I would shout from the rooftops if I… I would shout from the rooftops if I could to anyone and everyone who is looking to get clean from OPIATES to go to ANR. They treated me the dignity and respect that other programs failed to do. They help me realize that I am not an addict, but someone who had trauma & became physically dependent on this drug. I tried many treatment options, and nothing compares to ANR. I highly recommend that anyone go to ANR over any other treatment options.

I know it’s hard to believe The entire ANR team treated me like an actual human, not just some addict that doesn’t deserve help. After 19 years of OUD countless treatments & detox centers, kratom, suboxone, sublocade, methadone. They saved my life, I went from 110 mg of methadone to nothing in a matter of hours with NO WITHDRAWAL NO CRAVINGS! After the procedure they checked in with me daily for the first week. After that I got on a plane by myself and flew home to Colorado… they continued to check in with me weekly after that and now monthly…. They don’t just drop you they follow through, THEY CARE ! 4/19/23 They set me FREE … I would do it again ! My brain works again for the first time in 19 years… I’m back to work and thriving! Forever grateful 🤟🏻

Would highly recommend, despite some room for improvement. I have mixed feelings about ANR. On the positive, I was told I would no longer crave opioids after the treatment. Its been almost a month since my procedure and the total absence of physical and psychological cravings is noteworthy! I'd tried many times before to stay clean on suboxone but the cravings would become too much and I'd relapse. ANR works like a miracle in that sense, my mind is clear and opioids pose no attraction. However, the total lack of aftercare is annoying. I wish it felt like they cared how Im doing. Also, I feel they glaze over what to expect afterwards, making the process seem so sterile and easy. I suffered a co-occurring disorder, like so many people do. Which perhaps is why I had a major mental breakdown after my treatment, just on the knowledge that my crutch was actually gone and not coming back. I'd used drugs to self medicate for so long that the experience of being fully anesthetized one day, to completely clean the next was entirely overwhelming! No one prepared me (or my mom who chaperoned) for the potential of a mental health episode immediately post treatment. Like what I suffered to the extent I had to have a second chaperone fly in from CA & stay 2 extra nights in FL. They dont screen for co-occuring disorders whatsoever and I feel thats irresponsible. But even had I known it could happen, or the myriad of other undesirable side-effects I experienced, such as 5 days in diapers due to fecal incontinence, I still WOULD have done the treatment. ANR, you dont need to make it seem better than it is. It's seriously so good, why not provide clients with a comprehensive understanding of the possible acute reactions? It would only serve to make a groundbreaking treatment even better. I dont mean to sound ungrateful, there's no denying that ANR gave me a several month head start at recovery. Left to detox on my own, without replacement, there's no doubt in my mind that I'd have been arrested or institutionalized within a couple days.

How this is not everywhere? ANR seems almost magical to me. Let's start with the positives: I am free from opioids. This doesn't just mean just my body is free of opioids (unlike detox and other treatments that they just wash them out). It means that I, Aya - in mind, body, and soul, am completely free from opioids. Yes, I have no cravings at all. Not even a little bit. I could go 200 years without even thinking about taking them. This is a feeling I've never experienced in my life. The negatives? Well, it is costly and requires a trip to Florida, as ANR clinics aren't widely available yet. Also, you will be extremely tired for the first 3-4 days, and you'll need to push yourself to move, eat, etc to hasten recovery. After about 4-5 days (though this can vary depending on your medical history, to my cousin it took around a week), you'll start to feel much better, blessed, healthy, and ready to take on life. A huge thank you to the ANR team - and of course, Dr. Waismann, for making this treatment available to the world.

The main thing about this treatment is… The main thing about this treatment is that you can go through the worst of the withdrawals while you're asleep and you cannot relapse after since the receptors are blocked. There are no cravings. I don’t remember a thing from the withdrawals and I didn’t feel anything which I thought was pretty amazing. It felt like sleeping through the first 7 days of withdrawal which is the worst and waking up on day 9 when its pretty much over. I recommend you few days off work since you may will feel psychically weak. Really that's about it. I had none of the typical depression symptoms associated with detoxing which I thought was amazing since those were always almost as bad as the physical symptoms for me.