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Iboga Wellness Institute vs Tabula Rasa Retreat

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	Iboga Wellness Institute	Tabula Rasa Retreat
Category	Physician-led ibogaine program in private retreats	Nurse-staffed ibogaine retreat with doctors
Location	Cozumel, Mexico	Vidigueira, Alentejo, Portugal
Setting	"Private medical facility" operating in retreat villas.	A roughly nine-acre retreat with ensuite rooms; "not a typical rehab".
Medical team	Physician-led: a chief medical director (anesthesiologist), a psychiatry and addiction consultant, a sports-medicine physician, a head nurse and an RN coordinator; "physicians on-site 24/7" and "ICU-trained nursing". A cardiologist is not mentioned.	Doctors (unnamed) and a named nursing team led by head nurse Neal Clayton; the team is described as ACLS certified; a nurse is present 24/7; ECG monitor and defibrillator during sessions. Director Alvaro de Ferranti (Lucid News).
Screening before treatment	Baseline 12-lead EKG, echocardiogram if warranted, electrolyte labs 48 hours before, blood chemistry, and a post-treatment EKG within 24 hours. Fasting rules. SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOIs, tricyclics, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines and stimulants are tapered; opioid-dependent patients are "stabilized onsite". A methadone or Suboxone taper rule is not stated.	Pre-arrival bloods, liver function tests and ECG. Antidepressants and psychoactive prescriptions stopped at least 2 weeks before; alcohol stopped at least 7 days before (medical detox if risky); stimulants 2 weeks. Methadone and Subutex patients must switch to a short-acting opioid at least 4 weeks before or join the 12 to 14 day detox programme; heroin and oxycodone users taper as much as possible.
What is given	Not specified; "verified suppliers", tested for purity.	Derived from T. iboga root; the form is not stated.
Who it is for	Opioids, alcohol, stimulants, PTSD, depression, anxiety, grief, TBI and post-concussion syndrome, CTE, Parkinson's, MS, neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, CRPS.	Substance and behavioural addictions, depression, anxiety, PTSD, burnout, mild TBI, Parkinson's, ADHD, OCD, MS, eating disorders.
Protocol and length of stay	5 to 30 days.	6 days / 5 nights (Monday to Saturday).
After the treatment	Check-in calls at one week, one month and three months; integration therapists; peer groups; booster sessions.	Optional aftercare and check-ins; partner programs in Thailand (Hope Rehab, One Step).
Published price	Not on the pages we read. recovery.com: "From $7,500". Financing via Affirm and Credit Karma is offered.	EUR 6,621.60 including VAT (site and retreat.guru). recovery.com: $5,000 to $7,000 and up per week.
Licences and accreditations stated	None stated; physicians list board certifications.	None beyond ACLS certification of staff.
Founded / history	Not stated; claims 3,000+ treatments.	Not stated.
Rating (as shown on the cited page)	5 from 16 reviews (recovery.com, 2026-10-20)	4.9 from 63 reviews (recovery.com, 2026-10-20)
Public record	None found.	None found.
Status	Operating. Site updated October 2026, phone listed. Note: Blossom's directory conflates this program with the Iboga Wellness Center in Costa Rica, which is a different, root-bark retreat.	Operating. Footer copyright 2023 but pages updated May 2026; phones in Portugal, the UK and the US listed.

From each program's website and the sources on its profile, checked 2026-10-20.

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