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599+ Patient Stories

What ibogaine treatment at MindScape Retreat in Cozumel actually involves — told through patient stories across every condition we treat.

Stories reflect representative patient experiences at MindScape, with details combined and anonymized to protect patient privacy. Individual outcomes vary. See our reviews on Google, or share your own experience below.

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4.6· Based on 63 Google reviews

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  • Rob M Guillén

    2 weeks ago

    I had heard about ibogaine and the incredible benefits people claimed it could provide, but I had also read about the potential cardiovascular risks. After doing a lot of research, I found this place. I was a little hesitant because the 10-day treatment is expensive, but now that I’m back home, I can honestly say it was worth every penny. From the moment I arrived, they picked me up at the airport. Frankie, the manager, is an incredibly warm and friendly person. Sofía and the entire nursing team encouraged me every day to believe that I could become the best version of myself—and they were right. Dr. JJ didn’t just take care of me; he created a personalized protocol so I knew exactly what I would be taking each day and at what time. I can honestly say this treatment isn’t easy. You have to face your greatest enemy YOUR OWN MIND. But once you make it through your Grey Day, everything begins to change for the better, and after the Bufo session, your Glow Day truly begins. I will never stop thanking these amazing people for the dedication they put into making sure every aspect of the treatment benefits their patients. Every detail is carefully designed to help you succeed and leave feeling satisfied—from the psychotherapy sessions, yoga, and massages to watching the sunset with Dr. JJ or Frank. If, like me, you think this sounds too good to be true, go and experience it for yourself. It’s something everyone should experience at least once in a lifetime. 🙌🏻

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  • Railey Johnson

    5 months ago

    I had one of the best experiences ever. The staff really helped a lot in my PTSD healing journey, it's a warmth and love that I didn't expect to receive, everyone is so attentive and caring. The meals are the best part aside from the ibogaine, I recommend Bernie's smoothies. Those 10 days truly made me perceive things in a different light and the buffo is life changing. Special thanks to Frankie and Dr. JJ for the rides in downtown, the sunset really is more beautiful in Cozumel! Im forever thankful to Mindscape and Jarrad

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  • I did the treatment recently since I was having a very rough time emotionally and also decided it would be a great opportunity to sympathize with patients and understand their experiences, fully trusting our medical team and their expertise. It was a very rough start, felt like I had a hundred of emotions unraveling each second, but it was truly worth it, the DMT made me reconnect with a side of me that I thought it was lost long time ago and I mean the whole treatment just made me feel like I am myself again and I am still rediscovering sides of me that I am happy they're back. Thanks to everyone in the staff that made me feel safe and did not made me feel ashamed of myself during this process, I am so proud of our team and I can promise we can give everyone a safe space to become the best version of themselves.

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  • Jeffrey Williams

    2 weeks ago

    I came for the 12-day ibogaine treatment because of its reported success rate, and in my opinion, it exceeded my expectations. Dr. Juan José explains every step of the treatment in detail, and they always make sure a nurse is available to look after you. They perform regular ECGs and provide supplements and vitamins to make the treatment as manageable as possible. They serve nutritious meals, and their protocols are very structured (they’re not just facilitators like some other places) This experience can truly change your life, but it’s important to do it somewhere safe and trustworthy. Many thanks to the entire Mindscape Retreat team 🙌🏻

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  • Manuel Campos

    6 months ago

    I came here struggling with addiction and feeling stuck in a cycle I couldn’t break on my own. I stayed at the facility for 15 days, and that time completely changed the direction of my life. The ibogaine treatment was intense, but it helped me step away from the cravings and really look at my patterns with clarity. Just as important as the treatment itself was the time I spent afterward in a safe, structured environment. Those days allowed my body and mind to stabilize, reflect, and begin healing. The staff was supportive and respectful throughout the process, and I never felt rushed or treated like a number. The space gave me the opportunity to disconnect from my old habits and reconnect with myself. I left feeling clear, grounded, and most importantly, free from the need to keep using. The 15 days I spent there helped me reset and move forward with my life in a healthier way. I’m deeply grateful for the experience and the support I received.

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599+
Patient Stories
Across all conditions treated
4.9
Average Rating
538 five-star reviews
16
Treatment Types
Conditions covered
2023–2026
Review Period
3+ years of feedback
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Laura K.
Colorado · 7-day stay
Alcohol
Good experience overall but not magic

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...

Jan 15, 2026 · Treated 2025
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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...

Jan 15, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Emma R.
Vermont · 10-day stay
Opioid Addiction

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...

Jan 13, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Scott H.
Hartford, CT · 12-day stay
PTSD & Trauma
First responder PTSD — a decade of accumulated trauma

Paramedic for 18 years. Didn't recognize PTSD as the problem until year twelve. By then I'd been self-medicating with alcohol for four years and had isolated from my family. Worked with a trauma therapist for two years —...

Jan 13, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Michelle E.
Oregon · 5-day stay
Kratom

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...

Jan 12, 2026 · Treated 2026
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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...

Jan 10, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Henry Q.
Kansas · 10-day stay
Alcohol

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...

Jan 10, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Gabriel T.
South Carolina · 7-day stay
Chronic Pain

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...

Jan 9, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Derek W.
Arizona · 18-day stay
Methadone & Suboxone

Heroin for 9 years, methadone for 5 after that. The methadone kept me alive but I wasn't really living. Couldn't feel anything. MindScape had a specific protocol for long-term methadone patients and they were upfront tha...

Jan 9, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Julie V.
Louisiana · 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...

Jan 9, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Diane W.
Louisville, KY · 14-day stay
Alcohol
Healthcare provider and secret drinker for twelve years

ER nurse for twenty years. Alcohol started as stress management in year eight. Twelve years later I was drinking before every shift and believed I'd hidden it. I hadn't — my supervisor had documented concerns for two yea...

Jan 9, 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....

Jan 7, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Carlos M.
San Antonio, TX · 10-day stay
Fentanyl Addiction
Construction work, pain management, and the fentanyl trap

Roofer for 22 years. Rotator cuff surgery at 44, OxyContin during recovery. The prescription ended but the need didn't. Three years later I was buying fentanyl patches on the street. Narcan twice in one month — my wife c...

Jan 6, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Christine R.
Ontario, Canada · 7-day stay
Depression

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...

Jan 6, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Shawn Z.
Auckland, New Zealand · 7-day stay
Depression

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...

Jan 3, 2026 · Treated 2026
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Marcus T.
Georgia · 10-day stay
Fentanyl Addiction
Fentanyl had me for 4 years

I was pressing fake 30s for a while before I even knew they were fentanyl. By the time I figured it out it didn't matter because I was already hooked. Tried vivitrol, tried suboxone twice, tried cold turkey more times th...

Jan 2, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Priya S.
Atlanta, GA · 10-day stay
Depression
Postpartum depression that never fully resolved — five years later, ibogaine helped

Postpartum depression after my second child that technically resolved but left a residue — flat affect, reduced motivation, difficulty being present. Four antidepressants over five years, each partial. My psychiatrist re...

Jan 2, 2026 · Treated 2025
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Nathan B.
Memphis, TN · 14-day stay
Opioid Addiction
Pain clinic prescriptions to street pills — fifteen years to break the cycle

Pain management prescriptions after a motorcycle accident at 36. OxyContin for three years, then the clinic closed and I was finding pills on the street. Heroin eventually, then fentanyl. Fifteen years total, four treatm...

Dec 30, 2025 · Treated 2025
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Cynthia Y.
Indiana · 7-day stay
Anxiety

Generalized anxiety disorder for 7 years. On multiple SSRIs with partial results. Anxiety managed but not resolved, and medication side effects were their own burden. My therapist suggested researching ibogaine after con...

Dec 27, 2025 · Treated 2025
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Kelly U.
Vermont · 7-day stay
PTSD & Trauma

I work in emergency medicine 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 colleague...

Dec 24, 2025 · Treated 2025
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Christopher P.
Delaware · 12-day stay
Alcohol
The compulsion is just gone

9 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...

Dec 22, 2025 · Treated 2025
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Brenda H.
Dublin, Ireland · 14-day stay
Methadone & Suboxone

4 years on methadone. It was the right call at the time, it got me off heroin and stabilized my life. But I reached a point where I wanted to be completely free of maintenance medication. Coming off methadone is brutal i...

Dec 20, 2025 · Treated 2025
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Grace G.
New Hampshire · 7-day stay
Depression

10 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...

Dec 14, 2025 · Treated 2024
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Raymond E.
Idaho · 7-day stay
PTSD & Trauma
Processing what no therapist could reach

I worked as a pediatric ER nurse for 11 years. The PTSD had been running my life for years. CBT helped some but never got to the root of it. A colleague who had done ibogaine for addiction mentioned MindScape specificall...

Dec 11, 2025 · Treated 2024
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