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Benzodiazepine Addiction
Ibogaine Treatment For Benzodiazepine Addiction
Ibogaine treatment for benzodiazepine addiction has a different safety protocol than for other drugs. With other drugs such as opiates, you must have already started withdrawals at our centre for ibogaine to work. However, benzodiazepine withdrawals can be fatal. Our specialist providers must ensure that you have previously tapered off before safely admitting you to our ibogaine treatment centre.
Before deciding to taper off, always seek medical advice. This is because simply quitting benzodiazepines produces severe withdrawals, such as arrhythmias, and especially the risk of seizures. If this risk is present, we cannot administer ibogaine.
Some symptoms of withdrawal include irritability, panic attacks, seizures, memory issues, retching, migraines, hallucinations, cramps, psychosis and suicidal thoughts. Given this, it is clear why ibogaine treatment for benzodiazepine addiction relies on an open and honest relationship with us.
Safety Protocol for Benzodiazepines
We cannot administer ibogaine if you are withdrawing from benzodiazepines because ibogaine affects your heart rate. If you are on a low maintenance dose, our medical staff will monitor your benzodiazepine intake throughout your stay to ensure you are at low risk of seizures.
We do not use ibogaine to directly detox from benzodiazepines because it is not an addiction interrupter for the drug like it is for other substances. Instead, ibogaine can help address the underlying issues that lead people to take benzos. Ibogaine can help with issues such as sleeplessness and anxiety if safe to administer.
