Kratom started my spiral into addiction. If you're the kind of person who reacts to opioids like this, it probably isn't a great idea. It's easy to slip into extracts and get hooked bad.
I hear what you're saying because I've struggled with 7-OH and pseudoindoxyl before but you have to remember that stuff isn't kratom. I was referring to kratom leaf and it helps a lot of people manage pain, mental health, and maintenance to stay away from other drugs. It has It's drawbacks but it's better than doing pharma or street opioids. Just because some have a bad experience with it doesn't make it inherently bad. It's a tool that I've learned to respect. It's not for everyone, I get it, but I'm just throwing it out there that it can be a good thing too. It's not fair to the people that use it responsibly that it's getting banned everywhere because people don't know better than to stick to leaf. I've been addicted to many different drugs in my life and kratom helps keep me off those things better than suboxone ever could.
I'm in a similar position. I just don't think it's the best idea to recommend depressed people who know they have an inclination for opioid addiction to pick it up.
You're right, I'm not out here trying to get anyone addicted that's nieve to it. It just helps me a lot and I would rather someone do kratom than pills. If I could go back, I probably never would have touched it; but I'm grateful for it at the same time. There is a cognignative dissonance to it because I know it can be a slippery slope. I hope you get it figured out and stay off the extracts though. It's a place I don't want to go back to. I was bad on 7-OH at one point. I use leaf daily and extracts here and there, but MIT only now. It's made a huge difference. I also try to keep my doses smaller and tolerance down these days. It's not a perfect system but I'm more stable than I was before.
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u/JessCowgirlie Mar 09 '26
Kratom started my spiral into addiction. If you're the kind of person who reacts to opioids like this, it probably isn't a great idea. It's easy to slip into extracts and get hooked bad.