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I have horrid anxiety ( to the point where I can literally freeze up when put on-the-spot stressful situations ) and I use Kratom lightly to deal with it. I not
by wturner 10y ago
I have horrid anxiety ( to the point where I can literally freeze up when put on-the-spot stressful situations ) and I use Kratom lightly to deal with it. I noticed I was using a bit more than I thought was reasonable and I decided to do a hard stop and check for side effects. Well, the side effect in my case was horrid restlessness and anxiousness. It lasted for about 5 days. There is no throwing up or headaches, but basically all the anxiety I was mitigating came rushing back times 3 and it's extremely unpleasant. When researching online I did not find anyone else with this experience. When you use Kratom consecutively it's easy to build a tolerance. At the time I was consuming about 2 tablespoons a day 7 days a week for about a month.
Kratom when used sparingly is a good tool, but don't abuse it.
Generally its doesn't "feel" addictive but don't assume that it is without side effects and use it lightly.
I use it about 3 times a week and I limit my dosage to one teaspoon a day. This seems to give me the benefits without the side effects. I don't feel addicted to it and have no desire to consume more than this.
Just a heads up :)
- vt240 10y agoMy friend who takes Kratom for his severe anxiety also suffers from the same amplification effect during withdrawal. From his discription, "unbearable agitation and electric bolts". I'm taking 1tsp/6hr daily but will typically stop taking it entirely when I can get the inflammation in my back down and the pain subsides. I've never really experienced more than a couple of days of what I would describe as mild agitation and unsettled feeling. I can' t even compare it with my opiate withdrawal symptoms of years past: 14 days of electric body, vomiting bile, uncontrolled bowls, violent chills and spending half the day in the tub and the other half in bed with a high fever, and etc. So you're not alone in your experience, and I always wrote it off as Kratom's actual metabolic action not being really well understood, and why I always think the comparison to Tramadol is better than other opiates.
- GordonS 10y agoAs a counter point, I've been taking 4x 3g doses almost every day for over a year, and there hasn't been any development of tolerance.