Lorenz Breuer

"Herbal seizures"--atypical symptoms after ibogaine intoxication: a case report.

Journal of Medical Case Reports October 31, 2015 Lorenz Breuer, Burkhard S Kasper, Bernd Schwarze et al. 16 citations

Misuse of various new psychotropic substances such as ibogaine is increasing rapidly. Knowledge of their negative side effects is sparse. We present a case of intoxication with the herbal substance ibogaine in a 22-year-old white man. After taking a cumulative dose of 38 g (taken in two doses), he developed visual memories, nausea and vomiting. He developed a generalized tonic-clonic seizure...