opioids make you hallucinate?

johndela1 · Post by **johndela1** » Sun 14 Jun 2009 02:03

the page at http://www.13.waisays.com/zombie.htm

says this:
"Because wheat contains opioid peptides, priests in ancient Egypt used wheat to hallucinate, and in bandages, to ease the pain of a wound. "

from what I know opiates don't usually cause hallucinations, but rather euphoria. How much wheat would one need to eat to hallucinate?

fictor · Post by **fictor** » Thu 18 Jun 2009 23:18

This is correct, opiates does not typically cause hallucination.

I think maybe this is what Wai/RRM is thinking of:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergot
The Rye Ergot is a fungi that grows on rye (and possibly other grains, like wheat, I dont know) and it produces ergot alkaloids which are related to the famous tryptamin LSD - acid. This can indeed cause hallucinations.

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Wed 24 Jun 2009 14:11

You are right , indeed; opioid peptides do not cause hallucinations.

Post by **Oscar** » Wed 24 Jun 2009 17:05

There are unconfirmed rumors though, that say you could start seeing this:

fictor · Post by **fictor** » Thu 25 Jun 2009 08:31

Wow, what a "bad-trip"!