how much rootbark do I need?

Hey, I'm posting this with hopeful intentions of getting myself and my wife off of methadone maintenance. We've both been on methadone for the past 4 years, and was smoking heroin for about 2 years before that got so unmanagable that we lept for the only thing available (at the time) which was methadone. I contacted a source of iboga and explained where I was and where my wife was as well and was given a general treatment dosage of 1.7g of HCl and 2g of TA with 2g. TA for later boosters. This was the advice given for my daily dose of 39mg of methadone. My wife was given a slightly lower ibogaine treatment suggestion of 1.3g of HCL and 2g of TA with 2g of TA for boosters. 
So all in all 3g. of HCl and roughly 7g of TA was the advise given to interrupt our opiate addiction. Being familiar with extractions of different plants such as mimosa hostilis I feel confident in being able to extract the alkaloids in the iboga rootbark. The thing is, is that I dont know how much rootbark is needed to give enough iboga TA for the flood and the boosters that I'll be needing. 
Is the TA extract strong enough or should one stick to the HCl salt of the iboga rootbark? 
I'm just not able to spend 2-5k on an inpatient treatment with ibogaine so I'm hopeing that extracting the rootbark from IW and processing it myself will be sufficent to get off of the opiods and with plenty of boosters to stay clean.
What would the return be like on average of 100g. of rootbark? 
I know thats a near impossible question to answer seeing as how different RB has different alkaloid content. But a rough guesstimation was what I was hoping to gain from this post as to how much Rootbark I should get.
Thanks in advance for your help, cuzz I need it right now....I feel trapped on methadone....thank you.

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torrie_learns· 31 Aug 2026

Hi hopefulheron, First off, I just have to give my suggestion: Please research methadone withdrawal vs. SAO withdrawal, if it is at all possible to switch to a SAO like perks, or poppy pods just for a week or two before, I would really look into that. I think that's a very important factor with how successful your detox will be, considering it has a great deal to do with your comfort level. With methadone, your def gonna need your boosters and still it may be more uncomfortable considering how long methadone withdrawal is. With a SAO, you may not need the boosters, or as much, and could have some left over saved but even more importantly, a more overall comfortable detox. But that's just IMO Anyways, I'm no expert, but I have done a shit ton of research for the past couple years. Around ~40-50g of rootbark per person for a detox flood is what's normally recommended. I'd go with 50, and that should leave some extra for boosters possibly. So 100g would be a good amount if you went that route for you and your wife. Unfortunately I myself have had some bad experience with IW root bark. But that's just me, I've heard of it being just fine more times than not. It does come pre-grinded as powder, some people like that, some do not. IW hcl is very good, as well as their TA I've seen noted as almost as strong as their hcl many times. Here's a little formula from a very intelligent hell-of-a-guy, for you to calculate what you might yield around if you go the extraction route from rootbark (Knowing most good rootbarks range about 4-6% alkaloid content so 5% is just a median): If the bark is 5% alkaloid content, then 50g of bark x .05 (5%)= 2.5g of total alkaloids. Simply roll the figures over and apply them to the TA extract - 16g TA = 2.5g pure alkaloids(Note: In this particular extract, he pulled 16g extract from 50g root bark, but it's pointing out 2.5g of it is 'pure alkaloids', if that's not confusing) . Iboga total alkaloid is approximately one half ibogaine, and one half 'similar' analogues (nor-ibogaine, ibogamine, ibogaline, etc) (thanks brightwillow!) Hope that helps, and Best Wishes

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sleepyfalcon· 31 Aug 2026

50 grams, really? That sounds like a gargantuan dose, especially as far as getting it down goes - and keeping it down. I'm hoping to flood at just 25 grams. But I only weigh 60kg. Maybe I should up it to 30.

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hopefulheron· 01 Sept 2026

From what I gathered by reading Goatboy's post was that we wouldnt be taking the rootbark in it's natural form as 50 grams would be alot to choke down. But as I totally intend to follow the extraction proceedure given by the good Dr. Jenks on extracting with an A/B followed by the rest of the info provided here http://www.puzzlepiece.org/ibogaine/literature/iboga_extraction_manual.pdf, I wont be using the 5% acetic (instead using 5% muartic= 36% hydrochloric) and depending upon the quanity and quality of the extract going from there. I understand heating the Rootbark isnt necessary during the initial acid addition phase and that I believe switching over to a SAO is the best possible means for the least amount of discomfort during the after-flood post acute withdrawl effects. I appreciate your help goatboy and if you dont mind I'll be sending you a PM just for a personal matter regarding areas of this post best left between 2 people. If you dont mind. Thanks and I'll be making this place my home sweet home forum. As much as I love DMT-Nexus I cant stand the spiritual insight gained only to return to an opiate addicted body. So again thanks. you guys rock!

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happysparrow· 04 Sept 2026

After my flood dose with about 1.75 grams hcl and 2 grams ta as boosters I ended up in the hospital with a blood alchahol level of .30 wich is a mystery to all who knew what i was doing that weakend.... Once I got out 6 days later, I took 80 grams of root bark that I capsuled up (48) capsuls and sankem all down, I had a blast cause it wasant a detox journey, it was a different kinda journey, I had fun. But yea I was fine on 80 grams and I weigh 132 pounds. hope this helps

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