The program · Mexico City
7 days in a licensed facility. 90 days of follow-up. 1 decision before any of it.
This page is the whole program in the order it happens: what we ask for before you fly, what each of the 7 days looks like, who is in the room, what the 90 days after look like, and exactly what the price covers. Nothing here starts until a physician has said yes in writing.
Step 0 · Before you fly
The program starts at home, on paper, and it can end there.
We ask for 3 things near your home. Our cardiologist reads them before you book anything. No deposit is requested until the answer is a written yes.
1 · Heart
A 12-lead EKG
Ordered by your doctor at home or at a walk-in clinic. Our cardiologist reads the trace for conduction and QT interval, the 2 things ibogaine affects most.
2 · Blood
Potassium, magnesium and a liver panel
Electrolytes have to be in range before dosing, and the liver has to be able to process the medicine. If a value is off, we tell you how to correct it and we screen again.
3 · Medications
A complete medication list
Everything, including Suboxone, methadone, SSRIs and anything bought without a prescription. Some of these need a planned washout, and the plan is made with your prescriber, not on your own.
The screening call is with a physician or nurse, lasts about 20 minutes, and family can join. The 3 possible answers, and what each one means, are explained on the About page.
The 7 days
What happens each day, and who is with you.
Dosing is 1 day of 7. The other 6 exist so that the 1 is as safe as it can be made, and so that you go home with a plan instead of a memory.
Day 1
Arrival
A driver, then a repeat of everything.
A private driver meets you at MEX Terminal 1 with a name card. At the facility you meet the coordinator, settle into a private room, and the EKG and labs are repeated the same day. The screening decision is confirmed on the numbers in front of us, not the ones from 2 weeks ago.
Go or no-go decisionWho is present
- Coordinator
- Emergency physician (signs the decision)
- Cardiologist (reads the repeat EKG)
- Nurse on site
Day 2
Preparation
Correct, rest, explain.
Any electrolyte that needs correcting is corrected. Any washout that is still finishing finishes. The physician walks you and your family through what the session day looks like hour by hour, what you will feel, and what the monitoring is for. Questions are answered before consent is signed, not after.
Who is present
- Physician rounds
- Nurse on site
- Coordinator
- Family welcome in visiting hours
Day 3
Dosing session
One supervised dose, monitored every minute.
Continuous ECG and pulse oximetry from before the first dose until the physician says otherwise. A physician and an ACLS-trained nurse are in the room for the whole session. Crash cart present, oxygen at the bedside, and the hospital transfer protocol ready 9 minutes away. Ibogaine is long-acting, so monitoring runs through the day and through the night.
Who is present, in the room
- Cardiologist
- Emergency physician
- ACLS-trained nurse
Day 4
Telemetry
The day after is a monitoring day.
Overnight telemetry continues. A morning EKG is compared against your baseline. Fluids, electrolytes and rest. This is the day most people underestimate, and the reason we do not discharge on day 4.
Who is present
- Cardiologist (morning EKG)
- Physician rounds
- Nurse on site, overnight
Days 5 to 6
Recovery
Sleep, food, and the first follow-up conversation.
Daily physician rounds and a morning EKG each day. The psychiatrist meets you to plan the 90 days after: what changes at home, who your prescriber will hear from, and which US clinicians near you are on our referral list. Family join that conversation if you want them to.
Who is present
- Psychiatrist (follow-up planning)
- Physician rounds
- Nurse on site
- Coordinator
Day 7
Discharge
A written summary, then the airport.
A final EKG and a physician sign-off. You leave with a written clinical summary for your doctor at home, the follow-up schedule with dates on it, and the coordinator’s direct line. The private driver takes you back to MEX.
Who is present
- Physician (sign-off and summary)
- Coordinator
- Driver to MEX
If day 1 turns a yes into a not yet, the stay pauses and nothing further is billed. If it turns into a no, the deposit is refunded in full and we help you get home.
Medications and washout
The most common reason for a “not yet” is a medication, not a heart.
Some medicines have to be out of the system before dosing. That is planned with your prescriber and built into the timeline. Never stop a medication on your own to speed this up.
Suboxone and methadone
Long-acting opioids need a planned transition before travel. The psychiatrist sets the timeline with your prescriber. Dosing does not happen until it is complete, however far you have travelled.
SSRIs and other psychiatric medication
Declared on the medication list and reviewed one by one. Some need a taper, some do not. The decision is medical, made before you fly, and written into your screening pack.
Short-acting opioids
Heroin, fentanyl and oxycodone are handled inside the protocol. Fentanyl exposure is screened for separately, and the timing of your last use is part of the screening call.
Alcohol
Medically supervised detox comes first, and dosing waits until electrolytes and the liver panel meet the written thresholds. For some people that means the stay is longer than 7 days, and we say so before you book.
Days 8 to 90
The program does not end at the airport.
Most of what decides the next year happens at home, in the weeks when the calls from everyone else stop. Ours are scheduled before you leave, with dates.
Days 8 to 30
Weekly calls
Your named coordinator calls every week. How you are sleeping, eating, what has changed, what has not. Anything medical goes to the psychiatrist the same day.
Days 45, 60, 90
3 milestone calls
Longer conversations at the points where people most often drift. Day 60 in particular, because that is when most support from elsewhere has faded.
From day 1
Your doctor at home
The written clinical summary goes to your doctor or prescriber with your permission, so nobody at home is guessing what happened in Mexico City.
Before you leave
A US referral list
Clinicians near you who understand what you have done. We do not pay them and they do not pay us. The list is yours whether or not you use it.
Family are part of the 90 days too. If a parent or partner was on the screening call, they can be on the follow-up calls.
What the price covers
One itemised price. The itemisation is below.
If it is not on the left, it is not included. We would rather you find that out here than on an invoice.
Included in the 7-day program
- Pre-travel EKG and lab review by our cardiologist, and the screening call
- Private transfer from and to MEX airport
- Repeat EKG and labs on arrival
- Physician and ACLS-trained nurse on site for the full stay
- Continuous cardiac monitoring during dosing and overnight telemetry
- Private room and meals in the licensed facility, with family visiting hours
- Written clinical summary for your doctor at home
- 90-day follow-up: weekly calls to day 30, milestone calls at 45, 60 and 90, US referral list
Not included
- Flights
- The EKG and lab tests your doctor at home orders before screening
- Extra nights, if a “not yet” on arrival extends the stay
- Medications after discharge
- Accommodation for family outside the facility
A deposit reserves a screening slot only after a written yes. It is refunded in full if we decline you at any point. The balance is due 14 days before travel.
$12,500
All-inclusive for the 7-day medical program and the 90 days after. No hidden extras, no referral fees paid to anyone.
Before you travel
What to have ready, in 3 lists.
The coordinator goes through all of this with you. This is so you can start early.
Medical
- The 12-lead EKG and lab results, as files or photos
- Full medication list, including anything over the counter
- Any heart history: fainting, arrhythmia, a previous EKG
- Your doctor’s or prescriber’s contact details
Travel
- A valid passport. US and Canadian citizens enter Mexico as tourists without a visa for a stay of this length; check the current rules before you fly
- Flight details, so the driver is at Terminal 1 when you land
- Loose, comfortable clothes for the monitoring days
- Phone charger and anything you need to sleep
People
- One family contact for the coordinator
- Whether family are travelling with you, and for which days
- Who at home should receive the written summary
- Whether the patient knows the family has been in touch
Program questions
Questions people ask about the 7 days
The general questions, cost, legality, cardiac risk, are answered on the home page. These are the ones about the stay itself.
Why 7 days if dosing is 1 day?
Because the 2 days before are for correcting anything the repeat labs show and finishing any washout, and the 4 days after are when the heart is watched, the body recovers and the follow-up is planned. Discharging the day after dosing is the corner other clinics cut. We do not.
Can my family stay with me?
Family are welcome in the facility during visiting hours every day, and can join the physician’s explanation on day 2 and the follow-up planning on days 5 to 6. Accommodation for family is outside the facility and not included; the coordinator can point you to options nearby.
What if I am declined on arrival?
If the repeat EKG or labs say not yet, the stay pauses while it is corrected, and only extra nights are billed. If they say no, the deposit is refunded in full, we explain the reason in writing, and we help you get home.
What does the dosing day feel like?
Ibogaine is long-acting and the effects can last 24 hours or more, which is why you are monitored through the day and the night with a physician and nurse in the room. The physician explains what to expect on day 2, in detail, before you consent. We do not describe it on a web page because it is different for each person and because it is a medical conversation, not marketing.
Can I keep my phone and contact people?
Yes, outside the dosing session itself. During the session your phone is put away, and your family contact gets updates from the coordinator.
Do I need to stop my medications before I come?
Do not stop anything on your own. Some medications need a planned washout and some do not, and stopping the wrong one abruptly is dangerous. The plan is made with your prescriber during screening and written into your pack.
Is there a Spanish-speaking team member?
Every physician on the team is bilingual, and so is the coordinator. Screening, consent and follow-up can all happen in English or Spanish.
Step 0 starts here
Find out on paper, before you find out on a flight.
3 questions on the contact page. A physician or nurse calls you back within 1 business day and tells you what to order at home. No deposit until the answer is yes.