Does SN ingestion lead to air hunger?

[Blackroom_57]

According to my research, one of the symptoms of sodium nitrite poisoning is shortness of breath. Has there been anybody here that reported a distressing sense of air hunger after taking sodium nitrite?

 

[Judy Garland]

It's more like hypoxia, and not feeling like suffocation. It will feel like you went for a jog around the block. Remember, your red blood cells can still carry carbon dioxide to the lungs...they just can't carry oxygen. So you won't feel suffocation...just like you ran for a few minutes or so.

 

[EvilStepSister]

This is offtopic (forgive me) but "air hunger" - what a fantastic phrase!

 

[plsimnotokay]

This is also something I've been wondering about. I know hypoxia and suffocation are two different reactions but could you still feel like you're suffocating during hypoxia? Sorry if my English isn't great.