Treatment with Ibogaine

How It Works

Ibogaine evidently resets the brain's neurotransmitter function to a pre-addictive state. This medication is non-addictive and is usually administered only once.

Although it has been used quite successfully for drug treatment, Ibogaine is unavailable in the United States (due to the powerful self-serving influence of the pharmaceutical industry, the FDA, law enforcement, etc). It cannot be purchased in pharmacies and it cannot be shipped to the United States.

At IbogaQuest we do not sell or otherwise distribute Ibogaine; we provide the guided opportunity to experience Ibogaine, in person, at our facility.

Psychoactive Effects

Ibogaine is not a psychedelic drug. A better description of the effects of Ibogaine would be oneirophrenic, or as recently coined, "remagenic" named so as referring to REM or the Raping Eye Movement, normally occurring for short periods during the sleep/dream state. With Ibogaine you have this experience for a period of hours while you are fully conscious.

To a bystander it would appear that a person on Ibogaine was simply lying down in a state of partial sleep while having dreams. Some patients report their experience as if they were watching a movie of their life, or as if they were able to reorganize the file cabinets in their brains. Every person's experience is unique.

For several weeks following Ibogaine treatment people find that they can sort through issues that may have burdened them, change compulsive behaviors, and become receptive to therapy. Not everyone who ingests Ibogaine has a vivid visual experience. Some people do not experience visuals. Some people experience only a series of rapid thoughts or a succession of flashing lights. The anti-addictive, withdrawal and alleviation properties of Ibogaine work with these patients, nonetheless. Ibogaine is non-addictive, although it interacts with the same neurotransmitter receptors in the brain that are related to addiction.

During Treatment

The effects begin about 40-60 minutes after ingestion. The peak lasts 2 hours, during which the person is mostly in a dream-like state, but otherwise fully conscious of whom and where they are, what they are doing and why. Ibogaine induces dizziness and poor movement coordination. In the first 8-10 hours one may have to be helped to reach the toilet. This plateau takes about 36 hours for "recovery". The whole experience is quite exhausting and, in part, not necessarily pleasant. It can be hard work and certainly not recreational.