A little warning on the withdrawals of Kratom
Good Day! As I am finally over the hump of Kratom withdrawals, after the worst 48 hours of my life. I am an ex-opiate addict (was taking about 120mgs of hydro daily) for my back. Like a lot of people, I needed the pain meds. They really are effective at helping me have a productive life. I have had 2 back surgeries. and still have constant nerve pain. anyhow, enough background.
I used Kratom when I would run through my 30 day script in 10 days max. Towards the end of that habit, it would be more like 7 or 8 days. I detoxed from the hydro cold turkey, and it was not that bad. I had about 24 hours of misery, and was able to sleep with the help of MJ and Valium. I was back at work on Monday, feeling good. This lasted about a week, some Vicodins was offered, and I of course took them. This habit lasted about a year, and that is when I started using Kratom to fill the void of the meds. I was amazed with this plant. Absolutely ZERO, thats right, ZERO, nada withdrawals. Using 15 grams of leaf a day. I stayed on the leaf for about a year. Great tool for opiate detox.
It came time to end the pill habit, ordered some Kratom, and decided to try the FST (full spectrum tincture) and the expensive UEI. This stuff was amazing. The first time I noticed how good it was, I was hunting. I got the "nod" in the deer blind. I was like damn. A legal opiate substitution. Needless to say, I didn't see or kill a deer that day. and didn't care. That was about a year and a half ago. I have been using Kratom daily, in large amounts since them. I was a slave to the King.
I decided to take this weekend to detox, cold turkey. I was using aprox. 10 ml of FST daily (at approx $10 per ml) and roughly 1 gram of UEI a day. Basically, the mix of the 2 was the way for me to get the "nod". I abused that stuff like it was my job. I was a slave to the next shipment. If I didn't have a dose for like 6 hours, I could feel the WD's come on. I spent a small fortune to have every order rush shipped. This needed to stop. I picked the day, and didn't taper, as that just isn't my style. Wish it was, but it is not. Friday morning took my last dose of FST and Friday at 2pm was the last of the UEI. That postponed any major withdrawals till Friday @ 8:15pm. Sleep didn't happen. I would just sit on the couch and rock back and forth. I took a xanax @ 10pm, along with a triple dose of Valerian root extract. Still no sleep, but was extremely messed up. Sat comes around, and holy sh!t, it was the worst day in my world. Every cell in my body was screaming at me! I sauna'd about 4 times for 10 mins each (all I could take). My wife made me some veggie broth, she juiced some grapefruit, apples, ginger, and celery for me as well. That was nice to have the good nutrients entering my body.
I spent the better part of the day in the sauna or on the toilet. I ended up drinking a whole bottle of immodium AD. It didn't do anything for the withdrawals, but it did stop the bathroom trips. About 4pm, a buddy stopped by and gave me some Valium, and I took a bunch. Finally, got some sleep, 8 and a half hours. That took a lot of Valium. Today, after 48hours, I feel like I have turned the corner. And I am very happy right now. Yesterday, I would have done anything to have one more dose. Hopefully, That has past. I had a great support system in my wife, and I don't know if I could have done this alone. Kratom was my King, and it cost me a lot of pain and money. Down with the King, and on with my life.
Observations while on Kratom:
My sexlife was for crap. It made it impossible to cum. I don't like sawing logs if I can't cut through them, ya know.
My pain and energy levels were excellent. I had no pain, and could do a lot of manual labor.
At first, it was a great anti-anxiety and social drug. I felt like conversing for hours. Problem was, I would forget most of the conversations I had. Towards the end, I felt detached from people. I don't care much to hear about other peoples problems. I was forgetting everything. I wanted my life back, and I still want my life back! I hope this sticks!
In recap, after reading this thread, I wanted to let you all know that kratom is a wonderful tool for opiate detox, but please don't replace on addiction for another like I did.
I don't think the drug should be illegal because I abused it, and I hope someone can learn from my experience!
Have a good day all! I know I will soon!