Dr. Leospace
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A recent television report propelled the controversial drug ibogaine from its place on the margins of the medical world into our living rooms. And with it, came the promise of a relatively fast, relatively easy way of beating heroin or cocaine addiction.
While ibogaine, an active ingredient of the root bark of the African shrub Tabernanthe iboga, was being ignored by the medical establishment in South Africa, pharmacist Charles Rossouw set up an ibogaine treatment clinic in Pretoria. "I started it and took the plunge and costs to prove its efficacy, although not through scientific means. The proof lies in the tasting, and I see people who were lost walking around drug-free these days," he told Health24.
How it is done
Before treatment begins, a consultation and a number of tests are conducted. "I make certain medical tests compulsory before anyone is accepted for treatment. A medical doctor must also interpret the results of, for instance, the ECG graphs, for me and state that the person is acceptable for treatment," Rossouw says.
The treatment is usually conducted in a darkened room. After he tests for an allergic reaction, Rossouw administers the required dose of ibogaine in capsule form.
According to a review article on ibogaine by Dr Kenneth R. Alper, associate professor of psychiatry and neurology at the New York University School of Medicine, most people will vomit within the first few hours of administration. Ataxia (difficulty with movement and coordination) is also a common symptom.
The review article divides the effects of ibogaine into three phases:
* Acute – This phase starts within one to three hours, and may last for anything from four to eight hours. People typically experience "a panoramic readout of long-term memory" and "visions
While ibogaine, an active ingredient of the root bark of the African shrub Tabernanthe iboga, was being ignored by the medical establishment in South Africa, pharmacist Charles Rossouw set up an ibogaine treatment clinic in Pretoria. "I started it and took the plunge and costs to prove its efficacy, although not through scientific means. The proof lies in the tasting, and I see people who were lost walking around drug-free these days," he told Health24.
How it is done
Before treatment begins, a consultation and a number of tests are conducted. "I make certain medical tests compulsory before anyone is accepted for treatment. A medical doctor must also interpret the results of, for instance, the ECG graphs, for me and state that the person is acceptable for treatment," Rossouw says.
The treatment is usually conducted in a darkened room. After he tests for an allergic reaction, Rossouw administers the required dose of ibogaine in capsule form.
According to a review article on ibogaine by Dr Kenneth R. Alper, associate professor of psychiatry and neurology at the New York University School of Medicine, most people will vomit within the first few hours of administration. Ataxia (difficulty with movement and coordination) is also a common symptom.
The review article divides the effects of ibogaine into three phases:
* Acute – This phase starts within one to three hours, and may last for anything from four to eight hours. People typically experience "a panoramic readout of long-term memory" and "visions
