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Ibogaine
the Joy of Rehab
By Patrick K. Kroupa
digital@mindvox.com
Over the course of the last coupla articles, I've covered what it feels like to kick using ibogaine - to recap, it's highly non-dramatic.
Roughly 30 to 45 minutes after dosing you feel a sensation of heat in your solar plexus, this gradually moves up your spine. And... that's it. Your habitis non-existed.
After coming back down to earth, you're not sick, you're not going through withdrawal, in short: you are not addicted. You also have noribogaine - a slow-acting metabolite of ibogaine - onboard for anywhere from a few weeks, to several months, depending on what type of metabolizer you are.
This is the "window of opportunity" that's been mentioned quite a few times in relation to what ibogaine can provide, beyond the detox stage.
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While I would say it's extremely important to make positive use of this time in any way possible... I am extremely hesitant to say that it's a great idea to check yourself into a rehab.
Taking a reality check, for some people it might be. I have met individuals who did rehab post-ibogaine, experienced positive results, and managed to maintain greater lengths of clean-time, than at any other point in their lives.
To be realistic, it amounts to harm reduction. If you're in a rehab and blow out every couple of weeks, well hey, that's an
improvement over sticking a needle in your arm several times a day.
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By the same token I've met just as many people who never did rehab, don't
go to any meetings, and aren't on some interesting
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cocktail of
medications, who have managed to hold things together pretty well.
"Pretty well" ranges from complete sobriety, to occasional lapses, but
generally getting their lives back. While my experience with detox is extensive - my stay in any kind of "rehab" was extremely short. I lasted for 2.5 weeks before getting thrown out. Ostensibly for using, but being realistic, I got tossed for not nailing myself to a cross and fulfilling my guilt quota when confronted
with this fact.
And basically, you wind up with people whose ego trip, self-definition,
and cash-flow, all come from being an "expert" at sobriety. And this
is okay, I mean it's something to do, and most of them mean well at least
on some level.
But the reality...»»
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