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Ahmed Shamma

3 papers in the library · 67 citations · publishing 2024-2025

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Is ibogaine treatment durable? 12-month follow-up of magnesium–ibogaine therapy (MISTIC) in Special Operations Veterans with traumatic brain injuries

Research Square December 17, 2025 Camarin E. Rolle, Nolan Williams, Afik Faerman et al. preprint

Abstract Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can result in chronic functional disability and is associated with persistent psychiatric symptoms, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety. Ibogaine, an oneirogenic alkaloid with unique pharmacological properties, has shown initial promise as a potential treatment for TBI-related sequelae. We previously observed large...

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6909189/v1 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Anxiety disorder Randomized controlled trial Clinical trial Poison control +5

Mystical experiences during magnesium-Ibogaine are associated with improvements in PTSD symptoms in veterans.

Journal of Affective Disorders November 18, 2025 Randi Brown, Jennifer I. Lissemore, Kenneth Shinozuka et al. 1 citation

Ibogaine is an atypical psychedelic that evokes unique subjective effects, including mystical experiences. Mystical experiences have shown a mediating effect on clinical improvements following treatment with several psychedelic substances; however, the relationship between mystical experiences and clinical outcomes following ibogaine remains unclear. We examined the association between mystical...

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120722 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) PTSD Ibogaine-magnesium Mistic Peak alpha frequency +3

Magnesium-ibogaine therapy in veterans with traumatic brain injuries.

Nature Medicine February 1, 2024 Kirsten Cherian, Jackob N. Keynan, Lauren Anker et al. 66 citations

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of disability. Sequelae can include functional impairments and psychiatric syndromes such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety. Special Operations Forces (SOF) veterans (SOVs) may be at an elevated risk for these complications, leading some to seek underexplored treatment alternatives such as the oneirogen ibogaine, a...

DOI: 10.1038/s41591-023-02705-w (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Tbi treatment Brain injury recovery Tbi intervention Head injury treatment +17