Chocoholic
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I was on a 95 foot wreck dive awhile ago and I found myself looking at a tiny, little fish that was sparkly and I was soooo intrigued. Then I thought "Oh, I am so narced".
So I got my first case of Nitrogen Narcosis
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deborahdelamar
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Consider this as it doesn't sound like narcossis -- you had a sudden and momentary event. Narcossis generally sneaks up on you -- you think you're OK but it can really make you a total space cadet. Actions and thought processes return to normal as you ascend.
You knew that something happened to you and when. Most common explanation is a little, unconscious, panic attack. But, in my experience, it's more likely that you had either a blood pressure drop or a pressure adjustment within your sinuses -- both of which could cause a very brief dizziness and need for more air, especially if you changed your body position close to the time it happened. Either of those things would have made you feel the way you describe.
Yes, I know the OP was in June....
You knew that something happened to you and when. Most common explanation is a little, unconscious, panic attack. But, in my experience, it's more likely that you had either a blood pressure drop or a pressure adjustment within your sinuses -- both of which could cause a very brief dizziness and need for more air, especially if you changed your body position close to the time it happened. Either of those things would have made you feel the way you describe.
Yes, I know the OP was in June....
Blackwood
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I've been noticeably narced a number of times and never has is felt like being drunk or tipsy.
It's always been annoying, though.
1KWIK_69
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I guess you could say I was high on life when it came by.
Here's the only pic we ended up with. One of the other diver's had to get it because I didn't have my nikon with me since the fantasea case compresses so much that it causes it to press buttons below about 100 feet. I was at 152' at that time, but not feeling narced that I could tell. Of course I wasn't doing math in my head to find out During all of this.
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I guess you could say I was high on life when it came by.
Here's the only pic we ended up with. One of the other diver's had to get it because I didn't have my nikon with me since the fantasea case compresses so much that it causes it to press buttons below about 100 feet. I was at 152' at that time, but not feeling narced that I could tell. Of course I wasn't doing math in my head to find out During all of this.
Thanks for posting the pic, I haven't done Maricabo yet in my 3 trips to Coz, hopefully in May I dive it.
In my case I'm pretty sure it was simple hyperventilation. There are no paper bags to breathe into at 85 FSW, though... ;^)
I know Im narced when I start singing. :dance3: Its a sure sign for me.
Once I remember getting very uneasy and paranoid diving osprey reef. I swam really fast over to a reef (100m + swim) to try to get a glimps of some mantas. I was in ~35m and it hit me really hard.
I think the exertion magnified the effects. Ive never felt so uneasy on a dive.
Once I remember getting very uneasy and paranoid diving osprey reef. I swam really fast over to a reef (100m + swim) to try to get a glimps of some mantas. I was in ~35m and it hit me really hard.
I think the exertion magnified the effects. Ive never felt so uneasy on a dive.
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