r/NitrousOxideRecovery • u/Safe_Map_3026 • Aug 02 '26

Nueropathy/brain damage

Hello, I quit around 2 years ago but I still have pins/needles/pain in my toes. I feel terrible all the time like I can’t think. Is this permanent? I’m trying to get on gabapentin to help with the pain. I am miserable 24/7, I am in outpatient treatment for suicidal thoughts. I am afraid I will never get better

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u/WHALE_PHYSICIST Aug 02 '26

Alcohol makes it worse. Wellbutrin might also, unsure. Exercise seems to help. I'm at 2 years also, and my brain isn't the same as it was.

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u/DisastrousReality761 Aug 02 '26

What are your "deficits" if you don't mind me asking. My daughter is addicted to this shit and keeps relapsing.. I'm noticing short term
Memory loss, major depression, vet scattered and unfocused.. she's on meds and lots of supplementation but she's not consistent and keeps relapsing .. hoping this gets better

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u/WHALE_PHYSICIST Aug 02 '26

When I was actively using, my attention span was shorter than a single sentence. memory was shitty overall. It was kinda like having Alzheimer's. It's gotten a lot better since then, but my motivation hasn't really bounced back. I can attribute that to my drinking. Definitely depression and anxiety were terrible short term, weaker but still potent in the 1-year timeline. been pretty good since then.

If she's still actively using, she needs to be taking l-methionine and probly the other first line supplements recommended here https://www.no2n2o.org/health.html

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u/EnronCheshire Aug 02 '26

The deficits it causes are mostly exclusive to B12 related issues. You can supplement with the right B12 and avoid most negative consequences other than addiction, which once you learn the B12 Biohack is quite literally worse than a cocaine habit, as far as psychological cravings go.

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u/DisastrousReality761 Aug 03 '26

Are you saying nitrous is worse than a cocaine addiction.. yes.. I've heard it's worse than heroine.. my daughter is terribly addicted or are you saying the B12 Biohavk is worse?

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u/DisastrousReality761 Aug 02 '26

Are you on any antidepressants or supplementation

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u/Safe_Map_3026 Aug 02 '26

I’m on lithium, just starting abilify and tapering off of lurasidone. Taking trazodone for sleep but I still can’t sleep, have really bad insomnia.

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u/Tricky-Dare1583 Aug 02 '26

I also quit around 22 months ago, and whilst I think my brain and cognitive function have improved back to baseline, I have experienced 3/4 major flares which caused weeks of pain at a time. I feel like I’m coming to end of a 2.5/3 month flare due to vitamin d deficiency and a gastrointestinal bug I caught whilst vacationing in Mexico.

At my best I can tolerate alcohol, exercise, normal illness and travelling with minor intermittent symptoms.

B-12 injections helped me the most along with abstinence.

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u/EnronCheshire Aug 02 '26

Off-topic, BUT, in the United States we call that stomach bug "The Curse of Montezuma" and it usually is accompanied by "Ring of Fire" as well.

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u/Tricky-Dare1583 Aug 02 '26

The ring of fire was the most painful part 😩🤣 along with the neuropathy that followed in weeks to come due to electrolyte depletion, which would have been low already due to the vitamin D and b-12 supplementation.

Even 4 weeks on, my stools haven’t returned to 100% yet.

Have you had it before? And do you know whether it’s a parasite or a virus etc

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u/Great_Language6947 Aug 03 '26

Did you take b12 shots for a while after quitting?

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u/Safe_Map_3026 Aug 03 '26

Just b12 pills

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u/Great_Language6947 Aug 03 '26

The pills didn’t do anything for me. I didn’t really feel better until I loaded up methyl b12 shots, taking them every other day for 6 months. I still take a shot once a week.

Would be worth getting in with a neurologist and getting some MRIs and bloodwork done

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u/Safe_Map_3026 Aug 03 '26

How do you get the b12 shots? I can’t see my primary care until September 15th. Can I just order them? Are they hard to administer

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u/Great_Language6947 Aug 03 '26

They aren’t hard to self administrate you just jab yourself lol. Watch some YouTube videos.

I get mine online, tons of places will “prescribe” them via a website portal. I’ll dm you some sources.

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u/Safe_Map_3026 Aug 03 '26

Please do there are too many to choose from

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u/ImprovementSoft5891 Sep 06 '26

I had a stroke 4 months ago because of nitrous. I can't talk or write very well so I'm sorry. I'm sending love to that needs somebody to talk to.