The Effects of Too Much Carbon Dioxide in the Blood. Excess CO2 can affect you just like a physical obstruction to breathing. Photo Credit Jupiterimages/Goodshoot/Getty Images. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a gas that's always present in your blood. It is the waste product generated as your body uses up oxygen, and it is expelled from the lungs when you exhale.
Many neuropsychological conditions such as anxiety and depression are directly related to the imbalance of neurotransmitters. Common neurotransmitters include acetylcholine, dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin etc.
Acetylcholine is a key neurotransmitter acting on a wide number of functions and tissues. This figure shows the three main locations of acetylcholine receptors: CNS receptors (muscarinic and nicotinic): cholinergic neurotransmission at the CNS level is thought to regulate sleep, wakefulness, and memory.