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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-induced brain damage?



In 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.


yeah 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_E9osM1CCFWZMywMru9J...


Is this the same thing you linked upthread? At first glance the URL looks the same.


Yes, sorry for crossposting, just seemed relevant here


No worries!


It is definitely uncomfortable and can produce at least minor injuries; I was wondering if there were other reasons to worry.




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