Zapgunn
Bluelighter
- Joined
- Apr 11, 2015
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I detoxed myself from Heroin using kratom. It was difficult, I still got sick, but the kratom helped sooo much (also had some diazepam). after about 4 days I stabilized on the kratom and started feeling pretty good when I take it.
Now I'm on day 8 with NO heroin! Im feeling pretty good about it, but I'm still taking kratom 2 times a day. Ive been addicted to kratom before and it was no fun, so even though right now its working well for me, I know if I keep on like this I will fall into that again. Obviously kratom addiction is much more manageable then heroin addiction, so if i had to choose one, it would be the kratom. But I want to be 100% clean from opioids, thats my goal.
Tapering is hard for me, but I'm trying to taper down. My plan was to stay on the kratom for only one week, but now there is a part of me that wonders if i should just stick to my normal dose of kratom. It takes away my urge to shoot dope, makes it easier for me to socialize with positive people in my life, and helps with the depression of early sobriety.
The cons are that sometimes feel kind of shitty in between dosages, I obsess about my next dose, and worry about withdrawals (kratom withdraewals are not as bad as heroin obviously, but they really, really suck in there own way) Plus I just don't feel sober, it still feels like Im relying on a substance to get through the day.
What should I do? DO I continue to take the kratom as maintenance? Quit cold turkey? try to Taper? Is it important that I quit now before the physical dependency of kratom really kicks in? Or is it too late for that? Im really lost and confused about what my next move should be, so if anyone has any advice or experience I would really appreciate it.
Now I'm on day 8 with NO heroin! Im feeling pretty good about it, but I'm still taking kratom 2 times a day. Ive been addicted to kratom before and it was no fun, so even though right now its working well for me, I know if I keep on like this I will fall into that again. Obviously kratom addiction is much more manageable then heroin addiction, so if i had to choose one, it would be the kratom. But I want to be 100% clean from opioids, thats my goal.
Tapering is hard for me, but I'm trying to taper down. My plan was to stay on the kratom for only one week, but now there is a part of me that wonders if i should just stick to my normal dose of kratom. It takes away my urge to shoot dope, makes it easier for me to socialize with positive people in my life, and helps with the depression of early sobriety.
The cons are that sometimes feel kind of shitty in between dosages, I obsess about my next dose, and worry about withdrawals (kratom withdraewals are not as bad as heroin obviously, but they really, really suck in there own way) Plus I just don't feel sober, it still feels like Im relying on a substance to get through the day.
What should I do? DO I continue to take the kratom as maintenance? Quit cold turkey? try to Taper? Is it important that I quit now before the physical dependency of kratom really kicks in? Or is it too late for that? Im really lost and confused about what my next move should be, so if anyone has any advice or experience I would really appreciate it.