Posted by Karl S. on November 20, 2001 at 10:41:52:
In Reply to: Karl your answer as 'why nitrox makes you feel better' posted by Maddiver on November 20, 2001 at 10:17:45:
I thought the "Im tired" feeling was just from being exhausted, and the extra O2 metabolism from the diffusion of O2 gas into the blood and muscles was responsible for the alert feeling and extra energy after a NitrOx dive.
Im not an expert, so Im just guessing.
Like Wayne implied, the "NitrOx rush" seems to last a long time after the dive, and I guessed that this was just due to the long time that the O2 is being metabolized within the muscles after a dive, still being dissolved in the blood.