forum Sarin gas

Started May 27, 2019 by @Sassypennepasta II pets

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Hey there, not sure if this is the place for this kind of stuff, but can anyone tell me how atropine is made? Also, will administering it in a way that's not intravenously affect how well it can cure sarin gas effects?

Atropine comes from the nightshade family, including deadly nightshade, Jimson weed, and Mandrake. Technically, it's not an antidote for organophosphate poisoning, but it blocks certain nerve receptors that prevent the spread of sarin gas effects and such. For it to work as intended, it's supposed to be administered intravenously. You can use it as eye drops, but that it meant to treat a certain type of glaucoma and lazy-eye. Another technicality, atropine is never used in its pure form, it's supposed to be used in conjunction with an oxime like pralidoxime chloride.

In other words, you have to have the right mixture and inject it into you if you want to not die of sarin gas poisoning.

Thanks a bunch! Can I ask what your source is, and is it alright if I ask you a few more questions?

It was mostly Wikipedia with a few medical websites for looking at some medical effects. If you have other questions, fire away!