Officially quit!
After using around 70 gpd on average for over 5 years, it’s now been a month of no use! I thought it would be impossible, but the pros outweighed the cons in the end. My body basically was sick of using Kratom, when my mind wasn’t. Getting back to a normal schedule feels good! If you’re trying to quit after high doses for a long period of time, keep in there!
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Today kratom was banned in my country.
Hi everyone, I'm mostly just venting. Today in my country(Ukraine) kratom was banned. It was completely unexpected with zero warnings.
I was using it for almost two years, mostly to deal with stress of living in a country at war. Thankfully I don't generally experience any withdrawal symptoms but I was heavily reliant on kratom to deal with fear and anxiety.
I wanted to ask if anyone here has any similar experience(living in a place were kratom was banned). Is there any other option in terms of mood lifting and anxiety reduction?
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Does anyone here use meclizine (Bonine)?
It gets rid of the wobbles completely, seems very reliable from some anecdotes. What I was wanting to know was if I could get more potent effects of kratom like this as I could surpass the limit that causes wobbles. I'm interested because my tolerance is so high that I'm really not feeling much now, and if I take just slightly too much I get horrible wobbles. Sometimes it's like a gamble. So can I get back to my old effects by using this med and further increasing my dose?
And I've already tried taking tolerance breaks, upwards of 1 month, but it hardly makes a difference tbh.
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Does kratom expire?
So just as the title asks, does kratom expire? I found a half kilo bag of red maeng da that I purchased about 3 years ago, and was curious if anyone knew about any kind of spoilage that could happen? I’ve never had a batch in my possession longer than about 3 months so I’ve never really thought about it. Thoughts?
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Trip to Mexico
So im headed to Tulum at the end of the year and looking for any tips to make it smooth as possible if anyone has any tips? Every state im flying through has no laws against Kratom i’ll add. I figured powder or capsules in original sealed packaging on checked bag and a few capsules on check in. Easy enough? Thanks!
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Sober living
Does anyone have experience using Kratom in sober living? I get tested but I’m not sure which panel. I’ve seen posts but none for SL. I appreciate any response
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Health
Hello everyone just a quick question if anybody can help. I take like 8g I think it is twice a day, I’ve been having “issues” lately at first I could add extra fiber to my diet in the form of a powder to water and it doesn’t seem to be helping as much as it did before. I’ve only heard of this as a side effect not sure if it’s actually officially a side effect just wondering what you guys do for that if it is.
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Lab Test from Vendor is 1.5 years old but legit. 1.5 year old Kratom any good?
I don't wanna poisen myself, so I am looking for tested kratom which here in Europe is not that easy..
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Thoughts on kratom and Ozempic?
One of my best friends uses kratom daily. I am the one who recommended it years ago, and she uses it constantly... which is an issue all on its own.
She got a script for Ozempic but hasn't taken it yet. She couldn't find anything about potential issues from using both of them online, so I told her I would ask here (she doesn't use reddit).
Does anyone know of potential or known issues from taking both on a regular basis?
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How long before you re dose?
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New to Kratom and struggling with finding the right dosage. Does anyone with more experience have any advice/tips?
So a buddy of mine at work brought up Kratom as he’d recently started using it with really good effects and he knew that I used to enjoy being a bit of a psychonaut back in my 20s.
He had a bit in a tumbler and splashed some hot water in it, stirred it up, and added it to ice. He poured me a small cup of it.
I had never really heard much about Kratom and didn’t expect much. 5 minutes in and it was the best feeling of my life. My depression was gone, my anxiety was gone, I had energy without jitters, I felt like I could breathe easier, there was a slight euphoria, my body didn’t feel stiff or tense.
All of this without feeling “high”. It was like a slight bit of the energy and euphoria of MDMA or cocaine without that “I’m definitely on drugs” feeling with a tiny bit of that internal peaceful feeling of mushrooms all while simultaneously feeling almost more sober than usual. My productivity went through the roof and there was no crash or inability to fall asleep later. The next day I felt pretty great as well.
I was blown away. I knew I wouldn’t see my friend for a while and so I bought some “Green maeng da powder”
I did a bit of research and decided to take a small dose and put about half a regular tablespoon into some cold water and drank it.
5 minutes in and I could feel the euphoria but I believe I put in too much because it was more of a sedative heavy euphoria without much alertness or energy and about 30 minutes in my hands and face felt sweaty and I felt slightly nauseous so I laid down and it passed in about 10 minutes. It wasn’t a bad experience but It was definitely more on the “I feel good but almost drowsy” side of things.
Today I tried about a fourth of that amount and I don’t think it was enough because I really didn’t feel any different.
Does anyone have any advice on how to dose this stuff or hints and tips on getting the most out of it for someone who is seeking more of the energetic effects instead of help for chronic pain or opioid withdrawal?
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How many mg’s should a beginner start with?
I am new to kra
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Idk how many to take
Got a bag of 15 capsules (2,000mgs total it says?) of Green Maeng Da.
Have a couple 7-oh tablets (15 & 20mgs)
Mid tollorence. How much of one, or both to take to get relaxed, cozy and warm & comfy tonight while I lie down ..
My mind is racing and having REALLY tough time unwinding tonight
Thanks
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Hair loss
I am pretty sure Kratom is causing my hair to fall out and become really thin. It isn’t growing either. I am female and it used to be really long. Even my hairdresser mentioned my hair is thinning. I am also peri menopausal. Has anyone else experienced issues with hair?
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Any way to help with sweating from kratom use?
I've been sweating way more than I did before I ever took kratom and I'm wondering if there's anything out there that can help with it, or do I just have to deal with it?
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Question about potency/ mg per gram mitragynine
Hi everyone, newer kratom user here and have a couple questions after receiving a new kilo from a new vendor yesterday. I read the lab analysis and it states it has 18.something mg per gram of powder mitragynine content so I was curious if this is average potency for a green maeng da. This same vendor lab results for red maeng da is 20. Something mg per gram of powder. Does it sound like average or good quality? A couple other vendors I've received stuff from don't have a lad analysis that I can easily find anyway so not really sure how to compare them
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The broke person's parachute/blate papes
I love kratom, but at some point the taste started to make me consistently vomit, so I switched to caps, which wound up being a hell of a lot more unaffordable for me. I also always wind up choking every time I try to toss and wash. So I started mixing kratom into a paste combined with turmeric and lemon juice for extra potency, and then I make little kratom worms out of it and wrap them in dampened nori to parachute them, which works pretty well for me. I already get bulk nori as a staple, and one day a few years ago it just occurred to me to try this method of taking kratom.
I just wanted to post about it here to see if anyone else has done this and to offer a suggestion for anyone struggling with a similar issue or who's just looking for taste-free ways to take kratom.
Anyway, I really appreciate this whole subreddit and everyone who contributes to it. Kratom has been absolutely lifesaving for me and it's great having such an awesome, virtual community who also appreciate this plant <3
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how do you feel after the effects wear off?
i’m curious as to whether kratom causes an increase in anxiety and depression when the effects have worn off. personally i feel shittier after the kratom than i did before it. how about you guys?
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Waiting for my capsues to come in the mail. In the meantime, how do I make the powder palatable?
The powder gives me a headache and tastes so bitter. How do you guys do it?
I am mixing a tiny spoonful in hot water, about every 3 hours. I don't even know how much to use so I hope I am not over dosing.
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How to portion out kratom for the week?
Hi, I take kratom to aid with mental health issues. The problem is, I quite often overdo it and instead of helping, it harms me. Any ideas on how to easily portion out the powder so I'm not tempted to take more? Thanks for any help
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Is there a risk of physical dependency if you only dose once a day?
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Results from testing, 20 y.o.
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Hydrocodone for Kratom withdraw/tolerance break
Hi everyone. Fairly new kratom user here but been prescribed opiate meds for years. I've been using kratom for a couple months or so, and like anything have noticed an increase in tolerance. My question is if I switch back to my hydrocodone for a couple days would it help reset my kratom tolerance/hold off any possible withdrawal symptoms? Just curious if anyone else has done something similar and had good results
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Thoughts on kratom and Ozempic?
One of my best friends uses kratom daily. I am the one who recommended it years ago, and she uses it constantly... which is an issue all on its own.
She got a script for Ozempic but hasn't taken it yet. She couldn't find anything about potential issues from using both of them online, so I told her I would ask here (she doesn't use reddit).
Does anyone know of potential or known issues from taking both on a regular basis?
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A large majority of the people that claim Kratom has bad withdrawals simply have kindling from past drug abuse.
If you don't know what kindling is, it's when someone takes a strong substance (hard opiates at large doses over a long period of time) and they go cold Turkey multiple times. The more you cold Turkey any strong substance, the worse the withdrawals will be each and every time you go cold Turkey in the future. Especially if it's strong.
Three examples : Person A - used to be a fen*anyl addict for years but managed to quit. They withdrew many times during those years due to not having it readily available at all times or being arrested. Then years later, they take Kratom for a while. They then quit Kratom and have HARD withdrawals even though Kratom is very weak. Their brain is kindled to withdraw.
Person B - Never took opiates besides Kratom. They take it for years every day and stop suddenly. Sneezing, runny nose and some muscle aches for a few days. (Whoop de doooo)
Person C is different, they have only done Kratom and have never withdrawn from anything in their life. They don't know what alcohol withdrawal feels like (INFINITELY WORSE!!!!!!!!!!!!) because they never drank. They then decide to take Kratom for a while and stop suddenly. To them, they think their withdrawals are "horrible" simply because they have no clue what real withdrawal actually feels like. They have nothing to compare it to.
Also, those people are the same type of people to start taking something without studying every single aspect of it beforehand. So they end up demonizing Kratom because they didn't bother to research anything anyway.
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-04-herbal-supplement-kratom-tied-deaths.html
Do you guys get really sick of these people trying to get kratom banned?? I ran into this article on Google, if you read the article you will see they say 90 deaths related to kratom BUT almost all of them had drugs like heroin and fentanyl on board so it’s just bullshit. PEOPLE! They are going to take our precious kratom away from us if we don’t wake up!
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Asked already but is there anyway to reverse permanent opiod tolerance?
So to start I was on oxy every now and then and 10mg would have me feeling great but I stopped for kratom and I was taking about 1-2grams daily.
It’s been 4 months since I last used kratom and I tried up to 30mg of oxy and it did nothing.
Id appreciate any advice given as I would really like to enjoy opioids again thank you
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So Funny - Advertisements for AG-1 Diet Supplement
Love those commercials. The stuff is green powder, looks just like Kratom. The guy tears the bag (which looks like a Kratom bag), measures out a scoop, puts it into a container. He shakes it good and drinks it. mmmmm
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what drugs combo well with kratom?
I usually use this by itself but I was wondering what people pair it with
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Will kratom or kava show up on my alcohol monitor?
I recently got DUI and as a result I have to wear a SCRAM monitor on my ankle that tests my sweat for alcohol every 30 minutes. I really like drinking socially on the weekends and there are few kava bars in my area. Does anybody know if either kava or kratom will make my monitor test positive?
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