Does Ibogaine work?

[jj5577]

I have read many articles for the supposed "wonder cure" for addiction, ibogaine.  I was wondering if there could possibly be any truth to it.... although I highly doubt it because it sounds too good to be true.

I was hoping that if there is even a grain of truth to it, it might help my fiance so he could detox off of 90 mg of methadone, which he has been taking for about 5 years.

Does anyone know anything about ibogaine for real?

[gnarly_1]

HI....nice to meet you.....somehow I new when I posted the first post it would find its way back up
into the forum a few times....just for the record I was an opiate addict for for 16 1/2 yrs and an addict of once sort or another 34 yrs of my life....I know all to well what its like withdrawaling from opiates I took it about as far as you can go and spent the last 6 1/2 yrs addicted to methadone.. after detoxing off most every pill out there methadone was hands down the hardest longest detox I ever went threw it was 8 1/2 mo of tapering going in and out of withdrawals along the way then once I kicked I was sick for another 90 days and it took the better part of a yr to finely feel well again ....I come to this sight to try to help others not make the same mistakes I have made with my life I to ''new it all'' and no one was going to tell me otherwise...we could sit here in a pi ssing contest on whats right or wrong about the things I say
but I  assure you they come from the heart.....truth hurts some time....you have had a tuff life if you truly have detoxed hundreds of times as you have stated....the true definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and expecting different results...your current best thinking.....I have said this b/4  and will say it again the pills are not the problem it is the very way an addict thinks and reasons that makes him an addict....until your ready to change that you will continue to ride the merry go round of using getting clean and using again ....I also volunteer my time here freely I fit it in around a 50 to 60 hr work week doing something I really enjoy sales....but the most joy I get in life is helping set someone like you set them selfs free of addiction...im sorry if it comes  out harsh but better that then at your funeral....what your doing now is the same thing I did...slow motion suaside if you dont O/D your slowly chewing away at your kidneys and liver...both slow agonizing deaths...im happy I got a response out out you...mabe it will wake you up to what your doing to your self and those that love you....if I dident care I wouldn't have taken the time to respond but I dont judge people by what they say when there detoxing or in that desperate state right b/4
if you want help to truly get clean you have come to a great place to find help if your looking for someone to candy coat what will kill you you need to find another guy there are many here who have done what your trying to do we have learned what it takes to get clean and more so what it takes to stay that way.....I truly hope you stick around and learn all you can about addiction...once you surrender to it....know your powerless over it the healing can begin I wish you well and look forward to helping you if you will allow you dont have to live this way.....there is life in recovery....God bless.....Gnarly  

[vicki595]

Bumping this up so Mark will see it...

[Htownnofrown]

You clearly have no idea what your talking about. Get some clean time, gain a little perspective, and you will see that Gnarly knows what he's talking about as much as any of us, probably more.

Severity of WD is different for every addict, but for a high level opiate user like me, all I used during the detox was clonodine. It can be done. I read your description, said something about an opiate addict looking for hope. Posting cr@p like that isn't really beneficial to that goal buddy.

[vicki595]

Opiate_Addict--

I have to say this to you~

Gnarly has been there and has experienced the worst of the worst. You may not agree with his philosophy, as he posted it, but it's his opinion.

To imply that what he does is purely for financial gain is making a huge assumption! You don't know the man and you owe him an apology.  He is committed to recovering addicts
or those in process or those thinking about it.  It's his vocation and not his job. His only gain is another's sobriety.

To call him ignorant and prejudiced was uncalled for and just NASTY!

[Drew23587]

Save your money.  I did do ibogaine.  It was a complete waste of time and money.  The depression afterwards was HORRIBLE.   I realized there is no easy fix.  One must do the footwork to gain sobriety.

[sudie58]

i find your post very offensive, i am an opiate addict in recovery, so is gnarly, of course its hard and took quite a few times before getting off, lots of folks on here have also done it, you should read some more posts to see that, gnarly has lived through it, hes not spouting from a text book, the same with me, i am sorry if you havent been able to do it yet, but i can assure you, no one is looking down at addicts, we are all addicts here.
maybe you are hurting, but your last remarks are very nasty, and uncalled for.