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597+ Patient Stories

What ibogaine treatment at MindScape Retreat in Cozumel actually involves — told through patient stories across every condition we treat.

Stories reflect representative patient experiences at MindScape, with details combined and anonymized to protect patient privacy. Individual outcomes vary. See our reviews on Google, or share your own experience below.

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4.6· Based on 63 Google reviews

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  • Railey Johnson

    5 months ago

    I had one of the best experiences ever. The staff really helped a lot in my PTSD healing journey, it's a warmth and love that I didn't expect to receive, everyone is so attentive and caring. The meals are the best part aside from the ibogaine, I recommend Bernie's smoothies. Those 10 days truly made me perceive things in a different light and the buffo is life changing. Special thanks to Frankie and Dr. JJ for the rides in downtown, the sunset really is more beautiful in Cozumel! Im forever thankful to Mindscape and Jarrad

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  • I did the treatment recently since I was having a very rough time emotionally and also decided it would be a great opportunity to sympathize with patients and understand their experiences, fully trusting our medical team and their expertise. It was a very rough start, felt like I had a hundred of emotions unraveling each second, but it was truly worth it, the DMT made me reconnect with a side of me that I thought it was lost long time ago and I mean the whole treatment just made me feel like I am myself again and I am still rediscovering sides of me that I am happy they're back. Thanks to everyone in the staff that made me feel safe and did not made me feel ashamed of myself during this process, I am so proud of our team and I can promise we can give everyone a safe space to become the best version of themselves.

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  • Manuel Campos

    5 months ago

    I came here struggling with addiction and feeling stuck in a cycle I couldn’t break on my own. I stayed at the facility for 15 days, and that time completely changed the direction of my life. The ibogaine treatment was intense, but it helped me step away from the cravings and really look at my patterns with clarity. Just as important as the treatment itself was the time I spent afterward in a safe, structured environment. Those days allowed my body and mind to stabilize, reflect, and begin healing. The staff was supportive and respectful throughout the process, and I never felt rushed or treated like a number. The space gave me the opportunity to disconnect from my old habits and reconnect with myself. I left feeling clear, grounded, and most importantly, free from the need to keep using. The 15 days I spent there helped me reset and move forward with my life in a healthier way. I’m deeply grateful for the experience and the support I received.

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  • Joe Edwards

    2 months ago

    I sent spend 35 years abusing myself with drugs and with a 10 day stay at mindscape it end like i never use drugss in my life . As I travel l home to see my family, I have a new out look on life. To the manager Frankie, who was there for my every need . To the wonderful nurses that took care of me . To the doctor that guided me with advice and experience. There isn't really words that I can say that would show how thankful I am. My only wish is that everyone that is struggling in life to find themselves could experience it. Thank you feom the bottom of my heart ❤️.

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  • Charlie Mendez

    6 months ago

    I stayed at Mindscape for 14 days, and my stay was very pleasant. The staff is very kind and professional, and the facilities are beautiful. I had sessions with the psychologist, and the doctor is very professional. Honestly, it’s an experience I highly recommend.

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Patient Stories
Across all conditions treated
4.9
Average Rating
536 five-star reviews
16
Treatment Types
Conditions covered
2023–2026
Review Period
3+ years of feedback
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Maria L.
Albuquerque, NM · 18-day stay
Methadone & Suboxone
Eight years at the methadone clinic — ready to be done

I was on methadone for eight years. Stable dose, held a job the whole time, most people in my life had no idea. But you're never really free — the clinic hours, the travel exceptions, planning your whole life around dosi...

Jul 16, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Ryan E.
Salt Lake City, UT · 10-day stay
Fentanyl Addiction
Never thought I'd be the opioid addict type

I'm an engineer. Grew up Mormon, never drank, never touched anything. Then I tore up my shoulder snowboarding at 34 and the surgeon put me on OxyContin, and I want to be careful how I say this because I'm not blaming him...

Jul 9, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Stephanie H.
Phoenix, AZ · 12-day stay
PTSD & Trauma
Assault survivor — ibogaine reached what five years of therapy hadn't

I was assaulted when I was 28. I did everything you're supposed to do — reported it, testified, went to therapy. Three years of trauma-focused CBT, two more of EMDR, antidepressants, prazosin for the nightmares. And it a...

Jul 2, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Jonathan M.
Richmond, VA · 12-day stay
Parkinson's Disease
Young-onset Parkinson's at 57 — ibogaine changed how I face the diagnosis

Diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson's at 57. Everyone focuses on the tremor but for me the worst part was psychological — this sense that the rest of my life had already been decided. Antidepressants just flattened me....

Jun 25, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Tyler D.
Mississippi · 7-day stay
5-MeO-DMT Therapy
Combined protocol exceeded what I hoped for

I'm a retired executive so I came with some background knowledge about what I was considering. Came for burnout that had become something closer to depression. The ibogaine portion was about 30 hours of intense psycholog...

Jun 23, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Nancy A.
Nebraska · 7-day stay
PTSD & Trauma

I worked emergency medicine for 15 years and something finally broke. The hypervigilance, the dreams, the way I couldn't be fully present anywhere. Tried everything the VA offered. My psychiatrist had run through six med...

Jun 21, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Angela R.
Charlotte, NC · 12-day stay
Opioid Addiction
Prescription pills after back surgery — ten years to escape

Two back surgeries in my early 40s and pain meds that started out completely legitimate. The line where it stopped being legitimate is blurry even now, looking back. Ten years total, the last three buying without a presc...

Jun 18, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Melissa V.
Texas · 7-day stay
Depression

8 years of treatment-resistant depression. Tried Prozac, Lexapro, Effexor, none of which fully worked. The side effects were often as bad as the depression, weight gain, sexual dysfunction, emotional blunting that made m...

Jun 18, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Ralph U.
Utah · 7-day stay
PTSD & Trauma

The accident that killed my best friend while I was driving has been with me every day for six years. The hypervigilance, the dreams, the way I couldn't be fully present anywhere. Tried everything the VA offered. My psyc...

Jun 18, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Julia G.
Idaho · 10-day stay
Opioid Addiction
Off opioids after 12 years

17 years on hydrocodone. Lost a job I loved, almost lost my marriage, stopped recognizing myself. Tried everything short of ibogaine. My wife sent me the MindScape link after my second ER visit. Dr. Arellano was straight...

Jun 17, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Betty R.
Delaware · 7-day stay
Depression

Postpartum that became something else entirely and never lifted. Two hospitalizations after attempts. My psychiatrist and I had exhausted most options. A family member found MindScape while researching psychedelic-assist...

Jun 15, 2026 · Treated 2026
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David Z.
Chicago, IL · 14-day stay
Multiple Substances
Polysubstance for twenty years — ibogaine addressed the pattern not just the substance

My whole adult life was a rotation. Alcohol from 18, cocaine in my late 20s, opioids after a procedure at 35, and always something for the anxiety underneath all of it. Quit one, pick up another. I did three treatment pr...

Jun 13, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Wayne Z.
Oregon · 10-day stay
SSRI Discontinuation

Paxil for 18 years. Made 8 serious attempts to discontinue. Each one ended with reinstatement because the symptoms were unbearable. I'm a pharmacist and understood the mechanism, which didn't make it any easier. Disconti...

Jun 13, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Larry W.
Kansas · 10-day stay
Multiple Substances

My addiction involved oxycodone, Xanax, and alcohol in various combinations at various points, often simultaneously. 9 years of that. Polydrug dependence makes most treatment programs difficult because they're designed f...

Jun 11, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Karen O.
Minneapolis, MN · 12-day stay
Alcohol
High-functioning alcoholic for fifteen years — the functionality was a lie

For fifteen years I would have told you I was fine, and I had the resume to prove it. Nonprofit director. Never missed a day of work, no DUI, nothing visible. Also a bottle of wine, alone, every single night. My daughter...

Jun 10, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Margaret L.
South Carolina · 7-day stay
Traumatic Brain Injury

The TBI from a bad car crash changed my life in ways I'm still adapting to. Executive function problems, memory gaps, and crippling headaches. My family pushed me to try ibogaine after reading about neuroplasticity resea...

Jun 8, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Charles E.
Mississippi · 10-day stay
Alcohol

9 years of it. Started as wine that became anything available. I'd had two DUIs and lost my license. Did AA twice, inpatient rehab once, was on naltrexone for a year. All helped partially. Nothing held. My daughter sent...

Jun 5, 2026 · Treated 2026
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William B.
Nashville, TN · 14-day stay
Chronic Pain
Fibromyalgia and the opioid trap — a way out

Fibromyalgia at 39, and opioids were just part of the protocol back then. For seven years. The cruel part is they eventually stop helping the pain but the withdrawal is bad enough you can't get off them, so you're taking...

Jun 4, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Samantha J.
Georgia · 10-day stay
Kratom

Kratom was how I managed anxiety and pain without a prescription. What I know now is that kratom acts on opioid receptors and the dependency is real. When I finally decided to stop I went through three weeks of acute wit...

May 31, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Elena S.
Scottsdale, AZ · 7-day stay
Anxiety
Generalized anxiety and panic attacks — calm I never had before

I've been anxious literally as long as I can remember — diagnosed at 16, benzos from 20 to 31, then a very long taper off those. Getting off the benzos was its own war and I'm proud of it, but the anxiety underneath was...

May 28, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Andrew P.
Portland, OR · 10-day stay
Depression
Anhedonia for a decade — ibogaine restored my ability to feel

The word for what I had is anhedonia. Not sadness exactly — nothing was bad enough to act on, but nothing was good enough to want, either. Eight years of that. Multiple antidepressants, TMS twice, four rounds of ketamine...

May 23, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Nicole F.
Cincinnati, OH · 12-day stay
Fentanyl Addiction
Fentanyl at 22, sober at 26

I started at 22 at a party thinking it was something else. Found out it was fentanyl a year later when someone OD'd at another party. That should've stopped me. It didn't — three more years of buying from dealers, never...

May 20, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Peter J.
Rhode Island · 7-day stay
5-MeO-DMT Therapy

I'm a physician so I came with some background knowledge about what I was considering. Came for burnout that had become something closer to depression. The ibogaine portion was about 30 hours of intense psychological wor...

May 18, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Marcus J.
Las Vegas, NV · 10-day stay
Cocaine & Stimulants
Cocaine and twelve years in Vegas hospitality

Twelve years in Vegas hospitality. If you've worked it you already know — coke is just around, it's practically infrastructure. By year ten I was spending about $2k a month and sleeping four hours a night and my heart wa...

May 14, 2026 · Treated 2025
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