Anyone dig this up before?
Adrenochrome causing schizophrenia
The evidence for the hallucinogenic properties
of adrenochrome and adrenolutin is provided in
our book
The Hallucinogens,
Hoffer and
Osmond (1967) and will not be repeated here.
See also Hoffer (1962,1966), Grof et al., (1963)
and Weckowicz, (1962).
Very little of the chemistry of adrenochrome
was known until Dr. R. Heacock began his
studies in our research laboratories (Heacock
1959, 1965; Hutzinger, 1965).
The adrenochrome hypothesis accounts for the
syndrome schizophrenia more accurately than do
any of the competing hypotheses. The two main
competing hypotheses are superfluous since they
are accommodated by the adrenochrome or more
accurately the aminochrome hypothesis. In the
research developed by Dr. H. Osmond ORTHOMOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY, VOLUME 10, NUMBER 2, 1981, Pp. 98-118
and me this hypothesis has been very successful in
giving direction to our research which began about
thirty years ago. It provides insight into the
experiential world of our patients leading to
several useful perceptual tests, i.e. the HOD test
(Hoffer and Osmond, 1961; Hoffer, Kelm and
Osmond, 1975), and the EWI test (El Meligi and
Osmond, 1970). It helped originate the use of large
doses of Vitamin B-3 for treating schizophrenia
patients and for alleviating the symptoms created
by LSD. It also predicted the therapeutic use of
ascorbic acid, again in large doses. Both these
vitamins are important components in
orthomolecular treatment as applied to
schizophrenics. Finally it helped point to the
catecholamines as significant factors in the
etiology of schizophrenia.
Unfortunately the many leads developed by the
adrenochrome hypothesis have been neglected by
research institutions for a number of reasons. The
critical and hostile attitude of the professional
associations and granting agencies discouraged
scientists from entering this difficult but
challenging field. Fortunately the climate of
opinion is changing. I expect that for the next
decade the aminochrome hypothesis will receive
more careful attention
THESE PEOPLE ARE SICK
http://orthomolecular.org/library/jom/1981/pdf/1981-v10n02-p098.pdf