[…] mescaline [ mes´kah-lēn ] a poisonous alkaloid derived from the flowering heads (mescal buttons) of a Mexican cactus; it is a hallucinogen, producing hallucinations of sound and color. mes·ca·line ( mes'kă-līn ), The most active alkaloid present in the [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Although it is a widespread cactus alkaloid, it is present in high concentrations in few species, notably the North American peyote ( Lophophora williamsii ) and the South American wachuma ( Trichocereus pachanoi, T. peruvianus, and T. bridgesii ). [doi.org]

The aim of the present study is to determine in a procedurally uniform manner the mescaline concentrations in stem tissue of 14 taxa/cultivars of the subgenus Trichocereus of the genus Echinopsis (Cactaceae) and to evaluate the relationship (if any) between [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Crying

  From the 4th series and preceding specials, Red Nose Of Courage, Detectives On The Edge Of A Nervous Breakdown, Gregory: Diary Of A Nutcase and The Crying Game are, for me, the best. The rest are ok to 'hmmm'. [cookdandbombd.co.uk]

  And to this day, the picture makes people cry when Snow White dies. [cartoonician.com]

• Fever

  They are termed deliriants because their effects are similar to the experiences of delirious fevers. [treatment4addiction.com]

  Physical effects: These include increased blood pressure, increased heart rate, increased body temperature, changes in breathing rates, difficulties with motor coordination, weakness, dizziness, loss of appetite, extreme sweating, fever, chills, and pupil [lagunatreatment.com]

• Acutely Ill Patient

  Alleviation of Anxiety and Depression in Life-Threatening Illness One of the most well documented therapeutic effects of LSD, first established in the 1960s, was alleviation of anxiety and depression in acutely ill patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Flatulence

  Purging (whether by vomiting or just flatulence) is another important aspect of the ceremony, and can be useful for dispensing with deeply rooted fears and other negative emotions. [44] Some ceremony participants find they need to confront their own shadow [thethirdwave.co]

• Tachycardia

  Open eye visuals Closed-eye visuals New thought processes Dream-like scenarios Euphoria Mystical experience Pupil dilation Sensations of warm and cold Temporary splitting/destruction of ego Dizziness Vomiting Tachycardia Diarrhea Headaches Anxiety Feeling [psychology.wikia.com]

  Commonly reported effects included hallucinations, tachycardia, agitation, and mydriasis. Vomiting was reported in only one case. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  Tachycardia Tachycardia, or rapid heart rate is defined as a heart rate of over 100 beats per minute (bpm). [verywellmind.com]

  […] dream-like state slowed passage of time laughter a mixing of senses (synesthesia, such as "seeing a sound" or "hearing colors") pupil dilation Side effects or risks Side effects or risks of mescaline use may include: anxiety, fear racing heart beat (tachycardia [drugs.com]

  Effects of Mescaline Effects which may result from abusing the drug mescaline include: Heart failure Psychosis Unconsciousness Low levels of glucose in the blood Convulsions Bloody diarrhea Tachycardia (abnormal beating of the heart) Anxiety Respiratory [casapalmera.com]

• Euphoria

  Open eye visuals Closed-eye visuals New thought processes Dream-like scenarios Euphoria Mystical experience Pupil dilation Sensations of warm and cold Temporary splitting/destruction of ego Dizziness Vomiting Tachycardia Diarrhea Headaches Anxiety Feeling [psychology.wikia.com]

  Hallucinations Altered perceptions of space and time Nausea and vomiting, increased heart rate Rise in body temperature Impaired motor coordination Euphoria, anxiety Read more about peyote and mescaline Resources for Getting Help [justthinktwice.com]

  Exception: Legal in religious ceremonies registered by the Native American Church Effects: Hallucinations, euphoria, slowed passage of time, anesthesia, synesthesia, pupil dilation, increased body temperature, increased heart rate, weakness, tremors, [harvarddapa.org]

  Mescaline is used in some religious ceremonies to produce euphoria and a feeling of ecstasy. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

• Visual Hallucination

  The drug, taken in capsules or dissolved in a drink, produces visual hallucinations, such as color patterns and spatial distortions, but it does not ordinarily induce disorientation. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

  Users typically experience visual hallucinations and radically altered states of consciousness, often experienced as pleasurable and illuminating but occasionally as accompanied by feelings of anxiety or revulsion. It is not physically addictive. [psychology.wikia.com]

  Common effects after use may include: visual hallucinations and radically altered states of consciousness (psychedelic experience) open and closed eye visualizations euphoria dream-like state slowed passage of time laughter a mixing of senses (synesthesia [drugs.com]

• Delusion

  Mescaline produces psychotomimetic effects similar to those produced by LSD: alteration in mood, changes in perception, reveries, visual hallucinations, delusions, depersonalization, mydriasis, hippus, and increases in body temperature and blood pressure [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

  (via alkaloid ) hallucinogen Drugs capable of inducing illusions, hallucinations, delusions, paranoid ideations and other alterations of mood and thinking. [ebi.ac.uk]

  Textual support, English Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF A poisonous hallucinogenic alkaloid found in mescal buttons. 2, record 1, English, - mescaline Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS Mescaline produces an intoxication with delusions [btb.termiumplus.gc.ca]

• Grieving

  Grieve, M. (1971). A modern herbal (Vol. 2). New York: Dover. (Original work published 1931.) Highpine, G. (“sachahambi”) (2008, April 21). FAQ part three: History and practices. Message posted to the Ayahuasca Forums Web site. [singingtotheplants.com]

• Confusion

  Euphoria, empathy, insight, brightened colour, Closed/Open eye visuals, enhanced tactile sensation, mental/physical stimulation, decreased appetite, pupil dilation, restlessness, change in perception, ego softening, sweating/chills, muscle tension, confusion [drugs.tripsit.me]

  Mescaline and mezcal are easily confused words. The spell-check application of most word processing software programs would not catch a slip-up of these two words. [kathleenwcurry.wordpress.com]

  Although they typically know hallucinations that occur in a mescaline intoxicated state are not real, they can cause a lot of confusion and distress. [verywellmind.com]

  More from Words of confused [weblearneng.com]

  In these circumstances, potential experiences include intensified forms of psychologically damaging mental states such as panic, paranoia, terror, confusion, depression, anxiety and bewilderment. [addiction.com]

• Giddiness

  There was reported giddiness and light-headedness, and some remarkable flash-induced visualizations. With higher levels, the visual syntheses are present without external stimulation. [erowid.org]

• Sensory Distortion

  Compound 21 is slightly less potent than mescaline (33) in that levels of about 700 mg were required parenterally to produce the color syntheses and other sensory distortions ascribed to mescaline. [web.archive.org]

• Rabies

  Lesiak and Rabi A. [doi.org]

• Stroke

  These symptoms are sometimes mistaken for other disorders, such as stroke or a brain tumor. Both conditions are seen more often in people who have a history of mental illness, but they can happen to anyone, even after using hallucinogens one time. [drugabuse.gov]

Stress treatment was 1.0 mA footshock (1 sec duration) every 20-30 sec for 15 min between injection and session. Sessions (100 trials) began 20 min after injection. Treatments 1 and 2 had no effect on avoidance rate. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

They concluded that making the decision to go to treatment is more important than the type of treatment that you choose. [recovery.org]

Mescaline addiction treatment is offered along with various hallucinogen addiction treatments. [projectknow.com]

"We definitely need more treatments, so it would be great if someone can develop something else," Salloum said. [abcnews.go.com]

Busch and Johnson were the first to report administering LSD to neurotic patients whose therapy had "stalled" and whose prognosis was "dim." [psychedelic-library.org]

International Consortium in Psychiatric Epidemiology (2005) Appendix for “New Scales to Screen for Serious Mental Illness in the General Population”. Available: http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/icpe/smi_appendix.php. Accessed 2013 Apr 30. 26. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The work of Oufkir et al. (2010) suggests that 5-HT 2A receptors may be involved in regulation of placentation and may play a role in the pathophysiology of pregnancy disorders associated with alteration in placental development. X. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Legal status Edit In the US it was made illegal in 1970 by the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act. [psychology.wikia.com]

A specific calcium antagonist, verapamil, readily prevented (and reversed) PCP-induced vasospasm. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Therefore, taking preventative measures can help reduce future risks and harms. [drugabuse.com]