Going Monday the26th myself
Been diggin around about this for some time now, and I'm going to the clinic in mexico, The Awakening in the dream. This clinic wouldnt even give me a date til I went to my doctor, and did this EKG and blood test, ($115 no ins, clean for only 8 hours) Might be something to consider? I probably dont know much more about this than you, but it seemed pretty major to the clinic.
if your 4 days out, you got some reading to do.
The 3 people that I've spoke with at the center so far were extremely nice. as far as questions on your meds, i'd call down there, and tell them your not going to a clinic, and i'd bet they'd still help you and answer a lot of your questions????
503-922-1089
PM me if i can be any more help
Here's the client info sheet they sent me:
Requirements for Treatment
We use the utmost care in preparing for each treatment. By having a clear picture of both
your mental and physical profiles, we are best able to design a protocol that will address
your specific needs. We require that you receive a full medical checkup, including an
EKG and a blood liver panel from your primary care physician. For those 60 years of age
and older, we require an additional stress test to make sure that your body will be able to
handle the potential intensity of this treatment. We do not exclude those who have
Hepatitis C or have had Hepatitis A and/or B in the past, but we need to make sure that
the liver produces a specific enzyme that is needed to break down the ibogaine.
Medical History
Prior to treatment you will need to fill out an application providing a detailed medical
history and mental health assessment. We ask you to return the application form as soon
as possible so that we will have sufficient time to pass on any important information to
you to help you prepare for your treatment. For example, if you are taking an antidepressant
like Prozac, you will need to taper off it in the days preceding your treatment.
We will give you detailed instructions on how to do this. Similarly, if you have any heart
or liver conditions, we will need to accurately assess your situation in order help to
prepare you for a safe treatment.
Please answer all questions as accurately as possible, paying special attention to medical
and substance use profiles. Incomplete or false information can lead to unintended
consequences that may greatly effect your treatment and may lead to serious harm or
even death. Keep in mind that most, if not all, of the ibogaine related complications or
deaths have occurred because of heart problems, inaccurate reporting of dosages, and/or
use of opiates during or just after treatment.
Mental Health
It is important that we accurately know your mental health history. We do not exclude
those with pre-existing psychological disorders; however, those with psychotic and
schizophrenic disorders need to be evaluated, and we must be informed of any
medications you are currently taking.
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Intake
After you arrive our MD will do a full physical evaluation, and one of our primary
facilitators will complete the intake process. We will review your application and make
sure you have followed the pre-treatment protocol. If we have any concerns regarding
your physical or mental conditions at this time we will update your tests at the local
hospital. It is important that you be honest in providing your health information and that
you follow the pre-treatment protocols we have outlined. We will do everything we can
to assist you in your comfort and safety, but, if we feel that you are not prepared, we will
not hesitate to postpone or cancel your treatment. This is to ensure that no unforeseen
complications arise. Your health is our primary concern.
Exclusions
We will not treat anyone with the following conditions:
• Active infections including ulcers, pneumonia, or skin abscesses
• History of blood clots or coagulation abnormalities
• Cancer
• Cerebellar dysfunction
• Chronic fainting
• Uncontrolled Diabetes
• Emphysema
• Epilepsy
• Crohn's Disease or Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Gastric Ulcer
• Heart disease, heart murmurs, or heart arrhythmias
• Obesity
• Unmedicated high blood pressure
• Kidney Disease
• Liver disease including hepatitis with liver enzymes over four times normal
• Pregnancy
• Serious psychiatric disorders
• Stroke
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Medical Screening
We require that you receive a full medical checkup, including an EKG and a blood liver
panel from your primary care physician. For those 60 years of age and older, we require
an additional stress test to make sure that your body will be able to handle the potential
intensity of this treatment. Please take this note to your primary care physician.
Dear Doctor:
The patient who has brought you this letter will undergo a detoxification with ibogaine at
our facility in San Francisco de Nayarit, Mexico. The contraindications for our treatment
are advanced liver disease with enzymes four times normal, heart disease, pneumonia,
morbid obesity, untreated diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension and hyper-coagulable
states. We would like you to perform a physical exam on the patient with particular
attention to the aforementioned contraindications and any other health abnormalities such
as infections, or other infirmity that we should be concerned about.
Please let us know if there are any health concerns that we should be aware of before the
patients arrival. We also require an EKG with interpretation paying attention to abnormal
QT intervals. We also need the following laboratory tests:
• Liver function tests
• CBC with differential
• Basic metabolic panel
). They have 2 part time therapists, a full time nutritionist, and other professionals on staff ... this is expensive. They run a series of medical tests upon arrival - again, expensive to do. They are required to have various types of insurances ... this is expensive. And all of this is outside the cost of maintaining the facility (e.g., patient rooms, therapy rooms, medical equipment like blood / oxygen monitors, heart monitors, etc), "recovery food" - nature-food stuff designed to help the body and brain of an addict (who probably hasn't been paying a lot of attention to diet) get ready in a couple of days to withstand the very dramatic (traumatic?) Ibogaine experience .... this is all, obviously, very expensive. I don't run an Ibogaine clinic, but they are hardly "cash cows." Do the math on just the above and that should be obvious.
But I always found the stories about people getting "clean" on Ibogaine intriguing...
