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Ibogaine in Ibogaine in psychotherapypsychotherapyA case studyA case study

ibogaine therapy ibogaine therapy ukuk

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outline of treatmentoutline of treatment

assessmentassessment

pre-ibogaine therapy sessionspre-ibogaine therapy sessions

ibogaine therapyibogaine therapy

post- ibogaine sessionspost- ibogaine sessions

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assessmentassessment

date of assessment 20.3.8date of assessment 20.3.8

44 yo single male lives alone44 yo single male lives alone

physicistphysicist

reason for assessment: reason for assessment:

had seen Tribehad seen Tribe

neglectneglect

emotional traumaemotional trauma

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to addressto address

desire to open up spirituallydesire to open up spiritually

break through “armour” keeping him separatebreak through “armour” keeping him separate

why are we herewhy are we here

has things to dohas things to do

his “unfolding”his “unfolding”

sadness, not deservingsadness, not deserving

feeling stuck, free himself for better thingsfeeling stuck, free himself for better things

using energy in a positive wayusing energy in a positive way

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phenomenaphenomena

feeling a finger on skinfeeling a finger on skin

seeing faces and beingsseeing faces and beings

hearing his name.smellshearing his name.smells

seeing hand through coffee mugseeing hand through coffee mug

floating patterns, lights and coloursfloating patterns, lights and colours

butterflies, spidersbutterflies, spiders

bellsbells

electricity, hummingelectricity, humming

shakingshaking

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backgroundbackground

parents abusive alcoholics, parents abusive alcoholics,

never felt appreciated, nasty to himnever felt appreciated, nasty to him

older non-identical twin, 3 siblingsolder non-identical twin, 3 siblings

parents violent to each otherparents violent to each other

left home age 21left home age 21

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relationshipsrelationships

heterosexualheterosexual

last girlfriend 5 years agolast girlfriend 5 years ago

never committednever committed

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drug and alcoholdrug and alcohol

cigarettes from age 13 to 18 months agocigarettes from age 13 to 18 months ago

alcohol from age 25, never heavy drinkeralcohol from age 25, never heavy drinker

no drug historyno drug history

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medical historymedical history

appendicectomy age 15appendicectomy age 15

recurrent tightness in epigastrium ?irritable recurrent tightness in epigastrium ?irritable bowelbowel

shaking in legsshaking in legs

no allergiesno allergies

no medicationno medication

past psychiatric history- suicidal ideas from age past psychiatric history- suicidal ideas from age 44

father heart dx, CABG, parents alcoholicfather heart dx, CABG, parents alcoholic

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personalitypersonality

introvertintrovert

happy child, sensitive, shy quiethappy child, sensitive, shy quiet

stick with his opinionsstick with his opinions

interests: nature, animals, musicinterests: nature, animals, music

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commentscomments

I don’t feel self-pityI don’t feel self-pity

help me go back. I was a kid, I was murdered. help me go back. I was a kid, I was murdered.

reorganizing a drawer, re-filingreorganizing a drawer, re-filing

aware of risksaware of risks

“ “ I think it will be painful”I think it will be painful”

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review one 4.4.8review one 4.4.8

““alright”alright”

met a brazilian womanmet a brazilian woman

can read peoplecan read people

wants to work for himselfwants to work for himself

patents for inventionspatents for inventions

spasm right flankspasm right flank

dream nine 8ft peopledream nine 8ft people

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review two 20.4.8review two 20.4.8something around the cornersomething around the corner

optimisticoptimistic

directors at work are like his parentsdirectors at work are like his parents

wants to work with peoplewants to work with people

forming space to growforming space to grow

no fear of taking ibogaineno fear of taking ibogaine

abdominal symptoms. eyes flickeringabdominal symptoms. eyes flickering

colours workshop. saw mediumncolours workshop. saw mediumn

unfoldingunfolding

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review three 2.5.8review three 2.5.8

looking forward to summerlooking forward to summer

never had fear. never feared parentsnever had fear. never feared parents

nightmare, albatross, water on facenightmare, albatross, water on face

earliest memoriesearliest memories

in photos always looking upin photos always looking up

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review four 16.5.8review four 16.5.8

abdominal pain, humming on/off 5 yearsabdominal pain, humming on/off 5 years

can feel bodies around himcan feel bodies around him

sacrifices in relationshipssacrifices in relationships

to use his talentsto use his talents

discussed ibogaine therapydiscussed ibogaine therapy

physical examinationphysical examination

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review five 29.5.8review five 29.5.8feeling okayfeeling okay

mix of excitement and anxietymix of excitement and anxiety

flutter in epigastrium, left chestflutter in epigastrium, left chest

humming in torso, legs. humming in torso, legs.

ball of heat left chestball of heat left chest

age 7-14age 7-14

wizard in the forestwizard in the forest

past livespast lives

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ibogaine therapy 7.6.8 ibogaine therapy 7.6.8 1030 ECG normal. test dose 100mg ibogaine 1030 ECG normal. test dose 100mg ibogaine HCLHCL

saw medium. wizard in solar plexussaw medium. wizard in solar plexus

was seeing colours of light, pink mainlywas seeing colours of light, pink mainly

feeling relaxed, little nervous, excitedfeeling relaxed, little nervous, excited

plans to take next week off, course “spiritual plans to take next week off, course “spiritual realm”realm”

1100 feeling fine1100 feeling fine

1130 BP 120/80. flutter right leg1130 BP 120/80. flutter right leg

usual buzzing in head but strongerusual buzzing in head but stronger

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1200 taken ibogaine HCL 1500mg ( total 1200 taken ibogaine HCL 1500mg ( total 20mg/kg)20mg/kg)

1215 P 70 reg good vol1215 P 70 reg good vol

1230 hot flush. P 65 BP 120/801230 hot flush. P 65 BP 120/80

1315 P 60 reg. restless. ++ visions1315 P 60 reg. restless. ++ visions

1400 BP 120/80 . doing okay. thirsty1400 BP 120/80 . doing okay. thirsty

1500 P 60 less restless now1500 P 60 less restless now

1600 BP 130/85 P 65reg. thirsty o/w settled1600 BP 130/85 P 65reg. thirsty o/w settled

1900 “heart beating fast”. felt in chest. BP 1900 “heart beating fast”. felt in chest. BP 140/90 P 88140/90 P 88

drinking plenty water, no nausea, vomiting or drinking plenty water, no nausea, vomiting or urinationurination

2000 BP 120/80 P 70 reg .Some anxiety 2000 BP 120/80 P 70 reg .Some anxiety

dehydrateddehydrated

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1230am BP 110/70 P 76 reg. visions 1230am BP 110/70 P 76 reg. visions decreasingdecreasing

0530 white doves. 0530 white doves.

memories of 1 1/2 y.o.memories of 1 1/2 y.o.

dogs ,sheep, horses, 200 people, dinosaursdogs ,sheep, horses, 200 people, dinosaurs

initially lot of blood and goreinitially lot of blood and gore

““what if I’d died” “ it was lovely”what if I’d died” “ it was lovely”

7 people working with him.7 people working with him.

2 girls, old man (Lao Tse), monk, african, 2 girls, old man (Lao Tse), monk, african, indian, otherindian, other

advice given to himadvice given to him

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levitation of bedlevitation of bed

white cloudwhite cloud

box with white materialbox with white material

bridge of white blanketbridge of white blanket

traffic lights, lights flying through airtraffic lights, lights flying through air

fat lady, thin lady, ends of same thingfat lady, thin lady, ends of same thing

father’s aggressionfather’s aggression

mother aware of what she has donemother aware of what she has done

birds, butterflies, cows, pidgeonsbirds, butterflies, cows, pidgeons

person next to meperson next to me

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ceilingceiling

white rabbitwhite rabbit

three screensthree screens

third eyethird eye

gamesgames

little birdlittle bird

world’s population in miniatureworld’s population in miniature

USA, ChinaUSA, China

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bodily sensationsbodily sensations

gel/ substance on abdomengel/ substance on abdomen

substance over handssubstance over hands

higher placehigher place

body being worked onbody being worked on

telepathic communicationtelepathic communication

watching historical self without emotionwatching historical self without emotion

victim as victimizervictim as victimizer

changing his workchanging his work

writing postcardswriting postcards

trust Lao Tse as guide. trust other humanstrust Lao Tse as guide. trust other humans

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• “ “it was fun”it was fun”• ““life is an opportunity”life is an opportunity”

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post-ibogaine one post-ibogaine one 13.6.813.6.8

““reborn”reborn”

“ “ best thing i’ve ever done”best thing i’ve ever done”

““tolerance”tolerance”

““sense of real purpose”sense of real purpose”

responding differentlyresponding differently

lessons learned lessons learned

““higher self kept telling me off”higher self kept telling me off”

has been adjustedhas been adjusted

““only used rational mind”only used rational mind”

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moving forward fastmoving forward fast

““baby smiling at me and laughing”baby smiling at me and laughing”

judging and labelling lessjudging and labelling less

wanting to mix with people morewanting to mix with people more

seeing colours, lots of green, ball of green lightseeing colours, lots of green, ball of green light

the strong pulse in stomach has gonethe strong pulse in stomach has gone

not self-persecuting, humble, forgivingnot self-persecuting, humble, forgiving

connected to other half of selfconnected to other half of self

work: fine about going backwork: fine about going back

has faith things will comehas faith things will come

visions: cave; water not falling on himvisions: cave; water not falling on him

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post-ibogaine two post-ibogaine two 19.8.819.8.8

talked about changing his careertalked about changing his career

less judgementalless judgemental

seeing three women, playing the field, enjoying seeing three women, playing the field, enjoying freedomfreedom

wanting to move to south coastwanting to move to south coast

visions: dog on his lap, slim girl long hair sitting with visions: dog on his lap, slim girl long hair sitting with meme

wanting ibogaine againwanting ibogaine again

feelings about the old manfeelings about the old man

chance meeting with a woman called Lindachance meeting with a woman called Linda

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post-ibogaine three post-ibogaine three 10.10.810.10.8

““major progress”major progress”

dream in a lake, released somethingdream in a lake, released something

really wants to be here now since ibogaine and really wants to be here now since ibogaine and dreamdream

seeing beings and lightsseeing beings and lights

wave and the archangelwave and the archangel

sees an old man & a boysees an old man & a boy

women on holdwomen on hold

work going wellwork going well

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post-ibogaine four post-ibogaine four 7.11.87.11.8

feeling wellfeeling well

discussed job offerdiscussed job offer

applied to work as carer at local hospiceapplied to work as carer at local hospice

healing workshopshealing workshops

mediumsmediums

patentspatents

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post-ibogaine five 6.3.9post-ibogaine five 6.3.9

inventions and the dream homeinventions and the dream home

healing therapies to othershealing therapies to others

reconciliation with motherreconciliation with mother

freedom from past traumafreedom from past trauma

no issues around waterno issues around water

recurring dream of being at universityrecurring dream of being at university

did see Linda again but....did see Linda again but....

ibogaine still the best day of his lifeibogaine still the best day of his life

wants to continue journey in junewants to continue journey in june

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psychotherapy and psychotherapy and ibogaineibogaine

powerful, deep experience outside consensual powerful, deep experience outside consensual realityreality

alchemical experiencealchemical experience

introspective and cosmicintrospective and cosmic

contact with intelligence outside egocontact with intelligence outside ego

freedom from past traumafreedom from past trauma

re-evaluation of his life and prioritiesre-evaluation of his life and priorities

reconnected with the worldreconnected with the world

peace in himselfpeace in himself

unfolding, unstuckunfolding, unstuck

new path for his futurenew path for his future

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