Question

Is it painful to die by cyanide poisoning?

No I'm not planning suicide I'm just curious as to if it's a painful way or a quick way to die when taking cyanide poisoning?

Answer 1

There's no way to actually say unless you were the victim in which case if you died from the cyanide poisoning you wouldn't be alive to tell the story.

But from what I've seen of videos of people taking it for suicide it does seem a painful way to die.

Answer 2

Cyanide is a rapidly acting, potentially deadly chemical that interferes with the body's ability to use oxygen.

Cyanide can be a colorless gas or liquid, such as hydrogen cyanide (HCN) or cyanogen chloride (CNCl).

Cyanide can also be a crystal (solid) form such as sodium cyanide (NaCN) or potassium cyanide (KCN).

In chemistry, cyanide is a chemical compound that contains a C≡N functional group.

This group, known as the cyano group, consists of a carbon atom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom.

In inorganic cyanides, the cyanide group is present as the cyanide anion ⁻C≡N.

This anion is extremely poisonous.