Can you smoke nutmeg like marijuana? Will it have a drug-like effect?

Taken in high doses, nutmeg can be quite intoxicating, partly because it's similar in chemical makeup to MDMA. Nutmeg causes symptoms such as stupor, drowsiness, delirium and sleep. Many prison inmates have known about it and used it for years, which is why most prisons have banned the use of this spice! About 14 grams (two tablespoons) taken by mouth cause a rather unpleasant, dreamlike "trip". Other symptoms include a rapid heartbeat, dry mouth, and thirst. Agitation, apprehension, and a sense of impending doom may last about 12 hours, with a sense of unreality persisting for several days. Nutmeg contains five to 15 per cent myrista oil, which is responsible for the physical effects. About four per cent is Myristicin, which is structurally similar to mescaline. (Mace, the exterior covering of the Nutmeg seed, also contains the hallucinogenic compound myristicin). Elemicin is another potent psychoactive ingredient in nutmeg. Similar to SSRI antidepressants such as Prozac, Myristicin blocks the release of serotonin from brain neurones. Scientists believe that once the substance enters the body it's converted to methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) -- ecstasy.

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Side Note - Heroin is often cut with as nutmeg, sucrose, starch, caffeine, chalk, powdered milk, flour, talcum powder.

I guess you could call me a nutmeg person. I have taken it around 10 or 11 times in the last year and love it. At first, I only take about a tablespoon or so at about 11:30 am. then i wait till about 6 or 7 pm and the drug starts to kick in. The first few times you try it, the effects are a little like being drunk or "almost" high on weed. Then after about 3 or 4 times using it you will start to be able to trip hard, ive even seen shit. Now when i take it, it only takes about 3 to 4 hours to kick in and i trip like a motherfucker, i now prefer it over weed even. Only problem is that you have to plan yoru day around it. Dont take it past 1:30 pm and be prepared to feel it for a little bit the next day. peace.

nutmeg is fuckin tight bitches people have compared it to pot, heroin, and alcohol. personally i take nutmeg b4 i go 2 sleep at night cuz it takes a solid 6 hours to kick in completely and wake up with eyes so red ppl think i stayed up all night smokin chronic. make sure ur schedule is cleared for 36 hours if u take it. 0.75-1.25 grams per 10 lbs of body mass roughly. start slow dont be dumb and eat half a bottle right off the bat.and get a fuckin scale to weigh it out respect it yall. its a strong drug and if u dont respect it. it WILL fuck u up the asshole 10 times straight and splurge on ur face. trust me.

You can smoke nutmeg if you wish, but it won't have any effect, so it seems kind of pointless to do so.

Nutmeg is generally ingested. Apparently it's not a great high. Here's what one experimenter says: "Nutmeg intoxication did not seem particularly euphoric in any way or pleasing to me. This may be why nutmeg remains legal and why few people, given alternatives to nutmeg, choose nutmeg anyway as a recreational drug. The nutmeg high more strongly resembled flu than a marijuana high as others have claimed. I felt no pleasant sensations from this drug whatsoever, though conversely, I did not feel especially bad either. Mostly feelings of unease and nervousness dominated. I felt very eager to return to normal so that I could go to sleep. Nutmeg interrupted my ability to sleep."

You can read more about it here:
http://www.truthtree.com/Nutmeg.shtml

and here:
http://www.totse.com/en/drugs/miscellaneous_drug_information/164722.html

yes dude, i smoked like 3 tablespoons in a paper and got soo tripped out! im still a little high and the trips were weird but enjoyable... i would suggest nutmeg as kind of a starter or a trainer before moving to weed

It was a first time for me today, and it definitely had an effect. I grated a few nutmegs into a bowl. I took approximately a tablespoon and a half at first, mixed with hot chocolate (wouldn't recommend it to anyone else). I took another teaspoon about 2 hours later, this time just straight and I chased it with a few milk duds and reese's cups (haha).

Any time I looked at wood grain (cabinets, hard-wood floors, etc.), it seemed to be moving and waving after just 2 hours or so. I began to feel groggy and very relaxed. At about 5 hours, I was finally able to sense my own wastedness and admit that I was on a trip. I actually enjoy it more than pot and like that I'll finally be able to sleep tonight. The feeling does stick around, so heed people's advice and plan your day around it.

P.S. It is very easy to have a bad trip if you're worried about overdosing and being paranoid in getting busted (DON'T DO TOO MUCH! 2 Tablespoons MAX!). A good trip requires a positive attitude, relaxed settings, and maybe some calm tunes. If you start seeing things, don't freak out and just remember that you took nutmeg. That's the best way to approach it I believe.

DO NOT EAT, SMOKE,OR SNORT NUTMEG!!!!! It is the worst high i ever got. It is disgusting! I threw up twice will trying to eat the nutmeg-it deont even taste bad but in lare quantities it feels like you are eating fucking sand! Just don't be cheep and go buy some real druggs cause nutmeg is a rediculous alterintive.-----It is true that it has diferent on diferent people, as do all drugs, but the chances of it working are slim. If you choose not to take my addvice and are desperite, just remeber you have to take ALOT about 1/3 of a bottle (roughly 12 grams). PLEASE HEED MY WARNING AND FIGHT FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA!

so today was my first time trying it and it was disgusting but now i feel the trip starting to come.its 3:00 now and i did it at 1:30 so it will really start to kick in at about 6:45.but just to let you know that shit was disgusting even though I drank it with milk.Im only 12 and my cousin and i wanted to do something totally legal that would get us high he did two and a half table spoons i only did two an my best advice is the more you take and the more you get high the worse the hangover after.

I love how people say it does absolutely nothing, when clearly there are side effects when you ingest or smoke it. I wouldn't prefer it over marijuana, but it will hold you off if your town is dry for a few days haha.

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I would stick to putting it on eggnog.

NO it doesnt do anything i ate 4 tablespoons and smoke 6 table spoons it didnt do anything at all. dont even try it its rough as hell.

Iv smoked it..it kinda gets me high but the effects do ware soon...I do get a little close to a weed-like High from it..

i never tried to smoke it but i have once snorted it and got sick and had that shit stuck up my nose but that was like 14 yrs ago.

You can, I think it takes about two bowls for most to feel anything. I am trying it right now to see what the high is like, it has a similar atomic structure to ecstacy, I never wanted to take it because street e has lots of impurifications.. such as meth.. for anybody who doesn't know meth is bad, it makes holes in your brain.
Ecstacy can be used for 'fun' or it can be used for religious or shamanic purposes, or for meditative purposes.
The same can be said for most drugs that grow from the earth ;p That is why I am smoking nutmeg so I can alter my meditation. My friend decided to smoke 2 bowls one night, and said the effects were euphoric in nature. Luckily he didn't have any of the negative side effects to boot. Such as constipation, drowsiness, vomitting, dizziness or extensive sleeping.

I noticed some comments/answers, one in particular. Which states smoking marijuana, leads to smoking a little crack, and then a little heroin.. Well this is true.. if you put a can in front of leads to smoki..
The same could be said about listening to music, listening to music can lead to smoking marijuana, which can lead to smoking crack, which can lead to you stabbing a prostitute and robbing her/him of his/her money, then buy more crack smoke it, and that can lead to impregnating your mother.. or the female version, having lesbian sex with your mother.....
Lol, smoking crack happens from being of a certain perspective, not from smoking marijuana.

you can smoke marijuana like marijuana...guaranteed to have a drug like effect...just blaze..

I'm old school at my age, don't smoke anything that is illegal. The laws nowadays pertain to this as much as drinking and driving. Never touched the stuff and never will. Smoking marijuana goes on to a little crack, then heroin, then you brain gets fried.

I smoked a couple bowls of nutmeg 4 hours ago. and i don't feel high. im just gonna stick to bud

anyone that says it doesn't work I can't believe how ignorant you guys are I just emptied a lil tobacco out of my cigarette and replaced it with nutmeg I'm actually feeling high I'm about to smoke some more IF YOU WANT BETTER EFFECTS DO WHAT I DID or SMOKE A CIG USE THE ASH TO COVER UP THE HOLE IN A PIPE POUR NUTMEG ON TOP ABOUT HALF A BOWL AND SMOKE IT TO DA DOME!

hell ya that sht was bomb i fucked like three bitches ...but then i found out that they were tranvestites... and the scratches still itch.. but i deff. encourage the continuance of this drug because with out it i wouldnt have had my baby shaniaique prescotchii, williamson

I smoked about a tablespoon; felt a little high almost like weed so I thought it's an alright alternative. . . AND THEN I broke out in hives all over my forehead and legs. I've eaten nutmeg before, it makes spinach and kale taste better; I smoked a little bit in the past but I've never had a reaction to it like this before so I definitely didn't expect this even though I heard one of the side effects could be a rash. If you try it anyway and you get these blisters they won't go away on their own. I'm on a six day steroid prescription program. Like with any other drug, be aware of any and all possible side effects and be aware of yourself.

Ive never tried smoking it either. whoever said they have ate a bunch and smoked a bunch with no effect, was it fresh? That often makes a difference. I in no way doubt ur honesty but this stuff deffinitly has an effect. It is slightyly fluish feeling. I would go with weed over it anyday, but i agree that its a good alternative if your town is dry or watever. It gave me a rapid heart beat(not uncommon) so be careful if you have heart problems. I usually eat 2 1 1/2 Tbs (3 Tbs) of it at about 6 aclock if I plan on stayin up playin video games or sum. I've found that a nice hot shower the next morning helps lessin the symptoms of the left-over-effects/hangover you get from it. Something I would like to know is if the effects are more immediate if you smoke it rather than ingest it... anyone?

Why bother

i was told by my bf to eat between 1-3 whole nutmegs and wait but i tried eating just one. it was around 10pm and i did not feel anything until the next morning around 9am!! that was just after i ate cereal with chocolate milk. my stomach felt queasy and the high came suddenly. it was definitely not like E, more like weed. i felt lazy, my body felt heavy but relaxed. i went out to the shops for a while, but the naseau built up and when i got back, i gave in. after that i felt better but although the high was less intense, i still felt withdrawn and chilled. i didnt talk much or think much. there was no particular pleasant happy emotions, nor unpleasant ones. i am not sure if it was because i only ate one. by 7pm that evening, i passed out and slept peacefully until the next day. No side effects after that day. I much prefer an E high so it was pretty disappointing. and yes, damn it has a horrible taste!

it is fucking amazing i toke one toke on my friends bong and ive been high for 9 years i love it

me myself thinks it's stupid i don't do drugs anymore but if i did i damm sure wouldn't do nutmeg i would just go buy me a $5 BAG and take it to the head in a philly blunt,but really just say kno cause none of it is worth it.

it is fucking amazing i took one toke on my friends bong and ive been high for 9 years. i love it

ive tried nutmeg numerous times....here is my most recent expierience...


(all times are approxamate)
5:00 pm: i took 5 tbls of nutmeg.....i know i was taking a risk bc previously i only took 3 tbls and got moderately high....but it was EXACTLY the amount i was supposed to take....i weigh 130lbs....i took enough for a 200lb grown man.....

7:00 pm: i realized that my eyes felt dry and i had mild cottonmouth. i didnt feel "high" at all but i did feel lcalmer than usual.

9:00 pm: right now im just relaxed. i dont feel "high" but i am quiet tired. i go and lay down and fall asleep around 9:30ish

1:00 am: I wake up, now feeling quite high and call my girlfriend.....bad idea. I couldnt concentrate at all and my hearing was sharp. i was listening to theory of a dead man and it was louder than i could ever remember. i couild hear things i paid no attention to previously like bass, drums, and backing vocals. Standing up was out of the question.

2:00 am: My high peaked. I could close my eyes and imagine whatever i wanted and i would feel as if i was right there.....i dont remember much besides that.

the entire next day i didnt feel like doing much at all...i was calm...relaxed...but not quite tired

the NEXT next day i was feeling quite sore, but not much else.....

in other words:

not only CAN you get high off of nutmeg...but i am currently waiting for another batch of nutmeg to kick in.....

I'm smokin it right now so if it kicks in ill holla back unless i get too fucked up and forget.

wikipedia is a very unreliable source

yeah dude.... i just smoked like two bowls and im blazed, it has the same effects as marijuana only u feel more tired but still get the munchies!
i can see myself doing this again, only i want to mix it with wormwood hash and poppy seeds... call it sheeb. haha that'd b cool. sorry, im really high! that proves that SMOKING NUTMEG GETS U HIGH!!!

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2 weeks ago me and my friends didnt have any bud so we all had nutmeg. I ended up smoking 6 bowls and eating two tablespoons. im debating doing it again cuz i tripped so damn hard. it wasnt funny. MY CAR WAS DRIVING IN PLACE!! MY FUCKING BACK YARD HAD HILLS ON IT THAT DIDINT EXIST BEFORE!! my friend ran away and got lost in the woods and almost froze to death so it was fucked up. be smart if you do it.

I just finished smoking a large bowl of fresh nutmeg that i ground up myself and yes it defiantly works very well... I feel like I just smoked a big blunt of some dank. I have found my alternative since I am on probation I cant smoke bud so this will work just fine...I used a water pipe that I made myself...that defiantly takes away the harsher taste...don't smoke the stuff that is already ground up just the fresh nuts is best...defiantly works...no trips though but that is okay, I like feelin stoned which I do right now

According to the results of numerous experiments performed in my kitchen/bedroom, nutmeg whether ingested or inhaled will FUCK YOU UP haha, I found that after ingestion (usually mixed with milk and Ben & Jerry's cinnamon roll ice cream) about 2-3 TABLESPOONS will get you as baked if not more than some top shelf kush, I am still in the beginning stages of my experimentations on inhalation but after 2 bowl fulls I am beginning to fry out a bit more. May I also note, several websites have blown the effects out of proportion and keep in mind the number of propagandists that surround us, I haven't had any LSD like visions but the high is very comparable to that of Marijuana whether eaten or toked. Maybe I haven't nutmegged enough yet...ds

Just to add my two-cents worth; I am a very regular weed smoker, to the point where 3 or 4 days without makes me extremely irritable. I don't "recommend" nutmeg as a drug. However, if you don't have a problem with placebo effect (some people don't want to be 'fooled') nutmeg does the trick when smoked. Not a lot of it, I would say 2 or 3 small bowls at the most. It doesn't make you trip out or anything when taken this way (I can't say what ingesting or smoking larger amounts will do) but as I say, if you can't find any weed, nutmeg will help stave off the psychological withdrawl. Be safe at all costs; large amounts of any foreign substance can be dangerous.

okay fuck nutmeg.. its gross i put it in my lil brothers bong and it made me throw up.. u gotta be desperate and im a pot head but i swear i wont try that shit again.. ill stick to dro

Everyones answers are different. So Im a little hesitant about tryting nutmeg.. But Im going to warm up a cup of water and put three table spoons of nutmeg and some tea together... and I really hope it works..:)

have you noticed alomst ALL of the people who answered this Q, are at level 1? And you have 71 answers...

Putting three or four table spoons of nutmeg into a cup of tea isnt so bad.. I dont know if anything will happen.. But I just tried it less than 30 seconds ago.. But my tounge is numb.. Thats all I can say.. So what other house hold products get you high...? Ha Im just kidding... But I wasnt when I was searching around in my house for something to get me high.. But I also dont want to harm myself... So Im trying simple tricks that will hopefully work.. :) Anyone who wants to get desperatally high... Dont do anything stupid. :)

Im scared...point blank.

Ive tried to smoke it sometimes, and I sort of felt a little dizzy thats all. But never really smoked alot since its completely awfull... marijuana is healthy for your lungs in comparement. ;)

A better way is to eat it, or shall I say make tea of it. Boil water and just drop about 30g of it, and let it boil for 10 minutes. Tastes like shit, (worse than smoking) but I can reasure you that you will get a stoned feeling. Be prepared to do nothing the next day though.

HOW TO SMOKE NUTMEG

okay i did something really stupid, and i'm willing to admit it. i was bored, what can i say. I'm pretty fucked up, but i haven't slept...and i've had some shots and smoked a few bowls...but i put a tiny leaf of catnip on my bowl(bored) and hit it...felt weird, but it was just because i haven't slept....put some nutmeg on my bowl and smoked it(stupid)...felt really really weird...my palms are sweaty and i'm thirsty like normal side effects...but i feel really heavy...not sure how long this is going to last, but for those of you who say smoking it has no effect...i don't think that's entirely accurate.

No dont smoke it thats dumb. Smoking it is just going to hurt your lungs with little or no effect, it's not worth it...


Eat a whole bottle of nutmeg and have a trip it works for me. I mix it in chacolate milk or lemondade. Sometimes I put it in capsules
so not to have to deal with the taste and texture.

By the way nutmeg works differently in everybody, like there are "the nutmegg people" then some peopple have nausea dir but some people (like me) trip hard makes me feel drunk and like I ate a 1/2 of a mushroom...
slightly euphoric. But when I ate it, it lasted 24 hours and made my eyes red, blurry, I felt tired and a drunkeness all day, made me go to sleep, but did have gas and diarrhea but thats all.

I tried smoking it and it did nothing, but I have taken large doses orally on numerous occasions and well, I was high for like 3 to 4 days. The high is comparable to weed. The very first trip I had was in school, and I took almost half a bottle, then went to my next class and seen the floor all wavy when I looked at it and I also seen a piece of paper on the floor turn into a duck!

well earlyer today i smoked 2 bowls of it with my friend and i felt nothing, but wen i looked over at my freind he was humping a garbage can saying the coffee has too much smurfs. he was soo baked. after that i drank 5 teaspoons of it by putting it in my mouth and chugging alot of water untill it was compleately down, it has been about 5 hours now and all i feel is a little nauziated, tierd and light headed. im thinking about taking 2 more teaspoons but i dbout it will do anything. people say that it has different effect on different people and unfortunately it has NO effect on me. smoking it hurts the lungs and tastes awful. if your going to use it i recomend eating it. and if your like me and dont feel anything, just stick to greens(weed).

okay i did something really stupid, and i'm willing to admit it. i was bored, what can i say. I'm pretty fucked up, but i haven't slept...and i've had some shots and smoked a few bowls...but i put a tiny leaf of catnip on my bowl(bored) and hit it...felt weird, but it was just because i haven't slept....put some nutmeg on my bowl and smoked it(stupid)...felt really really weird...my palms are sweaty and i'm thirsty like normal side effects...but i feel really heavy...not sure how long this is going to last, but for those of you who say smoking it has no effect...i don't think that's entirely accurate.

Well, different things affect different poeple in different ways. To get a good overview, try:

www.erowid.org

then you can compare different users' experiences.

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It worked for me. It worked very, very well. It had the EXACT same effects as bud does for me. I ate 2 tablespoons. I mixed in with yogurt and I could barely taste it, so if you try, that is a good ingestion option. It took about 6 hours. My eyes got SO RED. And all the skin around them turned purple. I didn't have any open eyed visuals, but I think if I take a little more next time, it could happen.

As far as smoking it goes, I would not suggest it. The taste is gross and the effects are really not nearly as strong.

Oh! And make sure you buy whole nutmeg and grind it yourself. The pre-ground stuff is less potent.