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Thank you, this is terrific! Why should tetany be worrisome? Edited to add: the second article seems to be about decompression injuries, rather than apnea-ind
by kragen 2y ago
Thank you, this is terrific! Why should tetany be worrisome?
Edited to add: the second article seems to be about decompression injuries, rather than apnea-induced brain damage?
- eigenschwarz 2y agoIn a medical setting, where I am more familiar with it, tetany is never good. Personally it is also wildly uncomfortable. Perhaps it's fine and somehow pushing through it is part of the "experience", but if I want an altered consciousness I'll stick to a psilocybin-based retreat every 5-10 years and my meditation practice in between :D.
- kragen 2y agoIt is definitely uncomfortable and can produce at least minor injuries; I was wondering if there were other reasons to worry.
- maebert 2y agoyeah in a medical setting it's usually never good, but afaik it's not the tetany that doctors are worried about about but rather what's causing it. I did a longer write-up on the physiological effects which you might find interesting: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RuDv_E9osM1CCFWZMywMru9Jn-dw0HwBHXhGUU9osHo/edit?tab=t.0 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RuDv_E9osM1CCFWZMywMru9J...