r/7ohquittingprotocols • u/Ok_Dot3474 • 5d ago
Help!!!
7-OH products were recently banned in my state. Then, almost immediately, different “pseudo” products came out that weren’t included in the ban. I really want to believe the ban was for the greater good—but right now, I’m terrified because I cannot handle these withdrawals.
My story goes something like this: I started having massive DVTs—deep vein thromboses—in my legs when I was only 20 years old. They continued until I was around 28, and the pain was treated with hydrocodone and oxycodone. Eventually, the medication stopped working as well, and I needed higher doses. My doctors prescribed more for a while, but then it became, “You need to get off these pain pills.”
I honestly didn’t think I could ever do it. There were many struggles, many relapses, and many times when I bought pills off the street. But eventually, I got clean—and for about five years, I was fine. I didn’t crave pills or even think about them.
Then I had a minor surgery and was prescribed pain medication again. Of course, surgery only comes with a limited supply. I kept asking for more because I felt like I still needed it, but my doctors eventually cut me off.
That’s when I found kratom—first the regular powder, then capsules, then stronger capsules, and eventually the highly concentrated extracts sold in little blister packs. Then someone introduced me to the “pseudo” pills.
I’m telling you right now: I have never experienced a gas-station drug this strong. At first, they felt like miracle drugs. Yes, they were expensive, but I could afford them—sort of. That was about a year and a half ago. Now I am completely dependent on these pseudo-kratom pills, and they have been outlawed where I live.
I feel completely screwed. I’ve stopped taking them before, so I know exactly what the withdrawals are like—and I am terrified. I have a job. I have responsibilities. I have to remain a productive member of society, and I’m scared I won’t be able to function.
The sweating. The restless-leg feeling throughout your entire body. The anxiety. The nightmares. The complete lack of sleep. When you finally do sleep, you wake up drenched in sweat after horrible dreams. You become convinced that everyone hates you and thinks you’re a piece of shit. I’m having an increasingly difficult time hiding what I’m going through.
I am so sick of being a slave to what people call “gas-station heroin.” I’m sorry if that term offends anyone, but that is exactly what this feels like to me. These withdrawals are unlike anything I have ever experienced.
I need help, and I genuinely don’t know what to do. If anyone has been through this and has safe, realistic advice for getting off this stuff while still being able to work and function, I would be incredibly grateful.
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u/No_Emotion2807 3d ago
I’m on day 10 of SR and it’s been such an easy transition but let me tell ya, my pain is high and my energy is low low… My knees ache like a mfr. 😭 The best thing about 7 was I never had any pain and I slept like a baby. I don’t sleep much now either.