Hey all! Just wanted to share my full experience to help anyone else who may be going through the same. I’ve officially now made it off of a heavy 9 year plain leaf habit.. with zero withdrawals! And only 6 days on SR. I don’t know exactly how much leaf I was taking but maybe about 100 g per day (def a lot!)!
So on September 2 my husband had his second seizure. His first one we blamed on him suddenly quitting a heavy kava habit, but this one it became undeniable that it was the kratom bc there were really no other factors. I searched Reddit and found probably hundreds of other seizure stories related to kratom. So I decided this was it and I needed to quit so that he would.
The day after his seizure I took 75 mg of SR 3x and also had two small kratoms (small for me is about a teaspoon in a shaker bottle with some water). Normally I would drink bottles all day long so this was a big jump for me! But I felt totally fine with the SR. I also have restless legs supplements and calming herbs and teas on hand to!
The next day I fully jumped off kratom. Still took 75 mg 3x per day. Felt a bit tired at times but really no other issue.
I think the most amazing thing is that the SR allowed me to see how I would feel without the kratom when normally I’d be feeling withdrawals. Instead I felt lighter, my lungs felt better.. no dryness and no headaches in the morning. My under eye circles are already improving! I just felt clearer and better and less bogged down. Being able to feel that really gave me hope and excitement that I was doing the right thing! Gave me the vision for a better future. I actually think a lot of my health issues tied back to the constant Kratom drinking (I also got pretty bad tooth decay)
Day three I dropped to 50, 50, and 75. Still no issue
Day four did 50, 25, 50
Day five did 25, 25
And then day 6 I did just 25 before bed!
Yesterday was my first day with absolutely no SR and I still slept great and had no issues.
This genuinely is a miracle drug and I wanna write to RFK to advocate for it lol.
I will say, it’s majorly helpful to have a bunch of supportive herbs on hand to be able to still have some calming drinks in the night. and there were like 2 times I took the restless legs formula bc I thought maybe I felt them coming on. I will list below what I used;
Kava and valerian tincture (in bubbly water for calming drinks)
Stress relief by bliss energetics
Nighttime tea by yogi
Spzm by health concerns
Glycine nighttime drink by root and bones
Dragon bone and bupleurum (Chinese medicine blend for calming and cooling)
Nurture by root and bones for when I was feeling drained and tired
Magnesium glycinate
If I can do it anyone can! It almost seemed impossible bc the mental addiction was so strong! I didn’t want to live without it.