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noelani91
12d ago

My Weekend of Purging

Below is an account of my attempt at my first flood. Would definitely be interested in getting some feedback on what I experienced. There was some confusion with my provider/sitter. I thought he was going to give me TA extract in capsules – turned out to be a combo of loose RB and RB in capsules so I did this old school… A great deal of concern was expressed due to my low resting pulse rate (which actually remained relatively high throughout the weekend). I brought a finger oxygen monitor that also measures the pulse - turned out that my sitter who has flooded several times, has a lower pulse than me - his was in the mid 40s. Oh the irony! Tuesday & Wednesday Took 1 gram of RB in capsules a couple of hours prior to doing 2 kambo sessions. Took another gram in the evening after the kambo Thursday – rest and prepare for Friday. Friday Took 1 gram of RB in capsules a couple of hours prior to doing final kambo session. Waited a couple of hours to recover then took about 6g of my own RB in capsules. About an hour later,  had my BP and pulse taken – BP was 145/95 which is high for me and pulse was 59 (normally 48). No doubt the magnitude of the situation was having an effect! I then took approx 2g of the loose RB. This routine continued every hour and by the fourth hour, BP and pulse increased to 160/90 and pulse of 82. I could feel and hear my heart pounding in my chest – it was easy to count my pulse. As I got out of bed for the fifth dose, I realized that I was going to purge – I had felt it come on about 20 mins earlier and had been breathing into my stomach to keep it down. I went to the bathroom and up it all came. I have a very vivid image in my mind of kneeling in front of the toilet looking at this dark brown liquid in the bowl with bits of RB floating in it and stuck to the sides of the bowl…. After purging, my BP went down to 133/71, pulse 77. It was 11pm. Now we switched to capsules. Took a couple of grams. This only stayed down for about 30 mins and was the last RB I was given. The purging started in earnest now. Every 10 – 15 mins, I purged stomach acid which burnt my throat. It just went on and on and was the longest night I can remember. I lost count of the number of times I said “never again” so I guess I met K’s criteria for a good flood purge! The purging stopped around 7:30am – at 9am I drank some chamomile tea and nibbled on a piece of banana but that all came up about 30 mins later. Stayed in bed and by noon was able to drink some watered down unfiltered apple juice and a slice of melon. Around 3pm, I was talked into trying a little vegetable soup but that turned out to be a bad idea. Went to the bathroom to take a shower and up came the soup. Saturday evening we started again but this time all caps, no loose bark. Starting BP was 94/62, pulse 62 (still high for me). Took 4g RB in caps. Managed to keep it down until almost time for the next hourly dose. BP for the second dose was 98/57, pulse 63. Took another 4g The second dose I purged after about 30 mins. BP for third dose was 80/58, pulse 50. Third dose was purged around the halfway point to the next hourly dose. BP for the fourth dose was 77/48 and was considered to low to safely continue with the Iboga so we stopped there. Purging stopped soon after but I couldn’t sleep – just a nap now and then. So, clearly something was going on here even though I didn’t flood. The fact that my BP was high then dropped when I started purging the first night and the way it continued to drop on the second night is very interesting. Given that my previous experience with 3 Ayahuasca ceremonies also involved no visions, just purging (including one night that was very similar in intensity to the purging I experienced the first Iboga night), there is obviously some significance to this – that’s just too much of a coincidence. I also found it interesting that my pulse actually increased from normal even on the night that my BP kept falling. I would very much appreciate hearing from anyone who can shed some light on all this purging I’m going through. Not sure where to go from here – should I try a booster dose in a month or so? When should I next attempt a flood? (not ready to do this anytime soon and besides, don't have the money - may have to wait a year). I was told to continue microdosing for a week after the flood attempt which I did – 2g throughout the day. Didn’t really notice anything, no insights like I was getting when I microdosed the week before the flood. I’m mostly noticing the effects of the kambo which are way stronger than my last series of kambo treatments.
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happysparrow· 12d ago

It realy dosent sound like you had enough at all. Sounds more like a Kambo session with some iboga RB Im sure you would of been happier with TA in caps and not loose RB. A flood with RB would take from 20 to 25, evan 30 grams depending on weight. Ive taken 20 grams of RB at one time and had a great time.  How much was your total intake of RB during your whole time there? I am flooding tonight and will be taking under a gram of HCL and under a gram of TA over the course of the night. Im kinda anxious at the moment   I just did last 16 mgs dilauded so Im just waiting for the nose to start to run. What was your flood aimed at achieving? was it to break an addiction?

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earnestdeer· 12d ago

Excellent report Entheo!  Your voice in your writing sounds to me like your spirits have risen significantly since you first posted about a botched flood attempt if my memory serves me correctly.  I am a little confused as to why your provider would give you bark to flood with, especially when you have explained your medical stats.  I am not saying he/she is wrong.  It just sounds wrong to me.  It may be a really good thing that you did these Kambo treatments first.  I don't ever plan on doing a full flood with just bark.  Although, if done properly, I do hear it can be the best type of flood of all the 3.  I don't plan on ever flooding again.  I am at 4, and my lifetime limit is 6 I have decided.....but who knows, I am so volatile right now, you may just find me in Gabon in a couple months (highly unlikely).  You attempted a flood on bark with a pre-existing heart condition?  I am not that surprised to hear you purged like crazy.  That is very interesting that you had no visions on aya after 3 sessions, and just purging.  I would have to agree that your body has chosen purging as the appropriate route to rapidly detoxify yourself.  I know this cute tiny chick who has a stomach of steel!  She never throws up, and she does Kambo (which I always thought was THE purging medicine in a way).  Essentially I am just trying to say that I wouldn't get stuck in a feedback loop on this whole purging thing.  It could be something significant, it probably isn't.  But I am no medical professional.      It is good to hear that you were so diligent about monitoring your heart.  We were certainly thinking about you... I am also curious to hear what others will reply to your report.  All in all, you made it through!  Congratulations!  Even though you did not "flood", you have gone through quite the large amount of shamanic healing over a few days span.  Maybe be EXTRA kind to yourself now, and always, but certainly right now.  Listen to your body and your instinct, usually right after this type of healing you will be extra receptive to what your body is craving, or not craving in terms of food.

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noelani91· 12d ago

I was a little dazed and confused when i first reported back and probably a tad disappointed. However, the painbody insight that I got about 10 days before my flood coupled with watching the ET vids tht lala posted about the painbody has had a huge effect on me. I'm just not going to be dragged down there anymore. Sure it would have been great to flood but feeling sad about not flooding is not going to change the reality of what actually occurred. You and me both. Partly my fault for not getting 100% confirmation/clarification but I ended up writing a detailed email to my provider with some of these same questions as well as some other things I wasn't 100% happy with. Didn't really get a satifisfactory answer but I did get an apology. Kambo is good for kicking down the door to let Iboga in which is why I did it that way. IF you look on the Kambo forum search on Papa kambo Papa I'm trying but if someone is shouting something in your face, its hard to dismiss the fact that they are saying something ...! I can't tell you how much I appreciate your thoughts. I'm mostly tuned into the kambo and have the energy drive that kambo gives you - getting lots done but at the same time taking time to rest - how's that for living a balanced life?!! It's freaking amazing and like I said, I'm surprisingly positive and accepting of what occurred (as well as what didn't occur). Something has been going on with me this last 9 months... to be continued.

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georgena92· 12d ago

PTA and usually TA purging is cathartic and beautiful RB purging is very painful and hellish I typed 2 long posts but both times when I went to post they got deleted when someone else posted before.  So I got too frustrated to rewrite.  Regards

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noelani91· 12d ago

Well I appreciate the thought - I have learnt to write lengthy posts in word, save, then copy over when ready.

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georgena92· 12d ago

He's just so busy.  I know full well he is developing plans to flood people with TA.  He is very natural in his approach and it took some convincing to him that TA and PTA does not have to have chemicals and can still be of nature.  I find him to be highly adaptable and I know for a fact that he has advanced his approach based on your experience.  So in effect your experience will pave the way for others to have even better healing.  If that makes sense even though written inside knowing.

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noelani91· 12d ago

I agree - that was my sense of what was behind it all - his energy was definitely off. He didn't seem very receptive to TA at all - his only comment was "RB is what I know so I'm sticking with it" so surprised to hear that he has expressed this topic differently to you.

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roxine· 12d ago

Hi entheo, Thank you for the report!  I think that Ibo will give you what you need for now, keeping that positive attitude is the best thing.  I am curious if you have had visuals on any entheogens?   Have you noticed your dreams being more vibrant and realistic? Possibly in the future you can try again.  I am glad you are back safe and sound. much love, roxine

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noelani91· 12d ago

Last November when I did a similar kambo/iboga combo, after the last kambo, I took 12g RB in one go and saw some random images then had a mini vision - no more than a minute but very powerful - it was the first time I had another voice in my head. This time I barely got past the 15g mark when the purging started. Have had very little in the way of dreams - even with drinking Blue Lotus tea so no on that question. I microdosed Aya a couple of months ago then took what I hoped was a full does at the end of 10 days. Laid down to intensify the effect and saw some fractals for the first time but then it wore off. So I got closer...

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georgena92· 12d ago

Just between us and this forum I was able to put a correspondance with him and your treatment together as being succinctly tied together.  So yes, because of your valuable experience he know has interest.  I have been trying to get him to be receptive for a loooong time and only DIRECTLY after your treatment (even though we didn't discuss you or your case ever) did he for the first time express interest.  It's one in the same and I thank you for this.

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noelani91· 12d ago

Well on the one hand I'm glad that others are going to benefit from his experience with me but I can't afford to be his guinea pig. He really needs to take his foot off the gas before the wheels come off. I need to find someone local who I can trust to be a sitter or risk doing it solo - i can't afford any more of these exploratory expeditions.

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roxine· 12d ago

That's great Kambo! I know who you are speaking of and he is a wonderful healer that we have a lot to learn from and I know you specifically have gained a lot through him.  I think it is also good that he may be able to learn from you and entheo and he is able keep an open mind.  Wonderful! roxine

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georgena92· 12d ago

There are several in your neck of the woods on the Kambo forum, I think they need help learning to do Kambo.   Maybe exchange of that sorts?  I can try and connect the dots if so.

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georgena92· 12d ago

It's always so interesting when I realize that we here in Turtle Island (United States) set the trend for Iboga and Europe is behind us by and large.  Hopefully this is not offensive to other areas of the world but for whatever reason it seems Gabon went straight to the US and asked it to advance the methods to the most efficient way possible.  I have 2 friends in the Netherlands running treatment works or centers with the medicines that are finally catching up.  And especially this forum sets the tone for all sorts of advancements.  Which is why I stick around no matter what happens, don't want to miss a thing.

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noelani91· 12d ago

Excellent point K - it's something I brought up when we discovered his resting pulse was lower than mine yet he has never taken any of the precautions that were taken with me. In the process of talking about BP and pulse and how it changes during a flood, it became clear that I knew way more simply from what I've learnt on this forum and researching other websites. I came across this while "interviewing" other potential providers - I knew way more than they did. Some knew hardly anything about the traditional Bwiti initiation and were only interested in giving me a fat cap of HCL and letting it rip.

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roxine· 12d ago

hmm interesting guys...Maybe Iboga knew we would be the first ones who would want to try to flood multiple times in a year and push the limits.... after all we are Americans... there isn't much we do in moderation right?

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nerte_breathes· 12d ago

Lalababa.. that is so true and made me laugh.. for what its worth.. I thought my first  hcl flood was a complete failure and i was angry and resentful..  I was PISSED and felt i wasted money and time. I thought i was in worse shape than when I arrived.. I was told to be patient and make as much with life as i could.. do new things and appreciate that many habits could have seen thier last day if i was willing to actually do some work.. i pretty much went back to using shortly after.. and suddenly one day about a week after picking up again, I just up and quit. i even threw away what i still had.  the things i learned in the long months after was that the true benefit wasn't some immediate gratification with all the answers before... but the work that came after.. up to six months after.. thats the funny thing about our culture.. we want it all and we want it now.. that ol iboga is a sneaky snoot... slow and patient... I tend to stay away from the clinical speak in here, but i agree with your little poke with humor lala... thats another reason I am all about finding the right provider who really not just understand the medicine but has some insight and skill in reading the session as it happens, and knows when slow dose or low dose will have the better impact and function... and...knowing what to expect in the months following ... I have had small ta boosters do more than strong hcl boosters.. it varies and depends.. we all love the medicine and have different relationships with this unique and powerful substance...

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roxine· 12d ago

That is so great to hear nimblesparrow74! I am so glad that you did finally understand what the medicine was teaching you for some it may take several times.  Proud of you! Ha thanks! made me laugh too, though I am sad about our over consumption in this country.  I do think a lot of folks on this forum are trailblazers and I DO feel that Iboga knows this and he has definitely given me his love and acceptance to visit him again and again.   I know others feel the same.  I just hope we can give back and start spreading seeds literally and figuratively,  I plan on doing something in the near future to give back.  It seems like, for me anyway, that if I pay it forward more returns to me eventually... can't really explain here now but some probably understand.  This plant found me.  It is so crazy.  I know we all love the medicine and I am so glad to have found it and the people here on this forum who are helping others, even providers around the world learn, (apparently) roxine

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