Mescaline (3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine) is a hallucinogenic alkaloid of the phenethylamine class.
It occurs naturally in the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii), the San Pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi), in the Peruvian Torch cactus (Echinopsis peruviana), and it is also found in a number of other members of the Cactaceae. It can be extracted from these sources. Mescaline was first isolated and identified in 1897 by the German Arthur Heffter and first synthesized in 1919 by Ernst Späth.
Side effects
One or more of the following side effects may or may not accompany any individual experience with mescaline.
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Open eye visuals
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Closed-eye visuals
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New thought processes
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Dream-like scenarios
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Euphoria
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Mystical experience
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Pupil dilation
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Sensations of warm and cold
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Temporary splitting/destruction of ego
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Dizziness
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Vomiting
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Tachycardia
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Diarrhea
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Headaches
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Anxiety
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Feeling of dying or annihilation
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Fear of not being able to return to normal consciousness
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Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD)
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Irrationality of the thought-process