NUTMEG AND HALLUCINATIONS
Dear Dr. Schoenfeld:
Since my occasional use of nutmeg, I have been having vivid hallucinations from local anesthetics (Novocaine, Xylocaine), which, properly speaking, are not hallucinogens at all. This has never occurred during previous operations, prior to my experimenting with nutmeg. A friend who uses LSD has had this type of occurrence also. What are the perils attendant on usage of nutmeg?
Yours sincerely,
Stephen B
Several reports have appeared in medical journals about nutmeg intoxication in college students. One or two hours after ingestion there is a leaden feeling in the arms and legs, agitation, apprehension, and feelings of depersonalization and unreality. Symptoms mimicking belladonna poisoning may occur, such as dry mouth, thirst, a rapid heartbeat, and a red flushed face. Nausea and vomiting may accompany the above.
Myristicin is one of the principal oils in nutmeg and probably is responsible for most of the effects of nutmeg intoxication, but the full spectrum of symptoms may depend on other substances present. In animal experiments, large doses of myristicin produce severe liver damage.
Hallucinations associated with local anesthetics are unusual and, to my knowledge, not related to nutmeg or LSD. If any readers have had similar experiences I would like to know of them.
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