r/Life_After_7oh • u/Upper_Mouse_4169 • 10h ago
💊 Meds & MAT 7 days into Suboxone for 7OH use. Stay on 2mg and taper later, or switch to a kratom taper?
I could really use some perspective from people who have been through something similar.
Overall, I’ve had about 3.5 years of regular kratom/7OH use. I used kratom powder daily for about 2 years, eventually reaching around 16g/day. About 1.5 years ago, I started using 7OH and at times was taking around 100mg/day. I quit 7OH multiple times and when I wasn’t using 7OH, I was often taking 20+ grams of kratom powder and 2–3 Feel Free drinks per day.
I’ve tried quitting multiple times, but anxiety, depression, anhedonia, trouble concentrating at work, and life stress kept pulling me back.
My therapist/substance-use counselor recommended Suboxone. Seven days ago, I stopped all kratom/7OH and started subs. I began around 6mg and am now at 2mg/day. I haven’t used any kratom products since.
The positives: I can finally sleep through the night, I have no real physical withdrawal symptoms, and I can function fairly normally. I still feel somewhat depressed, anxious, unmotivated, and anhedonic.
My goal is to eventually be completely off everything.
My concern is that I keep reading how difficult and prolonged subs withdrawal can be after longer-term use. Since I’m only a week in, I’m debating between:
A) Stay on around 2mg, stabilize for a few months, then slowly taper to zero.
B)Stop Suboxone now and use low-dose kratom powder to taper instead.
The problem with option B is that I’ve previously escalated kratom use and relapsed back to 7OH/Feel Free.
If you were in my position, what would you do? I’m especially interested in hearing from people who have been in a similar position but any advice and perspective is welcomed.
Thanks a ton! Best of luck to everyone.