N2O is easily available and should be in your toolkit...

[hell toupee]

The more I look in to it, and believe me, I've done some due diligence, as the user @Intoxicated says and who originally pointed me in this direction, I absolutely agree with him. If Nembutal was the gold standard for MAID laws and right to die like Exit Intl, etc., then Nitrous Oxide should be the platinum standard.

For one, even if it's not used as a method, it basically erases SI and takes the edge off. Believe it or not, ironically, N2O is being studied right now because it has been shown to attenuate suicidal thoughts. It's an anxiolytic and reduces anxiety as well. I'm not talking about taking it all the time. I'm simply referring to taking a few hits right before I commit to my primary method.

N2O is not my primary method, however it is my backup method, and to be honest, after studying N2O for a few months, it may take the top spot. It's easily attainable from Amazon. There is ZERO discomfort.

I'm going to make a prediction right now. Sooner or later, N2O is going to catch on, and just like SN or Helium, it's going to eventually get banned because too many people are using it to ctb.

@Intoxicated just wanted to share, I had bought a 2 pack of the 3.3L cylinders, which came in a regular nondescript box. The problem, as you know, is, you need a special regulator to use it and a lot of them on Amazon seem to be low quality control - they are hit or miss, sometimes people get one that works great, others get ones that leak and make the cylinder useless.

I found this little mini pressure regulator last night, that has some good reviews because it's so simple. It cracks the 3,3L (and other) cylinder, and just has a button you push (release valve - red) that comes out the top of the gas outlet. It's half the price of the other regulators, and very simple. You can put a balloon on the gas outlet and fill it that way, or, you can connect a 1/4" ID silicone tubing to fill a medium sized trash bag (13 gallon in US is what I'm using - about the same size as 65cm x 65cm I believe).

I'm not using continuous flow - you can't do that with this. But it would be perfect to just fill a bag for a simple, closed system, where little can go wrong.

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[woofwag]

Hm, very interesting post and looks promising. I did look up N2O on Amazon, but I could only find whipped cream chargers, and I'm not sure if that's the correct thing to buy or if they will even work with the regulator. And it looked like they were mostly $50 - $100... I mean ig not a horrible price to pay for a peaceful death, but still. Not super cheap.

 

[hell toupee]

Hm, very interesting post and looks promising. I did look up N2O on Amazon, but I could only find whipped cream chargers, and I'm not sure if that's the correct thing to buy or if they will even work with the regulator. And it looked like they were mostly $50 - $100... I mean ig not a horrible price to pay for a peaceful death, but still. Not super cheap.

Yes, they have the cartridges, which require a cracker ($10-$15) and balloons, and you could do it that way, it's just a little more complicated to transfer the N2O from the balloon to a plastic bag.

However, you can get the cylinders. They are smaller than like a helium or Nitrogen cylinder, about the size of a small fire extinguisher - a little smaller than a 2 liter soda bottle (skinnier). But used with just a simple regulator like above, for about $100, you could have a very peaceful ctb. Just as peaceful, if not more so, than Nembutal. That's worth it if you ask me. Obviously a tad more complicated than swallowing 10g of N, but if you really think about it, CTB is a very big and final decision. Making a little effort to insure a peaceful and guaranteed ctb is worth it to me. If it;s too easy, it prevents an impulsive, possibly reckless decision that could be a huge, irreversible mistake. CTB is no joke, and should be the absolute last resort for anyone. Not an easy, quickly made decision, imo.

 

[Intoxicated]

For one, even if it's not used as a method, it basically erases SI and takes the edge off. Believe it or not, ironically, N2O is being studied right now because it has been shown to attenuate suicidal thoughts. It's an anxiolytic and reduces anxiety as well.

I'd say that it's very likely that the anxiolytic effect wouldn't be achieved until approximately 1 minute or more is passed after inhalation of the gas has started. The peculiar symptoms of and LOC from asphyxiation may take place faster than any N₂O-specific effects (which make it notably different from other simple asphyxiants like nitrogen). And those symptoms can make you anxious.

People who have tried small doses of pentobarbital told that they felt very sleepy, so OD on this substance would likely feel just like falling asleep. Gas asphyxiation is entirely different in this regard. It doesn't cause that specific feeling like you want to sleep. Instead, you experience gradual transition to unconsciousness, possibly with hearing noises (I heard high pitched ringing together with a sound that reminds wind from fans), numbness, some fullness of head, acceleration of heartbeat, the urge to breathe more quickly and deeply (alkalosis caused by hyperventilation performed beforehand seems to be able to suppress this urge), loss of the sense of gravity. Although these sensations didn't cause physical discomfort in my case, they seemed really weird and unnatural. You can have an impression like you're dying.

If you try N₂O, I'd highly appreciate your feedback. It would be interesting to compare your perceptions and impression with mine.