hi
first time responding. been using poppy seed tea for pain management for a long time now and frankly i'm really concerned with the current dea maneuverings. the price has gone off the chart. and before anyone asks - i was with a pain clinic - went through everything first - only opiates helped. i was on pure oxycodone for a long time, made it up to 50mg/day, but i would still develop resistance and breakthrough pain would persist. i eventually would end up taking too much and run out with regularity. and on top of that, my personality would change (according to loved ones), the medicine played havoc with my bowels, the whole nine yards. And i was well past the point if getting high.
i discovered PST in maybe 2014? I dunno. started with 1 cup/day (1 cup poppy seeds/1 cup of water, strain, and go) and it was a GODSEND. Lasted all day/no problems, minimal withdrawal when it wore off, unless you know, i went another 24 hours or so without anything.
cut to 2019 and ever since august, prices gone up/product getting shittier. ususally aug/sept sucks in general imo bc the suppliers i use are all jewish and they tend to shut down around the jewish holidays in september. but things get better again by november. not this year. my regular supplier is SOLD OUT and from what i can tell this is due to dea rescheduling of goddamn poppy seeds.
maybe this is a blessing in disguise for me, costs are going up, quality getting worse, it is sort of forcing me to taper. will my pain come back? it has. it's not as bad as it's been in the past though. but it is uncomfortable. i don't know which is worse tho now - the pain or the WDs.
as to the thebaine toxicity...all i can say is this...there was one time in 2016...i was between jobs..not really watching my intake..and probably took too much...and i had a full-blown grand-mal seizure....doctors said to me (not knowing what i took) that 'everybody gets one', i've generally been careful since then, but my body was wrecked by that seizure for a week - like i ran a marathon in 20 minutes. 0/10 would not recommmend. be careful people. watch how much you take.