Are poppers safe?

[curiousman269]

Has anyone tried poppers out there? I have read info on them and can't really get a straight answer? Wanted to know if they were safe? Do they inhance the feeling of an orgasm? If you have tried them can you tell me what kind you use? Just a little curious?

[canuckotter]

What are poppers?

[glantern954]

A friend of mine got to a point where he became so into them that he felt like he couldn't enjoy sex, even with his wife, without using them.

[jo69guy]

In a word, NO!!!!!!! They are unsafe. :2cents:

[mrplayfuluk]

they rot your brain is an orgasm worth that? there are better ways to achieve a good orgasm. Even spliff is more fun and safer.....

[canuckotter]

Ah. This: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppers_(Nitrite_inhalants)

Nope, doesn't look like a great idea to me. I'd recommend not trying it, or at least waiting until you're tired of life... ;)

[miss_understood]

I remember reading about those in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". Considering how Hunter S. Thompson ended up, I wouldn't get into any drugs to enhance anything.

Just my :2cents:

[jedinudist]

I watched a childhood friend of mine destroy himself with those in a manner of months.

Apparantly they are quite adictive, thank god I didn't try them too. I asked a doctor a long time ago about them and this is what he said (BTW - he was a fairly cool guy, didn't usually give the "pat answers" you'd expect from a doctor)

"They hook you and it gets harder and harder to acheive orgasm without them, and they will literally damage your brain. It's a form of suicide that just takes a little longer than slitting your wrists and you get to turn sex into a frustrating exhausting thing on the way."

Needless to say, that scared me enough to say "no" and mean it.

[Azrael]

Amyl Nitrite. Not good. A friend got me into these briefly about a year ago. I'm still trying to figure out just how many brain cells I killed in such a short time. It amazes me that these things are still available given the health risks. Evil, I say.

[taz67156]

Ah. This: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppers_(Nitrite_inhalants)

Nope, doesn't look like a great idea to me. I'd recommend not trying it, or at least waiting until you're tired of life... ;)


just from what I read on the website somebody would be crazy to try that crap cause of what it does to the brain so I'm with everyone else and say NO on poppers.

[Boogie2u]

Lets look at the facts here:

the reason people inhale them is because of the massive rush that it gives and for a moment your totally out of it, a short sharp high. They dilate the blood vessels and allow more blood to get to the heart. Sniffing poppers can make orgasms feel like they last longer and may help to relax sphincter muscles, hence the reason they are associated with the gay scene.

there is a flip side:
effects dont last long and leaves people feeling sick, faint and weak Especially if taken while dancing.
Some people say they have trouble getting an erection after sniffing poppers.
Poppers can give you the Mother of all headaches.
Some people get a rash around their mouth.

the risks:
Poppers are toxic and can kill you if you swallow them.
Taking poppers is a dangerous idea for anyone with chest or heart problems, anaemia or glaucoma.
It's very dangerous to take poppers with viagra or if you're on medication to reduce your blood pressure as it can cause it to drop so low it is dangerous.
Don't get them on your skin, poppers burn.
And they're highly flammable. Some people like to sniff cigarettes that have been dipped in a bottle of Poppers. Lighting those cigarettes could take your eyebrows off.


to me its a dirty drug for not much in return, i suggest leaving it alone as a rubbish idea!

[bigregory]

Great rush killer headache.
Like tequila, one night once a year.............
:)

[JrzGuy3]

I don't like jalepeno peppers, but I won't begrudge those who do.

[DiamondDog]

"Bush is so fucked I want to send him poppers and Crisco."-Margaret Cho

[Brian]

It's very dangerous to take poppers with viagra or if you're on medication to reduce your blood pressure as it can cause it to drop so low it is dangerous.
That point is worth highlighting.

- Drew :paw:

[Azrael]

"Bush is so fucked I want to send him poppers and Crisco."-Margaret Cho
In a word, wow. That elicited a huge goofy smile :bigrin:

[Biguybob]

Hi I am the execption to the rule. I am fifty two years old and have been doing poppers for almost thirty years. As far as rotted brains go I am considered one of the most intellagent men around those who know me. I run sound for two different bands and have members tell me they are amazed at how quickly I sole and repair broblems. I am the go to guy computer problems and and other Gee can you help me with this stuff.

How ever I don't do poppers alll the time. Yes the make sex great. Forget about the orgasum. It makes everything feel better.

But you can't over do it. Don't fill up your lungs like you are hitting off a joint. Take little sniffs. And let the feeling fade before you take another. A new bottle will only last about a week. After that you take in to much for a disapointing time.

Aslo you build up an imuinaty after about a week so take two or three weeks off befoer you buy another. I have had to go two months before I drained clean. But the the rush is as good as ever.

I can see how overdoing it would rot your brains. .

[Tynary]

I did poopers a couple of times.
A guy at school gave them to me and I didn't know what they were so I did get a surprise.
Poppers basically make your capilaries expand allowing blood to flow quickly and that is what causes the sudden rush. It can increase the pleasure of an orgasm and also makes anal sex easier. Poppers are legal and are solvent bases. I found them really cool (I'm not saying they're good for you but it felt cool) and I didn't use them during sex or anything.
Poppers are dangerous if 1. You have a heart condition where you blod does not clot easily. In this case they kill you. You could have this condition at not even know it.
2. You use them a great deal this will result in headaches, nausea, killing lots of brain cells and if used over a long period of time they can cause anal leekage

Poppers are dangerous but then so is smoking and alcohol. The feeling you get on poppers is incredible you feel it in your head first like this rush and everything is funny and your head flys off somewhere and your face gets red and you feel warm.
Poppers are dangerous but I say try most things once and poppers are one the list of things I'd try. Be careful though. Its your choice.

[bigregory]

Poppers are dangerous but then so is smoking and alcohol. The feeling you get on poppers is incredible you feel it in your head first like this rush and everything is funny and your head flys off somewhere and your face gets red and you feel warm.
Poppers are dangerous but I say try most things once and poppers are one the list of things I'd try. Be careful though. Its your choice.[/QUOTE]

They will melt your brain so go easy on them..

[redheadedwench]

what's spliff?

[smokey]

what's spliff?


A spliff is a big fat joint. As for poppers they give me a splitting headache and I refuse to let anyone open them in my presense or house.

[stroker]

I drank some once. not good

[Tynary]

When I tried em I didn't get a headache. I didn't use too many. Too much of anything is a bad thing, although if you are high its kind of hard to know so being careful and thinking about what you are doing and of course drinking alot of water is the best way to avoid a headache. I'm prone to headaches and keeping yourself hydrated works best against most things.

[hoofhearted]

I think it's a great thing to use your head, get some facts and look out for your own safety. Poppers are a pretty bad idea for all the reasons stated above. I agree.

Still, I can't figure out why we have a war on drugs that is absolutely a waste - yet it is legal to text message while driving. Just an opinion.

[deepbluejamie]

They are not nicknamed Locker Room for nothing.
They leave you with a brain as useless as old gym socks

as for the war on drugs, you will notice that our former coke fiend of a president never mentions that he also supports a war on drugs. He is too busy trying to get more oil form his investments

Damn I hate that man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[alexme2]

Poppers was originally a watered-down version of the pharmaceutical drug; Amyl Nitrite. This was distributed to hospitals and emergency care as a jump-start during heart attack cases but has since been replaced by electric paddles and other heart stimulants.
Amyl Nitrite inhalants or Poppers came in a small glass tube, incased in meshing. At the point of heart attack, a caregiver would crush the vile and put it under the nose of the patient, stimulating the heart by an ihalent rush. That was before it was known that the heart suffered post attack problems. The rush effect is caused by the sudden jolt to the heart, causing the blood to accelerate to the brain. As well, the blood fills the penis causing the urethra to become narrow, extending the orgasm. The greater the climax, the more the natral endorphine is released into the body causing euphoria.

END OF THE LINE:
Amyl Nitrite or the watered-down versions: Rush and Locker Room are a short 15 minute rush. But it can also stop your heart...Or cause a stroke.
I'm Not going to preach to you...You have to make your own decisions... Just be imformed.

[Doggie_Wood]

Short, sweet and to the point ...................NO ! !

[AndrogynousLuv]

Absolutely Unsafe!!! I am amazed as to how these things passed off as such a recreational drug associated with male sex. The guys I have gone down on who use this stuff, it was obvious at the point of orgasm. I never liked it. I could taste the stuff in their cum, uggghhh!! Not good. So, I usually avoid anyone doing them. But the whole story behind the manufacture and distribution is fascinating as it all ties into the AIDS/HIV debacle....both industries interlaced into one another. For instance, when the stuff was first banned from the market in the 80's, then it reared its ugly head to become AZT in the treatment of so called AIDS/HIV cases....this whole thing runs very deep and is kept under wraps....do your research and you will find these things and I would assume you'd want nothing to do with it....my advice in closing: STAY AWAY from the stuff.

[shameless agitator]

they rot your brain is an orgasm worth that? there are better ways to achieve a good orgasm. Even spliff is more fun and safer.....Ok don't wanna look dumb here but what's spliff?

[DiamondDog]

Ok don't wanna look dumb here but what's spliff?
a marijuana cigarette, commonly called a joint.

[jeancarleo]

I tried poppers 3 times. First and second time it didn't do anything to me, guess i didn"t know how to use them and the third time the guy who offered them to me told me how to use them. It feels like you're in a dream on a journey travelling with your mind only. It also made my heart beat faster and it did made sex feel better but that lasts for a short time because a bit after I got the worts headache in my life. Like a hangover without drinking beer. This headache lasted about 24 hours. I hated it and I have never done poppers ever again. I asked the guy what brand they were when i was with him and he said Rush.

So no on poppers and yes on jalapeno peppers :P

[Cherokee_Mountaincat]

*Shaking head* Why in the world would someone want to mess up such a good thing as sex by messing yourself up like that? If you need drugs to stimulate your body or mind, then yer in bad enough shape already. You shouldnt Need that kind of a crutch. Be all natural and just enjoy life naturally.:}
Cat

[Bonezs]

Tried them once during anal and once I was out of the fog the induce my body tightened up to a point it hurt to have my partner at the time inside me. Honestly it isn't worth the momentary High.

[fuzzybunnykins]

Tried them a few times and had no real -ve effects, but then not used them during sex but out drinking or chilling (enjoyed em lots we have fond memories of pissing ourselfes laughing in soho)....But then the last time I tried them they really did noting for me at all (and I hadnt even used them all that much) so I havent done em since.

[DiamondDog]

I have never used them and I do not want to but apparently they are very bad for your heart and circulatory system and if you are male and have an erection they can totally kill it when you are hard.

[Redd23]

I have used poppers heavily for four years and they do enhance sex about five hundred percent. But I have decided to quit. To get some perspective using a combination of amphetamine and cannabis heavily for the same length of time gave me a psychosis and turned me into a half conscious zombie that took me about ten years to recover from. Comparatively the poppers were safe, and I am now only just suspecting that my short term memory is in decline, hence I'm giving up.

I really think you guys should listen to someone who has experimented on themselves excessively to make a fair evaluation. Poppers is bad for you but probably comparatively safe compared to most drugs. I think the brain damage thing is going too far, yes I'm sure it does, but I have had no decline in cognitive function and it does not work by starving the brain of oxygen primarily, as people can be forgiven for thinking, but actually by causing an increase in oxygen being carried through dilated vessels.

Also, and maybe this is a weird point and just me. I did not start taking poppers for sex at first but because the rush gave me a lucid consciousness that had been harmed by taking other drugs, everything felt more real. i therefore took it for medicinal purposes and over time, it did have a permanent effect. I would rather be with it and loose one fifth of my short term memory so I don't think it was a bad trade off.:bigrin:

[Hephaestion]

Side effect were noticed in workers in munitions manufacture using organic nitrates (TNG, TNT etc).

Oganic nitrates e.g. amyl nitrate, were then used to treat heart ailments such as angina (referred pain from the heart) as some respondants have indicated. Collectively these belong to a class of drugs labelled nitrovasodilators.

The intended action is to temporarily dilate (widen) the blood vessels of the heart to prevent ischaemic (lack of blood) heart failure.

Modern profilactic heart drugs tend to be better targetted. However, emergency subligual (under tongue) sprays still use amyl nitrate.

As with many drugs there are side effects (which can be and have been exploited). All sites in the body which respond in the same way as the heart blood vessels are affected simultaneously. Noticeably these are relaxation of the smooth muscle in the blood vessels of the brain often resulting in a rush of consciousness but more usually headache (choose death or headache) and the smooth muscle in places such as the anus. Penetration of the anus is thus rendered easier.

Haemorrhagic stroke is possible (bleed around the brain: haema =blood, rhagia =fracture).

There was some interest as to whether amyl nitrate (and its relatives) used recreationally could induce or promote Kaposi's sarcoma directly or indirectly - this so often associated with HIV/AIDS.

Nitrovasodilators are said to work by releasing NO (nitrogen monoxide) radicals (free agents for reactivity). Reportedly this is how viagra works (itself having side effects) but better targetted. Hence they may mutually poteniate causing dangerous systemic collapse of blood pressure.

Are poppers dangerous? Like playing with sharp knives, they can be. We are all physiological variants of each other - what is safe for some may not be safe for you.

[BiJoe696]

All drugs have side affects. Just read them in any PDR or the super small print in drug ads. All drugs can cause lots of problems. Lots of myths out there about Rec drugs. Amyl nitrite was legal to sell over the counter during the 60's
( Wiki : "Originally marketed as a prescription drug in 1937, amyl nitrite remained so until 1960, when the Food and Drug Administration removed the prescription requirement due to its safety record. This requirement was reinstated in 1969 after observation of an increase in recreational use." )
The real anti popper thing was fueled by the fact they were used for fun in the Gay population. Also note the same thing with pot. When it became popular with the Blacks and Mex pot was banned. Notice a trend? Its OK I have my drugs but if you don't go to my church or are not of my skin color or from another country your drug is bad, mine is OK.
Also from Wiki: A study and ranking of drugs for harmfulness devised by British-government advisers and based upon scientific evidence of harm to both individuals and society showed that "Poppers" pose little potential harm to individuals or to society when compared to other recreational drugs.
A lot of harm or death can come fast if the liquid in ingested so the sale in bottle form is bad, bad, bad. Hence it was in the form it was sold in the yellow break open and sniff amps.
I haven't done them since the 80's, and then less than once a month or less, but it was my choice. Poppers and most any drug can kill you. You take your chances with any drug. Do your research.
Just my 2 or 1 1/2 cents worth.

[izzfan]

I went through a brief "poppers" phase when I was about 18, they're pretty crap to be honest. You get slightly high for about 1-2 minutes and then you get an awful headache.

Of course, don't take them if you are using viagra, have glaucoma or low blood pressure. Also, they can apparently cause chemical burns if spilt on the skin.

[12voltman59]

I don't really know much about them--but from all that people have said on here---they don't sound good.

It seems to me--we have a built in capability of enjoying most aspects about sex if we are relatively healthy--why take a chance with something that we really don't understand its full effects?

You take enough of a chance in just having the sex itself---why complicate things by taking a damn drug??

WTF is it with human beings that we feel the need to take things like drugs???

I'd say--stay away from poppers---it is really something they were not made an illegal substance!

[Karasel]

I drank some once. not good

Wow, it's a wonder you're still alive.. and cognitive.

[CuddlyKate]

I don't really know much about them--but from all that people have said on here---they don't sound good.

It seems to me--we have a built in capability of enjoying most aspects about sex if we are relatively healthy--why take a chance with something that we really don't understand its full effects?

You take enough of a chance in just having the sex itself---why complicate things by taking a damn drug??

WTF is it with human beings that we feel the need to take things like drugs???

I'd say--stay away from poppers---it is really something they were not made an illegal substance!

I have never taken poppers either and also know very little about them. As one who has a drug addiction, I would caution anyone who is tempted not just to think twice but thrice and more. No drug is entirely safe, and I would caution anyone before they do something which may have irrevocable and serious consequences for their lives to stay away from drugs of any kind. One drug can lead to another and that is something most of us all too often forget or are even unaware of.

[shybipinay]

Ok don't wanna look dumb here but what's spliff?

To be technically correct, a spliff is a marijuana and tobacco mixed joint.

There is also a name for a cigar and marijuana mixed joint, but I forget.

Just give me pure marijuana anyday. Keep your poppers, Viagra, booze and cigs.

[Jason0012]

Blunt is the word you are looking for. Seems like a terrible waste of good weed though.

[Cherokee_Mountaincat]

Must be pretty bad if a person cant have some mind-blowing sex Without the aid of mind altering drugs...Sigh:rolleyes:
Cat

[altbinary]

A friend brought some poppers over one day. I had heard of poppers but didn't know what they were. The ones he had came in a very tiny bottle. I sniffed at it and recognized the smell as that of a powerful, volatile industrial solvent. Exposure to it can damage kidneys and liver.

[wildwestgoob]

One of the "male" websites I am a member of sells this crap in their "toy store" under the thinly veiled heading of "Video Head Cleaner"

Right.

Just one look at the packaging ( looks a lot like an energy drink) and you can tell it's not marketed towards the folks who need to clean their VCR.

That stuff should be illegal.

[mikey3000]

And poppers affect your stiffies too. Prolonged use casuses impotence. A BF once tried to force them on me and after what I saw him go through, I swore I would never do them. And the dude? Dumped him too. No limp dicked stoners in my bed, thx.

[ErosUrge]

I haven't read all the responses here so sorry if I'm repeating what's already been said. I have an appointment otherwise I'd read everyone's posts.

They are absolutely unsafe! VERY TOXIC and CARCNIGENIC, which for those who don't know what that means; CANCEROUS. And it truly isn't worth it.

I hated them when I ocassionally used them some 25 years ago and always gave me a headache. There's a lot of information on the toxicity of them and I would go with that information. Anyone who defends them with studies that say there's no harm either doesn't want to admit the negative aspects of use or has a connection with those who manufacture the junk and is only interested in profit gained from sales.

Another negative is that some people can't enjoy sex without them.

On a more personal note, the taste travels through to the semen for those enjoying swallowing during oral....though not terrible in taste, it isn't great...

I could add more but have to get out of here.

In a word: POISON!

[Donkey_burger]

Well, gee, they don't SOUND very safe, do they?

DB :bipride:

[Hephaestion]

From WikiPedia

".....Like other alkyl nitrites, amyl nitrite is bioactive in mammals, being a vasodilator, which is the basis of its use as a prescription medicine. As an inhalant, it also has a psychoactive effect, which has led to its recreational use....."

"......Amyl nitrate is used as an additive in diesel fuel, where it acts as an 'ignition improver' by accelerating the ignition of fuel......."

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Comments

1) "Psychoactive"? maybe the common place headache counts.

2) Sodium nitrite is used in canned meat foods as preservatives and is a suspected long term carcinogens.

From Wikipedia
"............A principal concern of sodium nitrite is the formation of carcinogenic nitrosamines in meats containing sodium nitrite when exposed to high temperatures...."

in the same article it gives also

"....Sodium nitrite also has been used in human and veterinary medicine as a vasodilator, a bronchodilator, and an antidote for cyanide poisoning....."


3) On the medical can of subligual spray before me now it says Glyceryl TrinitrATE and on a long previous spray it said Amyl TrinitrATE

4) Does a red hot dick up the jackseat count as a glow plug?

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[samziz]

Hi I am the execption to the rule. I am fifty two years old and have been doing poppers for almost thirty years. As far as rotted brains go I am considered one of the most intellagent men around those who know me. I run sound for two different bands and have members tell me they are amazed at how quickly I sole and repair broblems. I am the go to guy computer problems and and other Gee can you help me with this stuff.

How ever I don't do poppers alll the time. Yes the make sex great. Forget about the orgasum. It makes everything feel better.

But you can't over do it. Don't fill up your lungs like you are hitting off a joint. Take little sniffs. And let the feeling fade before you take another. A new bottle will only last about a week. After that you take in to much for a disapointing time.

Aslo you build up an imuinaty after about a week so take two or three weeks off befoer you buy another. I have had to go two months before I drained clean. But the the rush is as good as ever.

I can see how overdoing it would rot your brains. .

Given all the spelling mistakes in this post (including, most risibly, the word 'intelligent'), I really wouldn't want anybody to get the impression that this is what poppers can do to you; to the contrary, I suspect that this is wholly natural. I take poppers for sex with my boyfriend, which it intensifies but does not in any way lead to a dependency upon poppers for. I also use poppers (though I haven't been made aware of any medical studies promulgating this effect of poppers) for enhancing mental acuity and lucidity when editing my blog (perlocution.tumblr.com). Wikipedia has no information suggesting in any way that poppers rot your brain, which has been used as a premise, nay mantra, by so many other responses, and cites a study evidencing that they are less harmful to the individual and to society than alcohol and tobacco. As for their provenance, the fact that they are not natural has no bearing whatsoever on their beneficence, which, as I've previously delineated in the aforementioned blog, was adumbrated best by GE Moore in his Principia Ethica (I'm sure we can all think of natural occurrences which are most definitely not good - I doubt this forum would recommend cyanide, par exemple, for a safe high - but also preternatural occurrences which are most definitely good, such as antiretrovirals). Moreover, I would most definitely recommend poppers to anybody who has any issues with sex (I've literally had a threesome with a pornstar on poppers and he said afterwards that I was one of his best five, and I wouldn't fabricate something which sounded this untrue). Hopefully this has provided some insight into the matter.