470+ Patient Reviews

I'd been on SSRIs for 13 years. Even reducing by 2.5mg produced debilitating discontinuation symptoms — brain zaps, vertigo, emotional volatility. We tried liquid tapering, bead counting. The MindScape physician combined careful medication management with ibogaine. I'm 17 months medication-free with no discontinuation symptoms.

Coming from a medical background, I was deeply skeptical. But after 9 years of failed conventional treatments and watching my practice dissolve, I had nothing to lose. The clinical setup at MindScape surprised me — proper EKG monitoring, liver panels, electrolyte management. The ibogaine session was 34 hours of the most intense self-reflection I've ever experienced. What struck me was the complete absence of withdrawal symptoms the following morning. I'd been taking 120mg of oxycodone daily and expected agony. Instead, I felt clear. 3 months later, I remain clean.

The ibogaine lifted my depression temporarily. For about six weeks after treatment, I felt genuinely better — my PHQ-9 dropped from 18 to 8. Then it started creeping back. By three months, I was at about 13. Not as bad as before, but not the sustained remission I was hoping for. The team recommended a follow-up session, which is additional cost.

Getting off methadone with ibogaine was not the clean break I was hoping for. The bridging protocol took 5 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 20 months methadone-free now, but the post-acute withdrawal was substantially longer than expected.

I stopped feeling anything in 2018. Not sad exactly — just flat. My psychiatrist called it anhedonia and we tried 3 medications. The ibogaine session was the first time in 8 years I felt genuine emotion. I cried from relief that I could still feel. My PHQ-9 dropped from 24 to 9. I went home and listened to an album I used to love and it sounded beautiful again.

The ibogaine addressed my depression in a way I didn't expect. Instead of a temporary neurochemical reset, it surfaced the specific experiences and beliefs feeding my depression for decades. I saw the moment I decided I wasn't worthy of happiness. Seeing it allowed me to question it. My PHQ-9 went from 25 to 8 at my 30-day follow-up.

I started kratom to get off opioids and ended up with a 47-gram-a-day habit that was harder to quit. The ibogaine addressed this as effectively as traditional opioid addiction. Physical withdrawal was reduced to maybe 30 percent of previous quit attempts.

Depression after my divorce became year-round. The MindScape program included a 5-MeO-DMT booster session on day 3. That booster was where the real breakthrough happened — a 20-minute ego dissolution that permanently shifted my relationship with my own suffering. PHQ-9 from 23 to 8.

Post-treatment, my rigidity decreased significantly. My UPDRS motor score improved from 35 to 18. I can button my shirt again. I can eat with a fork without spilling. These sound like small things but they're everything when you're losing your independence to this disease.

Kratom withdrawal had me in fetal position for 5 days last time I tried to quit. At MindScape, the ibogaine eliminated the acute withdrawal almost entirely. The psychological component helped me understand the self-medication pattern. I'm 26 months kratom-free.

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 23 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 8. My wife said it's like living with a different person.

I came for a 'tune-up.' The team treated my case with the same medical rigor as addiction patients. The ibogaine was 31 hours of self-inquiry that revealed blind spots I genuinely didn't know I had. Best investment I've ever made in myself.

I came as a wellness client and the session was more intense than anticipated. 35 hours of introspection was exhausting and at times distressing. The insights were valuable in retrospect but the experience was not the 'consciousness upgrade' I was expecting. It felt more like intensive therapy delivered through a very uncomfortable physical process.

I was using kratom extract shots — multiple per day. The MindScape team adjusted the protocol accordingly. The session was 36 hours of self-confrontation. I saw how kratom had become a barrier between me and every authentic experience. 25 months clean.

I did the full MindScape protocol: preparation, ibogaine flood on day 5, integration, 5-MeO-DMT booster on day 8. The ibogaine was archaeological — digging up buried material. The 5-MeO-DMT was architectural — rebuilding my relationship with consciousness. My treatment-resistant depression has been in remission for 6 months.

Post-treatment, my rigidity decreased significantly. My UPDRS motor score improved from 28 to 24. I can button my shirt again. I can eat with a fork without spilling. These sound like small things but they're everything when you're losing your independence to this disease.

Complex PTSD from a decade of domestic violence. I'd left my abuser 9 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 49 to 26.

First responder PTSD is real and compounding. After 3 years on the job I was drinking to sleep, jumping at car horns. The MindScape protocol included pre-session therapy to identify specific incidents. The ibogaine brought them up in sequence. The nightmares stopped within a week. My PCL-5 went from 59 to 25. I'm still on the job, but I'm different now.

I was in a car accident that killed my passenger, my best friend. For 16 years I relived that moment. The ibogaine at MindScape addressed the guilt, the survivor's shame. All of it, in one 29-hour session. My PCL-5 dropped 33 points. I can drive again. I can be a passenger again.

Treating multiple addictions simultaneously was ambitious and the results were uneven. The ibogaine effectively addressed my opioid dependency but my alcohol and stimulant cravings persisted. I left clean from opioids but still struggling with the other substances. It took three more months of intensive outpatient at home. The ibogaine was a crucial first step but the marketing around treating all addictions equally doesn't match my experience.

Military sexual trauma is the thing nobody wants to talk about. The VA wasn't equipped to help me. The MindScape team was. The ibogaine session was 22 hours of confronting not just the assault but the institutional failure. My PCL-5 went from 50 to 11. I finally feel like the assault doesn't define me.

Childhood trauma is insidious because you don't have a 'before' to compare to. The ibogaine session showed me the specific moments when my nervous system learned to be afraid. I could see them clearly, and for the first time I could also see that I was safe now. My therapist measured a 39-point drop in my PCL-5 score. More importantly, I sleep through the night for the first time in my adult life.

The ibogaine addressed my depression in a way I didn't expect. Instead of a temporary neurochemical reset, it surfaced the specific experiences and beliefs feeding my depression for decades. I saw the moment I decided I wasn't worthy of happiness. Seeing it allowed me to question it. My PHQ-9 went from 24 to 8 at my 30-day follow-up.

I've used 5-MeO-DMT before but the clinical context was completely different. Having Dr. Arellano's team present made the ego dissolution deeper and more complete than ceremonial contexts. 27 months later, my therapist says I've made more progress than in 8 years of weekly sessions.