The other nutmeg...

I kid you not:

In low doses, nutmeg produces no noticeable physiological or neurological response. Large doses of 30 g or more are dangerous, potentially inducing convulsions, palpitations, nausea, eventual dehydration, and generalized body pain. In amounts of 5-20 g it is a mild to medium hallucinogen, producing visual distortions and a mild euphoria. It is a common misconception that nutmeg contains monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). This is untrue; nutmeg should not be taken in combination with MAOIs but it does not contain them [2]. A test was carried out on the substance which showed that, when ingested in large amounts, nutmeg takes on a similar chemical make-up to MDMA (ecstasy). However, use of nutmeg as a recreational drug is unpopular due to its unpleasant side effects, including dizziness, flushes, dry mouth, accelerated heartbeat, temporary constipation, difficulty in urination, nausea, and panic. A user will not experience a peak until approximately six hours after ingestion, and effects can linger for up to three days afterwards. Any unpleasant side-effects would persist throughout this period.

A risk in any large-quantity (over 25 g) ingestion of nutmeg is the onset of 'nutmeg poisoning', an acute psychiatric disorder marked by hallucinations, excitement, thought disorder, a sense of impending death, and agitation. Some cases have resulted in hospitalization.

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That would explain the "moving" pictures in my magazine last night!!!

Posted By: duckandchips on January 15th 2007 at 18:29:15

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