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4.9
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530 five-star reviews
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Treatment Types
Conditions covered
2023–2026
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Alice C.
Edinburgh, UK · 10-day stay
Opioid Addiction

As a contractor I told myself I had it under control. Functional addict for 13 years on opioids. Then my tolerance outpaced what I could afford and things got dark fast. MindScape wasn't cheap and I borrowed money to get...

Jul 1, 2022 · Treated 2022
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Sean O.
Illinois · 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...

Jun 23, 2022 · Treated 2022
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Louis Y.
Kansas · 10-day stay
Fentanyl Addiction

Fentanyl doesn't give you a lot of time. I knew that and kept using anyway. The withdrawal is what kept me trapped, every attempt at sobriety ended the same way. A friend from my old using circle was 18 months clean afte...

Jun 16, 2022 · Treated 2022
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Anthony E.
California · 7-day stay
5-MeO-DMT Therapy

I had some psychedelic experience before coming, mostly psilocybin. The combination protocol is thoughtfully sequenced. The ibogaine session is substantial on its own, about 34 hours of deep introspection. I had signific...

Jun 11, 2022 · Treated 2022
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Christine E.
Tennessee · 5-day stay
General Wellness

I came as a wellness client, no addiction history, for exploring my patterns in a medically supervised setting. The medical screening was just as thorough as I understand it is for addiction patients. They asked detailed...

Jun 11, 2022 · Treated 2021
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George P.
Connecticut · 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 5, 2022 · Treated 2022
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Pamela J.
Montana · 7-day stay
Depression
The persistent darkness finally lifted

I'm a physician and I've been managing high-functioning depression for 8 years. Showed up, did the work, kept commitments. Inside running on empty. ECT wasn't something I wanted and I wasn't eligible for most trials. A c...

May 27, 2022 · Treated 2021
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Carl F.
Tennessee · 7-day stay
Chronic Pain

Chronic migraines that had become near-daily and 9 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...

May 26, 2022 · Treated 2021
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Kyle O.
New Mexico · 7-day stay
Depression

10 years of treatment-resistant depression. Tried Wellbutrin and Lamictal in combination and still barely functional. The side effects were often as bad as the depression, weight gain, sexual dysfunction, emotional blunt...

May 15, 2022 · Treated 2022
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Bruce B.
Wisconsin · 10-day stay
Opioid Addiction

As a firefighter I told myself I had it under control. Functional addict for 11 years on pain pills. Then my tolerance outpaced what I could afford and things got dark fast. MindScape wasn't cheap and I borrowed money to...

May 15, 2022 · Treated 2021
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Kathryn G.
Alabama · 7-day stay
Depression

15 years of treatment-resistant depression. Tried Zoloft for years until it stopped working. The side effects were often as bad as the depression, weight gain, sexual dysfunction, emotional blunting that made me feel lik...

May 15, 2022 · Treated 2022
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Amy Y.
New York · 10-day stay
Opioid Addiction

As a firefighter I told myself I had it under control. Functional addict for 8 years on opioids. Then my tolerance outpaced what I could afford and things got dark fast. MindScape wasn't cheap and I borrowed money to get...

May 8, 2022 · Treated 2021
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Ashley Q.
North Dakota · 14-day stay
Kratom

Kratom at 35 grams daily for 5 years. I kept telling myself it was natural so it couldn't really be a problem. But I was planning every day around dosing, spending hundreds of dollars a month, snapping at people when I w...

May 6, 2022 · Treated 2022
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Roger R.
Montana · 7-day stay
Depression

Ten years of depression, most of it managed but never resolved with a combination that stopped working. The medications kept me afloat but I never felt like myself. Flat affect, reduced motivation, going through motions....

Apr 26, 2022 · Treated 2022
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Jessica Z.
Leeds, UK · 10-day stay
Kratom

Started kratom for depression and within 5 years I was taking 30 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 I had s...

Apr 19, 2022 · Treated 2021
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Janet R.
Maryland · 10-day stay
Kratom

Started kratom for anxiety and within 4 years I was taking 20 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 I had symp...

Apr 4, 2022 · Treated 2022
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Christine U.
Kansas · 10-day stay
Fentanyl Addiction
Two overdoses and then this

Fentanyl doesn't give you a lot of time. I knew that and kept using anyway. The withdrawal is what kept me trapped, every attempt at sobriety ended the same way. A friend from my old using circle was 18 months clean afte...

Mar 17, 2022 · Treated 2022
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Janice D.
Tennessee · 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...

Mar 16, 2022 · Treated 2022
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Blake C.
Oklahoma · 14-day stay
Opioid Addiction

Started on morphine after back surgery and never got off. 15 years later I was broke and lying to everyone I loved. Did two rehabs and a Suboxone program before my brother found MindScape. Skeptical doesn't cover it. The...

Mar 16, 2022 · Treated 2021
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Bobby R.
Michigan · 12-day stay
Opioid Addiction
Hydrocodone nearly killed me

As a nurse I told myself I had it under control. Functional addict for 13 years on Percocet. Then my tolerance outpaced what I could afford and things got dark fast. MindScape wasn't cheap and I borrowed money to get the...

Mar 13, 2022 · Treated 2021
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Morgan L.
Michigan · 7-day stay
5-MeO-DMT Therapy

Came for the combined ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT protocol, primarily for depression that wasn't responding to anything. Dr. Reyes spent real time on my history before designing the session. The ibogaine came first, about 30...

Mar 9, 2022 · Treated 2022
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Willie O.
Oregon · 7-day stay
Cocaine & Stimulants

7 years of Adderall that became an addiction. I'd burned through my savings and was starting to borrow from the wrong people. Came to MindScape after my cardiologist told me I needed to stop. The intake screening paid sp...

Mar 5, 2022 · Treated 2022
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Abigail S.
Alaska · 10-day stay
Alcohol

15 years of daily drinking. I was a high-functioning version until I wasn't anymore. Tried naltrexone, Antabuse, AA, inpatient. Something always brought me back. My sister found MindScape and paid for the deposit before...

Feb 23, 2022 · Treated 2022
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Marie Q.
Utah · 7-day stay
Depression

Depression since my early twenties. 11 years of it, managed imperfectly. Every psychiatrist I saw wanted to try a different combination. Some helped somewhat. Nothing was lasting. I came to MindScape after reading that i...

Feb 23, 2022 · Treated 2022
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