Alcohol. 15 years of heavy drinking that I kept justifying because I was functional. Still going to work still paying bills. But my wife left, my liver enzymes were climbing and I was drinking a liter of tequila most nig...
I was on 16mg of Suboxone for 4 years. Every time I tried to taper below 4mg the withdrawal was unbearable. My addiction medicine doctor was supportive but said some people just need to stay on maintenance indefinitely....
Traumatic brain injury from a head-on collision in 2021. Persistent post-concussion syndrome, brain fog, light sensitivity, depression that my neurologist said was organic not psychological. I'd tried hyperbaric oxygen,...
Fentanyl patches prescribed for chronic pain that became thier own problem. 3 years of escalating doses. My pain management doctor and I both knew I was dependent but neither of us had a good exit strategy. MindScape's i...
Iraq veteran. Came home with PTSD and a shrapnel injury that put me on opioids. By the time the VA acknowledged the addiction I was on 200mg of morphine equivalent daily plus drinking to manage the nightmares. MindScape...
I came to MindScape for the 5-MeO-DMT program specifically. No addiction history, more of a spiritual and personal growth motivation. I'd done extensive reading on the research and felt prepared. The screening was still...
Oxycodone for 7 years after a back surgery. My doctor kept prescribing and I kept needing more. When he finally cut me off I went to the street. I was terrified coming to Cozumel for treatment but the facility felt safe...
Cocaine and adderall. I was using both to keep up at work and then drinking to come down at night. The cycle had been going for about 5 years and I was starting to have heart palpitations that scared me. MindScape did ex...
Diagnosed with Parkinson's at 58. Came to MindScape after reading about ibogaine's potential effects on neuroplasticity and dopaminergic pathways. I want to be clear that I went in with measured expectations. The medical...
Kratom extract shots, 4-5 per day for 3 years. Started because a coworker said it was harmless. I was spending $800+ a month and going into withdrawal every morning before my first dose. Restless legs, anxiety, sweating....
I worked emergency medicine for 15 years and something finally broke. 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...
Two deployments to Afghanistan. PTSD diagnosis in 2015. Nightmares every single night for over a decade. Prazosin helped some but I was still waking up in cold sweats 3-4 times a week. The VA tried EMDR, CPT, prolonged e...
4 years of Adderall that became an addiction. Lost a business and a marriage to it. Came to MindScape after my cardiologist told me I needed to stop. The intake screening paid specific attention to my cardiac history giv...
5 years of Adderall that became an addiction. My nose was damaged and I was having chest pain during any exertion. Came to MindScape after my cardiologist told me I needed to stop. The intake screening paid specific atte...
I want to give an honest review because I think people need realistic expectations. I came for alcohol dependence, a bottle of wine minimum every night for 6 years. The screening process was thorough and professional. Th...
Started on morphine after a car accident and never got off. 9 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. Th...
Kratom dependency, about 30 grams of powder daily for 2 years. I started using it to get off hydrocodone which technically worked but I just traded one dependency for another. The restless legs and insomnia when I tried...
10 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...
Chronic migraines that had become near-daily and 8 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...
Heroin for 9 years, methadone for 5 after that. The methadone kept me alive but I wasnt really living. Couldnt feel anything. MindScape had a specific protocol for long-term methadone patients and they were upfront that...
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...
Treatment resistant depression for 22 years. I've been on Zoloft, Lexapro, Wellbutrin, Effexor, lithium, Abilify as an adjunct, ketamine infusions, TMS. Some helped temporarily. Nothing held. I came to MindScape as what...
Depression since my early twenties. 8 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 ib...
I was pressing fake 30s for awhile before I even knew they were fentanyl. By the time I figured it out it didnt matter because I was already hooked. Tried vivitrol, tried suboxone twice, tried cold turkey more times than...
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