Kratom

[Tellafriend]

does anyone use this stuff or know anything about it, good or bad, etc.?


TIA

[dwai]

I tried it a few times, I'd describe it as like drinking an energy drink, I've heard stories of people using this stuff in place of opiates to get off them or drive the craving away. I'm sure courts or police will develop a drug test to test for this stuff soon

[Dan Druff]

Looked into it in 2018 when I was having my major depression/anxiety issues, and would have used anything which would help.

Didn't try it because I read too many horror stories about it.

[garrett]

Looked into it in 2018 when I was having my major depression/anxiety issues, and would have used anything which would help.

Didn't try it because I read too many horror stories about it.

Don't do krokodil..

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[Tellafriend]

Looked into it in 2018 when I was having my major depression/anxiety issues, and would have used anything which would help.

Didn't try it because I read too many horror stories about it.

would you briefly elaborate ?

[dwai]

Looked into it in 2018 when I was having my major depression/anxiety issues, and would have used anything which would help.

Didn't try it because I read too many horror stories about it.

would you briefly elaborate ?

Druff probably saw a "this is your brain on kratom' propaganda commercial and was like HMMMM, i better stay away!

[1dollarboxcar]

you probably need to get involved in some forums and talk to real people ... but of course at the end of the day it is still the internet and you don't know who you are actually communicating with... there are decent specialty forums out there, just have to do some digging and find 1 or 2 that you can trust...anyways you know all this .... but a quick google search found this forum... https://www.thecre.com/forum11/?p=31

[Sloppy Joe]

Looked into it in 2018 when I was having my major depression/anxiety issues, and would have used anything which would help.

Didn't try it because I read too many horror stories about it.

(What a pussy)

Isn't kratom just ghetto gas station shit for poors?

Thank god for mouth rinse

[BCR]

If you read reviews they’re generally positive, which surprises me.

I’ve never heard anyone rave about it. It’s been around the US for quite awhile now. Most people I knew were trying to kick opiates and they said it would take the edge off, but not much.

Non drug people trying it for back pain and shit had generally a little more positive thoughts, but nothing glowing. I’ve heard a few people say it caused them anxiety. I don’t know anyone who took it for energy or whatever so I can’t speak to that.

Even when I was younger and less risk averse, I didn’t see the point. The uncontrolled shit like that you have no idea who the suppliers are. I never heard anyone say it was some game changer. Back then I’d risk taking something made in some dudes bathtub or stored in some garage somewhere if it had a huge upside. But not for some shit that no one said was that great anyway.

It’s probably like 97% you’d be fine for whatever reason you want to try it, but if you happen to have some bad experience, I think it lasts some hours. I can’t recall ever trying it at all, if I did, it wasn’t memorable. I don’t think I did even a little. You’re not a kid. Body less forgiving. I probably wouldn’t try it unless I was at my wits end and throwing Hail Marys over some chronic pain issue that other things weren’t working for.

[Dan Druff]

If you read reviews they’re generally positive, which surprises me.

I’ve never heard anyone rave about it. It’s been around the US for quite awhile now. Most people I knew were trying to kick opiates and they said it would take the edge off, but not much.

Non drug people trying it for back pain and shit had generally a little more positive thoughts, but nothing glowing. I’ve heard a few people say it caused them anxiety. I don’t know anyone who took it for energy or whatever so I can’t speak to that.

Even when I was younger and less risk averse, I didn’t see the point. The uncontrolled shit like that you have no idea who the suppliers are. I never heard anyone say it was some game changer. Back then I’d risk taking something made in some dudes bathtub or stored in some garage somewhere if it had a huge upside. But not for some shit that no one said was that great anyway.

It’s probably like 97% you’d be fine for whatever reason you want to try it, but if you happen to have some bad experience, I think it lasts some hours. I can’t recall ever trying it at all, if I did, it wasn’t memorable. I don’t think I did even a little. You’re not a kid. Body less forgiving. I probably wouldn’t try it unless I was at my wits end and throwing Hail Marys over some chronic pain issue that other things weren’t working for.

This was pretty much my attitude.

Just seemed like the risk/reward ratio was too high. I forgot what I read, because it's been over 6 years, and my memory is a little foggy for that time period. But I do remember some people complaining of bad experiences, and that was enough to scare me off. (This is mainly answering Tellafriend, who asked me to elaborate.)

I'm a big believer in taking a lot of cheap, low risk shots to fix health or mental health issues, but being conservative when it comes to anything middle or high risk. This one just seemed to have too many downsides for me to want to try, and like BCR, I wasn't reading that it was a huge game changer for a lot of people.

Sorry I can't help more.