Discussion today i have crazy idea what if someone try to suicide by drinking potasium nitrate

[developic]

It's possible or not
1. Gastrointestinal Irritation: Ingesting potassium nitrate can cause severe irritation and inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, leading to symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.

2. Metabolic Acidosis: High levels of nitrate in the body can disrupt the normal acid-base balance, leading to metabolic acidosis. This condition can cause symptoms like rapid breathing, confusion, and in severe cases, coma.

3. Hypotension and Shock: Potassium nitrate can cause a drop in blood pressure, leading to hypotension and potentially shock, which can be life-threatening.

4. Cardiac Arrhythmias: High levels of potassium in the blood (hyperkalemia) can disrupt the heart's electrical activity, leading to arrhythmias and potentially cardiac arrest.

5. Respiratory Distress: In severe cases, ingestion of potassium nitrate can cause respiratory distress and failure.

6. Seizures and Neurological Symptoms: High levels of nitrate can affect the central nervous system, leading to seizures, confusion, and other neurological symptoms.

 

[neenie]

The way you present it potassium nitrate sounds less reliable, more painful and with more detrimental consequences than sodium nitrite, and it sounds like you could attain potassium nitrates effects with almost any chemical reagents. Are there any studies reporting (in)voluntary intoxication with potassium nitrate?

 

[Unicron]

Be careful not to confuse your nitrates with your nitrites. Nitrites are the method, not nitrates.