friday morning, i went to the dentist to get an old filling fixed, so i had to be under the influence of nitrous oxide for the better part of 2.5 hours. i had totally forgotten that sensation. according to wikipedia, nitrous oxide is "a colorless non-flammable gas, with a slightly sweet odor and taste. It is used in surgery and dentistry for its anesthetic and analgesic effects. It is known as 'laughing gas' due to the euphoric effects of inhaling it, a property that has led to its recreational use as a dissociative anesthetic."
i had a number of highly euphoric thought processes while under the influence, many of which were quite amusing to recall after the fact... such as, "man, i forgot how much fun this stuff is... if i were a dentist, i'd take it home with me." at one point i asked the dentist's assistant what kinds of crazy things people said whilst under the influence, and she told me a few, like what kinds of drugs they sell or who they're in love with. i remember thinking "well i'm not going to tell you anything, they're MY secrets." turns out, i totally said that out loud. hopefully she didn't assume i have the same sort of secrets.
awww I've never had nitrous oxide. I always just get the terrible, awful, hurts-more-than-the-actual-dentistry shots in the nerve in the back of your jaw, or in my tooth bed. Blurg. ...wish I could have some euphoric gas at the dentist! I might actually enjoy it and not have a mild heart attack every time I have to go!
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