'My brain was wrecked after severe concussions... now I think like a man half my age': Trump's ex-energy chief backs banned drug

Daily Mail ^ | 8-13-25 | Nikki Schwab

[MarlonRando]

Perry recalled traveling to Tijuana, Mexico in September 2023 and spending 12 hours hallucinating that he was flying through space, seeing hieroglyphics and escaping the devil. 'I woke up very clearheaded, with this very warm feeling in my body,' Perry told the paper. 'I was as calm and as happy as I'd been in memory.'

During his time serving as Texas governor, Perry knew that many veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars were in trouble, but he first heard about ibogaine through a Navy SEAL he had hired in 2017 during his time running the Energy Department.

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[irishjuggler]

A youngish female acquaintance did this drug on a “retreat” in Mexico. On her “trip,” she learned that she is, in fact, not an earthling, but a sort of “angel” from another galaxy who was sent to earth on a mission to enlighten the human race. Coming off her trip has not disabused her of this notion.

[MarlonRando]

I know! In my mind, I basically feel like i’m about 16. The rest of me though …

[Ozymandias Ghost]

Former SEAL Shawn Ryan has covered the use of ibogaine for treatment of PTSD extensively on his podcast. Many in the “operator” community have claimed substantial benefits from ibogaine treatments including Ryan himself.

Ibogaine treatments deserve serious medical investigation rather than having our retired special operations community members going to Mexico for them as is currently the case ...or worse, committing suicide as is happening too often now.

[sten]

title reword:

Former Governor trips bawls and likes it

[higgmeister]

I am so proud that I got that reference.

[ifinnegan]

It’s not new and it’s nonsense.

Rick Perry RINO extraordinaire.

[darth]

Like we used to say in the Army, “If it’s stupid and it works, it’s not stupid”

Let’s see if it works.

[ViLaLuz]

I remember that bait and switch treachery. When pressed to close the border after his victory he said, “That ain’t going to happen.”