hi im 5 days clean from opiates... i took 30mg a day at the most for eight years. ive started taking kratom for help with withdrawls. i would be very greatful to hear from someone whos used it. and also a lil insight on how i should be feeling right now. need help and need my life back.
Hydrocodone and Oxycodone here. Only two years, but often surpassing 60mg, sometimes 70mg and with both drugs combined fairly often. Haven't had opiates in seven months, maintaining on Kratom currently without the intention to stop as it helps with what I'm pretty sure is fibromyalgia pain, though I could stop if I needed to with a 3-4 month slow taper. Withdrawal effects are lesser than hydrocodone so even that length isn't completely necessary, it's just so that you don't have any additional discomfort. For someone who has been taking it for eight years, I'd recommend a 6-8 month long taper. Worked for a friend of mine getting off 80mg Oxycodone daily for nine years.
Cdin is right with his point however incorrect with his terminology: Kratom is an opioid, not an opiate which refers specifically to that which comes from the poppy, but that's not the point. You are still taking something that binds to those receptors, however you are taking something that's MUCH easier to handle. Kratom is great. It's legal in most places, it's affordable (in bulk), it can be used for pain, for recreational purposes with some people and of course for withdrawal assistance - one of its biggest group of consumers are people in the same situation that you are in. I have seen people maintaining on Methadone that were able to get off it using Kratom, which is fucking crazy if you know how difficult it can be to get off Methadone. It's sort of the alpha maintenance drug. If you're not looking to try and get past the last step of being completely free of opioids, just a small amount of Kratom in the morning a day will stop withdrawal symptoms. Has worked with literally everyone I know using it for that purpose, which will give you your life back provided you don't have any still existing MENTAL addiction symptoms. If you're looking to get off all opioids, you can get off Kratom and it will be easier than tapering from oxycodone, but you will still need to work at it and you will still feel on edge with a taper - there's no escaping that, but it's thankfully nowhere near as harsh. Approximately two months ago, I did a quick (15 day) taper from Kratom and didn't take any for a week and a half afterwards. I was in a bit of pain for the first few days after it all cleared out of my system, little bit of pins and needles, hard to sleep. That continued for maybe three days at most and then it was just somewhat of an achy feeling for about five or six more days that became less prominent as time went by. Increased insomnia (because I already have insomnia) continued for a bit longer but also lessened. I went back on it after that because as I stated, I feel it helps me a lot and it is my chosen alternative to something like oxycodone for dealing with pain. However, my main point is scale that with how long you took oxycodone: if you did a fast taper, you may feel like shit for maybe a month or two and it won't be as bad. If you did a slow taper, you might feel kind of uneasy for a while but that's about it.
Basically, it's just a situation where you pick whether or not you want to get it over with an a couple of months and possibly feel awful or feel just a bit shitty for many months and avoid being full on sick.
Good luck with everything, man. Hope this information is helpful.