Winterpain
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- Jul 21, 2007
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Hi All,
I decided to make this post mostly for me. I plan to use it as a journal, update it daily, and hope it will motivate me to stay on my tapper.
My story:
As a teen 17-18, I discovered I suffer from premature ejaculation. At times I would explode before ever even penetrating my partner. Luckily for me, I soon discovered oxycodone. Not only did I love the high, but I found this allowed me to last almost forever. Went from being shamed to attempt physical contact, to being able to go all night. Along with this also came addiction.
Fast forward several years, and I no longer have access to OCs. As soon as my opiates ran out, I'm right back to being a no-pump chump.
As the universe does, I soon found a source for methadone, and my problems were again solved.
Fast forward a few more years, and this connection is also lost. But resourceful me, I find poppy pod/seed tea, and life goes on!
I soon get married, have a family, great job, and can no longer risk my life in order to make bathtub opium water. This is where Kratom comes in.
I found Kratom did not let me last like the real opiates, but it was "good enough". I was also able to easily taper done the Poppy seed tea and switch to Kratom. I thought I'd finally found a solution to all my problems.
I've been using Kratom for almost two years. My usual dose is 10-12g 4 or 5 times daily. All seemed fine, have a great job, family life is fantastic, no issues.... but then I notice my blood pressure has been going up and up (not completely positive this is being caused by the Kratom).
I have tested my blood pressure before/after my morning dose, and I do notice it runs MUCH lower without the Kratom of a morning. I have also begun to have issues with erectile dysfunction. Seems to be willing to show up much better without the kratom, so this makes me wonder if the kratom is acting as a vascular constrictor.
So, now I find myself in a situation where I have too much to lose (wife, kids, happiness) due to my heart giving out. I'm going to try tapering off the Kratom, and see what happens. Sadly, I find very few stores where individuals have used the dose I have for the time I have... So I'm looking at this as a science project.
In previous studies, I've found I can reduce my dose down from 10g to 5-6g with little to no issues (just no nods/high, but I don't get sick).
So I have my scale, I have my doses, and here's my plan. For the first two weeks, I'll drop by dose from 12g / five times daily to 5 g / five times daily. If this works, I'll begin removing a gram per week, and see how it goes. Honestly, getting off the kratom doesn't scare me nearly as much as finding a way to deal with my premature ejaculation that will follow.
Day 1:
Cutting doses from 10+g to 5g.
First two doses for the day, weighted at 4.7g & 5.02g. Feeling fine so far (bit sweaty, but no pain/chills). Interested to see how sleep is tonight
I'll update tomorrow.
Please feel free to offer any advice, knowledge, or jokes you may wish.
Best Wishes All,
Winter
I decided to make this post mostly for me. I plan to use it as a journal, update it daily, and hope it will motivate me to stay on my tapper.
My story:
As a teen 17-18, I discovered I suffer from premature ejaculation. At times I would explode before ever even penetrating my partner. Luckily for me, I soon discovered oxycodone. Not only did I love the high, but I found this allowed me to last almost forever. Went from being shamed to attempt physical contact, to being able to go all night. Along with this also came addiction.
Fast forward several years, and I no longer have access to OCs. As soon as my opiates ran out, I'm right back to being a no-pump chump.
As the universe does, I soon found a source for methadone, and my problems were again solved.
Fast forward a few more years, and this connection is also lost. But resourceful me, I find poppy pod/seed tea, and life goes on!
I soon get married, have a family, great job, and can no longer risk my life in order to make bathtub opium water. This is where Kratom comes in.
I found Kratom did not let me last like the real opiates, but it was "good enough". I was also able to easily taper done the Poppy seed tea and switch to Kratom. I thought I'd finally found a solution to all my problems.
I've been using Kratom for almost two years. My usual dose is 10-12g 4 or 5 times daily. All seemed fine, have a great job, family life is fantastic, no issues.... but then I notice my blood pressure has been going up and up (not completely positive this is being caused by the Kratom).
I have tested my blood pressure before/after my morning dose, and I do notice it runs MUCH lower without the Kratom of a morning. I have also begun to have issues with erectile dysfunction. Seems to be willing to show up much better without the kratom, so this makes me wonder if the kratom is acting as a vascular constrictor.
So, now I find myself in a situation where I have too much to lose (wife, kids, happiness) due to my heart giving out. I'm going to try tapering off the Kratom, and see what happens. Sadly, I find very few stores where individuals have used the dose I have for the time I have... So I'm looking at this as a science project.
In previous studies, I've found I can reduce my dose down from 10g to 5-6g with little to no issues (just no nods/high, but I don't get sick).
So I have my scale, I have my doses, and here's my plan. For the first two weeks, I'll drop by dose from 12g / five times daily to 5 g / five times daily. If this works, I'll begin removing a gram per week, and see how it goes. Honestly, getting off the kratom doesn't scare me nearly as much as finding a way to deal with my premature ejaculation that will follow.
Day 1:
Cutting doses from 10+g to 5g.
First two doses for the day, weighted at 4.7g & 5.02g. Feeling fine so far (bit sweaty, but no pain/chills). Interested to see how sleep is tonight
I'll update tomorrow.
Please feel free to offer any advice, knowledge, or jokes you may wish.
Best Wishes All,
Winter