Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) poisoning, case report and review.
Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology – June 01, 2005
Source: PubMed
Summary
Even after losing consciousness from consuming fly agaric mushrooms, full recovery is possible. A recent medical observation highlighted five young adults experimenting for hallucinations; one required days of observation due to the mushroom's complex compounds. Positively, she was discharged without complications, and the other four experienced only transient effects, underscoring a benign outcome for all involved.
Abstract
Gathering and eating mushrooms and other plants containing psychoactive substances has become increasingly popular among young people experimenting with drugs. Dried fly agaric Amanita muscaria fruiting bodies were eaten by five young persons (18-21 years of age) at a party in order to evoke hallucinations. Visual and auditory hallucinations occurred in four of them, whereas a 18-year-old girl lost consciousness. The following morning, she went to the Clinic of Toxicology. Due to the fact that not all the active substances present in the fly agaric have been identified, and some of them have an effect after a period of latency, the patient was admitted for several days of observation during which check-up examinations were performed. After four days without any problems, she was discharged. The poisoning regressed with no organ complications. The remaining persons who had eaten the fly agaric were free from any complaints.