Week 3 - No Kratom! Life is good again! Read this if you’re struggling!
Good morning! I’m making this post to give assurance to the weary! DO NOT give up!
I’m 36 years old. Married for 17 years with 3 amazing children. I started taking Kratom 5 years ago (crazy that it’s been that long). I work in a high stress sales environment where performance is the key to success. After multiple years of achieving great success in my career, I began searching for something that could give me an “edge” to perform even greater. That’s when I found Kratom.
I started my Kratom journey with Viva-Zen. At first, one regular bottle would last me two days. After a few weeks, it would only last one day. Then I started buying the higher concentrated bottles. After a few months of this, I began taking the stronger liquid extracts. After about a year of this, the local smoke shop worker threw me a free sample of 7OH. This is where the journey takes a major turn for the worse.
Upon taking the 7OH sample, it gave me that euphoric feeling as if I’d just taken Kratom for the first time again. Life was great for a few months. Then my tolerance began to rise and rise. After 6 months of 7OH use, I knew it was time to stop before it got completely out of control. I utilized Kratom tabs to counter the withdrawals from 7OH. This took a few weeks and then I was off of 7OH, and back to taking high amounts of Kratom extract.
I reached a point with Kratom, and I acknowledged with myself that it was no longer giving me the edge that it once did. In fact, it was doing the opposite. My mind has been in such a haze this past year. I couldn’t focus on anything long enough to complete the task at hand. Lots of unfinished projects. Lots of procrastination. It was as if I was just living in a hazy mindset, drifting along, day by day.
Last month I decided to put an end to it and began the tapering process. After a week of tapering, I took my final Kratom tab. I soon realized that I was about to go through a storm of withdrawals.
Week 1 of withdrawals:
- Complete misery. Anxiety & depression skyrocketed. Body shakes. Upset stomach. Hot & cold flashes. Lack of sleep. This was extremely challenging.
Week 2 of withdrawals:
- I started to see the light again. But it would come in waves. I’d be anxious & depressed, and then a wave of light would run through me for a bit. I could sense that my body & mind were healing. Body & mind fatigue was at an all time high. Zero energy to do anything.
Week 3 of withdrawals:
- This is where I’m at right now. Two days ago i noticed a major shift in a positive direction. I have mental clarity. I have mental & physical energy. I have motivation & ambition. I feel lighter & I feel stronger!
I know that I’m not out of the woods yet. But I wanted to make this post to share my experience for anyone else who has been struggling with Kratom or 7OH. Remember who you were before you found this substance. Remember the achievements in your life before this substance.
Kratom is a trap and a lie. You are so much better off without it! Go through the temporary pain of withdrawal and you’ll come out on the other side a BEAST!!