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591+
Total Reviews
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4.9
Average Rating
530 five-star reviews
16
Treatment Types
Conditions covered
2023–2026
Review Period
3+ years of feedback
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Amy L.
Colorado · 10-day stay
Alcohol

8 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 t...

Oct 17, 2021 · Treated 2021
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Bruce D.
Louisiana · 7-day stay
Chronic Pain

Degenerative disc disease for 4 years. Went through cortisone shots, nerve blocks, and spinal cord stimulation. The pain was real and constant and eventually I was on opioids long enough to develop a dependency that comp...

Oct 14, 2021 · Treated 2021
PD
Peter D.
Kansas · 7-day stay
Depression

18 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...

Oct 10, 2021 · Treated 2021
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Frances M.
Mississippi · 12-day stay
Alcohol

21 years of it. Started as wine that became anything available. I couldn't get through a work morning without something. Did AA twice, inpatient rehab once, was on naltrexone for a year. All helped partially. Nothing hel...

Oct 10, 2021 · Treated 2021
RT
Robert T.
Colorado · 10-day stay
Opioid Addiction
Off opioids after 12 years

As a contractor I told myself I had it under control. Functional addict for 5 years on oxycodone. Then my tolerance outpaced what I could afford and things got dark fast. MindScape wasn't cheap and I borrowed money to ge...

Oct 7, 2021 · Treated 2021
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Andrea B.
Alabama · 7-day stay
Depression

I've had it since my teens, probably earlier. One hospitalization that scared me into trying something different. My psychiatrist and I had exhausted most options. A family member found MindScape while researching psyche...

Sep 17, 2021 · Treated 2021
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Aaron D.
Illinois · 7-day stay
Depression

12 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...

Sep 14, 2021 · Treated 2021
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Ann X.
Montana · 10-day stay
Kratom
Kratom withdrawal is real and ibogaine helped

Started kratom for opioid withdrawal and within 7 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...

Sep 14, 2021 · Treated 2021
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Denise G.
Texas · 16-day stay
Methadone & Suboxone

120mg of methadone for 10 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 methadone completely. MindScape was...

Sep 7, 2021 · Treated 2021
CG
Carolyn G.
North Carolina · 7-day stay
Depression

Ten years of depression, most of it managed but never resolved with Cymbalta. The medications kept me afloat but I never felt like myself. Flat affect, reduced motivation, going through motions. My therapist and I had do...

Sep 4, 2021 · Treated 2021
RX
Rebecca X.
Minnesota · 7-day stay
PTSD & Trauma

Three tours of Iraq. I came back different and never fully came back. 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...

Aug 25, 2021 · Treated 2021
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Elizabeth S.
New York · 12-day stay
SSRI Discontinuation

On Pristiq for 14 years. My psychiatrist and I agreed it was time to come off, but every attempt failed. Emotional flooding and then numbness alternating without warning. I'd been trying to discontinue for over two years...

Aug 25, 2021 · Treated 2021
HS
Henry S.
Delaware · 7-day stay
5-MeO-DMT Therapy

I had done ayahuasca twice but nothing prepared me for this. The combination protocol is thoughtfully sequenced. The ibogaine session is substantial on its own, about 34 hours of deep introspection. I had significant nau...

Aug 19, 2021 · Treated 2021
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Ryan C.
Oregon · 10-day stay
Alcohol

I was a binge drinker, not daily, but the damage was the same. By the time I came to MindScape I had more failed sobriety attempts than I could count. The longest stretch was 11 months. The pre-treatment psychological wo...

Aug 19, 2021 · Treated 2021
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Jean G.
Idaho · 10-day stay
SSRI Discontinuation

Effexor for 10 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. Discon...

Aug 15, 2021 · Treated 2021
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Barbara H.
New Jersey · 7-day stay
Traumatic Brain Injury

My TBI was from multiple concussions over my athletic career. Chronic headaches, sleep disruption, and personality changes that damaged my relationships. I'd been through rehabilitation and medications but the improvemen...

Aug 9, 2021 · Treated 2021
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Steven H.
Kentucky · 10-day stay
Alcohol

I'd been sober for three years before a bad relapse that lasted four more. My kids had stopped inviting me to things. My doctor told me my liver was showing early damage. I borrowed money to come to MindScape, want to be...

Aug 8, 2021 · Treated 2021
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Megan H.
North Carolina · 7-day stay
PTSD & Trauma

Three tours of Iraq. I came back different and never fully came back. 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...

Aug 7, 2021 · Treated 2021
ED
Eugene D.
Connecticut · 7-day stay
5-MeO-DMT Therapy

I had done ayahuasca twice but nothing prepared me for this. The combination protocol is thoughtfully sequenced. The ibogaine session is substantial on its own, about 34 hours of deep introspection. I had significant nau...

Aug 2, 2021 · Treated 2021
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Janet B.
Pennsylvania · 7-day stay
Cocaine & Stimulants

Recreational for years before it became something I couldn't stop. Crack addiction is different from opioids, no physical withdrawal in the same sense, but the psychological craving is relentless. Tried NA, individual th...

Jul 27, 2021 · Treated 2021
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Stephanie K.
Missouri · 10-day stay
SSRI Discontinuation

I'm writing this for people who are trapped on Lexapro and can't get off. Took it for 10 years and discontinuation syndrome was keeping me stuck. My prescribing doctor kept suggesting the symptoms were just my underlying...

Jul 13, 2021 · Treated 2021
BX
Beverly X.
Georgia · 14-day stay
Opioid Addiction

As a contractor I told myself I had it under control. Functional addict for 7 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...

Jul 1, 2021 · Treated 2021
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Pamela Q.
Wisconsin · 10-day stay
Fentanyl Addiction

I started with prescribed patches after surgery and they became something else. Tried Suboxone twice and methadone once. They managed withdrawal but didn't touch what was driving the using. My sister paid for MindScape a...

Jun 28, 2021 · Treated 2021
HF
Henry F.
Ohio · 5-day stay
General Wellness

I came as someone who works on mental health regularly and wanted to go further. Honest disclosure for anyone considering this as a wellness client: think carefully about whether you're ready for something this demanding...

Jun 24, 2021 · Treated 2021
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