ibogaine?

[relic1981]

anyone have any experience with this? it seems very promising and has my attention. i was always a big phan of hallucinogens and have found them helpful... this one is especially interesting because of the anti opiate effect it has. lessoning wd's and helps people kick h etc. could be a major break through

 

[justpassnthru]

It's a natural drug from a plant and listed as Schedule I in the U.S. Gee, sounds like another useful plant?
Which means it'll sit on a shelf and collect dust until the scientists find a synthetic equivalent with poisons to kill the poor addicted folks that have no clue. 6 years ago, I was addicted to several prescribed opiates, SSRI, anti-depressants, Benzos and other drugs that literally took my pleasure in life away. Marijuana gave me my life back ten fold with more goodness and pleasure than I could have imagined! If I had known more about marijuana, I wouldn't have waited until 2008 to discover what medicinal marijuana can do.

Sorry to sound so pessimistic but, I used medical marijuana for the same use 'they' anticipate to use ibogaine for! It would simply be easier to legalize marijuana-take it off the Schedule I menu and do away with the politics and manufacturing of synthetic crap! Been there and tired of the political lies. jpt

 

[relic1981]

i hear ya there. i think cannabis therapy is a very useful tool to fight addiction. you still get a head change but without all the nasty shit that comes with harder drugs. cannabis truly is a lifesaver, i can honestly say i dont think id be here if it werent for cannabis and its medicinal benefits. i suffer from panic attacks and daily anxiety. with the right diet and enough cannabis on hand i am able to cope fairly well (this wasnt always the case.. went through a hell of a time with it about 10-15 years ago... now things are way more undercontrol. my panic attacks have lessened in both duration and frequency, im able to bring in an income, my gf/partner is pregnant and im going to be a dad so things are certainly looking up and i dont think i could have done it without medicinal cannabis. preaching to the choir i know, but, it has so many positive effects with so few (if any) negative ones. biggest problem or concern of most people have with cannabis is getting in trouble(for non legal states with little to no medical.)

 

[igrowone]

i remember reading about it a ways back, never had the opportunity to try it
one thing stuck in my mind, supposedly gorillas will consume iboga in the wild
can't say i've seen that first hand though

 

[Max Headroom]

i watched this doc years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khhsboVsyrw
seems like a highly interesting plant and a much saner option to get off hard drugs.

 

[relic1981]

i wonder what is different between ibogaine and other hallucinogens is regarding how it stops opiate addiction while the more common ones (acid, shrooms, peyote/mescaline, etc) they used to use ecstasy for marital counseling and other psychological uses. and dont forget those early acid tests and clinical trials. the government thought they had a wonder drug on there hand and little did they know they were right, just not in the way they wanted it to be used for (mind control/truth serum)

 

[Grass Lands]

I remember reading about this back in the mid 80's in a High Times article...

 

[relic1981]

Really? I had know idea it was in main strain literature in the 80s. I first heard about it about ten years ago, can remember where I saw the original article but it sparked my fancy and I've been researching it for a while. I would like to group this amazing plant but am not sure how legal it is and the last thing I need is to be hassled because of that. Too much to loose. I am however on then hunt for iboga bark and will report back my experiences. I have a feeling it will take a minute to gather all the nessasary materials. Does anyone know if its any thing like ayuasca? Does it cause you to purge? As part of the cleansing process.