Hi I've never heard of Kratom until I came here to PW.
What does it make you feel like?
Does it have any pain relief or is it just euphoria?
I googled it and get allot of varieties of the herb.
Do they have it in pill form ,or what's the best way to take it.

Anbody who's personally taken it could explain how it made them feel. Thanks

Go to "Forums" Check the section; Withdrawal/Tapering/Tolerance Reduction. There are about 16 pages, several of them contain threads on Kratom. HTH!

I bought some Kratom, but there is no euphoria, I tried for some painrelief..It gave me some sort of feeling well but no painrelief whatsoever...Maybe next time I try the higher grams per capsule? Just my experience

Northern Girl,

I think Kratom is mainly used for opiate withdrawl symptoms, but I could be wrong! Lord knows I have been many times!

-SKB

No you are right most people use it for WD symptoms....Hey you were right

I have used Kratom to take a hydro vacation, but don't use it for longer than a week! It A0 is terrible to ingest and B) withdrawals are HORRIBLE stomach pain and crappy feeling. I learned the hard way.

Kratom is great to help with WD. I've read that some PPL say they do get pain relief. I never have. It was suggested to me that I wasn't taking enough to get the pain relief. And I've read that everyone has to find the amount that works for them. I'm nervouse to try to take to much. When I've ran out of meds & taken it, I'm just greatful not to be having the dreaded WD's on top of the pain. I'll take Aleeve & my Soma to help with pain. As well as lots of vitamins. It can be hard on the tummy. Biut I found drinking aloe vera juice helps greatly with that. And as for any type of euphoria, no. I've also read of PPL taking it & not being to impressed the first time they took it. But after trying again, & taking more, they liked it much better. I've heard WD's from Kratom can be rough as well. But my understanding is you'd have to take it awhile. And the enhanced versions are the worse to try to come off of. All I've ever taken is the plain leaf powdered in capsule form. I keep it on hand at all times to haveif I run out of meds. Or if I were to get stuck, left high & dry by my OCS. We all know that happens. No matter how good they are or how long you've dealt with them. It's strictly a month to month thing. So, having Kratom on hand does ease my mind. The times I've been on it, every day my pain increases. Lucky, I've only had to take ot less than a week at most. Maybe I should of increased it, I don't know. It's not something I've taken long enough to have loads of experience with.

2Cool

Yeah, I had the capusule also and I think you gave me the reommend...I started with 4-5 caps then I took 7-9 and no pain relief..but you right I guess they would be good to have on hand which I shoud buy some more...I have a high tolerance to meds so that may had some impact on the effectiveness..but no euphoria..

I think you done about right with the amount. That's like what was recommended to me. I'll start with 4 or 5, then maybe 2 or 3 more if I still feel bad or anything. I never got pain relief. Like I said, I'll take a soma & Alleve to get some relief. You ever try drinking grapefruit juice with it? I do. I heard it makes you matabolize it better. I think it helps. For anyone using hydro, I'd recomend having Kratom on hand. Being out of meds sux. But dealing with the WD's on top is a real killer. So, if you've got anything that helps, it's worth the try.

2Cool

No I just wanted to try it for pain relief since I dont have Insurance and been off all painreliefers for some time now..But with chronic pain and most days are horrible for me without any relief now...it is so hard to make it thru a day and I thought Kratom would give me a little relief...but no luck.I am to scared to just order from any site because I can not afford to get ripped of...plus Direct script is not accepted at any the pharmacies around here..

NG,
You ever think about or try any muscle relaxers like the soma or flexaril?
The only real pain relief, Chronic pain that is...that I've heard of anyone getting help from Kratom with was Migraines. I never tried it when I get Migraine. I have Relpax for that. Even Hydro don't touch my migrains.
I really wish I knew of something, anything that would help. I really wish ya the best. CP is awful to try & live with. Effects your mind & everything. I'll keep you in my thoughts & prayers.

2Cool

OH, thank you for your kind words...I take 5mg valium at night if I have it, that helps me sleep thru most of the night atleast..but as everything else hard to come by..I have a Doctor's appt. next month with a new Doc...hope she can help me with some of my problems....Yes, CP effects one's mind for sure it cause severe depression at times when going without painrelief..been there many times in the last few months...every night I hope for a restful sleep...and wake up without pain...I hope that I get my pain under management again soon....there is only so much a person can or should endure...
Thanks for the kindness

No problem NG.
If you do see your Dr & they won't prescribe any pain meds, you can ask for Soma or Flexeril. The soma may make you a little groggy at first, but with in a few days, that usually becomes managable. Flexeril knocks me out & I never got accustomed to it. But both are really cheep. Like less than $10 for 60 pills through your local pharmacy. Flex is about double that. Even if they give ya pain meds, the muscle relaxers will help you stretch them out. Please let us know how your appt. goes. I guess dealing with pain, makes me more sensetive to others who do as well. That's why this board means so much to me. I feel a connection to the ppl here. Knowing we're all in the same boat on some level & can relate to one another. Wishing you the best...

2Cool