Long shot I know, loperamide experience anyone?
This may be just as wild news as SR to a lot of you(and I was hesitant to post this because I don't want anyone doing anything stupid like I did to escape the inevitable) but right around 10 years ago I discovered the "Imodium hack"(that's just what I called it at the time. I quit doing h as soon as I caught wind on fent showing up in the supply and for that I am thankful that I discovered taking loperamide would cover my withdrawal symptoms.
I don't care to share how much I took to get over initial withdrawal but I can say it was way before knew of the cardio risks. But I will say that I have been stable for several years on a much lower dose 2x per day and obviously I know this is still very risky so please don't spike my anxiety any more than it already is. I'm aware. And it's why I'm here. Just found out about SR just now. I will also say I have been back and forth from loperamide to kratom many times just to change things up, and well what do ya know, I'm in a state that just got the kratom ban, and somehow as much time as I spend on the internet, I had no clue until about 2 weeks before the ban date (jul1).
Short version, yeah believe it or not if I don't take my regular dose day one is ok just a bit of anxiety because I know day two is gonna suck and yep by the 4th day full blown wd and unfortunately the long ass half-life is reflected by way of a brutal withdrawal that I've tried to ct many times and it's rough. Idk if it's the actual severity of it or the fact that a trip to just about any store that sells otc anything is enough to make me feel "normal". Other than that minor inconvenience, I was able to walk away from street stuff much easier than methadone or sub maintenance. But this SR gives me hope. I think
I'm more so just throwing out a line to see if there's ANYONE out here that has made this very specific transition? If yes, I'm down to chat numbers, schedules, suggestions. Or if you even have any insight at all regarding anything remotely similar to loperamide. Although I know of none.
Please do not even consider going this route btw. It's not good. And I don't care to discuss that, I just want it behind me .