r/7ohbuddies

I've been trying to quit 7-0 for awhile now. I have a really high tolerance I take like 1,200 mg. I've tried cold turkey, did it once successfully. But if you know you know all that addiction doesn't get better. It gets worse. I've tried to quit culture again. Started tweaking now shaking and sweating and it gave me well. Better yet it made me feel hopeless like I could never quit this stuff. Tried to taper down. It worked. Try to substitute it with kratom. It worked for what I'm trying to realize is I just need a lifestyle change. I need to rewire my brain and create dopamine a different way because Quentin Cold turkeys definitely doable. I proved it today. I got transferred to the Midland nowhere and thyme and geographic location would not allow me to take the 7-0 there was no smoke shops in town. The lunch breaks here are only 30 minutes so I couldn't go and I went the whole day better part of 1415 hours without taking it. All I can say is it's all a mental thing. Yes I was shaking. Yes I was sweating. I want s*** myself. I don't know why but it's like my bladder stopped working and she started working out of nowhere and I almost pissed myself. But I realized it's really, really. Just the mind thing is to keep the mind busy. I'm glad grateful for today showed me that I can. I mean I still went and got 200 mg as soon as I could. The body aches were there. The sweats were there but it really wasn't all bad.

Came across 7oh while researching and the manufacturing process alone explains a lot about why these products behave so differently. The concentration levels are on another level compared to what most of us cut our teeth on.

Had to rethink pretty much everything how often, how much, how I rotate. Still feel like just I'm fine-tuning.

Anyone else go through a proper adjustment period? What worked for you???

day one of not feeling any withdrawals/cravings, it feels good.

I’m around ~60 hours into stopping and just wanted to share my experience in case it helps someone else going through something similar.

For background, I had been using for about 6 months and tapered down over the last few weeks of April from around 200mg to 14mg before stopping. I also set up care through QuickMD during the process and honestly had a really good experience, the doctor was super understanding, non-judgmental, and just very kind about everything. That alone made a big difference in how supported I felt going into this.

The first couple days were still rough. Mainly physical anxiety, hot flashes, GI issues, and those waves of “doom” feeling. Sleep was off too.

This time has been noticeably more manageable compared to when I’ve tried stopping CT in the past. I’ve had access to comfort meds, mainly Gabapentin, which has helped take the edge off a lot of the physical stuff.

Even with that, I still had symptoms, mostly GI issues, temperature swings, and anxiety waves, but overall it’s felt more manageable than doing it without any support.

Right now at around 60 hours, things feel like they’re starting to level out. The anxiety and physical symptoms have mostly settled, and what’s left is mainly some lingering gut discomfort.

It definitely feels like I’m starting to turn a corner compared to the first couple days, not 100% yet, but more stable and with more moments of normalcy coming through.

Just sharing in case it helps someone else, it’s been up and down, but things do seem to shift more than it feels like they will in the middle of it.

If you’re going through something similar, you absolutely got this, I promise 💕