Posted on 08/03/2025 2:56:45 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
For military veterans, many of the deepest wounds of war are invisible: Traumatic brain injuries resulting from head trauma are a leading cause of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and suicide.
Now, researchers have discovered that the plant-based psychoactive drug ibogaine, when combined with magnesium to protect the heart, safely and effectively reduces PTSD, anxiety and depression and improves functioning in veterans with TBI.
Williams and his team found that veterans who improved in executive function after ibogaine treatment tended to show an increase in a type of brain wave known as theta rhythms. They also found that veterans with lowered PTSD symptoms after treatment tended to show a reduction in the complexity of brain activity in the cortex.
The researchers speculate that stronger theta rhythms may encourage neuroplasticity and cognitive flexibility, while less complex cortical activity may lower the heightened stress response seen in PTSD.
Ibogaine is a naturally occurring compound found in the roots of the African shrub iboga, and it has been used for centuries in spiritual and healing ceremonies. Since 1970, ibogaine has been designated as a Schedule I drug, preventing its use within the U.S., but clinics in both Canada and Mexico offer legal ibogaine treatments.
Before treatment, the veterans had an average disability rating of 30.2 on the disability assessment scale, equivalent to mild to moderate disability. One month after treatment, that rating improved to 5.1, indicating no disability. Similarly, one month after treatment, participants experienced average reductions of 88% in PTSD symptoms, 87% in depression symptoms and 81% in anxiety symptoms relative to how they were before ibogaine treatment. Formal cognitive testing also revealed improvements in participants' concentration, information processing, memory and impulsivity.
Texas recently approved a $50 million initiative to fund clinical trials of ibogaine. The initiative may lead to FDA approval.
(Excerpt) Read more at medicalxpress.com ...
Rick Perry: I’m dedicating my life to fighting for a psychedelic drug
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/27/rick-perry-psychedelic-drug-ibogaine/
“I spent the last few years building up an immunity to ibogaine powder.”
Forgive me for LOL...(The Princess Bride)
Bkmk
I used “that word doesn’t mean what you think it means” in a previous job giving new users the rundown of the ticket system.
Urgent meant something like “stopped production” or something crippling system wide. Urgent didn’t mean forgetting an I series password or needing a battery for a Bluetooth mouse.
“when combined with magnesium to protect the heart.”
Are you kidding me? Why not just shrooms that do the same thing safely? Line pockets the of big pharma? Imposed moral righteousness? Sometimes morality is actually immoral...
Shrooms also delay aging and extend lifespan.
Psilocybin delays aging, extends lifespan, new Emory study suggests
https://news.emory.edu/stories/2025/07/hs_psilocybin_aging_study_10-07-2025/story.html
Ibogaine is an effective remedy in some people for opioid addiction and possibly alcohol addiction.
Naltrexone is also effective in many people and is much easier to get, but Ibogaine may work better than Naltrexone in some people, and of course, the two substances have different side effects and side benefits.
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