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581+
Total Reviews
From verified patients
4.9
Average Rating
521 five-star reviews
16
Treatment Types
Conditions covered
2023–2026
Review Period
3+ years of feedback
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Megan E.
Quebec, Canada · 12-day stay
Kratom

I found kratom during a stressful period and just never stopped. 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 with...

May 8, 2024 · Treated 2024
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Shannon F.
Mississippi · 10-day stay
Fentanyl Addiction

I got into fentanyl through a dealer who switched without telling me. Tried Suboxone twice and methadone once. They managed withdrawal but didn't touch what was driving the using. My sister paid for MindScape after my se...

May 8, 2024 · Treated 2024
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Hannah J.
Leeds, UK · 14-day stay
Kratom

I found kratom during a stressful period and just never stopped. 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 with...

May 7, 2024 · Treated 2024
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Louis U.
Oklahoma · 10-day stay
SSRI Discontinuation

Effexor for 8 years. Made 7 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. Discont...

Apr 26, 2024 · Treated 2024
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Helen T.
Massachusetts · 10-day stay
Alcohol

10 years of it. Started as social drinking that became morning drinking over about five years. My kids had stopped calling and I knew why. Did AA twice, inpatient rehab once, was on naltrexone for a year. All helped part...

Apr 20, 2024 · Treated 2024
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George D.
South Carolina · 14-day stay
Parkinson's Disease

Vietnam vet, 76 years old, Parkinson's for the last eight years. The VA has been good to me but there's only so much they can do. My grandson found MindScape online and helped me set everything up. I was nervous about tr...

Apr 18, 2024 · Treated 2024
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Shannon P.
New Hampshire · 14-day stay
Kratom

Started kratom for opioid withdrawal and within 7 years I was taking 40 grams a day just to function. The online forums told me it wasn't addictive and I believed that far longer than I should have. When I tried to stop...

Apr 13, 2024 · Treated 2023
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Carl V.
Michigan · 10-day stay
Alcohol
Sober for the first time in years

18 years of it. Started as wine that became anything available. My liver enzymes were elevated and my doctor was direct about what that meant. Did AA twice, inpatient rehab once, was on naltrexone for a year. All helped...

Apr 13, 2024 · Treated 2024
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Willie G.
Amsterdam, Netherlands · 16-day stay
Methadone & Suboxone

Getting off Suboxone was harder than anything I'd been through in recovery. 13 years at high doses. The standard taper is measured in months or years and the withdrawal that comes anyway is relentless. I found MindScape...

Apr 12, 2024 · Treated 2023
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Steven J.
Hawaii · 7-day stay
Chronic Pain

Chronic migraines that had become near-daily and 6 years of pain management that eventually became as much of a problem as the pain. I came to MindScape because I was opioid dependent and the pain was still there. They a...

Apr 4, 2024 · Treated 2023
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Albert O.
Oklahoma · 7-day stay
Chronic Pain

Degenerative disc disease for 9 years. Went through three surgeries that didn't resolve the underlying issue. The pain was real and constant and eventually I was on opioids long enough to develop a dependency that compli...

Apr 3, 2024 · Treated 2024
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Evelyn A.
California · 12-day stay
SSRI Discontinuation
The brain zaps stopped after years

On Effexor for 11 years. My psychiatrist and I agreed it was time to come off, but every attempt failed. Dizziness so severe I couldn't drive, plus nausea and a return of depression. I'd been trying to discontinue for ov...

Mar 25, 2024 · Treated 2023
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Ruth A.
Montana · 14-day stay
Parkinson's Disease

Diagnosed four years ago at 63. My neurologist is supportive of me exploring complementary approaches alongside my standard treatment. When I brought him the ibogaine research he reviewed it carefully and said the low-do...

Mar 22, 2024 · Treated 2024
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Kenneth M.
Ohio · 10-day stay
Fentanyl Addiction

I'm 32 and started using fentanyl at 25. Cheap and available and it obliterated everything fast. Track marks on both arms when I arrived, stealing from my parents, a minor drug charge pending. The cost of coming here was...

Mar 14, 2024 · Treated 2023
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Marie M.
West Virginia · 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...

Mar 5, 2024 · Treated 2024
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Anthony V.
Indiana · 18-day stay
Methadone & Suboxone

Getting off methadone was harder than anything I'd been through in recovery. 5 years at high doses. The standard taper is measured in months or years and the withdrawal that comes anyway is relentless. I found MindScape...

Feb 22, 2024 · Treated 2023
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Laura D.
New Mexico · 7-day stay
5-MeO-DMT Therapy

I came with no prior psychedelic experience. The combination protocol is thoughtfully sequenced. The ibogaine session is substantial on its own, about 34 hours of deep introspection. I had significant nausea throughout a...

Feb 19, 2024 · Treated 2023
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Hannah Y.
Nevada · 14-day stay
Methadone & Suboxone

80mg of methadone daily for 5 years. The clinic kept recommending I lower my dose but every attempt ended with withdrawal severe enough to derail everything. I'd given up on ever being off Suboxone completely. MindScape...

Feb 19, 2024 · Treated 2024
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Stephen V.
Nevada · 7-day stay
5-MeO-DMT Therapy

I researched the combined ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT protocol specifically for anxiety that had been treatment-resistant. MindScape was recommended in the psychedelic research community as having the strongest medical protoc...

Feb 17, 2024 · Treated 2024
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Blake R.
Connecticut · 7-day stay
Cocaine & Stimulants

Started in college and never really stopped, just changed how I managed it. Meth addiction is different from opioids, no physical withdrawal in the same sense, but the psychological craving is relentless. Tried NA, indiv...

Feb 11, 2024 · Treated 2023
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Nicole N.
Washington · 14-day stay
Opioid Addiction

12 years on fentanyl patches. 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 str...

Feb 10, 2024 · Treated 2023
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Shannon B.
Indiana · 7-day stay
Traumatic Brain Injury
Measurable cognitive improvement post-TBI

The TBI from a bad car crash changed my life in ways I'm still adapting to. Emotional dysregulation and word retrieval problems. My family pushed me to try ibogaine after reading about neuroplasticity research. MindScape...

Feb 9, 2024 · Treated 2024
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Nathan S.
Liverpool, UK · 10-day stay
Opioid Addiction

I came to Cozumel expecting the worst and hoping for something I couldn't name. The medical staff at MindScape ran a proper cardiac workup before approving my case. The session was 32 hours. Honestly brutal in the physic...

Feb 8, 2024 · Treated 2024
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Mary H.
Connecticut · 5-day stay
General Wellness

I came out of genuine curiosity and a desire for deeper self-understanding. Honest disclosure for anyone considering this as a wellness client: think carefully about whether you're ready for something this demanding. I w...

Feb 8, 2024 · Treated 2024
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