470+ Patient Reviews

Physically, the ibogaine session was very challenging. 24 hours of nausea, ataxia, and visual disturbances. The psychological content was relevant but the delivery mechanism was so uncomfortable that it was hard to stay with the insights. My depression did improve somewhat — PHQ-9 from 19 to about 11 — but it wasn't the dramatic shift I'd hoped for.

The kindling effect from repeated alcohol withdrawal was making each quit attempt more dangerous. I'd had two seizures during previous detoxes. The MindScape team monitored me closely throughout. The session helped me process the shame driving my drinking for 3 years. 10 months sober.

I did the full MindScape protocol: preparation, ibogaine flood on day 4, integration, 5-MeO-DMT booster on day 7. The ibogaine was archaeological — digging up buried material. The 5-MeO-DMT was architectural — rebuilding my relationship with consciousness. My treatment-resistant depression has been in remission for 1 months.

Depression after my divorce became year-round. The MindScape program included a 5-MeO-DMT booster session on day 5. 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 26 to 4.

MindScape's combined protocol delivered beyond my expectations. The ibogaine provided 34 hours of deeply personal processing. The 5-MeO-DMT provided 26 minutes of transpersonal experience. I came for depression. I left with a permanent change in how I relate to suffering. 8 months later, no regression.

The kindling effect from repeated alcohol withdrawal was making each quit attempt more dangerous. I'd had two seizures during previous detoxes. The MindScape team monitored me closely throughout. The session helped me process the shame driving my drinking for 15 years. 16 months sober.

Military blast exposure resulted in TBI with persistent symptoms for 8 years. The session was about 26 hours. Improvement in cognitive clarity was gradual but unmistakable. Neuropsych testing confirmed improvement across 5 cognitive domains.

SSRI discontinuation syndrome is a medical reality that too many psychiatrists dismiss. I was on Zoloft for 3 years. The ibogaine combined with the medical taper protocol helped my brain recalibrate. 10 months off Zoloft and my mood is more stable than it was on the medication.

Physically, the ibogaine session was very challenging. 32 hours of nausea, ataxia, and visual disturbances. The psychological content was relevant but the delivery mechanism was so uncomfortable that it was hard to stay with the insights. My depression did improve somewhat — PHQ-9 from 18 to about 13 — but it wasn't the dramatic shift I'd hoped for.

I did the full MindScape protocol: preparation, ibogaine flood on day 3, integration, 5-MeO-DMT booster on day 7. The ibogaine was archaeological — digging up buried material. The 5-MeO-DMT was architectural — rebuilding my relationship with consciousness. My treatment-resistant depression has been in remission for 23 months.

I came as a wellness client and the session was more intense than anticipated. 32 hours of introspection was exhausting and at times distressing. The insights were valuable in retrospect but the experience was not the 'consciousness upgrade' I was expecting. It felt more like intensive therapy delivered through a very uncomfortable physical process.

I'd been depressed for so long that I'd forgotten what normal felt like. The ibogaine session cracked my performance of wellness wide open. For 21 hours I couldn't maintain any pretense. I felt everything I'd been suppressing — grief, anger, loneliness, and eventually, hope. My PHQ-9 before treatment was 18. At my 90-day follow-up it was 7. My wife said it's like living with a different person.

Getting off methadone with ibogaine was not the clean break I was hoping for. The bridging protocol took 3 days, and the ibogaine addressed maybe 60 percent of the withdrawal. The remaining was still significant. I spent ten days at MindScape and another three weeks at home feeling genuinely unwell. I'm 4 months methadone-free now, but the post-acute withdrawal was substantially longer than expected.

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 32 hours convinced I was being punished. The withdrawal relief was partial — maybe 40 percent reduction. I'm clean at 11 months but I still have nightmares about the session itself.

Fentanyl withdrawal is described as the worst physical experience a human can endure and I can confirm that. I'd tried to quit 5 times. What MindScape offered reduced the acute phase by roughly 40 percent. The psychological component gave me resources I never had. I understood for the first time why I kept going back. 26 months clean, employed, housed, and rebuilding.

My son convinced me to try MindScape after I overdosed for the second time. I'd been on opioids since a car accident in 2012. I was terrified of the experience but Dr. Arellano's team made me feel safe. The cardiac monitoring was constant. The ibogaine session was like watching a movie of my life from the outside — I could see exactly when and why the drugs became more important than everything else. I left after 8 days and I have not used since. That was 30 months ago.

I had significant improvement in tremor for about three months post-ibogaine. Then it gradually returned to near baseline. My UPDRS went from 30 to 24 at two months but was back to about 29 at six months. The team recommended maintenance sessions every six months, which adds substantial ongoing cost.

Mixed results. The ibogaine surfaced memories I had repressed. But the emergence was violent and disorienting. In the weeks after, I was more symptomatic — more nightmares, more flashbacks. It took about two months for the integration to catch up. My PCL-5 did eventually drop 28 points but the weeks immediately after treatment were the worst of my life.

I was using heroin, methamphetamine, and alcohol simultaneously. No treatment program wanted the complexity. MindScape designed a protocol addressing opioid dependence first, then integration work and 5-MeO-DMT for stimulant and alcohol components. 24 months clean from all three. First time in 11 years completely sober.

The ibogaine reduced my withdrawal symptoms by maybe 50 percent, which was helpful but not the 90 percent reduction I was led to expect. The physical discomfort lasted about five days post-treatment. The psychological component was actually the most valuable part. I'm 14 months clean, so ultimately it worked, but the recovery was slower and harder than advertised. Dr. Arellano and the nursing staff were compassionate and professional.

I was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's at 28. My symptoms had progressed to the point where I was considering deep brain stimulation. The ibogaine session was 25 hours and was the most profound experience of my life. Two months later, my tremor had reduced by roughly 71 percent and my UPDRS went from 40 to 16. DBS is now on hold.

I'd been depressed for so long that I'd forgotten what normal felt like. The ibogaine session cracked my performance of wellness wide open. For 25 hours I couldn't maintain any pretense. I felt everything I'd been suppressing — grief, anger, loneliness, and eventually, hope. My PHQ-9 before treatment was 24. At my 90-day follow-up it was 9. My wife said it's like living with a different person.

I've had Parkinson's for 4 years and was on the medication treadmill. I researched ibogaine's effects on GDNF and neuroplasticity. My UPDRS motor score went from 32 to 21 at my two-month follow-up. My handwriting improved to the point where I can take notes again. My neurologist is cautiously intrigued.

I stopped feeling anything in 2009. Not sad exactly — just flat. My psychiatrist called it anhedonia and we tried 6 medications. The ibogaine session was the first time in 15 years I felt genuine emotion. I cried from relief that I could still feel. My PHQ-9 dropped from 25 to 8. I went home and listened to an album I used to love and it sounded beautiful again.