Hello, I wanted to post a little journal here of my second time around at withdrawing from Kratom. A brief history of my use: Last year around Feb I was looking for something to help with my bouts of depression and anxiety as I did not want to be put on a Antidepressant or a Benzo. After much searching I came across Kratom and after having ordered a Kratom extract tincture I thought I found something that would work perfect for me.
So I found a reliable good rep'd vendor who sold it by the pound at a good price. I was on powdered leaf from mid Feb till Dec last year. In between that time at around June I felt as though I was a slave to the plant, I couldn't be out to long without going into W/D and I'd wake every morning in painful W/D's. I was too scared to try and stop taking it so I continued till Dec. Around that time I was sick and tired of being held captive by my use of the Kratom so I quit with the help of Etizolam and liters of Grapefruit Juice.
I was able to get through the Acute W/D's starting from a Friday through Monday. I hardly remember a thing since I had so much Etizolam in me. PAWS lasted around another 5-7 days if I recall and I remember feeling the most horrible soul crushing depression I have ever felt in my life. But I pulled through and was able to use SAM E to almost completely destroy any residual depression I had. I moved on with my life.
Forward to the end of March of this year I found myself bored playing WoW which I used to love playing whilst under the influence of Kratom when I first started taking it. Euphoric recall being what it is I convinced myself that it'd be ok to purchase a small Kratom extract tincture just once to enjoy on an off occasion. Bad idea 8( Come the second week of April and I had ordered a Lb of Kratom and tried to make a dosing schedule for myself.
I would dose once in the morning and that was all. I took a slew of NMDA antagonists along with a good number of CYP3A4 inhibitors. It worked for around 3 1/2 weeks, then my supply of antagonists and inhibitors ran out and out of laziness decided not to order them again. I then began to take the Kratom multiple times a day and thus began the downward spiral.
So here we are at the end of July and I do not want to get further into the hole of dependency of Kratom for months wasting hundreds of dollars and sucking the joy and happiness of my life like the last time. So at 6:00 a.m. yesterday morning I took my last dose of Kratom (8g Green Veined Thai) and headed to the Dr.s at around 11:00 a.m.
Dr. prescribed me x10 0.1mg Clonidine tablets and I had ordered x20 1mg Etizolam's beforehand for the W/D.
Friday July 26th Day 1: I thought one Catapres pill would eliminate the majority of the W/D symptoms but to my surprise I needed two along with 2mg of Etizolam to help me sleep and to reduce all those wonderful Adrenergic system going haywire symptoms. Ended up going through 4 of the 10 Clonidine's already along with 6mg of Etizolam used up. Sleeping came with repeated bouts of waking up and then falling back asleep. Day one success!
Saturday July 27th Day 2: Woke up feeling very anxious so I ransacked through my boxes of supplements and found some left over Phenibut. I don't want to waste the rest of my Etizolam so I took the rest of my Phenibut which was about 3/4 of a tablespoon. Seem to be feeling ok atm since I have the Catapres still in me from a few hours ago. Going to the store now to buy Cimetidine to double my amount of Etizolam. This second W/D's intensity pales in comparison to the first one but a W/D is still a W/D imo. Hopefully all is over by Monday and I can start supplementing with SAM E for PAWS along with some exercise. Hopefully I have the strength to sit at the comp and play some Diablo to past the time. Will report back tomorrow
Sunday July 28th Day 3: Woke up at 6:45 a.m. extremely restless. Took 4 Cimetidine tablets and waited 45 minutes then took 2 Etizolam pills. I was able to get 4 Gabapentin pills from a family member the night before and I took those as well this morning along with one Clonidine. Within 40 minutes I could barely stand and and I felt like I was going to blackout. I fell to my bed and slept till 12:00. Waking up was very hard as I was so drugged but I got up and forced some food down and did some reading. Today has been a lot easier then the past 2. Gabapentin seems to have kept the restless feeling away all day long as I was able to go to the store and buy some things that I needed without much hassle. I still have 2 Clonidine pills and 5 Etizolams, so I should be good till tomorrow. This W/D has been easier then expected and I hope by Tuesday morning I'll be able to resume my regular activities without any feelings of W/D. Will update how I am tomorrow.
So I found a reliable good rep'd vendor who sold it by the pound at a good price. I was on powdered leaf from mid Feb till Dec last year. In between that time at around June I felt as though I was a slave to the plant, I couldn't be out to long without going into W/D and I'd wake every morning in painful W/D's. I was too scared to try and stop taking it so I continued till Dec. Around that time I was sick and tired of being held captive by my use of the Kratom so I quit with the help of Etizolam and liters of Grapefruit Juice.
I was able to get through the Acute W/D's starting from a Friday through Monday. I hardly remember a thing since I had so much Etizolam in me. PAWS lasted around another 5-7 days if I recall and I remember feeling the most horrible soul crushing depression I have ever felt in my life. But I pulled through and was able to use SAM E to almost completely destroy any residual depression I had. I moved on with my life.
Forward to the end of March of this year I found myself bored playing WoW which I used to love playing whilst under the influence of Kratom when I first started taking it. Euphoric recall being what it is I convinced myself that it'd be ok to purchase a small Kratom extract tincture just once to enjoy on an off occasion. Bad idea 8( Come the second week of April and I had ordered a Lb of Kratom and tried to make a dosing schedule for myself.
I would dose once in the morning and that was all. I took a slew of NMDA antagonists along with a good number of CYP3A4 inhibitors. It worked for around 3 1/2 weeks, then my supply of antagonists and inhibitors ran out and out of laziness decided not to order them again. I then began to take the Kratom multiple times a day and thus began the downward spiral.
So here we are at the end of July and I do not want to get further into the hole of dependency of Kratom for months wasting hundreds of dollars and sucking the joy and happiness of my life like the last time. So at 6:00 a.m. yesterday morning I took my last dose of Kratom (8g Green Veined Thai) and headed to the Dr.s at around 11:00 a.m.
Dr. prescribed me x10 0.1mg Clonidine tablets and I had ordered x20 1mg Etizolam's beforehand for the W/D.
Friday July 26th Day 1: I thought one Catapres pill would eliminate the majority of the W/D symptoms but to my surprise I needed two along with 2mg of Etizolam to help me sleep and to reduce all those wonderful Adrenergic system going haywire symptoms. Ended up going through 4 of the 10 Clonidine's already along with 6mg of Etizolam used up. Sleeping came with repeated bouts of waking up and then falling back asleep. Day one success!
Saturday July 27th Day 2: Woke up feeling very anxious so I ransacked through my boxes of supplements and found some left over Phenibut. I don't want to waste the rest of my Etizolam so I took the rest of my Phenibut which was about 3/4 of a tablespoon. Seem to be feeling ok atm since I have the Catapres still in me from a few hours ago. Going to the store now to buy Cimetidine to double my amount of Etizolam. This second W/D's intensity pales in comparison to the first one but a W/D is still a W/D imo. Hopefully all is over by Monday and I can start supplementing with SAM E for PAWS along with some exercise. Hopefully I have the strength to sit at the comp and play some Diablo to past the time. Will report back tomorrow
Sunday July 28th Day 3: Woke up at 6:45 a.m. extremely restless. Took 4 Cimetidine tablets and waited 45 minutes then took 2 Etizolam pills. I was able to get 4 Gabapentin pills from a family member the night before and I took those as well this morning along with one Clonidine. Within 40 minutes I could barely stand and and I felt like I was going to blackout. I fell to my bed and slept till 12:00. Waking up was very hard as I was so drugged but I got up and forced some food down and did some reading. Today has been a lot easier then the past 2. Gabapentin seems to have kept the restless feeling away all day long as I was able to go to the store and buy some things that I needed without much hassle. I still have 2 Clonidine pills and 5 Etizolams, so I should be good till tomorrow. This W/D has been easier then expected and I hope by Tuesday morning I'll be able to resume my regular activities without any feelings of W/D. Will update how I am tomorrow.
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