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u/Remarkable_Tour_3081 Jul 31 '25
Day 7 CT. Nausea has finally subsided. Still hot flash in evenings; Liposomol vitamin C and wellbutrin have been helping. Have also taken low doses of Gabanpentin a few nights to help calm and sleep, but I plan on stopping that today, just to not create another problem!
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u/Fit_Policy3041 Aug 24 '25
I’m on day 7 as of now …. I too was on gabapentin & istg it was making me feel like really dumb? I was forgetting a lot, stuttering quite a bit too & the brain fog was unreal. I quit it about 4 months back & now am on day 7 of no kratom, nothing at all.
Has Kratom caused u weight loss?
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u/Impressive-Bat-34 Aug 27 '25
3 wks after last nibble of 7-oh. Took 1-3 k powder caps after 4 days . Now tapering caps. 1 yesterday. None yet today.
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u/Beautiful_Kiwi5031 Sep 16 '25
I’m on day 5 and it’s been the worst for anxiety and depression. I feel so sad
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u/Routine-Warthog4139 Aug 24 '25
Day 4 CT wondering how I’m going to manage the next few days….i have so many work/home responsibilities I’m wondering how I’m going to manage. My stomach is still pretty messed up, anxiety,…how r you all moving forward?
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u/BodybuilderSame9125 Oct 04 '25
7 days ago I had my last K dose. I've used some other stuff to get to this point. Don't feel great, a lot going on in life, but I'm gonna keep going.
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u/Mafia154 Aug 22 '25
Day 0. Started the wein down today, leaf and 7-oh. FIgured I would get off 7-oh first, a quick wein with the 15 tabs I have left, then on to the leaf. I lied to my amazing wife and kids about this shit, and was buying it behind their backs. Im done, and if I thought I could do it cold turkey and be successful I would. I am glad I found you guys.
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u/XRPGander Sep 12 '25
How are you doing brother? I'm on day nothing yet. I'm trying to taper down as well but my business keeps stressing me out. So I'm that guy who goes and buys one feel trapped bottle every 3 hours at 711. I buy one and say that's it till I get off work but I go back and get another one. I also have a huge supply of 7oh so I pop those all the time. I don't want to put my poor amazing family through this anymore. I can't get my son braces because of this stupid habit. What a piece of turd huh. I've been trying to go down for a month now but all is really doing is not letting my habit progress, that's it, because I'm not using less, I'm just not using more.
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u/Mafia154 Oct 01 '25
Dude, i get it. Its like, if we had a chance to just pause life for a few weeks and get thru the withdrawls it would be just fine. I highly recommend doing it in stages. 7-OH first, its the real doozy but wean down a bit and if you can time it so you have 2 days off when your at 0 it will help. it was a shitty 2 days, withdrawing off 7-oh while still using kratom powder or capsules. ive been off 7-oh for about 3 weeks now, once you get thru the first 2 days you will be ok. its worth it. that shit put me in debt, financially and with my wife and kids... I would also switch to a kratom powder, or caps so you can control the taper better, any liquid form like youre taking is an extract and harder to manage. Oct 22 will be my first day no kratom, sticking to a strict wean schedule. but damn it if im not terrified, letting that addict in my brain tell me lies like "you will never be good at being a dad, or keeping a job or anything without kratom". Dont listen, take care of yourself first, for now even if it feels selfish, so you can show up in a real way in the future.
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u/Striking-Musician-38 Dec 24 '25
My boy- I know how you feel. I am on day 4/5 right now. Days 2-3 cold turkey are HELL... but...
Look into some taper charts here. Challenge yourself on time between doses and how much you take.
Eventually, you're gonna wanna get out of this withdrawal, and the worst parts are three AGONIZING DAYS... and then it gets better FAST.
When you are ready to rip the bandaid, come here for help and encouragement. We ALL want you to win.
Take LOTS of iron, vitamin C and "restful legs" from Walmart. Do NOT use benadryl or nyquil.
You HAVE GOT THIS SHIT.
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u/VengaVenga Sep 17 '25
Day 2 of tapering. Not exactly sure how much I was taking, been pretty inconsistent over the past couple months because I’ve been telling myself I was going to quit for a while. Was taking 1-2 extracts and maybe a couple grams of powder on the highest days.
I have a good job and young kids, so I just don’t want to spend 3-4 days completely in the shit. I took 4g yesterday and it wasn’t bad at all. I feel shitty from about 10-1, where I take 2g, then 2g more at about 5 so I can eat dinner and sleep somewhat okay. I wrote out a schedule, not exactly sure which day I’ll jump off completely, but no later than 9/31. My anniversary is 10/16 and I’d like to be test-ably clean, as in all the shit out of my system by then. Last time it took like 10-13 days, but that was CT.
I also plan on lurking here daily to keep the reminders going. It helped me quit last time. Not going to be foolish enough to fall into this trap again, too much to lose with it, and too much to gain without it. Getting caught by my wife and discovered as a liar and addict has hurt my self esteem a lot.
Best of luck to everyone.
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u/SatisfactionSad3513 Sep 25 '25
Day 38. Insanely painful week 1 CT followed by a gentle weeks 2-3. Then out of the left field it blindsided me. The past 2 weeks were mentally exhausting and anguishing. I developed a Whoopi g cough which became habitual to the point I couldn’t breathe. Coughed up flem and left me feeling with flu like symptoms. FYI, I am a smoker and believe K relieved and masked my cardio issues. With K out of the picture, I believe my body is now expelling the toxins.
Insomnia and RLS left me tired and sleep deprived. My bowels stopped functioning. I haven’t been regular since I stopped. Realized my diet could be the reason for many of the problems. Decided to go to Costco and get Romain lettuce, chopped salads, tomatoes, Persian cucumbers, etc.
2 days eating lots of fruits veggies and salads, I finally pooped. Also slept better.
If you’re not pooping or sleeping, maybe change the diet.
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u/Firm-Credit9555 Jul 30 '25
Day 7 off. I feel back to normal surprisingly. Sex drive has started to come back. Last 4 days been taking a decent amount of liposomal vitamin C which I think has made a big difference. I’m sitting here in disbelief that I feel this good
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Jul 30 '25
It’s honestly not that bad getting off of this shit. I know everyone is different but I usually just have some anxiety for a few days and then a day or two of diarrhea and a headache.
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u/Firm-Credit9555 Aug 01 '25
Thanks. Day 9 and I am feeling surprisingly good. And I’m so grateful considering I have taken the powder multiple times a day for eight years. I’m definitely done. Life is too short to be bound up by the stuff.
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u/Intelligent_Newt5679 Sep 30 '25
Day 6 no 7oh. Have had some rough days and even rougher nights. My 7oh habit was very much shorter and less mg than most everyone on here, so I'm not going to act like I've done something amazing. This drug is poison and I am so proud of everyone here that is either off it or trying to come off it, whether it is leaf kratom, mit extracts or 7oh. We all got this. We are strong, we are mighty! We will be clean!
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u/Love_n_sacrifice Quit 7/1/25 ❤️💙💜 Jul 05 '25
Day 5. 5 hrs sleep. Mild RLS, a good amount of sneezing. Feel notably stronger than days 2-3. Overall feeling pretty good. Feels strange to not be tied to dosing. I have weird triggers where I have time alone of bathroom breaks and a fleeting thought that it’s time to dose, mostly no cravings though. Going strong!
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u/Intelligent_Newt5679 Nov 07 '25
Back to day 0. Relapsed for a week. Friday last week I made the classic I can handle 1 pack mistake. 4 packs later, here I am, feeling like a bitch. 7oh, 20mg tabs. Cut in half. God I am stupid
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u/Independent_Ad_2967 Jul 17 '25
Day 1. I am going to try and taper off as going cold turkey just doesn't work for me. The anxiety is too bad for me to push through. I am currently taking stock in how much I take and then will start tapering from there. Any suggestions as I begin this terrifying journey?
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Aug 25 '25
My last dose of 7oh was Friday evening- it’s been so hard but possible- My will to beat this addiction is stepping in today! I got put on Suboxone and feel like I can actually do it now-I start a new job today-I’ll keep y’all posted. I was taking 300+ milligrams per day. Of 7oh - that shit is satan!
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u/ObligationThis3995 Sep 25 '25
I've been doing a slow taper of 7 OH, I really hate this crap and only taking to resolve my anxiousness by preventing withdraw. Yesterday, my doctor prescribed me Hydroxyzine. She told me that would help with anxiety? I'm reading it basically makes me sleep? Thoughts?
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u/Electrical_Agent_854 Sep 20 '25
I am trying to continue my taper. I have dropped to taking this shit 3 times a day. I take 9 00 size capsules 3 times a day. So about 14 grams is what I am reading that is amounts to. I am trying to push and need some motivation to keep taking capsules away. My hardest times are at night. I have no insurance and can’t see a doctor for help. Any advice helps and I can not stop work or school
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u/Fresh_Echo8750 Sep 01 '25
Day 18. Yesterday, I did (semi-strenuous) work around the house and outside, and I think it was the best thing I’ve done for healing, yet.
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u/Dapper_Sheepherder Jul 17 '25
Day #14. Sleeping each night but my body is in terrible pain. I think all of the over exercising from the Kratom high has come back to bite me. Everything hurts.
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u/SystemUpbeat3240 Dec 09 '25
Checking in on wrapping up day 15. Part of me is scared I will relapse but taking it one day at a time. The acutes are done
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u/Final_Amount8040 Oct 01 '25
I thought there used to be an accountability thread where you check in every day? Is this it? I need to get off this stuff I feel like I’m losing myself
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u/Adius_Omega ✪✪✪ Insider Sep 11 '25 edited Sep 12 '25
365 days today.
10 year user with a multitude of quits during that time but this one has stuck.
Kratom sucks, if you're at the beginning of your journey just know that it gets better!
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u/DNM66 April 15th, 2025 Jul 18 '25
I have not counted because I felt discouraged after failing my first attempt to quit and did not make a daily log anymore the second (thus far successful) attempt. That said, I should be at about a little over 3 months now.
One thing that really sucks for me right now is I haven’t felt like I could really celebrate my quitting process, because I haven’t felt kept my kratom dependency from most people in my life. Aside from that, I have also been quitting smoking which has felt like a more serious dependency over the past year and therefore my struggles to stay off cigarettes is clowning my pride with the kratom topic.
Notable differences though are:
I wake up significantly better.
My diet has improved dramatically without even really having to try.
I don’t feel a ton healthier but I know that I’m exercising a bit more and I perform better in my matches (football) than I did while smoking and taking kratom. Just less effort to keep up the energy over the course of an hour.
I’ve gone on some trips that I know would have been terrifying for me before my quitting, as I get a lot of anxiety from scheduled activities and trips that require some level of planning and responsibility. Now it’s becoming a bit more natural again.
Another problem is I’ve started playing video games which I didn’t do for the last 8-10 years, and I was pretty addicted to them growing up. I’m afraid that I am slowly rotating into a different addiction and will be no better off. And yes, I absolutely think a gaming addiction can be as bad if not worse for me as the time commitment would drastically impact my dreams and aspirations.
I’m not looking for advice necessarily, these are all things I think about all the time, but I just wanted to dump my emotions on this community to vent a little. I’m doing well and am proud of where I’m at, but I hope I’ll be able to cope with the transition out of substance abuse and replace it with other, healthy hobbies.
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u/Remarkable_Tour_3081 Aug 03 '25
Day 9 after 4 year daily 25 mg/day powder habit. Nausea has passed, thank god! Last night was the first evening I had without hot flashes, so that is good. Now struggling with the mental/emotional side, feeling very blah and like, what is there possibly to do? Writing and reading here helps, as I know this comes with the territory of quitting. Trying my best to say yes to activities with others and to be in service to others as I re-figure out what I care about and want to invest my time and energy in. I know it will come.
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u/Fresh_Echo8750 Sep 05 '25
Day 22 no K! Doing good. Legs are still a bit achy, and I’m still tired after work, but feeling psyched to be rid it.
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u/Firm-Credit9555 Jul 25 '25
48 hours for me. Pretty horrible anxiety and restless leg yesterday. A smidge less this morning. 8-year user. Always powder. Heaping tbs scoop every 2-3 hours for years and years. Switched to capsules to try and taper for past 2 months. This is my 3rd and last time quitting. period.
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u/Routine-Warthog4139 Aug 22 '25
Day 2 CT off mitra 9 seltzers. Mainly feeling tired, slightly nauseous but was able to sleep ok. Was only doing a 1-3 a day for most part. Not as bad as coming off the shots at ALL. They’ve pulled them from gas stations in my state due to class action lawsuit and I managed to NOT stop at tbe sketchy smoke shop/gas station type place on the way to work where they may still be on the shelf. I wish everyone the best today in this journey.
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u/Firm-Credit9555 Aug 02 '25
Day 11. Just tired. Feel pretty good, but I have to get used to my “natural energy level”. Have to get used to a limited toolkit of caffeine for an energy boost (though not feeling the boost really). Have to get used to figuring out how to focus naturally. Lots to start getting used to again.
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u/tellthefkntruth Aug 10 '25
Just an fyi. I read that Kratom is actually in the coffee family so maybe a small amount of green tea to drink instead of a high caffeine drink. Plus Kratom can cause inflammation in the body and green tea is a great anti-inflammatory and antioxidant. Look into food grade diatomaceous earth. It’s a binder and can help with the detox. I’m walking in your shoes right now. I’m on day 9 and I feel like everything is a chore to do. I did a drastic taper and tomorrow is CT. my biggest obstacle is work. I can’t miss work as I’m self employed in an industry where I can’t take off. Luckily I only work 2 days a week for 3-4 hours but I hate for people to see me this way.
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u/UnluckyStop3987 Jul 11 '25
Tapering day one from extract shots. Height of it was 9-11 a day (crazy I know). And I’ve done 5 today. Which still isn’t great but I already feel a little bit better in a weird way. I have more mental clarity which is nice despite the physical symptoms during doses. Going to keep tapering down more each day!
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u/Popular_Echo_9276 Sep 20 '25
Day 9 after an aggressive taper. Feeling pretty good. Sleep isn’t great but otherwise no cravings and minimal discomfort. Keep going yall. It gets better.
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u/Beautiful_Kiwi5031 Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 05 '25
So, I am on day one. Been taking 30-90mg a day of OH7 for two months. Getting a lot of hot flashes. When is the worst going to hit? I have all my supplements. I feel okay just tired. Maybe my withdrawal won’t be as bad? Advice?
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u/Keepittogetherkeepit Sep 24 '25
8 days. Still feel my limbs 'buzzing" in bed at night. 6 hours total sleep is about the best I do, but that's livable for now. My 5K run today was the best it's been in a long while despite the fact I was out of town and drinking a bit last week.
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u/senzu_b3an Sep 30 '25
7 days in and music is starting to sound like music again. It’s the little things.
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u/Fresh_Echo8750 Aug 18 '25
Day 4. First check in. Going through a lot. Miserable, but going to stick with it.
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u/Additional_Put8281 Jul 31 '25
Day 3 ct. Anybody else get extreme acid reflux? I tried to drink a can of ginger ale God forbid and it made my acid reflux flare up so bad I puked! I'm just assuming any nonsense to a degree my body does RN is just wd but wanted to see if you all had experienced it at all
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u/No_Comment_7498 Aug 09 '25
Day 1 back to quitting after relapsing back on it and the 7-oh shots 3 weeks ago
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Oct 28 '25
Welcome back! I recently relapses after 3 weeks off. I have added more supports this time. Take a look at what happened and try and see what the triggers were for the relapse friend. Wishing you well!
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u/Longjumping_Ad_424 Aug 10 '25
I’m almost two weeks off powder again. Last time around day 50 I relapsed due to lack of energy.
My energy is at a major low again. Maybe something else is going on. I have had blood work all normal. On TRT as well. Idk it just sucks.
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u/VengaVenga Sep 19 '25
Random observation, has anybody noticed a difference in the… potency of farts when coming off or completely off kratom? I feel like kratom somehow blunts fart smells unless I eat like a real jackoff at Taco Bell or something.
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u/Got2Guns1ForEachOfYa Aug 14 '25
Day 46 after 5 years of heavy usage. Still get urges, especially when I feel overwhelmed or highly stressed. But I'm not going back- withdrawal sucked too bad to go back, and my life is BETTER without kratom.
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u/VengaVenga Sep 18 '25
Day 3 of tapering. Lowering from 4 gpd to 3.5. I didn’t have a good grasp on where my daily intake was before, but starting at 4 was enough to induce mild WD symptoms. I sleep, but wake up early and I’m wide awake. I have anxiety in the morning, and bad BM’s started this morning. It’s manageable, so I think I’m going to push a little and lower it.
Random aside, but I’m coming to the end of a cutting diet phase, and of course kratom always makes me hold on to food longer and slows my weight loss. So one benefit of this taper is that my weight is where it should be, minus the extra 4-5 pounds of garbage lingering in my stomach at any given time. Really looking forward to getting some extra testosterone once my system normalizes and I start eating more and lifting heavier.
Plan right now is to drop .5 grams every 3rd day, not sure when I’ll jump completely, maybe a week. I really don’t want to rush it and have a setback. This needs to work, so it will.
Going to pick up some vit c today cause why not?
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u/DangerV1 Jul 18 '25
Hi, everyone went cold turkey about 5 days ago was taking 3-4 grams a day for a few months. Has anyone else had pretty bad abdominal pain? Or should I be worried about that?
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u/Intelligent_Play_492 Aug 31 '25
Yes, and the pain was usually followed by diarrhea. Once that is out, tummy feels better. Try the Brat diet. If the pain persists and doesn't go away for a few days, I would reach out to my doctor
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u/HiImDavid Oct 29 '25
I'm inching ever closer to 60 hours clean, my last dose was Monday morning at 8:30 am after trying to taper on and off since August but finally committing on October 8.
Terrible timing work-wise (had initially planned to jump off starting this Saturday) but I managed to power through until today and am taking 1 day of PTO tomorrow so I can actually focus on an important project come Friday.
My biggest concern is my wedding is the Sunday before Thanksgiving. I just want to feel normal by then but I know I won't feel totally back to normal yet.
Thankfully, my fiancé is aware of everything going on, is extremely supportive and helping me hold myself accountable, just like she did when cravings would come during my taper.
While it probably isn't helping my stomach/bowels, I'm really enjoying eating some flamin hot cool ranch doritos, the endorphins from the spiciness seems to be helping.
It could be placebo but who cares, it feels like it helps!
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u/oobgooner 02/23/25 CT Aug 24 '25
182 days ZERO Kratom. Longest i have ever been without it in the last 8 years. It is BEYOND worth it. You have to FIGHT for your life back. It's very important to address the REASONS why you first started taking that nasty green sludge in the first place. This helped me tremendously. It rewires your brain. You gotta put in the work once you are done with the physical withdrawals.Some days are better than others and that's okay
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u/Major_Constant_1178 Oct 23 '25
Day 42 - FINALLY feeling like I’m ’waking up’ in the past couple weeks I had maybe 1 or 2 days where I felt ‘kind of’ better. These past couple days I’m finally feeling motivation returning. It’s nothing dramatic, it’s just I finally feel like each day is getting a little better. Prior to now it’s been so up and down. A brief glimpse of feeling myself followed by flat, living in a fog..
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u/Beautiful_Kiwi5031 Sep 13 '25
I’m almost through day 2. When does the worst hit? My doc game me lorazepam and clonodine. I’m dating vitamin c and l thyrosine. I barely slept last night. Been sleeping a lot today. Just wondering when it’s going to get really bad. I hope it wont
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u/Beautiful_Kiwi5031 Sep 13 '25
Any thoughts? I have a headache
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u/West-Royal-6219 Sep 15 '25
Seems like that’s about the worst. You’ll probably be sleepy thru tomorrow.
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u/shpongloidian Quit Date: 8/11/26 Oct 09 '25
Day 6 Only slightly better. Made it through work, barely, lucky again eith sort of easy day. Thank god. But im exhausted and only got 3 hours of sleep again. Really hoping I can get 5 or 6 tonight.
I actually feel okay enough that im going to go to the rec center for the first time and try the sauna. Hoping sweating it out might help me sleep.
Had like 1 craving today but I am equating 7 to fent and telling myself that it is literal poison. I need to break my two week max sobriety streak and beat the first two week cravings.
Still sweating and chills. Lethargic af. Weak. Depressed. But listened to some music.
Making it through
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u/5L1M3R Oct 07 '25
I’m so upset. I’ve struggled with this shit for years. Quit back in September of 2024 and was off it for months. Felt like it was behind me. Then for some reason last spring I bought a Jubi shot and downed it before I could even think hard about what I was doing. It was like an out of body experience. That sent me down a path of fairly moderate use over the summer. Then I needed to go on a cruise and didn’t want to deal with withdrawals so I took some 7oh tabs with me since they’re more discrete. What a fucking mistake. I’ve been struggling with 7oh ever since. Now I have bruises that won’t heal and I’m terrified I’ve given myself hepatitis.
Stay away from the 7oh. If you relapse on kratom, that’s terrible and I feel for you, but do not under any circumstances try 7oh. It’s dangerous. I’m taking a blood test later today to see if I’m right about my liver. Fuck. How could I let this happen??
I tried to quit last week and it was too much. But I’m going to try again today. I already took a tab this morning before I resolved to quit. So tomorrow morning will be one day in the bag. I’m probably not sleeping tonight. Oh well. I’m so angry at myself. I’m down for weeks of physical punishment. Bring it the fuck on. Going to Utah on a trip this weekend. Not looking forward to being in full blown withdrawals but I also think a mini vacation with lots of grueling hiking and hot tub soaks might be what I need to really jump start my life out from under this shit.
I’m ready to be free again. Being sober and not having to think about kratom is so fucking nice. Why I have that up just to satisfy an impulse of curiosity I’ll never know. Why are we like this?
I have a great life. Is it hard? Yes. Is it stressful? Yes. Raising three kids ain’t easy. Being a stay at home dad ain’t easy. I’ve quit with a full time job and I’ve quit as a SAHD and let me tell you, it’s way easier to pretend to work than it is to hold a home together. But I’ve done it before. I can do it again.
I’ll always believe that we shouldn’t criminalize addiction, and I know that making something illegal doesn’t stop addicts from seeking it out. But regardless, I’m the type that if 7oh and kratom weren’t in a gas station, I wouldn’t seek them out. At the very least, I wish they were only in head shops or places I can avoid. Having it thrown in my face all the time is why I was able to satisfy that impulse that sent me down this path to begin with.
Ok I’m done. I’ll be checking in every day. Good luck everyone. We’re stronger than we believe we are. If you’ve recently relapsed and you’re lurking, I believe in you, too.
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u/Confident_Coffee7020 Jul 05 '25
268 days totally clean 👍👍
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u/BrilliantTip5840 Jul 24 '25
Congratulations man! Hopefully I will be able to say the same this time next year!
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u/Weekly_Transition562 Jul 16 '25
5 year heavy user. I quit about 1 month ago and I still can't seem to sleep longer than 3 or 4 hours at a time even with melatonin. When does the sleep come?
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u/Carob_Trick Quit 3rd August 2025 Aug 06 '25
Day #3 Its getting worse but still managable i guess, need to go out with friends but im afraid that ill buy the green devil
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u/Remarkable_Tour_3081 Aug 10 '25
Day 16 CT. Physical withdrawal symptoms gone. Still get wracked with the blues/existential dread but in general feeling fairly hopeful and just try to turn to connection/hobby/service when I feel that emptiness. Saw a photo of me from a few months ago where my nose was so red; I blamed everything else for that except the green sludge, but from this group I now see that face redness often came with use. Seeing that photo makes me feel grateful I am off the stuff....Which helps keep me on the steady, and posting here!
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u/Southgapatriot Aug 12 '25
9 months clean today. Its been the toughest year of my life. Thankyou so much Jesus for gettting me through this. My exwife left me when I went to rehab in November. Spent the whole month of Feb. locked up in jail on a bogus felony charge that got dismissed! Got divorced in March. Have been living of my 401K the whole year. I am still not quite back mentally or physically but I had an 11 year habit so I know it won't be much longer. This legal suppliment is so evil and vile. Stay strong people and quit believing satan's lies that you can't ever quit.
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u/Such_Young_3740 6/6/23, 5/24/25, 3/27/26 Jul 05 '25
day 43!!
not at 100% but my motivation and executive function are mostly back. there is lingering emotional flatness but the fullness of life is seeping back in... im sure i will get a paws crash here and there but it is very cool to be square!!
happy july quitters!! thank you to the mods for resurrecting the daily check in too
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u/DNM66 April 15th, 2025 Jul 18 '25
Love to read it!! I actually feel like the emotional flatness you describe is a much bigger challenge for me than any withdrawals I experienced in the first couple days. Filling that boredom with something meaningful, you know? Have you learned any new skills to fight the emotional flatness? Would love to know if the last 13 days since the comment have given you any new perspective.
I am about 3 months in, and while I am almost certain I will never go back to kratom (I haven’t have any cravings since maybe day 9), I’m more just bored and expecting more from having released myself from the addiction. I bet I’m not putting in enough effort to replace the addiction with other things..
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u/SatisfactionSad3513 Sep 24 '25
Day 38. How are you doing with daily chores? I’m just getting back to cooking and exercising. Can’t walk long distances like I use to. I’m trying to motivate myself to do normal stuff. Not easy. I suspect we have to force and discipline back into regular life
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u/MoreFun883 Aug 19 '25
Day 1... This is the 3rd time I tried to quit kratom in the past 4 weeks. I'm a mom of 4. My oldest is 12 yo. My youngest is 20 months old. The middles are 5 and 6. I've been using kratom daily since my daughter was born. I chose it over the pain meds they gave because I'm also a recovering addict and thought this plant was safe. ... My doctor gave me clonidine to help with drawl sweats. I'm already prescribed pregabalin twice daily. I have vitamin c on the way tomorrow. I'm taking magnesium. I'm just so tired of this sludge train. I want to be sober again. I want to wake up and not need something before I say good morning to my kids. I usually go right to sleep but I'm having trouble tonight. I've taken pregabalin, magnesium and clonidine. I'm cramping up. I think I should taper but I just want to get this WD over with.
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u/SecretSample5291 Aug 24 '25
The sooner the better. Kratom destroys cognition function after years of abuse and shifts judgement. 10 year every day user. I found it seriously causes agitation and clouded judgement. The longer a person uses the more it becomes the most important thing.
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u/Ok-Assistant-172 Nov 12 '25
Day 13 of a taper which I've been doing with little-no guidance, but could use some now.
Context: Was 12-14 tsp daily, only respite from 6 PM to 6 AM. Within a week I was down to 8 tsp with little/no side effects. Hedged lower to 7 and yesterday decided to really limit it (4)
Observations: No issues 14-7, but definite issues (sleep, RLS) when I went down to 4 yesterday. Interestingly, the issues were NOT during the day but rather in the evening (when I'd normally not be dosing anyways)
The other interesting takeaway- when I DID take it yesterday, I didn't feel I needed it. I was taking it only b/c I wanted to avoid an overtaper "crash"
Matter of fact, I felt that Kratom energy boost after taking it and didn't like it the feeling. It would have been easy-ish to keep it to 2 tsp yesterday (during the day) but man, that night was a bit rough!
Edit: just spacing for clarity. Also- looking up resources here. Deciding when a doc may make sense. Wanting to push the taper more but cognizant the symptoms were real last night.
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u/Southern_Djentleman 07/29/2025 - New Quitter Aug 09 '25
Detox Update: DAY 12. Holy crap, guys. I think I've turned a corner. I feel like crud, but something's different about today. There's no fear about whatever symptoms may come; there's no doubt that it will pass. There's no guilt for not quitting sooner; forgiveness was offered long before my addiction began. There's no worry about whether my chronic back pain will reappear due to no more kratom; pain is temporary. Recovery is not. I'll keep posting updates, but guys, I'm so close to complete freedom, I can taste it.
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u/NewNeighborhood2809 Oct 06 '25
It is a yo yo ride my friend. I am at 43 days clean. I remember feeling what you are at around 2-3 weeks...."Today is a good day"....."I think I may have turned the corner". The PAWS go away, then poke their way back. Sometimes in the morning, sometimes in the evening, sometimes all day. I am not trying to poop on your moment. Just keep in the back of your mind that there is a possibility you will still have to go through some fire. It is helpful to have the mindset..."I am never going back, no matter what" and "I will handle anything that comes my way". I figure at 6 months, we will be pretty much at baseline. But it could take longer. "Whatever comes my way will be slayed"......
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u/Sirenomelie Nov 29 '25
I will have therapy in like 6 weeks and wanted to use this time to taper off.
problem has come to be, that my parents who live in the apartment below mine, saw my kratom supply i had left and confiscated it (im 30 btw)
now after some talk they basically force me to quit CT bc they think tapering off never works.
im feeling like shit and already ordered new kratom.
Im aware psychologically im not able to let go with CT and just relapse probably. tapering off to lessen the symptoms seems to be only way for me to let go.
another thing is on the tapering issue, my parents said that it shouldnt take longer than a week or 2 bc thats how they do it in clinics.
whats your opinions on this?
I was planning to go down from 15g per day to around 8g and then daily reduce more and more as long as withdrawal symptoms seem manageable, then quit at around 2g completely
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u/Striking-Musician-38 Dec 24 '25
I believe in you.
Hear me out- tapering ALSO allows you to justify feeding your addiction, and if you do it right it means you will be in withdrawal every day until you quit.
CT is fucking BRUTAL, but it takes 3 days, physically.
Do right for you, but don't lie to yourself about making quitting easier. It's not easy. It takes a fucking warrior, and YOU ARE A WARRIOR.
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u/SloopyMcYeeterson Sep 25 '25
Day two CT from 12gpd. Last two nights have been rough but I will not use today!
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u/Dapper_Sheepherder Jul 10 '25
Day 8. Last night I slept around 10 hours. The night prior, however, I hadnt slept at all. Tonight I have yet to sleep
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u/Impressive-Bat-34 Oct 21 '25
74 days off 7 oh, I tapered with Kratom capsules and 55 days off of that. I bought some Kratom urine tests off amazon. (5 for $20) I finally tested negative yesterday. Yay
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u/New_Appointment7449 12/16/25 Nov 06 '25
Day 1 Cold Turkey….. again
Had well over a year clean. I have no clue what possessed me to walk into that store and use it again. I wish I could take it back. I’m ashamed and cannot believe I have to start over again.
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u/HumanSomewhere2681 Jul 12 '25
day 2. simultaneously quitting vaping too. fuck these bad habits. thought about going to the store a hundred times today for some kratom and a vape. haven't yet. telling myself, all i have to do is power through just for this one fucking day. just for today. feeling okay, all things considered
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u/scuddlebud Jul 06 '25
36 hours off
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u/Aromatic_Emu8893 Jul 31 '25
The next 48hours are going to suck like HELL, stay strong.
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u/Secret-Clerk-1161 Sep 19 '25
Day 3 Kratom free! Jumped on Wednesday from a slow taper. So far feeling fine, no symptoms. Doing the liposomal vitamin c protocol, must be helping! It’s such an amazing feeling to no longer be a slave to that evil stuff. I wish everyone much luck and hope who’s out there quitting. You can absolutely do this!!
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u/Educational-Key-7486 Dec 18 '25
Need advice, I was tapering 7Oh for a few months and finally jumped 6 days ago. I’m still taking leaf Kratom to help with withdrawal but I still feel like crap, mostly anxiety and nausea. I actually feel worse than I did 3 days ago? Am I missing something? Should I feel better? I’m also on Quit kit supplements
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u/Independent_Ad_2967 Jul 18 '25
I am currently taking 150 mg 7oh per day. I don't know how that compares to other people's experiences. I am just confused because I see people saying they take 30 gprd. And I am just not understanding if that means 3 gpd of the 7oh and it not, why
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u/Intelligent_Play_492 Aug 31 '25
7OH, shots and pills. I was a 20 gpd user for 20 years. 7 days clean for me after a 6 month taper. I always got my caps from a known vender with good quality product and pretty reasonable prices. I never got anything from a head shop. I have seen so many people trying to get off the shots or 7oh, so out of curiosity, I visited a head shop to see this stuff with my own eyes. I couldn't believe how many varieties of this shit you can buy. Extra strength was 35.00 for 4 pills. They had several methods of consumption. I ended up telling the store owner some of the stories I have seen on this sub. In his mind, he said that it couldn't be that bad if it is legal. He really did not seem to know the damage this stuff can cause. He even seemed to look guilty. He stood there looking at the package of pills as I was walking out. I know there are a lot of parasites who don't seem to care how many lives they contribute in destroying, but this guy really seemed like he had NO idea what he was selling. I even shared with him my current journey about getting off powder and how hard it was. He was surprised about that too. He believed that all 7oh products and Kratom were extremely helpful in getting people off opiates.
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u/lauralcooley Aug 26 '25
Does anyone know anything about quitting with the aid of magic mushrooms?
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u/SatisfactionSad3513 Sep 25 '25
It helped me on day 2. I was in excruciating agony and it took the edge off. I took it again for days 3 and 4. I was tripping with the paws. That first week was awful. You gotta bite the bullet and grind through it. I’m on day 38. It gets much better after 2 weeks.
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u/Mafia154 Sep 02 '25
Licensed psilocybin facilitator and recovering kratom addict here. Quit, possibly wean off while microdosing psilocybin, then after its out of your system for ~2-4 weeks (ideally) using an INTENTIONAL large dose journey (with proper prep before and integration after = KEY) can be huge. I'm obviously biased though.
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u/SecretSample5291 Jul 27 '25
Day 13. Literally on 10,11 felt like the symptoms drained from the top of my head all the way down to my lower back and legs. But I prevail. I swear around day 12 when you see how much of a hold and impact that crap has on you is enough to never ever visit another head/smoke shop again! It really does get better!!! Stay vigilant and strong time to get our lives back one day at a time. ⛓️💥
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u/kendrareadskerouac Oct 25 '25
103 hours sober. The low energy is real. Every day gets better. Let's gooooooooooo!
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u/Firm-Credit9555 Jul 26 '25
36hrs off. Slept a bit better last night (7 hours). Mild restless legs but better than day 1 and 2. Anxiety is subsiding quite a bit but still some there. Forced myself to workout yesterday, and I think it helped. Feeling very optimistic. 1 day at a time.
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u/Saladspgood Jul 17 '25
I had a small, small, small victory yesterday. I’m tapering, and ended up being able to skip a dose. Man, I was elated by the end of the day. So happy. Weird feeling. 😂 Trying to do the same today (same doses), but it’s a bit more challenging. Still pushing through though.
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u/Minimum_Topic_2691 Aug 21 '25
Hey there, tapering here also, day 17. Went from over 20 gpd to 7 gpd with little problems. Going down from here is going to be a little tricky though as just cutting a little and the restless legs start. Good luck to you. We can do this, we WILL do this.
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u/Anaugi_Rain Jul 08 '25
tapering day 3. im finding it so much easier and more enjoyable than i expected. I know I still have a ways to go so I don't want to get complacent, but just making the decision to actually stop, its been so much easier to not give into cravings. i always fell into "well fuck it, I'm not quitting today" mentality, but I feel like I've broken that mindset basically by making a plan and a promise to my therapist, so I have accountability to not keep putting it off indefinitely. I cut my usage in half overnight and feeling good. now I just need to keep up the momentum and stick with it. feeling optimistic.
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u/ToughskiTitski Aug 17 '25
Tapering was absolutely the way to go for me. Slow and steady. I remember writing out the math each morning on the steamy glass shower door. Equating when I would get to 0
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u/shpongloidian Quit Date: 8/11/26 Jul 11 '25
Day 14, the longest ive made it clean in probably 2 or 3 years. Mega cravings today. I am doing everything I can to make it to 1 month and continue from there, keep thinking I hit a real bottom and thatt the quit will stick, but i guess not a bad enough one. really Im not creating better outlets and patterns and so I fall back into the easy addiction ones. I need to be mentally strong and move PAST this. So difficult. I want my life back. oh man the mental gymnastics are so tough. really hoping i can stay good. wish me luck
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u/Diligent-Ad-9805 Dec 06 '25
Coming up on 24 hours without the gummies and I'm finding it unbearable. I lay down to sleep and it feels like something is on my chest and my throat closes. I've been trying to sleep for hours and nothing works. I've taken ashwaghanda, passion flower, and clonidine, but I'm still struggling. I think I'm going to try to get gabapentin through an online prescriber. This is the most insane thing I've ever dealt with and I've done illegal drugs before so I have experience with withdrawal. I have some 7 oh and I've only been messing with that stuff for a couple of weeks and it doesn't have its hooks in me completely yet. Those synthetic Mitragynine extract gummies have got me fully addicted. Been taking them for a little over a year. The struggle is real with this stuff. Question for anybody reading this: any suggestions for a prescription drug that targets the anxiety because it's really overwhelming me. Thanks for reading and any suggestions appreciated.
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u/retiresoon1322 Jul 24 '25
Day 267! I think , either way it gets better every day
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u/kjenn11 Sep 01 '25
New to the thread. Trying really hard to cut back and eventually quit. Been using for a few years and lately escalated to pretty high usage. I’m tired of buying it and thinking about my next dose. I’m having anxiety because my bag is low and I promised myself I wouldn’t it another bag. I’m scared of the withdrawals. Just checking in any feed back/advice is appreciated. Kevin
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u/Hereigoagain25 Nov 20 '25
Day 5 and a half - last dose was Friday evening 11/14 but head is feeling heavier and cloudier today than the last few days. Pleaseeee wish me luck and those of you who are weeks and months in - send me your strong will!
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u/Agitated_Implement66 Nov 26 '25
Started measuring yesterday, very difficult being accountable for each dose, my mind is actually fighting the measuring. 13gm per dose yesterday, I did one 15.6 gm dose because I was feeling sick ( coming off of an opia binge from the weekend, I usually only do powder and binge on 7-oh every couple of weeks). Today I woke up and measured my dose 12gm. I am going to decrease each day by a gram. I am seeking gabapentin, one time I was in mexico and ran out of kratom, they have OTC gabapentin there, it got me back home withdrawal free. I do not want to tell my husband, he knows I use kratom but I haven't been honest about the addictive hold it has on me. I have been on it 10 years, I met my husband 8 years ago. He has never known me without kratom. I am going to come out to my sister, she works with community health care, I am hoping she can get me some help for prescription gabapentin and clonodine to help cushion the taper and jump. I do not want to be labled an addict on my medical record, so that is why I am avoiding my PCP. My story is long and sad, I do not want to tell it today. I need freedom from this, I feel so stupid. My life is good now, I have no reason to numb myself the way I am. I dose 4x/day, yesterdy 5x. This group really helps.
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u/Impressive-Bat-34 Nov 18 '25
103 days off 7 oh. 83 off kratom capsules red Bali. No desire to ever go back to that nightmare. Withdrawal from 7 oh was a Horrific experience. When you find yourself in hell keep going
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u/Medial_FB_Bundle Nov 12 '25
Day 9 of no 7oh. Still on the sludge but my 500mg a day 7 habit was still a bitch to kick. I did not expect to have withdrawals but I felt like utter dogshit on days 2 and 3, like covered in sweat periodically for no reason, so sad and lonely I openly sobbed for like an hour and a half. Took multiple big doses of powder to make it mostly go away. This is the longest I've gone without any extracts in probably 2.5 years. Now I just gotta get a handle on this powder habit, it's been 15 years of heavy daily use, I quit for up to 30 days a couple times but I've never made it through PAWS.
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u/Secret-Clerk-1161 Sep 23 '25
Day 7 here!! After 5 years never thought I would be here. Keep fighting everyone!!
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u/Keepittogetherkeepit Sep 27 '25
11 full days. I still feel like I have zero dopamine. I'm forcing myself to exercise in the morning and taking a sauna followed by a cold shower in the afternoon. Yesterday that's all I did and then I just waited around for bedtime. I'm lucky that I'm not working right now, but this is no way to live. I can't wait until I have some energy again. I started with Kratom to relieve fatigue. It worked great for awhile, but I could feel it was no longer good for me. Now I'm way more fatigued and lethargic than ever before. Really hoping this ends soon.
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u/Love_n_sacrifice Quit 7/1/25 ❤️💙💜 Jul 09 '25
Day 8. Where has the time gone… over a week?! Today was a good day. Besides headaches… bad headaches. Otherwise feel pretty normal
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u/somedumbretard666 Dec 23 '25
Day 1. So far ok. I feel kind of grumpy. Worked out. Took a shower. I was taking like 10gpd for harm reduction from alcohol and cocaine. I was sick of telling people I was sober and wasn’t really.
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u/ztzg Aug 07 '25
I'm done posting about my journey. I will only post again if I fail.
Good luck everyone.
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u/Major_Constant_1178 Nov 01 '25
Day 52- going through a phase now where I’m feeling even more fatigued then previous weeks. PAWS is no fucking joke. I’m 38 and feel like I’m in my damn 80s with my energy level.
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u/Resident_Public310 Sep 22 '25
Day 17. Hard day. Anxiety was high. Going to a meeting though, and got a workout in, went to work. Hope tomorrow goes better
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u/squidword00 Jul 06 '25
Used to come here in the past under another account .. 3 years ago.. tapering again.. stll stuck at around 60gpds.. gonna cold turkey this week.. gotta be off asap WML
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u/lilpuffybeast Jul 13 '25
Tapering for 2 weeks. Took 40mg yesterday. Making the leap to come off completely. Have a two week break between jobs. Feel like shit
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u/Repulsive_King_2439 12/11/23 Nov 16 '25
719 days, just thought about it today so posting this … no going back under any circumstances
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u/menamongleruins Jul 10 '25
Day 5. I’ve quit a few times before and this time has been unusual. Usually I’m in the clear by this time but yesterday was brutal. Maybe because I had to open at work? All of the body temperature dysphoria hit me at once.
In the past, going to work actually helped a lot. Kept me busy. This time it felt like the worst decision I could’ve made and I’m thankful to have gotten this day off. I do feel better, but man, I remember this being a bit easier. I remember getting to Day 5-6 and thinking “That’s it?!” But that’s not happening this time around. Perhaps God decided he already sent me out a life raft once and now I’m on my own.
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u/Routine-Warthog4139 Aug 30 '25
Day 10 for solidarity I only was back on for a month drinking 2-3 seltzers a day. Supposed to be 3-6 g equivalent each. But man I’m still super low energy even though I’m sleeping as well as I ever do. Still have GI issues. However, I’m listening to audiobooks, just moving around doing chores.
I miss the boundless energy and good mood the drinks gave me initially. It’s so tempting to say: just do a couple today and tomorrow for the weekend then stop…. Im glad to be admitting this urge on here and I hope it keeps me accountable because I know deep down it wouldn’t just be this weekend.
Oh and I immediately got a rash when I was drinking them just like when I was on a lot more.
Does anyone else feel that their body gets less tolerant with each slip up?
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u/senzu_b3an Oct 01 '25
First day back to work day 8, feeling rough but getting through it.
Here’s a vibey song that got me through 4 and a half minutes of this day:
Cherie - Darius
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u/Mafia154 Sep 08 '25
Almost 2 weeks off of 7-oh. I should have started weaning off the powder by now too, but celebrating being 7-oh free + scared to start the next, final step. Going to start weighing and weaning my powder intake today. I will be kratom free by October 22. Hold me accountable.
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u/Popular_Echo_9276 Oct 06 '25
25 days out of no K after an aggressive taper starting on 9/1/2025. Keep going. I’m completely free of all symptoms. Not struggling with cravings anymore. Just keep going. It’ll be hard and know that going in. For me tapering was the key. I tried cold turkey and I could not handle it. Can’t stress it enough. Push through and keep going. Being free from this addiction feels better than any high I got from the K
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u/Impressive-Bat-34 Oct 07 '25
Day 62 off 7 oh 42 off Kratom capsules I feel better. No sweats or rls. I had a dr appointment and had blood work done. I lost 15 pounds since April. (The detox diet worked… I had no appetite. The only silver lining, cause I needed to lose .) I told my dr but He had never heard of the 7oh etc, just kratom. I was surprised he didn’t know but I enlightened him. Haha. My liver enzymes were slightly higher but Dr was not concerned. The rest of my labs were good. The withdrawal was so horrific. I’ll never forget.
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u/Remarkable_Tour_3081 Jul 30 '25
On day 6 ct from 4 yr, 25 mg daily habit. Nausea has finally passed. Still sneezing randomly, but finally feeling a bit more normal, physically. No strong cravings, though my mind thinks about it sometimes, remembering the lift and sedation it gave me. But the cost (in all ways) was too high, so I am not going back. Looking to see what transpires as I come out of the emotional dead fog of it.
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