I just got into meditation last week. Also was listening to a podcast on “iowaska” I’m sure it’s spelled wrong. Aka dmt. They talked about it helping rid yourself of being so macho/self centered.
After every type of mainstream rehab and one Faith based(Buddhism) jobber in Thailand my ex-wife and I were at our wits end. Our daughter was living on borrowed time and i was resigned on having to bury my beautiful girl in short order. Then a friend asked if I had considered ibogaine. I remembered hearing about it and the success people were having in treating opiate addiction. Heroin was going to kill my kid. I had to do something.
The same friend was a vendor on the Deep Web markets. He said there was a source out of Brazil that had ibogaine on his list. I sent him $1100 for 5 grams and he took care of the bitcoin transfer etc. A couple of weeks went by and we were losing our grip on our girl once again. We were all hopeful when we first ordered the stuff. My ex had a nurse ready to go and watch vital signs etc.
We got to talking about how we were going to administer the ibogain? What amounts? Was re-dosing involved? I wasn't sure we were up to the task.
We started looking into Clinics. Ibogain and other drugs I started hearing about are Schedule 1 here in the States so clinics were going to either be North or to our South. After a month and tracking not giving me a clue we decided to check her into a Ibogaine Clinic in Rosarita, Mexico a friend had told me about. We got in touch with someone from the Clinic who was extremely helpful and understanding.
The plan was in 2 days from the day of our conversation, my ex was going to drive with our daughter down to the border and meet an agent from the Clinic who would show them where they could safely park and leave their car on the US side for most of the day. MY ex and daughter would then be driven to the clinic in Rosarita. My ex would check things out and pay for the 32 days..give or take, that she would be staying. The cost was a very reasonable $12, 500(give or take) which was all inclusive.
We just had to get through the next 2 days. I had purchased Suboxone strips from a guy I knew and had been giving her pieces of the (10ct)8mg strips I had for her. I was told to stop giving her the Subs immediately. I was told it was either the Bupenephrine or the Nalaxone(the likely culprit) took a very long time to clear her system and treatment couldn't begin until it had.
They suggested that we keep her well by giving her high doses of Oxycodone. They told me they would be giving her 30mg Oxycodone upon her arrival to their clinic at would keep her on Oxy up until treatment commenced. She would be having her vitals checked every 45 minutes or so during this time to ensure she was Ok.
I had become my daughters dealer those last few days leading up to treatment time. I didn't like it and didn't want to do it. I picked up (15ct)30mg IR Oxy and handed started feeding them to her every 4 to 6 hrs.
When the time came for the 2 to head to the border, I was completely spent. Numb. I always feel a little guilty about the relief I feel when I know she is in a facility and relatively safe and away from the world. I rest much easier knowing the phone isn't going to ring with news I felt helpless to do anything about. I was sure one of the next phone calls was going to be news of her passing the entire year leading up to treatment.
I spoke with Caitlin many times during her month long stay in Mexico. She was allowed to have her cell phone on her most of the time. The treatments consisted of Ibogaine, DMT, and Ayahuasca. The Ibogaine didn't agree with her and made her too ill(puking) to get much out of it. The DMT and Ayahuasca, however, were life altering.
After returning from her month in Mexico she has had one fall back or relapse. She has been back going on 8 months now. She has a full time job and is healthy. She's coming over to see me tonight. She lives with her Mon about 5 minutes from me here in the Desert of Southern California. Before Mexico she was so far from being able to hold a job of any kind. She looked so different than she does today. She has that light back in her eyes. She laughs the infectious laugh that filled our home for so many years when she was growing up. The year before Mexico i cannot think of a time that laughter was appropriate and the girl she had become didn't laugh.
My ex has a house here in Palm Springs and recently bought a ranch in Joshua Tree. Once a month my daughter participates in Ceremonies that happen up in Joshua Tree and is given Ayauasca by a Shaman and recharges her soul. The $300 is worth every penny. She even paid for half of the cost the last 2 months. She's 22 and with any luck, she won't have any issue seeing 23, 24, and beyond. I'm grateful to those folks in Mexico and am grateful that my baby is smiling today. Take care.
*****I made the above post 3 months ago on another board. I can report that my daughter is still alive and off the needle. She is going to school and working....living her life. She just celebrated her 23rd birthday last month.
She's headed up to Joshua Tree this weekend to "recharge" with a guide and some other like minded folks who will all partake in DMT and Ayahuasca. $300 is a bargain for what these substances have helped us achieve. She has her life back and I have my daughter back. Life is good.