I wanted to start a thread focusing on Iboga / Ibogaines effects on chronic pain. Hopefully this allows the information to be more easily accessed by google searches and the like.
Most people are not aware that Iboga is a profoundly effective substance for treating severe pain caused by nerve damage. The majority of people that I've talked to about it either have never heard of it, or have only heard of it in the context of treating addiction.
The reason I am writing this is because I suffered from debilitating pain that made me feel like my life was over. I lost hope.
When I went into the Iboga experience this summer, I had absolutely no idea it would do anything to my damaged nerve. Little did I know...
For three whole months after taking a good dose of Iboga, the noribogaine was still flowing in my body, and I was able to do things that I had not been able to do in a long time. Like simply walk without stepping on a burning knife. This was only the beginning.
I had got it into my head that my nerve was damaged and there was nothing I could do. It's hard not to when you are faced with this every day and every thing you try doesn't help or only makes it worse. After the first 3 months when the first dose wore off I began to see how my symptoms were coming back because the noribogaine metabolite was finally being flushed from my body after all that time. I made a conscious decision to break away from the beliefs I had made about myself and my situation.
So for the past month or so I have been taking ~1g of potent bark per week. It allows me to function on a level that I never thought possible. I feel more like myself now than ever before. I can live and be happy and not even think about my nerve. I am doing more than I ever could before with this disability, and I feel like it's an exponential thing. The more I do, the more I can do. It's an exercise. A constant process.
Iboga allowed me to take a step back into my self unadulterated by the constructs of my mind and start working every day to be the better person that I have always wanted to be. It feels almost cheesy saying this- but I feel like Iboga saved my life. My work with it keeps evolving, too.
I was recently able to give up an 11 year cannabis addiction, as well as coffee and nicotine overnight with 1g of potent bark, good food, lots of water, and meditation. I did this because I always told myself I never could, or I never wanted to, but I just got fed up depending on chemicals to feel certain ways in situations. I've been perfectly happy, and sober (except for Iboga effects, which are mild), for the first time in my life. I honestly never ever thought this was possible and I am loving it. I am sure I will use cannabis again, but it feels good to take a break and not be dependent.
So, in conclusion, if you are in a country where Iboga is Legal, and you suffer from chronic pain that nothing else seems to treat- You may want to give this medicine some of your attention. I also feel somewhat bad about stepping up and speaking out about this profound substance, because I know I am influencing others to walk down this path. I do not know how I feel about this. On one hand, I am happy that people will get to experience this medicine for themselves, but on the other, I feel guilty for sensationalizing something that maybe should be kept a secret...
Be well.
Most people are not aware that Iboga is a profoundly effective substance for treating severe pain caused by nerve damage. The majority of people that I've talked to about it either have never heard of it, or have only heard of it in the context of treating addiction.
The reason I am writing this is because I suffered from debilitating pain that made me feel like my life was over. I lost hope.
When I went into the Iboga experience this summer, I had absolutely no idea it would do anything to my damaged nerve. Little did I know...
For three whole months after taking a good dose of Iboga, the noribogaine was still flowing in my body, and I was able to do things that I had not been able to do in a long time. Like simply walk without stepping on a burning knife. This was only the beginning.
I had got it into my head that my nerve was damaged and there was nothing I could do. It's hard not to when you are faced with this every day and every thing you try doesn't help or only makes it worse. After the first 3 months when the first dose wore off I began to see how my symptoms were coming back because the noribogaine metabolite was finally being flushed from my body after all that time. I made a conscious decision to break away from the beliefs I had made about myself and my situation.
So for the past month or so I have been taking ~1g of potent bark per week. It allows me to function on a level that I never thought possible. I feel more like myself now than ever before. I can live and be happy and not even think about my nerve. I am doing more than I ever could before with this disability, and I feel like it's an exponential thing. The more I do, the more I can do. It's an exercise. A constant process.
Iboga allowed me to take a step back into my self unadulterated by the constructs of my mind and start working every day to be the better person that I have always wanted to be. It feels almost cheesy saying this- but I feel like Iboga saved my life. My work with it keeps evolving, too.
I was recently able to give up an 11 year cannabis addiction, as well as coffee and nicotine overnight with 1g of potent bark, good food, lots of water, and meditation. I did this because I always told myself I never could, or I never wanted to, but I just got fed up depending on chemicals to feel certain ways in situations. I've been perfectly happy, and sober (except for Iboga effects, which are mild), for the first time in my life. I honestly never ever thought this was possible and I am loving it. I am sure I will use cannabis again, but it feels good to take a break and not be dependent.
So, in conclusion, if you are in a country where Iboga is Legal, and you suffer from chronic pain that nothing else seems to treat- You may want to give this medicine some of your attention. I also feel somewhat bad about stepping up and speaking out about this profound substance, because I know I am influencing others to walk down this path. I do not know how I feel about this. On one hand, I am happy that people will get to experience this medicine for themselves, but on the other, I feel guilty for sensationalizing something that maybe should be kept a secret...
Be well.
