Jack123456
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Hello everyone.
A few days ago I've decided to reduce my Kratom intake, and I'm looking for tips or advice (or honestly just wanted to talk to someone about this).
I've been using Kratom for 3 1/2 years. Since about to years on a daily basis. Before that, I was still working nights, and since I've never used at work, and had a brutal shift rhythm, I automatically had regular 3-5 day breaks. I've only ever used from the late afternoon into the night, but then multiple doses throught the evening. I'd say I very quickly started to use high doses. Never had scales so I've always measured in teaspopns (not very reliable, I know). I've only bought scales today because I figured they'd provide a better overview while reducing. Played a bit around with them and I figure my dose for quite a while had been 20-25g a night (over 6-8 hrs), sometimes probably more or slightly less. Would take two 3-4 g doses at the beginning, and then top up with 7-10 single doses at will. Those were quite high dose for me and I was often nodding while sitting, etc.
About a year or 1 1/2 years so ago I've reduced that amount (mostly due to financial reasons) to about 15-18g a night. Unfortunately I can't be really sure about exact doses due to my former lack of scales. That earlier.reduction (I'd say about a third less), I gotta say, didn't really faze me. I still felt euphoric and pleasurable effects of the Kratom (only not the intense nodding, etc, obviously) and no WD symptoms.
Been at the approx. 15-18g per night for ages now, still get the same effects, no need for.constant increase of dosage to achieve the same effects.
In my plan to taper down a bit, I've reduced to approx. 10g a night in the last 3 or 4 days (maybe even less, but I'll stay at 10 for a few days now I've got scales).
Thing is, I've noticed restlessness a bit. Also, I've had a problem with internittent sweating for quite a while now, mainly throught the day. I've considered those sweats to be withdrawal symptoms throughout the day when they started, thing is though, if I do a relaxed day (rarely happening) once in a while, they don't occur. Personally, I think they are anxiety related. Been dealing with that since shortly before I've started Kratom (one reason, the main I'd say I've come.to use daily). For about the first 1 1/2 year the (not officially diagnosed) anxiety was absolutepy gruesome, with I'd say intermittent depression. Now there's a certain manageable baseline, with unfortunate spikes here and there, but nowhere near the state I was in back then.
Thing is, I read a bit on the net about tapering Kratom and withdrawal, and due to my anxious tendencies I of course only noticed the horror stories of agony and despair and sort of unconsciously dismissed the many posts saying that it's not half as bad or not even a thing. I might also be a bit hypoglycemic, which would explain sweating and restlessness. I've always sort of had a reduced appetite and today realised that my daily eating habits have been horrenduous for a while (planning to.change that asap).
Really sorry for the long post. Actually just wanted some advice from others on how to taper down effectively, whether quickly would be a good idea. My goal would be to go back to infrequent use, maybe once every few days/weeks.
My underlying anxiety is just what makes it a bit muddy for me, since I'm not sure whether the mild “withdrawal symptoms“ I've had stem rather from it then from actual withdrawal. Also, I've round-a-bout taken same amounts of reduced dosages infrequently (due to.coming home.later or just falling asleep) and never had any problems then, just as when I reduced my intake by about a third (difference there was I wasn't researching WD and did it for another reason).
Any comments are greatly.appreciated
Greetings, Jack
A few days ago I've decided to reduce my Kratom intake, and I'm looking for tips or advice (or honestly just wanted to talk to someone about this).
I've been using Kratom for 3 1/2 years. Since about to years on a daily basis. Before that, I was still working nights, and since I've never used at work, and had a brutal shift rhythm, I automatically had regular 3-5 day breaks. I've only ever used from the late afternoon into the night, but then multiple doses throught the evening. I'd say I very quickly started to use high doses. Never had scales so I've always measured in teaspopns (not very reliable, I know). I've only bought scales today because I figured they'd provide a better overview while reducing. Played a bit around with them and I figure my dose for quite a while had been 20-25g a night (over 6-8 hrs), sometimes probably more or slightly less. Would take two 3-4 g doses at the beginning, and then top up with 7-10 single doses at will. Those were quite high dose for me and I was often nodding while sitting, etc.
About a year or 1 1/2 years so ago I've reduced that amount (mostly due to financial reasons) to about 15-18g a night. Unfortunately I can't be really sure about exact doses due to my former lack of scales. That earlier.reduction (I'd say about a third less), I gotta say, didn't really faze me. I still felt euphoric and pleasurable effects of the Kratom (only not the intense nodding, etc, obviously) and no WD symptoms.
Been at the approx. 15-18g per night for ages now, still get the same effects, no need for.constant increase of dosage to achieve the same effects.
In my plan to taper down a bit, I've reduced to approx. 10g a night in the last 3 or 4 days (maybe even less, but I'll stay at 10 for a few days now I've got scales).
Thing is, I've noticed restlessness a bit. Also, I've had a problem with internittent sweating for quite a while now, mainly throught the day. I've considered those sweats to be withdrawal symptoms throughout the day when they started, thing is though, if I do a relaxed day (rarely happening) once in a while, they don't occur. Personally, I think they are anxiety related. Been dealing with that since shortly before I've started Kratom (one reason, the main I'd say I've come.to use daily). For about the first 1 1/2 year the (not officially diagnosed) anxiety was absolutepy gruesome, with I'd say intermittent depression. Now there's a certain manageable baseline, with unfortunate spikes here and there, but nowhere near the state I was in back then.
Thing is, I read a bit on the net about tapering Kratom and withdrawal, and due to my anxious tendencies I of course only noticed the horror stories of agony and despair and sort of unconsciously dismissed the many posts saying that it's not half as bad or not even a thing. I might also be a bit hypoglycemic, which would explain sweating and restlessness. I've always sort of had a reduced appetite and today realised that my daily eating habits have been horrenduous for a while (planning to.change that asap).
Really sorry for the long post. Actually just wanted some advice from others on how to taper down effectively, whether quickly would be a good idea. My goal would be to go back to infrequent use, maybe once every few days/weeks.
My underlying anxiety is just what makes it a bit muddy for me, since I'm not sure whether the mild “withdrawal symptoms“ I've had stem rather from it then from actual withdrawal. Also, I've round-a-bout taken same amounts of reduced dosages infrequently (due to.coming home.later or just falling asleep) and never had any problems then, just as when I reduced my intake by about a third (difference there was I wasn't researching WD and did it for another reason).
Any comments are greatly.appreciated
Greetings, Jack
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