470+ Patient Reviews

Physically, the ibogaine session was very challenging. 37 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 14 — but it wasn't the dramatic shift I'd hoped for.

I was using kratom extract shots — multiple per day. The MindScape team adjusted the protocol accordingly. The session was 27 hours of self-confrontation. I saw how kratom had become a barrier between me and every authentic experience. 30 months clean.

I was prescribed Vicodin after knee surgery and never stopped. By year three I was crushing and snorting them, by year five I'd switched to heroin because it was cheaper. I came to MindScape weighing 140 pounds at six foot two. The team put me on nutritional support for three days before the session. The ibogaine experience was physically rough — significant nausea for the first four hours — but the psychological component was transformative. I saw my addiction as something outside of myself for the first time. I'm 25 months clean, back to 185 pounds.

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 5 years. 8 months sober.

Methadone maintenance saved my life but after 4 years I was trapped. The preparation took 5 days. The treatment worked. I'm 6 months free of methadone and I feel emotions I forgot existed.

I was using heroin, cocaine, and alcohol. The ibogaine addressed opioid withdrawal comprehensively but the cocaine and alcohol components were harder. I'm 6 months fully sober now. MindScape was part of my solution but not the whole thing.

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 35 points but the weeks immediately after treatment were the worst of my life.

The MindScape team was professional, the facility was excellent. But for my particular depression, the ibogaine produced only modest improvement. My PHQ-9 went from 23 to about 13. That's clinically meaningful but I spent significant money and endured a difficult 22-hour session for an outcome that medication changes might have achieved.

The session was harder than expected for a substance most people haven't heard of. My kratom use was 28 grams daily and the withdrawal had always been severe. The ibogaine helped with the physical aspects but the 18 hours of intense visions were more than I bargained for. I'm clean at 24 months but it was grueling, not the gentle reset some portray.

My doctor told me I had about two years before my liver failed. The ibogaine session was 24 hours of understanding why I was slowly killing myself. Since treatment, 25 months ago, I haven't had a drink. My latest labs show my liver function improving.

I came for methamphetamine addiction and the session was powerful but results were slower than expected. The anhedonia was improved but not eliminated. The first month was still a slog. I'm 16 months clean through a combination of the ibogaine reset and traditional recovery support. For stimulants, the recovery is more gradual.

I was using kratom extract shots — multiple per day. The MindScape team adjusted the protocol accordingly. The session was 23 hours of self-confrontation. I saw how kratom had become a barrier between me and every authentic experience. 5 months clean.

I came for methamphetamine addiction and the session was powerful but results were slower than expected. The anhedonia was improved but not eliminated. The first month was still a slog. I'm 1 months clean through a combination of the ibogaine reset and traditional recovery support. For stimulants, the recovery is more gradual.

The 5-MeO-DMT session was scheduled for day 7. About 24 minutes of peak intensity. Complete loss of self, body, and time. Something shifted at such a fundamental level I couldn't articulate it for days. My PTSD symptoms decreased by 59 percent.

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 22 hours of processing attachment wounds. My PHQ-9 dropped from 23 to 9. I now refer treatment-resistant clients to ibogaine therapy.

I was on buprenorphine for 5 years. Dr. Arellano's team understood buprenorphine's ceiling effect and receptor affinity. They used a careful bridge protocol. The session was 37 hours of processing the shame of addiction. 10 months later, I'm medication-free.

I was prescribed Vicodin after knee surgery and never stopped. By year three I was crushing and snorting them, by year five I'd switched to heroin because it was cheaper. I came to MindScape weighing 140 pounds at six foot two. The team put me on nutritional support for three days before the session. The ibogaine experience was physically rough — significant nausea for the first four hours — but the psychological component was transformative. I saw my addiction as something outside of myself for the first time. I'm 13 months clean, back to 185 pounds.

Getting off methadone with ibogaine was not the clean break I was hoping for. The bridging protocol took 7 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 12 months methadone-free now, but the post-acute withdrawal was substantially longer than expected.

Complex regional pain syndrome in my left arm after surgery. They said there was evidence ibogaine could reset central sensitization. Pain levels from a constant 6/10 to an average of 4/10. It's been 9 months.

I'm a functional alcoholic — or I was. I maintained a high-level career while drinking a handle of vodka every three days. The ibogaine showed me exactly how much energy I was spending hiding my addiction. 10 months sober and my work has never been better.

Complex PTSD from a decade of domestic violence. I'd left my abuser 8 years ago but my nervous system hadn't gotten the memo. The ibogaine session was unlike any therapy I'd experienced. I processed events I'd dissociated from completely. PCL-5 dropped from 72 to 29.

I was taking 200mg of oxycodone daily when I flew to Cozumel. My tolerance was so high that normal detox would have been weeks of agony. The medical team here stabilized me over two days before the session, monitoring my vitals continuously. The ibogaine experience lasted about 23 hours and was deeply introspective. I processed trauma from my childhood that I had been medicating for years without realizing it. The physical withdrawal was reduced by maybe 80 percent compared to what I'd experienced before. At my 5-month mark, I'm still clean and working with a local therapist who specializes in post-ibogaine integration.

I didn't think I had a problem because I only drank wine. But I was going through two bottles a night for 8 years. The ibogaine session confronted me with the reality. I saw my daughter's face from every time she'd found me passed out. I'm 18 months sober and my blood pressure is normal without medication.

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 19 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 4. My wife said it's like living with a different person.