Nitrous oxide, which is commonly referred to as "laughing gas," is a sedative agent that is both effective and safe at the same time. It may help you relax when it is combined with oxygen and breathed in. Laughing gas allows patients to recover rather quickly, they should be more than capable of normal movements and driving shortly after the sedation as worn off.

Laughing gas is not used to put you fully to sleep. Any requests or directives will be audible to you, and you will be able to reply to them. During the next few minutes, you will be instructed to breathe normally through your nose, and you should begin to feel the effects of the gas that you have breathed around that time. Your arms and legs may have tingling feelings, and you may also get a sense of light-headedness. Both of these symptoms are probable. A number of individuals have reported that they had a sensation of weight on their muscles and limbs. Almost immediately after the sedative supply is cut off, the effects will begin to go away.

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