A total drugs addict since 1936
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Hitler's health according to Dr Morell
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A not too clean bill of health
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Dr Theo Morell was Hitler’s physician since 1936. According to the first medical
exam performed by Dr Morell, Hitler then looked his age (45) but already suffered
from gastro-intestinal disturbances. He weighed about 70 kgs and measured 1.76
m. His blood group was A+ and he suffered from swelling in the pyloric region of
the stomach, the left lobe of the liver was enlarged and he had a pain in the
region of the right kidney and eczema of the left leg.
Dr Nissle of the Bacteriological institute of Freiburg made an analysis and
detected presence of disfunctional flora in the intestinal tract. Dr Morell then
prescribed 1-2 pills of Mutaflor after each evening meal and after a while the
treatment was successful.
Hitler suffered also of meteorism, aggavated by his vegetarian diet. Morell then
prescribed Dr Koster’s antigas pills meal which contained strychnine (2-4 at
every meal), an component that could have been responsible for the epigastric
pain and the bronzing of the skin noted in later years.
Dr Morell noted that secondary sexual characteristics (beard and moustache) were
normally developed but he never checked on Hitler’s sexual attributes as Hitler
never let anybody see him in the nude.
Morell also thought that Hitler suffered from gastro-duodenitis that blocked the
flow of the bile and prescribed Gallestol to restore the flow. For his vegetarian diet
that was insufficient, Morell prescribed vitamultin-calcium B1 (acid ascorbic)
administered intravenously mixed with glucose to increase energy. The epigastric
pain was diminished by the treatment but kept on coming back notably after
meals. As an additional measure Morell prescribed injections of Progynon
(benzoic acid and dihydro-follicle hormone) which increases circulation in the
gastric mucosa and prevents spasms in the gastric wells.
On the left side of his thigh Adolf Hitler had a scar result of WW 1 wound.
His head was slightly dolichocephalic and he had a slight tremor of the left arm
and a slight dragging of the left leg that appeared after Hitler contracted a grippe-
like disease during an inspection in Ukraine in1942. The tremor increased in
gravity until the assassination attempt of July 1944 after which it decreased but
re-appeared in aggravated form in the last months of 1944 and in 1945.
In 1936, the psychiatric data of Hitler observed by Dr Morell were the following :
- excellent memory
- excellent judgment of time and space
- not easily distracted
- emotionally very liable : likes and dislikes very pronounced
- flow of thought showed continuity
- no phobia or obsessions
- no hallucinations, visions or paranoid trend
However other Adolf Hitler’s physicians think at the end of the war that constant
medication over the years may have upset the physiological balance of his body.
1- Ultraseptyl to fight the catarrhal inflammation of the upper respiratory tract
2- Eubasin : a sulfa drug injected intragluteally to combat colds
3- Chinneurin : a drug that contain some chinin against colds
4- Omnadin : a mix of proteins, lipoid substances of gall and animal fats
supposed to have antigenic properties
5- Penicillin-Hama prepared by Dr. Mulli used in form of powder on a wound in
hand that Hitler suffered in the July 1944 assassination attempt
6- Optalidon : analgesic used for headaches
7- Brom-nervacit used as sedative to induce sleep
8- Septoid against respiratory infections sometimes used intravenously
9- Cardiazol and Cordamin to fight edemas on the fibula and tibia under form of
solution
10- Sympathol : a crystalline glucocide to increase the heart-volume of the
blood, it regulated heart activity and overcome vessels insufficiency, 10 drops a
day for temporary periods since 1942
11- Strophantin used as a heart tonic. Electronic cardiograms of Hitler
suggested as of 1941 a coronary sclerosis, so Dr Morell gave injections of
Strophantin of 0.02mg a day for periods of 2-3 weeks
12- Prostophanta supplied in ampoules for the same use as Strophantin
13- Vitamultin-CA produced by Hamma GMH injected intragluteally every
other day between 1938 and 1944 to stimulate energy
14- Intelan consisted of glucose and vitamins A, D in order to induce appetite
and overcome tiredness, given from 1942 twice a day
15- Glucose 5-10% solution to supply calories injected intravenously every 2rd
or 3rd day (100cc) from 1937 to 1940
16- Tonophosphan : the sodium salt of dimethyl-amino-methyl-phenyl-
phosphinic acid used as a stimulant for smooth muscles (digestive) and to supply
phosphore. It was used between 1942 and 1944
17- Mutaflor : it is an emulsion of bacillus colis communis prepared in soluble
capsules to combat an abnormal bacterial flora of the intestinal tract. Almost a
capsule a day since 1937 and prescribed after examination of Hitler’s feces
18- Luyzim , a digestive enzyme preparation against digestive weakness and
meteorism, 1 tablet after meal when flatulence became too strong
19- Glyconorm injected intramuscularly to check digestive disturbances used
during the year 1938-40 , contains metabolic ferments
20- Dr Koester’s antigas pills 2-4 pills containing belladone taken from 1936
to 1943 at every meal , its cumulative effect produced the icteric discoloration of
the skin and epigastric cramps in the later months of Hitler’s life
21- Euflat used during the years 39-40 to combat digestive disturbances and
meteorism pills contain radix angelica, papverin, aloe, active bile extracts, coffee-
charcoal, pancreas extracts.
22- Eukodal and Eupaverinum for epigastric cramps administered in injections
23- Camomile used for cleansing enemas that Hitler administered himself
24- Progynon B increased the circulation of gastric mucosa, it is an esther of
bensoic acid, administered in 1937-38 by Dr. Morell
25- Orchikrin was a combination of male hormones used only once, according
to Morell, to combat fatigue and not to increase potency
26- Prostakrinum was an extract of seminal vesicle and prostate used to
prevent depressive moods. It was used for a short period in 1943.
27- Cortiron , a desoxycoticosternoacetate injected to combat muscular
weakness, used a few times only
Source : The Mussmano collection Duquesne University
1886 born in Traisa, a village in Upper Hesse, from a father from Huguenot
origin, schoolteacher, and a mother from a well-off family (as a child suffered from
chronic stomach cramps)
1907 matriculated at the university of Giessen, then Heidelberg, then Grenoble
until 1909 then returned to Heidelberg
1910 spent several months in Paris at the Institut d’Accouchement Tornier
1912 obtained his medical degree in Munich
1913 ship’s doctor for shipping companies
1914 took over a small practice medicine in Dietzenbach
1915 joined the army as surgeon
1918 opened his own practice in Berlin, developed his clientele among inter-allied
commission thanks to his knowledge of French and his Franco-Spanish name,
made a clientele for his expertise in sexual diseases
1933 joined the Nazi party because people posted the sign « jude » on his door
because of his name
1936 introduced to Hitler by Pr Hoffmann who suffered at times of gonorrhea,
was offered the position of internist to Hitler
1945 arrested at hospital in Bad Reichenhall
1948 died of a stroke
Source : The Mussmano collection Duquesne University
A complete list of Hitler's medication over the years
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A short biography of Dr. Theo Morell
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Dr Theo Morell was Hitler's personal physician since 1936. He was introduced to Hitler at the Berghof by Pr. Hoffmann who Morell had cured for gonorrhea. Dr Morell produced a terrible effect on Hitler but was rather deemed disgusting by his colleagues for his fatness and his lack of hygiene.
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Hitler's health was the exact opposite of the radiant image the Nazi propaganda was displaying of the German people : healthy, sound and free of drugs. The Nazi regime was nothing but lies and pretenses.
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Dr Morell was fat, ugly and anti-hygienic looking. It is an enigma that he was able to take such an ascendancy on Hitler but Hitler pretended that his prescriptions were working miracles on him.
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The SS man looked good in the picture but the Fuehrer's health was another issue. It was bad, fragile, subject to depressions, weaknesses, infections, edemas, flatulence, tiredness, cramps, poor heart.
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