Xenon

(Xe, Xenon Gas)

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What is xenon?

Xenon is an elemental gas with dissociative, psychoactive, and anesthetic effects. If used the right way, xenon appears to be extremely safe and the gas protects your neurons during oxygen deprivation. Because of this, experts believe it is the perfect anesthetic. The main downside of xenon is that the gas is expensive and difficult to obtain since there is a finite amount of this element on our planet.

Long-term benefits & side effects

Since xenon gas is not very popular, the research on its safety and benefits are limited.
Many of the benefits will only occur if you combine xenon with other psychedelics.
Some of the side effects are preventable and they will not happen if you follow the Safety checklist.

Xenon Gas…

  • Might reduce symptoms of depression
  • Can lower your levels of stress and anxiety, including social anxiety
  • Might make you more creative and open-minded
  • Can, just like other psychedelics, give you insights into the nature of reality
  • Has the ability to make you more conscious and loving
  • Can help you transcend the fear of death
  • May help cure addictions to other substances
  • Could decrease the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal
  • Enhances your physical performance (it is sometimes used by athletes to increase stamina, endurance, and speed up muscle recovery by boosting your red blood cell count)
  • Is believed to be neuroprotective during anesthesia or hypoxia
  • Makes your vocals more open, improves your voice long-term
  • …
  • Can cause physical damage and even death if you take the substance the wrong way or you take extremely high amounts of it (otherwise, this drug appears to be physically safe)
  • Is psychologically addictive
  • Might speed up the onset of schizophrenia if you’re genetically predisposed to it
  • May deplete you of vitamin B12
  • Is illegal in many places and you might get arrested for getting involved with the substance
  • Can make you vomit (especially if you eat before you take the substance), which could lead to death if you go unconscious
  • …

How to take xenon?

There are 2 main types of xenon: medical-grade and research-grade. Research grade xenon gas is slightly better but both of these contain very few impurities.

Administration

The process of inhaling xenon is virtually the same as the process of inhaling nitrous oxide.

However, since xenon is so rare and expensive, it can be difficult to get your hands on it.

If you visit a xenon clinic, they will put a mask on you with a mixture of xenon and oxygen and give you the instructions you need.

Always sit down before you breathe the gas, or else you might fall.

Safety checklist

Integration

Keep in mind that integration is even more important than the trip itself. Taking psychedelics would be almost useless if you didn’t retain any lessons in your day-to-day life.

What will help you the most is contemplating about the experience – be it by journaling, thinking about the trip, or sharing your memories with a trusted friend.

Distracting thoughts can get in the way, which is why you want to spend the day after your trip without TV, social media, and other distractions.

If you can, spend time in silence and solitude. Meditate, go for a walk, contemplate the experience.

Duration

What does xenon gas like?

Unlike most other psychedelics/dissociatives, xenon gas is almost always going to give you a pleasant experience.

Just like nitrous oxide, xenon can make you laugh uncontrollably.

The xenon experience is extremely visual. At higher doses, you are likely to notice intense psychedelic effects. Spiritual insights are common to obtain at these doses.

As a dissociative, xenon disconnects you from objects around you and, at higher doses, from the physical reality.

You may go unconscious during the peak which is why you shouldn’t take the substance in a standing position.

Your voice will be much deeper than it usually is.

Many users report high-pitch ringing in their ears when on the drug.

Xenon doesn’t seem to impact your cardiovascular health in any way.

Other short-term effects include:

Massive euphoria
A tingling sensation
Increased creativity and open-mindedness
Mindfulness, being present
Higher capability for love and compassion
Pain relief
Feeling one with all that is
Seeing life from a different perspective
Higher energy
Increased awareness
Sexual arousal
Feeling your emotions more intensely
Memory suppression
Time distortion
Visual effects (enhanced colors, distortions, …)
Increased heart rate
Dizziness
Headaches
Nausea
Vomiting
Anxiety, paranoia
Hypoxia
Vulnerability

The higher dose you take, the more intense these effects will be.

With that said, it is impossible to accurately describe the experience through human language.

The only way to truly know what xenon feels like is trying xenon.

Bad trips rarely happen on this substance.

Interactions

  • Vitamin B12 (Methylcobalamin)
    Just like nitrous oxide, xenon might deplete you of vitamin B12 at a rapid rate. If you are already B12 deficient, the neurotoxic effects of laughing gas will be multiplied. Choose methylcobalamin instead of cyanocobalamin and take doses of 500-1000 mcg/day.
  • Qualia Mind
    Along with 1000 mcg of methylcobalamin, Qualia contains 27 other ingredients designed to support and maximize your brain function. These ingredients act synergistically and many of them will protect you from potential xenon negatives.
  • Weed
    Marijuana may get potentiated by xenon gas. The experience might be more pleasant but we don’t know whether or not it is safe for your brain long-term.
  • Dissociatives
    Combining xenon with other dissociatives isn’t common and there are not many trip reports on this. Most dissociatives are neurotoxic so combining them with inhalants might increase the side effects.
  • Benzodiazepines (Valium, Xanax, …)
    Benzos will decrease the intensity of your experience and using this method may cause you side effects in the long-run.
  • Alcohol
    Alcohol minimizes all the potential benefits the experience and increases the dangers. If you take the two together, you are also likely to become more addicted to each of them. On top of that, the combination is likely going to make you unconscious and you may suffer from vomit aspiration.
  • Tramadol
    Combining the two can cause seizures.

Legality

As of 2021, xenon is legal in every country.

In Europe, there are xenon clinics where you can legally undergo xenon therapy.

FAQ

There is no such thing as tolerance to xenon but because of its potential long-term side effects, it is recommended to take the drug as little as possible. Taking xenon on a daily or even weekly basis could cause irreversible damage to your brain.

The drug significantly inhibits the NMDA receptors. Xenon also acts as A4B2 nACHR antagonist.

Most importantly, you need to trip in a safe place where there are no dangerous objects around.

If you are a mentally stable individual, there is a low chance you would develop any serious mental illnesses because of taking the drug.

The drug can be detected in your urine only for a few minutes after you’ve taken it. On top of that, a regular drug test would not detect anything.

Xenon gas is tasteless.

No! Eating before you take xenon gas is likely to make you vomit. If you vomit while being unconscious, you may die as a consequence. Stop eating 2-3 hours before taking the drug.

  • Those who prioritize their long-term brain function
  • Immature people who are not willing to follow the safety guidelines
  • People who suffer from psychosis
  • People who have a familial history of schizophrenia
  • Those who suffer from HPPD
  • People who are going through a manic phase of bipolar disorder
  • If you’re going through extremely challenging times, you can take psychedelics but the trips might be unpleasant, beware of that

Medical-grade xenon usually costs around $10-$20 per 1 kg.

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