I appreciate that I’m going to find a baseline and slowly decrease until my detox comes. Been trying to do this but been having trouble with it if you have any suggestions let me know as far as dosing schedule or honestly anything helpful. I have other medications but they told me to just overcompensate with opiates rather then introduce benzos or sleeping meds. I guess Iboga doesn’t work with those.
Unfortunately, we have very, very little information regarding the effects or efficacy of the so-called "Ibogaine Treatment/Therapy". For anyone unaware, Ibogaine is an herbal/plant-based treatment that is alleged to arrest/stop the compulsive/addictive behaviors associated with Opioid addiction. It's a psychedelic/hallucinogenic experience that lasts for a few days. At the end of the therapy, the goal is for the patient to essentially have their addictive behaviors and habits erased or otherwise highly reduced. I've read conflicting reports regarding what happens with the physical dependency aspect of things, with some saying there is still withdrawal and others saying that too is erased. The treatment is known to be limited to Opioid-agonist substances.
Part of me really would love to believe that this is effective. It would be great to have a magic eraser for a problem that requires, for most, a near-lifetime of dedication and focus to overcome. I begin to get worried when I read reports of the need for additional treatments for some. I've also read that users dependent upon the much more powerful substances like Fentanyl(s) and Nitazenes have less success than those dependent upon stuff like Morphine/Heroin.
Part of me believes that no matter what happens, a person must invest time and energy into fixing their psychological problems, otherwise even a magical cure like Ibogaine still would mean little. We are addicts. It wouldn't be out of character for one of us to receive a magical cure of our dependence/addiction only to take that as an awesome reset of their tolerance with which they can do it all over again. Anyway, I'm getting off topic.
@pnillyg you're unlikely to be able to make positive changes in your intake while you're still in direct control of the drugs. Like many situations discussed here at BL, we have to separate the "possible" from the "probable". It's "possible" for an addict to have a huge stash of drugs and decide of their own free will to begin using that stash responsibly with a mind to future abstinence. It's "probable" that they will continue to use the stash, not reducing but in fact getting worse.
I'm not judging. Everything I'm saying would be 100% true for myself also. I never decided I needed a change until something truly terrible had happened and I had experienced a great deal of pain and misery.
The only rational suggestion would be to entrust these drugs to someone that you trust. I truly feel that is the only chance you have for using them in any way that might help you in your quest for reduction and/or sobriety. We can help you make a plan. Once you have the plan, you commit to it, give the drugs to this person and have them dole them out to you only according to the plan. You let them know that although it may seem crazy, it's part of a larger plan to get you to a treatment.
For a lot of people, the only solution is the hospital/detox. It is the only way that they're able to put a true barrier between themselves and the drugs. Detox is often not perfect or exactly what we want. It sucks, but sometimes we have to admit that there is no way out of the problem in which we are pulling the strings because we have completely lost control of our minds.
The most ideal situation would be a family member or close friend holding the drugs. If this isn't possible, I'd wager you could convince someone from NA or a similar group to do this for you, again, stating that it's for a very short time while you prepare for treatment. Let me know if any of this sounds like it could work or if you have any further questions. We can figure this out.
As for being sick you can ask your doctor for ondansetron, dimenhydrinate or one of the other nausea meds. The di one is OTC.