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Ibogaine; cure all, end all or not!

Has anyone had first hand or know of someone who has been successful on Ibogaine?

I know it is restricted in USA! BUT Legal in Canada to obtain, (about the only useful thing here in pharmaceuticals in my opinion if it works). I spent $2000 and there was no trip, nausea, I was walking around, smoking, etc. My head felt weird and i was left with a broken heart and empty wallet! A treatment facility, may work, cause who knows if it was what they said it was. Next day i felt hit by a truck! I wish i would have waited 3 days, but straight back on methadone.
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I have been researching this fairly extensively. Much like Suboxone, there is a lot of 'miracle drug' stories and 'horror' stories. The science behind it fascinats me. Buprenorphine is the only breakthrough in addiction pharmaceuticals methadone. Researchers where funded to research psilocybin and cluster headaches and ibogaine for heroine dependence/addiction. Endeogens stimulate, rather than block, the transmitter sights in the old brain. Spiritual revelations and cleansed/stimulated receptor sights in the old brain do create life changing experiences and a 'sense' of clarity. Like buprenorphine, hallucinogenic endeogens help in a major transition, but the aftercare and real needs are the same as a person who tapered and detoxed without any chemical aids. From extensive experimentations with most shamanistic plants and having detoxed without any hallucinogenics, I will share my opinion. Ibogaine and it's metabolite, nor-ibogaine deserve more funding and need to be researched. The only people who really know that alkaloid are the shaman's of Africa. That is the only person's I would trust to guide me in iboga transcendence. Aside from that, researches to to study how this alkaloid cleanses the nueral pathways and inspires life change. Most of as looking for a life change already. As I think buprenorphine is a better drug than methadone, I look forward to that drug that is better than buprenorphine. I think hallucinogenics may be the next revolution in medicine. For now, pure ibogaine is not wht you get mail order and many are using it in random settings. An illicit shipment from Mexico passed through my town recently. It is still self medicating. There have been no conclusive deaths solely from ibogaine, but mixed with other drugs or plant alkaloids has killed 12 people since 1996. While I am a believer in the spiritual healing and guidence from hallucinogenic plants, I do not think the modern clinics would have worked for me. I found one that had extensive counseling and fasting before, during, and after the ibogaine treatment. They have daily 12 step meetings, meditate, and provide message and organic meals. That one sounds pretty good, on a sub tropical beach in the sun. With or without the ibogaine, I would have loved to detox in a place like that.

I am a street 150-250 mgs methadone addict in recovery for about a year. I used buprenorphine for a 21 day taper to detox. It took 6 months to feel pretty stable, but I'm still improving. The ibogaine may have inspired me to keep going similar to the Subutex, but I doubt anything can make methadone PAWS vanish all at once. Fast acting opiates, like heroine or morphine, are what most of the research has been done on. Amphetamine and cocaine are the other two clinical test subjects, and minimally with those. Ibogaine has not come to maturity yet, just work a program and do whatever it takes to detox. God bless YOU, every ONE!
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Hey GB906 -  I realize your post is over a year old and I am REALLY hopeful that things have improved for you and you found what you were looking for.

Just wanted to let you know that I have taken Ibogaine - actually it was last year in June, just before your post. If you're still interested in hearing more about it send me a note at ***@****.  - Nic

FYI - Heroin, Oxy and Suboxone user for over a decade.
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im just here to tell people IBOGAINE does work. It gives you a 6-8 week head start in your detox. Tell me who doesnt want that???
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THANK YOU all for the input! I don't think the one I received was real! And I am looking for quick fix, out of withdrawal and right back to life which is impossible, no doubt! I am glad I didn't have to waste anymore money! I will cont. to work hard at my recovery. THANK YOU! NAMASTE!
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I waited 3 1/2 months the first time from methadone before doing the ibogaine, second time I stopped methadone for 6 months, both same results, hit by a truck the next few days. It does not work for methadone or similar high life meds. Am only 24 and I believe thats why I did not die, because the amount if ibogaine given me to was intense, they upped my doses every couple of hours as I wasnt feeling much, just a little nasuseas but not enough to give me a trip.. I did mines in Mexico, it has good rep, but only for heroin addicts, even then they still face the aftermath..

My advice its not worh it and its similar to a scam or close. Doesnt work.
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I tried it but didnt work for withdrawals, or were they PAWS? actually I have done it twice, it only gets rids of sweats in my experience. The aftermath you still have to deal with, and that is the main problem coming off substances..Its also very scary because I ended up at the E.R, heart was racing, could have died. I saw 3 bodies in the clinic, all had their heart tested and were fine, but still died, that scared me. There have been dozens or so deaths the last 4 months, Lord knows how many more.

Overall it does not work the way you want it to work, when it wears off your back to square 1. Rapid detox is much better because at least it strips away substances off your receptors, the ibogaine simply gives you bad experience.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syztZcpj69U
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