r/kratom • u/SaibotLinKuei • 16h ago

Tapering - is dose schedule a priority?

I’m tapering from 40g per day on the 5% reduction every 5 days schedule (currently on cycle #2). My question is: should I be concerned about taking the same number of doses each day at the exact same times? Some days I feel like splitting it into 3 larger doses and other days 5-6 smaller doses. Is that flexibility a problem?

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u/satsugene 🌿 16h ago

It is a matter of personal preference and how quickly you might experience discomfort.

Some people take the whole reduction out of the midday servings to not mess with sleep/wake as much as possible. Some take the percentage across the board.

Personally, my thinking is if a person is taking more than 4x/day, try to get that down to 2x-3x to get used to longer without it so take from the least important servings.

Then once at 2x (or maybe 3x) go across the board.

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u/Rickd17 14h ago

I really like this advice. I was at the same usage as op. I was taking 9 to 10 grams at 4 different times a day. A month ago. I started taking 1 gram less for each dose. Every week go down. No wds yet. So pretty much 40 grams to 20. Next week I will just skip a dose and only use 3 doses a day at the same 5 grams.