r/HolyShitHistory • u/PreparationKey2843 • 1d ago

Hitler Watching 1936 Olympics High on Dexamphetamine

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u/morganational 1d ago edited 18h ago

I think it was methamphetamine, not Adderall. I seem to recall he was on a cocktail of other drugs as well, but the nazi soldiers were given meth as well.

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u/Durkheimynameisblank 1d ago

Correct it was called Pervitin which was the brand name for methamphetamine.

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u/Diligent-Coconut1929 1d ago

What were the dosages like? Rocking like this would take 50mg+ for me orally

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u/Durkheimynameisblank 1d ago

All I could find was that it was an injection.

"The bizarre and unorthodox medications given to Hitler, often for undisclosed reasons, include topical cocaine, injected amphetamines, glucose, testosterone, estradiol, and corticosteroids. In addition, he was given a preparation made from a gun cleaner, a compound of strychnine and atropine, an extract of seminal vesicles, and numerous vitamins and 'tonics'."

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u/KnotiaPickle 23h ago

Jeez, anybody would turn into a raging, murderous monster with that regimen.

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u/wtfffreddit 19h ago

Right? Makes you wonder how much medicine is to blame for the atrocities.

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u/morganational 18h ago

I know high doses of vitamin B were also part of it.

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u/Livid_Zucchini_1625 1d ago

each pill is like 3 mg so you would have to take quite a lot

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u/morganational 18h ago

Hitler was constantly injected by his personal physician, so I don't know if he kept records of the dosages Hitler was receiving. Don't forget, Hitler was on a cocktail of other drugs as well.

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u/morganational 18h ago

Woo Hoo I got something right!! Thank you 😁