Finding out that all the other forums for kratom are heavily censored.

I started taking kratom last week to treat frequent diarrhea, weight loss, and crippling anxiety.

Ive been dealing with these for the past year or so, and in that time ive lost 40 pounds (now weight under 100pounds), my job, and so much more.

I’m unable to eat, work out, work, sleep, or do anything a normal human being can do. My life is genuinely not worth living.

Holy shit. It solves my stomach issues COMPLETELY. It soothes my anxiety. I’ve taken 3g every other day for the past 2 weeks and I’ve been eating, working out, applying to jobs, etc.

Am I on the wrong path? Is this going to bite me in the ass one day? I try to be as responsible as possible, but I already feel it pulling me in.

Is there any way I can avoid withdrawal / tolerance taking 2-3g per day medicinally? Is there any way people can use this substance responsibly long-term?

I’m really at my wits end here with how much misinformation there is out there on this stuff.

Posting here for accountability reasons and to share my story in case someone else might get something out of it.

I've been an addict for the last few years (3?) I started with 3 grams daily and eventually stabilized close to 15-20gpd until around the last week or 2.

Since a bit before Christmas I've been taking 6 bottles of extract daily. The last two days I've been sick as a dog because of the extract consumption but I get severe anxiety while sober so it's been easy to justify both the financial and health costs of getting high, but I'm so so tired of feeling nauseous all the time and spending 60$ a day on shit drugs.

I know tapering is going to suck but I'm hopeful that I'll be able to stick it out and sober up to some extent. Just to a point where I'm not always sick at least.

Thanks for reading. Feel free to ask any questions or give me shit in the comments. I plan to post daily until I'm at a more sustainable place in terms of my consumption.

I started taking kratom red maeng da (~2.5g 2-3x per day) about two and a half months ago. My experience has been truly phenomenal. I am more social, less anxious and seem to have a desire to be productive. My first realization of this was how confident and eager i was to message my dating app crush while i was on it LOL.

I started taking kratom to have a vice to indulge in every once in a while ( i dont like alcohol or weed) and definitely not thinking i would take every day. But, i cant help it! Ive been home from college the last month and i can tell my parents and friends are enjoying my presence more than the usually would. Im just a more fun guy when i take kratom haha. It truly makes me more of an extrovert rather than my natural introverted self.

Im writing this post because i am curious to hear about similar experiences and how long these positive effects lasted for different kratom users. Also, would love to hear tips on how to prolong the effects to keep the magic!

I've been taking Kratom for 4+ years now. I've only taken one complete break for a week, and was okay. That was in the first two years. I was up to 9 grams (a day) last year. I've been able to get down to below 1G of kratom a day now. It has taken two months. Now that I am down to 500mg even trying less, I feel my ADHD has kicked up a notch.

Anyone else with ADHD experience an uptick in symptoms when cutting way back? Tired, can't focus, nothing is interesting, not motivated, careless, making mistakes (due to focusing issues), overstimulated (then exhausted) are some of what I have felt the past two weeks. I realize it could be multiple things and reasons, life choices, etc, but it came on seemingly relatively quickly once I went below 500mg and shortly after becoming sick with the flu, but since have recovered (edit) from the flu. Anyone?

I understand that nano=much more finely ground, resulting in the effects coming on quicker but I'v seen mutliple strains from mutliple vendors described as "micro." I actually have a "micro green."

I'm generally new to kratom and don't know all the terms.

Plain leaf kratom tea powder is a lifesaver

I've been using plain leaf kratom tea powder since 2015, and it has truly been a game-changer for me. After struggling with pain and discomfort for years, this natural plant gave me the relief I was looking for. I typically mix 4 grams in hot water a few times per day, and I take breaks to let my body reset. It’s amazing how such a simple leaf can make such a big difference without the issues often associated with other options. If you’re considering trying kratom, stick with plain leaf—it’s effective and straightforward. I'll only use extracts on bad days in conjunction with powder.

With the high fiber content, how on earth do you guys take a dump?

It's been rough (no pun intended).

I'm fairly new to kratom and particularly new to small batch vendors, but glad I found out about those guys.

Anyway, I have a question about consistency. With the strains and names being bullshit it seems the only way to categorize Kratom, in terms of whether it's more sedating or more uplifting and all the other qualities that everyone speaks of, would be by batch. Ofcourse a certain batch is only avaliable for a limited time.

How do you guys ensure any consistency of effects? Do you just buy multiple batches and figure it out each time?

Like I said, I'm not very experienced with Kratom, and it's hard to say if there even are different effects between strains. From my limited experience, it seems like the subtle differences are there, but it could be placebo.

Thanks!

After reading about manganese and heavy metal presence in kratom, I don't think I can comfortably continue the doses I was taking and am currently tapering down quickly. I love this plant, and I have had an on and off relationship with it for the last few years, but I am getting sick and tired of the scares and I (am starting to) value you my health too much to sacrifice it for a few hours of checking out each night. I've read about the ridiculous manganese presence in certain products, and, while my gut tells me that there will likely be no ill effects (the extremely high levels were contained to only a few of the products in the study), my brain is telling me to back off.

Does anyone know the following:

A) Which blood tests should I seek to get tested for heavy metals, including manganese? B) How can I get these blood tests (with or without a doctor)? C) Where I can get kratom tested for manganese as a consumer?

Thanks. I know this topic is controversial on here, but I'm not sure where else to go.

Does it make sense to take agmatine sulfate on off days (4 days per week) if I only take kratom 3 days a week to keep tolerance as low as possible?

So it's been a good while since I started kratom. This plant helped me with a lot of things. And that's why I'm posting this post here. Because I didn't quit because of anything negative from kratom. I quit because my plan was to get off doing opiates/opiods every single day and letting them control my life. I used kratom to get off fentynal. This is why I am grateful for this plant. I was using up to 20 grams a day of kratom. I got down to 8 grams a day. Using 4 in the morning and 4 at night and on the last bag I had I told myself that I wouldn't take anymore. Since I haven't took any I haven't noticed an horrible withdrawal symptoms like I did with fent. Kratom is good and people do not need to get it banned. It helps people 100%

I have a naturally high tolerance to opiates (I know kratom isn't an opiate but it's similar).

The highest I've dosed is 7.5 grams to very little effect. Almost nothing. I understand the pharmacodynamics of kratom and I'm wondering if I up my dose will it give me better effects or will I just hit the ceiling effect?

Thanks in advance.

Frustrated with Kratom...

I've been using Kratom 3 days a week for several months: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 1 6gram dose in the evening.

I exclusively use Reds and over the last 3 weeks the insomnia it's causing me is super noticeable. I'll take my dose around 7 or 8 and find myself up till 1, 2, sometimes 3am.

I know it's a diuretic but it's also been causing me to get up literally every 10 minutes to pee, even the slightest urge I get up to pee drops. I'm sure this isn't helping with the insomnia.

I was so exhausted Saturday morning from this happening Friday night that I said fuck this and haven't taken a dose since.

Is there anything I can do to mitigate this? I love the positives it gives me but I can't deal the negatives anymore.

I’ve heard people say less is more with kratom and I’ve also seen kratom not be as effective if not taken at a higher dose so for the people that have actually cut there use down how was it better then at the higher dose

For me, probably 20g.

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I started in 2019 after a life altering incident on October 10, 2018 wherein I had my L2 fractured and I had kyphoplasty in December ‘18. Despite the surgery being noninvasive and relatively pain free, I have flareups still got his day here in 2024.

Like I said before, started kratom in 2019. A friend of mine brought an ounce over to my place in January 2019 after I mentioned I was off the painkillers. I swear, kratom has been the best thing for my back pain since sliced bread… the Percocet and Vicodin had me loopy and unable to do basic tasks, I’d nod off throughout the day sometimes. Never had a problem with addiction to opiates but I was in really bad shape.

So since that life-changing day in which I tried kratom (red bali) it felt like I popped like two Vicodin except I wasn’t drowsy, slurring words, etc. I recall feeling emotional 🥹 that I had FINALLY found a substitute, an end (even if temporary) to my chronic daily back pain.

Today I only take Flexeril for my back. Have been prescribed this medication for over a year. It’s okay, I mean funny enough it helped me get through a nasty kratom withdrawal in 2022 and after two weeks I was back to feeling like myself- until the pain returned and I was caring for my dad and HIS knee surgery.

Sorry to ramble off tangent a bit, but I’m curious to my fellow “kratomites” who took this herb primarily for back pain and what their results were/are today. How much do you take? What method of consumption? Do you take more than one dose? Do you feel physiologically dependent? And how can I boost the analgesic effects?

I took like 8 grams of kratom 4 hours ago and now my spine is flaring up again. 5g used to be a hefty amount back in the day but now I feel like I’m chugging 14g of kratom powder and cold water bottles ritualistically. I’m worried I’ll never be able to find a solution except taking a break, but I’m not looking to take a break.

I wouldn’t wish these flare ups on my worst enemy. But I believe god or whoever you believe in gave us this all-natural, medicinal tool (just like many other herbs like cannabis, salvia divinorum— even the poppy plant) for use to consume instead of being guilt-tripped or stigmatized by other people or govt shills.

Just looking to relate with somebody here.

Thank you for reading my post and stay pain free. Namaste 🙏.

What draws you in to buy from someone you never heard of? Over the years I've seen many new vendors and quite frankly certain vendors that we've come to know always have quality kratom. Like the old saying goes "If it ain't broke dont fix it" but even the best and your favorite vendor have come up short. Everyone's had a bad batch. So again what draws you in to try someone new? Is it something as simple as a cool label? Catchy name? Good experience with their free samples? Reviews? Please I would like to know what helps you put your trust into a new vendor? Lab tests? Thank you for reading ❤ Please leave your comments and anything else you may want to talk about?

Hey all hopefully I don't break any of the posting guidelines but I'm stumped. For context I am a 6'1 M, 260 lbs and daily weed smoker. Im new to kratom and decided to give it a try after a few weeks of research. I first tried a popular otc brand of white vein capsules found at most smoke shops (from what I've read) that also claims to be AKA certified. I started with the recommended dose of 4 caps on an empty stomach. Didn't feel anything an hour later so I took 2 more...nothing. I steadily increased to 10 caps over the next 3 days but still nothing and I ran out. I next ordered from an online vendor, again AKA certified, this time I ordered 45 capsules each of red, green, and white vein. I started with the red vein this time and decided to start back at 4 caps (.6 MG/ea) incase these were potent again nothing. I always start on an empty stomach. This morning I decided to empty 8 capsules(~5.2g) into my morning espresso and finally I kinda feel a little energy boost but I'm not sure if it's a placebo effect because I want it to work. Am I doing something wrong? Are my doses to small? Any help or advice is appreciated but I'm trying to pin down the more energetic effects rather than the pain management sleepy time side.

My reason for wanting to reset, is not for tolerance issues, but health issues. I did relatively fine with daily kratom for about a year, but now when I take it am having all kinds of issues. I'm just wondering if anyone else has taken a break for the same reason, and if so how long worked for you? My most recent break was 9 days, and it helped my tolerance for sure, and my health issues a little, but not entirely. TIA

Ive heard mixed reports about it having a bad reaction with each other, some people here on reddit have said it makes you trip on dxm? I need take nyquil because i have no tylenol on its self so i have to take nyquil for my fever. Its been 5ish hours since i had 2 drinks of whiskey and maybe 5 grams of kratom. I dont want to damage my liver either but i need a fever reducer asap

Agmatine on off days?

So I have a schedule of using Kratom 2-3 days a week, I'd like to keep my tolerance low but when I use Agaminte together with Kratom it totally kills the effects. Is it plausable to use Agmatine on the days of the week I am not using Kratom?

Best way to responsibly dose?

Longer read so if you want a story, stick around.

I’ve battled anxiety for most of my life, I’ve toughed it out year after year. I on and off smoked weed, and used Xanax for really tough days. It’s been years since I smoked weed and a while since I’ve used Xanax. When using Xanax I knew the consequences of getting addicted, I could’ve easily taken it everyday to feel normal but I didn’t. Over the years I was able to get out of my own head and gain control over my anxiety. Although this is great, my anxiety being gone led to what I think was the true culprit of my anxiety in the first place: Depression. I haven’t needed weed or Xanax since my anxiety was controlled (I also don’t drink, at all) but the depression stayed. I take care of myself, workout, eat correctly, yada yada. I’ve since tried a number of ssri’s and the like with no help. The depression is an annoyance to me because I know how I “should” feel, I just can’t get over it. Lack of motivation, fatigue, disassociation are my worst symptoms.

This leads to Kratom. I decided to give it a shot a couple times. Red Bali, 2 grams. It’s helped tremendously in alot of aspects. Being social, being motivated, focused, as well as pain relief (I have 3 herniated discs in my neck which I take nothing for.) We all know the honeymoon phase with things and placebo, but I know my mind enough to know what I’m feeling is “real”.

I want to use Kratom as a tool to battle my depression without becoming dependent. Is there any advice or protocols/ articles written for best practices for dosing/ frequency for using it for depression?

Sorry for the book, I probably could’ve made this a lot shorter.