Hi SeaSprey, I posted a bad nutmeg trip experience on another board so thereâ??s no need to repeat my own feelings about nutmeg. Hereâ??s a bit of trivia and a report of somebodyâ??s positive experiences. I hope you donâ??t mind me offering a different opinion to yours. Nutmeg is extremely potent â?? something to be avoided.

Nutmeg is similar to ecstasy, MDMA, (hallucinogenic amphetamine) popular first in the 60s love-ins and the drug of choice for many today. Nutmeg is deadly at tripping doses as I discovered. The guy below dosed with 50g, nearly twice what I took. But if nutmeg has a good side, then maybe this guy sums it up.


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http://leda.lycaeum.org/?ID=5469
Um, I have taken a lot of nutmeg in the past & am glad to share (impose on you) some of my experiences. But first a WARNING: I know of no other people who had had anything resembling a pleasurable experience with the said substance, so I really can't go recommending taking nutmeg.

First, a bit of background. This was at time when I was in my early twenties & had had some experiences with smoking hashish, so I was very interested in Psychedelics, but didn't have any "contacts" so nutmeg became my sole tripping vehicle for many years.

I used to take about 50 grams of pre-powdered nutmeg (of a particular brand, "Paulig Culinaire", but more on that below...) put it in a jar, pour a litre or so of warm water and then spin thoroughly with spoon. The stuff won't dissolve, but I always spinned it so I could get more of nutmeg with each gulp. Now the taste... the taste is revolting. I never couldn't just eat the powder, because the taste made me puke. The taste was slightly more bearable when mixed with water, but still the mere memory of it makes me shiver! I usually took a very long time (1-2 hours) with getting the stuff down, adding new water when necessary. I have read some reports from prison inmates that the faster you drink it, the sooner the effects come, but I wasn't in a hurry, and let me repeat myself; the taste is terrible (but not as terrible as the absolutely foul taste of powdered cinnamon mixed with water, but I digress...)

Now why did I torment my taste-buds so? Ah... the nostalgic memories. I know some of you probably won't believe it, but I have so fond memories of nutmeg intoxication. It was a bit like cannabis combined with MDMA. As the effects came on, I felt very stoned, but very pleasurably so. I liked to sit in a chair for instance and feel myself merge with the furniture... it was as if I could feel atoms of my body joyfully buzzing all over. If I kept my gaze fixed steadily on one place, I could do magic tricks with my visual/sensory field; I would feel very realistically myself being glued to wall & looking downwards. Doesn't sound much, but I really enjoyed the feeling. When experimenting outside, I would stand erect for a long time and feel myself one with my surroundings.

But the best part of it was the overwhelmingly sensual atmosphere that accompanied the nutmeg high. The aromatic oils of nutmeg are chemically related to emphatogenic amphetamines, but unlike the speedy rush I usually got from MDMA, nutmeg felt soft, slow, luxurious. There was a special feeling of being connected to my personal past totally, sometimes I could vividly recall scenes from my earliest childhood... Also there appeared images in my head; not hallucinations, but more like vivid thoughts that carried a strong emotional resonance. Sometimes these images were abstract patterns, and sometimes impressions of colours or landscapes: blue liquid in a wine glass, trees bent by wind on a rainy day. They were like pictorial poetry.

I don't usually watch tv while on psychedelics, but with nutmeg I really enjoyed watching movies or rental videos. It was like being on a theatre, watching things live. Same with music, I could really get into it while on nutmeg.