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Ausoge OP t1_j9gaucl wrote

Reply to comment by Lilweedoholic in How and why does asphyxiation induce euphoria? by Ausoge

I appreciate the response but it doesn't answer the question, just reiterates the premise. I'm interested in the biological pathways that cause "happy chemicals" to be released when in an oxygen-starved state.

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77evens t1_j9genyv wrote

I would think it may have been an evolutionary response that developed to try and balance or overcome the CO2 “panic” that occurs when CO2 thresholds in the blood are too high thereby allowing just a bit more time for the brain to figure a way out of the situation and get rid of the CO2 and restore O2.

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