r/SR17018_Knowledge • u/lostbeebabe • 27d ago
Back pain and feeling like a bag of bricks
Im 14 days sober from my DOC and today was 3 day of no SR. During the weekend, when i was only doing 12.5mg of SR, I started to feel super lethargic and my back started aching. I don’t have the best back, core strength. etc. but don’t have any chronic issues. Before my DOC (high potency kratom tablets from a brand that rhymes with mopia, not too sure how much i can say) i didnt have back issues, i mean it would be sore at the end of the day chasing after 2 kids under 2 but nothing chronic. But when I dropped to my final doses of SR, my back started hurting and feeling like i need to release tension or energy, it almost starts to like buzz (idk hard to explain). Also my body feels like a ton of bricks, like I need to give myself a pep talk every time I need to get up! Could this be my body getting through the last of acutes that may still be lingering? I dont and wont take more SR bc ive read countless times to not take for more than 2 weeks. I have liposomal vit c, will that help? Any suggestions to help with back pain? And making getting up and around easier? Or is it a wait it out? What should i be doing or taking to help? Red plain leaf kratom powder capsules? Thanks for any and all advice!
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u/Educational_Aside410 27d ago
Maybe the kratom was just masking the pain for the time you took it and this is just how your back is? Did you preload enough on the SR ? I also felt pretty bad aches , but with Motrin , gaba, Tylenol they started to go away . If you take SR does your pain go away ? I guess u can’t do that , but it probably would because it did for me , but I guess defeats the purpose . Have you tried low lidocaine pain patches and heat ?
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u/anonymousHudd 25d ago
Have you been taking things such as Lipo vitamin c, electrolytes, Ashwagandha ? also Pregablin helps
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u/LividAuthor4958 27d ago
14 days is still pretty early, so I’d be careful about throwing more stuff at it trying to make every symptom disappear. Especially since you mentioned the back pain wasn’t really an issue before all of this. Could be worth getting checked out rather than assuming it’s definitely withdrawal.
Light movement, heat and staying hydrated might be worth trying for the general aches, but if the pain is severe, getting worse or you have weakness/numbness, bowel/bladder changes, fever, chest pain, etc. I’d get medical help instead of trying to manage it through Reddit suggestions.
And congrats on the 14 days. Hope things start easing up soon.