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581+
Total Reviews
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4.9
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521 five-star reviews
16
Treatment Types
Conditions covered
2023–2026
Review Period
3+ years of feedback
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Helen A.
Michigan · 7-day stay
5-MeO-DMT Therapy
The 5-MeO experience is unlike anything else

I researched the combined ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT protocol specifically for burnout from healthcare work over many years. MindScape was recommended in the psychedelic research community as having the strongest medical pro...

Sep 20, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Gabriel D.
Kentucky · 10-day stay
Kratom

Started kratom for anxiety and within 6 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...

Sep 16, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Kelly N.
Oregon · 7-day stay
Depression
Off antidepressants after 10 years

14 years of treatment-resistant depression. Tried Prozac, Lexapro, Effexor, none of which fully worked. The side effects were often as bad as the depression, weight gain, sexual dysfunction, emotional blunting that made...

Sep 14, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Samuel P.
Colorado · 7-day stay
Anxiety

OCD and anxiety that were consuming my daily life for 16 years. On benzos for years and then couldn't stop them either. Anxiety managed but not resolved, and medication side effects were their own burden. My therapist su...

Sep 6, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Nancy Z.
Delaware · 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...

Sep 3, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Terry L.
Alabama · 10-day stay
Opioid Addiction

18 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. The medical team was...

Aug 28, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Cheryl R.
Rhode Island · 7-day stay
PTSD & Trauma

I was a firefighter for 18 years and the cumulative exposure caught up with me. My relationships were suffering. I was irritable, hypervigilant, unable to relax anywhere. Sleep was impossible without medication. A collea...

Aug 16, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Rebecca O.
Virginia · 7-day stay
Traumatic Brain Injury

My TBI was from a football injury in my college years. Attention problems and irritability that I couldn't control. I'd been through rehabilitation and medications but the improvement had plateaued. Dr. Martinez explaine...

Aug 13, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Stephen U.
Manitoba, Canada · 10-day stay
Opioid Addiction

14 years on heroin. 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. The medical team was straight...

Aug 11, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Blake E.
Saskatchewan, Canada · 10-day stay
Fentanyl Addiction
I didn't believe anything could work

Got into fentanyl through buying what I thought was oxy off a friend. 4 years later I was using just to stay out of withdrawal. The sickness from fentanyl is relentless, sweats, restless legs that don't stop, vomiting, b...

Jul 25, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Mark A.
Louisiana · 10-day stay
Fentanyl Addiction

Got into fentanyl through a laced pill at a party. 5 years later I was using just to stay out of withdrawal. The sickness from fentanyl is relentless, sweats, restless legs that don't stop, vomiting, bone pain that makes...

Jul 24, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Logan F.
Maryland · 10-day stay
Fentanyl Addiction

I'm 25 and started using fentanyl at 20. 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...

Jul 19, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Nancy N.
New York · 5-day stay
General Wellness

I came after a divorce wanting to understand myself better. MindScape treats wellness clients with the same medical rigor as addiction patients. The screening was thorough and they were candid about the physical demands....

Jul 16, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Tyler D.
Mississippi · 7-day stay
5-MeO-DMT Therapy
Combined protocol exceeded what I hoped for

I'm a retired executive so I came with some background knowledge about what I was considering. Came for burnout that had become something closer to depression. The ibogaine portion was about 30 hours of intense psycholog...

Jun 23, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Melissa V.
Texas · 7-day stay
Depression

8 years of treatment-resistant depression. Tried Prozac, Lexapro, Effexor, none of which fully worked. The side effects were often as bad as the depression, weight gain, sexual dysfunction, emotional blunting that made m...

Jun 18, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Julia G.
Idaho · 10-day stay
Opioid Addiction
Off opioids after 12 years

17 years on hydrocodone. 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 straight...

Jun 17, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Betty R.
Delaware · 7-day stay
Depression

Postpartum that became something else entirely and never lifted. Two hospitalizations after attempts. My psychiatrist and I had exhausted most options. A family member found MindScape while researching psychedelic-assist...

Jun 15, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Larry W.
Kansas · 10-day stay
Multiple Substances

My addiction involved oxycodone, Xanax, and alcohol in various combinations at various points, often simultaneously. 9 years of that. Polydrug dependence makes most treatment programs difficult because they're designed f...

Jun 11, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Margaret L.
South Carolina · 7-day stay
Traumatic Brain Injury

The TBI from a bad car crash changed my life in ways I'm still adapting to. Executive function problems, memory gaps, and crippling headaches. My family pushed me to try ibogaine after reading about neuroplasticity resea...

Jun 8, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Marie V.
Washington · 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...

May 9, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Olivia F.
Arkansas · 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...

May 6, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Eugene L.
Oregon · 10-day stay
Opioid Addiction

Started on heroin after a knee injury and never got off. 5 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 i...

May 2, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Carol J.
Florida · 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...

Apr 15, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Carl Y.
Connecticut · 7-day stay
PTSD & Trauma
Processing what no therapist could reach

I'd been through residential trauma treatment before coming to MindScape. The trauma was real and the treatment helped partially. But there was a layer I couldn't access through conventional work. My therapist actually s...

Apr 12, 2026 · Treated 2025
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