I use it to keep me from hard opiates, it’s a light weak opiate pretty much
Was up until a couple months ago. 6-12grams 2x daily of Red Borneo. Bought in bulk and filled my own 000 capsules.
I used to use hard/IV opiates. 10+ years. I switched to good old doctor prescribed oxy’s right around the time heroin turned in to fent.
Long story, but I ended up clean, then ended up using kratom a few years later. I don’t think I was hooked on kratom, because I sure as fuck was hooked on needles and never got the urge for kratom like I got the urge for h.
But I did suffer withdrawals from kratom when I quit using it. Pretty fucking rough wd’s too. Definitely not heroin withdrawal levels but absolutely noticeable. If I skipped my afternoon dose I’d have really bad restless legs that evening. Yawns, zero energy, body aches, diarrhea, a fucking flu that would disappear when I’d pop some kratom.
At some point I started feeling that shit was gonna get worse if I didn’t do something sooner rather than later so I quit using it. Spent almost a week withdrawing then another half week getting over stomach issues related to it. I’m 45, I have teenagers, and I’ve been a fuck up my entire adolescent life and a fairly large bit of my adult life. I can’t go down that road again.
Every day for like 10 years now (with a few intentional and unintentional short breaks now and then), also to avoid opiates. I love that it has a ceiling, in all that time of using it my usage hasn’t risen at all. It’s also super functional, and the different strains allow me to tailor my usage to whether I want to be productive or to relax.
Talked to a few people in rehab who’ve used it and it seems pretty harmless. Kind of bullshit it’s a schedule drug, I think?
Scheduled in some areas kind of like weed is. If it keeps people from doing fentanyl. I don’t see why they don’t allow it.
I’ve tried it, but I never noticed any buzz. Probably for the best.
I use it on the weekends, and sometimes after work. At first to see if it would help with anxiety and job related pain , then a few days after trying it I noticed it killed my desire for alcohol and I kept using it 3 days on, 4 days off type thing. 2.5-3grams a couple times a day. Eventually I quit alcohol entirely. Whatever is in it helps me focus on tasks, too. If I’m mentally and physically exhausted from work, taking a dose when I get home will help me relax and focus on doing things besides being completely worn out.
