Discussion Why is SN the one of the most popular methods on here?

[Hunter2005]

You would think it's more easier to hang yourself or even use a gun to kill yourself. What's so special about SN?

 

[chr74]

many of us are not in usa so obtaining a firearm is extremely unlikely

i guess a lot of people dont like the idea of hanging

 

[Deleted member 31858]

It's cheap and easy, it doesn't leave a mess around you, if you fail or they "save" you, you won't have consequences, it's one of the most peaceful methods. Many methods can leave you in a worse place than you are now.

 

[Unwr!tten]

Sodium Nitrite is one of the most peaceful methods if done correctly. If failed, it also isn't common to leave the attempter severely disabled like if they'd failed with a gun or with hanging.

 

[RainAndSadness]

Reliability. Accessability. Peacefulness. And it's a soft method, you can leave in your own bed. That doesn't sound too bad to me, compared to other methods that are out there.

 

[FuneralCry]

I don't think it's going to be very easy to obtain a gun if one lives in the UK, do you even know that firearms aren't legal everywhere.
And anyway SN is a reliable poison that many people have succeeded with, hanging sounds more risky and difficult to go through with, in fact hanging sounds like an awful method to me.

 

[Fraggle77]

It's cheap and easy, it doesn't leave a mess around you, if you fail or they "save" you, you won't have consequences, it's one of the most peaceful methods. Many methods can leave you in a worse place than you are now.

What is it like compared with opiates say heroin for instance? Is it more reliable?

 

[Tartuffe]

In the UK we can't get a gun, tried hanging and cant shut off the veins. SN is cheap enough, works if you follow protocol and doesnt take long to do the job.

 

[glitterypearls]

the biggest advantages : if you fail there will be no health consequences, and when a person find you it won't be as traumatizing as hanging or using a gun

 

[freelifexit]

What's so special about SN?

Some SN cases are painful, some cases are discomforting, some cases are peaceful. Everybody reacts different.

Here you can find description of painful cases and here peaceful and discomforting cases and symptoms.

Also there are no negative info about consequences from people who failed SN on this forum, except two cases who got problems with kidneys.

But there is info from this Russian article about SN poisoning consequences (first two paragraphs on page 6).

"In severe cases of intoxication due to degenerative changes in erythrocytes and a decrease in their resistance, hemolysis and secondary hemolytic anemia occur (on the 3-5th day after poisoning). In this case, hemoglobinuria, kidney damage (nephropathy with varying degrees of acute renal failure) and liver damage (toxic hepatopathy) can be observed. Severe acute vascular insufficiency (nitrite shock), coma, pulmonary edema may develop. The clinical picture of poisoning is highly variable. In some cases, changes in the respiratory organs come to the fore, in others - in the cardiovascular and central nervous systems, in others - in the blood system."

Also there are no comments about brain damage on this forum from people who failed SN.

There are several articles which say that brain damage is possible.

From this article (Page 2, Discussion, 2nd paragraph): "Nitrite is also a potent vasodilator and can
cause coronary ischemia and stroke as a result of hypotension, tachycardia, and hypoxia."

Also article about survived case with brain damage: "Delayed post-hypoxic leukoencephalopathy (DPHL) is a demyelinating syndrome that occurs days to weeks after the brain has recovered from a coma. It is caused by the period of hypoxia and is characterized by mental disorders, extrapyramidal system symptoms, and motor changes. Common causes include cardiogenic shock, severe anemia, massive blood loss, and poisoning. There are only a few reports of DPHL due to nitrite poisoning in literature.

Most patients usually recover completely. However, DPHL can easily induce long-term neurological deficits. Within a few weeks, patients with mild symptoms gradually begin to recover some functions, such as speaking and walking. After 1–−2 years, most patients return to their baseline level, but following such poisoning, cognitive impairment including short-term memory deficits and fatigue may persist and hamper the patient's independence, reducing their quality of life."

 

[KaT (mya(]

Wow I never even heard of SN, I usually like to try by just a stab through the throat but i never succeed and OD takes too much energy so i never get to my end goal.

 

[wilbursoot6969]

SN became popular on here because it was (once upon a time) accessible, peaceful, and has little risk of permanent damage if an attempt fails. Hence it became an attractive method for people

 

[beelzebul]

SN became popular on here because it was (once upon a time) accessible, peaceful, and has little risk of permanent damage if an attempt fails. Hence it became an attractive method for people

You say used to be. Is it not anccessible anymore?

 

[mia_qwerty]

Have you ever tried hanging? It's really hard to do. No guns in UK. Also there have been cases of people surviving a shot to the head and then of course having major problems

 

[wilbursoot6969]

You say used to be. Is it not anccessible anymore?

It's not totally unpurchasable anymore but much harder to get than it used to be. It used to be readily accessible. Now a lot of sites have been shut down and it's much harder to get

 

[sanlcx]

it's relatively peaceful and reliable, and it's easier to bring yourself to drink some salt mixed with water than hanging or shooting i guess, and it doesn't traumatize people that find your body like shooting or jumping