470+ Patient Reviews

I was doing fentanyl pills daily — the pressed kind. My tolerance was insane. The stabilization took 2 days with careful monitoring before they administered the ibogaine. The session was overwhelming — waves of nausea, visual distortions that lasted hours, and then profound clarity where I could see my entire life laid out. The withdrawal after was subdued. Like having a bad flu instead of feeling like I was dying. I'm at 24 months.

I'm a therapist who treats depression. The irony of having treatment-resistant depression myself was not lost on me. Dr. Arellano walked me through the neuroscience — ibogaine's interaction with serotonin, dopamine, BDNF upregulation. The session was 18 hours of processing attachment wounds. My PHQ-9 dropped from 21 to 9. I now refer treatment-resistant clients to ibogaine therapy.

Depression after my divorce became year-round. The MindScape program included a 5-MeO-DMT booster session on day 6. That booster was where the real breakthrough happened — a 20-minute ego dissolution that permanently shifted my relationship with my own suffering. PHQ-9 from 24 to 9.

Binge drinking pattern. I wouldn't drink for days, then I'd consume an entire bottle in a night. The session was 19 hours of understanding the anxiety that drove my binges. 8 months without a single binge.

The experience was brutal. I threw up for hours, had terrifying visions, and at one point was convinced I was dying. The medical staff was attentive. On the positive side, when it was over, my withdrawal was significantly reduced. I'm 5 months clean. But I'm rating this lower because the reality was far more difficult than the optimistic reviews led me to believe. It works but it is NOT easy.

Methamphetamine had rewired my brain so nothing natural produced pleasure. The ibogaine seemed to accelerate dopamine system recovery. Within two weeks I was experiencing natural pleasure again. 26 months clean.

The 5-MeO-DMT experience was the most terrifying thing that has ever happened to me. The ego dissolution was not peaceful — it felt like dying. I genuinely believed I was dead for what felt like an eternity. In the weeks after, I experienced significant anxiety about the experience itself. My depression did eventually improve, but the path was traumatic.

The SSRI helped me through a crisis period. But after 10 years, the side effects — sexual dysfunction, emotional blunting, weight gain — were hard to justify. The MindScape team understood the neurochemistry and addressed serotonergic dysregulation directly. 25 months med-free.

I'm a therapist who treats depression. The irony of having treatment-resistant depression myself was not lost on me. Dr. Arellano walked me through the neuroscience — ibogaine's interaction with serotonin, dopamine, BDNF upregulation. The session was 27 hours of processing attachment wounds. My PHQ-9 dropped from 25 to 8. I now refer treatment-resistant clients to ibogaine therapy.

I was on buprenorphine for 8 years. Dr. Arellano's team understood buprenorphine's ceiling effect and receptor affinity. They used a careful bridge protocol. The session was 31 hours of processing the shame of addiction. 11 months later, I'm medication-free.

My fentanyl habit was costing me $300 a day. I'd sold everything I owned. When my mother found the MindScape program and offered to pay, I said yes because I had no other options. The medical evaluation was more thorough than any hospital admission I'd had. The ibogaine experience was 29 hours that felt like a lifetime. I revisited every moment that led me to this point. 9 months clean and I have my own apartment again.

I work in tech and my life had become optimization and achievement. I had everything I was supposed to want and felt nothing. The ibogaine session was particularly meaningful for processing my relationship with my father. 21 months later, I'm still successful but also present.

Stimulant use started as performance enhancement in finance. Occasional Adderall became daily, then cocaine on weekends. MindScape treated the underlying performance anxiety. The 5-MeO-DMT booster dissolved the ego structure demanding constant achievement. 10 months clean.

I was doing fentanyl pills daily — the pressed kind. My tolerance was insane. The stabilization took 2 days with careful monitoring before they administered the ibogaine. The session was overwhelming — waves of nausea, visual distortions that lasted hours, and then profound clarity where I could see my entire life laid out. The withdrawal after was subdued. Like having a bad flu instead of feeling like I was dying. I'm at 19 months.

First responder PTSD is real and compounding. After 15 years on the job I was drinking to sleep, jumping at car horns. The MindScape protocol included pre-session therapy to identify specific incidents. The ibogaine brought them up in sequence. The nightmares stopped within a week. My PCL-5 went from 49 to 18. I'm still on the job, but I'm different now.

I'm alive, which is more than I expected six months ago. But the ibogaine session was the most frightening experience of my life. The visions were not healing or insightful — they were terrifying. I spent 25 hours convinced I was being punished. The withdrawal relief was partial — maybe 40 percent reduction. I'm clean at 13 months but I still have nightmares about the session itself.

Coming from a medical background, I was deeply skeptical. But after 16 years of failed conventional treatments and watching my practice dissolve, I had nothing to lose. The clinical setup at MindScape surprised me — proper EKG monitoring, liver panels, electrolyte management. The ibogaine session was 28 hours of the most intense self-reflection I've ever experienced. What struck me was the complete absence of withdrawal symptoms the following morning. I'd been taking 120mg of oxycodone daily and expected agony. Instead, I felt clear. 6 months later, I remain clean.

Fentanyl is a different beast and the team at MindScape understood that. They had me on a stabilization protocol for 4 days before the ibogaine session because fentanyl's lipophilic nature means it lingers in fat tissue. The session was 24 hours of intense psychological experience. The physical withdrawal was reduced to maybe 30 percent of what cold turkey would have been. I'm 16 months clean from fentanyl. Every day I wake up is a day I didn't expect to see.

Childhood trauma is insidious because you don't have a 'before' to compare to. The ibogaine session showed me the specific moments when my nervous system learned to be afraid. I could see them clearly, and for the first time I could also see that I was safe now. My therapist measured a 16-point drop in my PCL-5 score. More importantly, I sleep through the night for the first time in my adult life.

I witnessed a workplace shooting where 2 of my colleagues were killed. Therapy helped me understand why but didn't change the reflexive responses. The ibogaine session was the first time my nervous system actually updated its threat assessment. My PCL-5 dropped 57 points and I can function in public spaces again.

I started on Percocet after a back surgery in 2005 and within eighteen months I was buying pills off the street. By the time I arrived at MindScape I was spending $400 a day and had lost my job, my apartment, and most of my relationships. The cardiac screening was thorough — Dr. Arellano personally reviewed my EKG and blood work before clearing me. The ibogaine session itself was intense, lasting about 30 hours. I saw things I cannot easily put into words, but when I came out the other side, the physical craving was simply not there. I've been clean for 11 months. I still do the integration coaching calls every two weeks and they've been essential for staying on track.

The purging during the session was extreme. I threw up continuously for the first five hours and needed anti-nausea medication intravenously. The visions were vivid but not particularly insightful — more like a fever dream. My alcohol cravings did decrease but gradually, not the immediate lifting I'd read about. I'm 8 months sober. The ibogaine helped but it was one piece of a larger effort.

The ibogaine session was physically brutal — 25 hours of nausea, ataxia, and visual disturbances. The psychological content was painful — I saw the damage my drinking had done in vivid detail. When it ended, I felt gutted, not healed. The healing came later, gradually. I'm 28 months sober and grateful, but the experience itself was the opposite of pleasant.

Postpartum depression that never resolved. My youngest is 11 and I've been on antidepressants since his birth. I felt nothing toward my children — I cared for them mechanically. The ibogaine reconnected me to the emotional bandwidth I'd lost. My PHQ-9 went from 26 to 5. I cried when my son hugged me and I actually felt it.