I realize it's an old thread - I just wanted to toss in my experience cause I'm up late. I'm a lifelong on/off opiate user, former drugstore cowboy so had access to it all, even the ole shake & bake dilaudids and morphine that looked like saccharine and instantly dissolved (that was 35 years ago). After 18 months in the cross bar hotel for sales etc, I more or less quit the scene. But I still always loved em and I get excited at the prospect of dental surgery because I know I'll get some Vicodins and always take way too many way too fast. Anyway, sorry for the ramble. First post here at BL.
The point is I have been using Poppy Pods daily (or 2x daily) for approx 9 months, not too much, maybe 5 Jumbos at a whack, but as my tolerance began to rise to where 5 only made me feel normal I decided I wanted to quit them (plus they made me a couch potato after a while) but 36hr into C/T the WD was way worse than I remembered and I made another batch of tea. Early on I had heard of Kratom and ordered some Premium crushed Thai leaves. Made tea with two grams, felt nothing and put it away. Then I thought well, if I was at at detox they give you benzos right? I told my Dr. what was up but she only gave me five .5mg Ativan - lol. So I ordered 60 more from overseas and started to slowly wean off the Pods taking 4 10mg Diazepam a day. After two weeks I burned through all 60 benzos but was only down to 1 Pod a day and still got really bad RLS when I tried to quit them totally. Not wanting a benzo habit too I remembered the Kratom and made a batch with 6gms and brewed it twice through a Mr. Coffee and choked it down. Man, within minutes the anxiety I was experiencing was much better but best of all, my RLS was greatly reduced and that has always been the worst part of WD for me. I dont mind the puking, pissing out both ends or anything else as much as those crazy cramped up muscles and RLS.
Today is the 2nd complete day of no other drugs beyond the Kratom (and a little weed) and although I am somewhat uncomfortable it is not at all like normal WDs with flu-like symptoms etc. Although I completely recognize that my habit was no burner by any stretch, the Kratom definitely helped to the point where I could do it instead of just cave in and score again. But like I said, my opiate dosage was very low by the time I quit...I absolutely had to taper first. I can't imagine it doing much for a full on burner.
I do need to get more Kratom and am confused by all the abbreviations I see here...what is the best kind I should look for? Thanks is advance!