nutmeg psychosis

plural nutmeg psychoses

1. countableuncountablemedicineA transient mental health disorder caused by the ingestion of a significant quantity of nutmeg, characterized by such psychotic symptoms as disorientation, hallucinations, and hyperexcitation.

   Eating a whole nutmeg can lead to “nutmeg psychosis,” which includes feelings of impending doom, confusion, and agitation.

   2009, The Ultimate Book of Top Ten Lists: The Best of listverse.com, →ISBN, page 448

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   NUTMEG PSYCHOSIS Ingestion of ground nutmeg can induce symptoms, including transient psychosis and mild tachycardia, that are similar to those of an anticholinergic toxic episode.

   1993, Emergency Medicine, vol. 25, Issues 1-4, (Google snippet view)

   Large quantities can cause nutmeg psychosis, which may require hospitalization. This is an acute psychiatric disorder that causes confusion, hallucinations, agitation, and the feeling that death is inevitably coming soon.

   2007, Serita Stevens, Anne Bannon, HowDunit — The Book of Poisons, →ISBN, page 80