. If you happen to be one of those people that do not pass out for 20 minutes, when you are expecting 5 minutes. That extra 15 minutes is a lot of time for anxiety and Survival Instinct to take over. Then if you call for help you're in the psych ward.
I really do not doubt it's effectiveness, i do however object to it being recklessly promoted as peaceful by EI.
Stan did a great job covering everything I am talking about. The possible side effects, the time to unconciousness, the anxiety, the variables. Stan did not sugar coat it. But I think EI is really dropping the ball on this, they do not even mention the permanent discoloration.
From all the accounts I have read. For some it is very fast and easy, but for some it is not. What "peaceful" is could vary from person to person. I think people associate peaceful with a sedative type feeling. If you happen to have slow metabolism and are completely aware and awake for 20 minutes, The Anxiety from the SI may make this far from peaceful.
I just do not believe SN is 1 size fits all, mainly because of the variations in blood pressure and metabolism. from the posts I have read , the way it feels and the time to being unconscious is greatly different from person to person.
Again I think Stan did a great job in giving accurate information, he covered all the possible variables. Exit is not really doing any of that.