Hey Myco...I just saw your response. THANKS. I've taken 5 capsules @ 600 mg = 3 grams (right?) so far today. I admit I was "chicken shit" to go to far too fast, especially after reading the "heart issue/Kratom threads & posts. YOU were freaked, so I got freaked, too.
I also "thought" I could only take it for 3 days per week? I will try to swallow another 3 capsules this afternoon, which should put me at almost 5 grams for today (right?)
Any suggestions from seasoned users of Kratom (especially for pain/mood lift) are most WELCOME. I wanted to see if it worked for me before I made a bigger investment in the product. I suppose (tentative plan thinking positively) that I can purchase the powder and capsules separately. Would that be less expensive or not? My husband has the patience to make the capsules. I don't.
Sorry if I'm not making much sense. I just got news that my baby doll Dalmatian is in congestive heart failure. She was being treated for a cough "due to bronchitis" for a week now. An x-ray this morning showed enlarged heart which is in failure mode. She's on IV meds at K9 hospital for 3 days, IF she survives at all. Neither my husband or I can breathe right now. Her "sissy" Dal is grieving her already. She is DEAF but you'd never know. She depends on her sissy to be the alpha! I'm not sure that she, my husband or I can handle this devastating news.
I'm sorry to hear about your dog.
Well, I have Generalized Anxiety Disorder so I sometimes freak about things but I'm no longer concerned about that study as it is FAR from definitive proof about any heart damage that might be possible from Kratom for all the reasons that Plasticity said.
600mgs is not 3 grams.
1,000mgs is one gram so 3,000mgs is 3 grams.
3 grams is still not enough for you to experience Kratom.
You should take AT LEAST 5 grams.
It's not necessary for you to go as slowly as you are going.
You said these capsules are 600mgs right???
So next time I'd just take 9 or 10 all at once and that would come I guess to about 5,600mgs = 5.6grams at 9 capsules or 6,200mgs at 10 capsules or 6.2 grams.
That way you should most likely feel it and see if you like it.
But like I said I don't buy capsules and never have so whatever you want to do with those is up to you.
It's kind of up to you from here on out but if you have questions ask people in the Kratom Mega thread.
There's no need to go so slowly with Kratom as it's not dangerous.
Try taking about 9 capsules all at once after a very small meal.
If that isn't what you want then next time take 10 or 11 and just keep going till you feel good but I doubt anything fewer than 8 all at once is going to do anything.
And I said that I PERSONALLY don't take it more than 3 days a week to avoid addiction, but that's just my own guideline.
If you still haven't even FELT it yet then you aren't in any danger of getting addicted and can just pretend you haven't taken it yet IMO and just think of whenever the first time you actually FEEL it is as your "first time" taking Kratom.
Good luck.