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Kratom
#26346505 - 11/26/19 10:51 AM (4 years, 2 months ago) |
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Anyone have any tips of enhancing kratom or lowering your tolerance?

Might take a tolerance break for a day or few, but was wondering if anyone had any tricks or tips. Like how about grapefruit juice? Or is that mostly benzos?
Been loving kratom lately even with a little tolerance. Been eating tons and just ordered more. Also have a great local headshop that has reasonable prices.
 Let this be a kratom appreciation and tips thread.
Also I would love to hear everyone's favorite strains and why.
Love you all.
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I had a really good kratom dealer who I actually became cool with his last batch was horrible. It makes me cringe at the thought. I think it was coated in chemicals cuz I could not hold it down and that’s super rare for me. Projectile vomiting all over my bathroom. It was an involuntary contraction of my stomach. Really made me stop kratom. What sucks is he has had some of the best shit too. I had a buncha shit but nothing was as good as the red meang da. Shoot u into fuzzy land and eat half the kitchen.
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Re: Kratom [Re: Gorlax]
#26346538 - 11/26/19 11:06 AM (4 years, 2 months ago) |
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Y’all convinced me to go eat the last of my kratom
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grapefruit juice should not work for kratom, grapefruit juice inhibits the thing that turns mitra chemical into 7-oh so it would have the opposite effect of good you would have more mitra in your system, but less of it would convert to the more powerful 7-oh chemical
I learned that reading this guys smart posts https://www.reddit.com/user/AzulKat he only posts about kratom, and he is like some sorta kratom genius
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Re: Kratom [Re: gopher]
#26346813 - 11/26/19 01:40 PM (4 years, 2 months ago) |
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https://www.reddit.com/r/kratom/comments/e23jah/does_grapefruit_juice_kill_the_effects_of_kratom/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/kratom/comments/drt5xz/im_trying_to_potentiate_kratom_doses_need_some/f6l59kj/
It's been assumed that grapefruit juice can potentiate kratom because it potentiates some classic opioids. However, its potentiation has nothing to do with them being opioids. In fact, grapefruit lessens the effects of some opioids as well.
Grapefruit inhibits CYP3A4. If CYP3A4 breaks down a substance into inactive metabolites to remove it from the body, inhibiting CYP3A4 can mean that more makes it into your system and stays there longer.
However, if CYP3A4 metabolizes the substance from an inactive to an active metabolite or into a more potent metabolite, inhibiting CYP3A4 can lessen effects.
Recent research shows that mitragynine is metabolized into the more potent 7-hydroxymitragynine by CYP3A4. One study suggested that this metabolism is responsible for most if not all of mitragynine's opioid receptor mediated effects in mice. If this is the case in humans as well, grapefruit juice would lessen kratom's effects. This also applies to turmeric and black pepper.
More about that here, here, and here - thanks to u/AzulKat for the explanations.
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Re: Kratom [Re: gopher]
#26346832 - 11/26/19 01:49 PM (4 years, 2 months ago) |
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I haven't checked up on kratom in a while; do you still gotta drink a pound of the stuff or have people found better methods? lol
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dreamachine said: I haven't checked up on kratom in a while; do you still gotta drink a pound of the stuff or have people found better methods? lol
Kratom is great you just gotta find a decent source. If you're opiate naive or have low tolerance you should feel pretty great from 3-5 grams.
I've been using it for little over 6 years now it's definitely one of my favorite substances.
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If your tolerance is already pretty high you'd need to quit it for a while for a break to have any worthwhile effect. I guess there's things out there you can take to prevent a tolerance buildup but I haven't really looked into all that.
Kratom has been good to me. It's satisfying for me and I don't have to break the bank or go through bad withdrawals compared to opiates if I quit. I used Kratom just recently to help me quit nicotine and it worked great.
I can take it or leave it. Drugs like that are the best.
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I’ve seen concentrated kratom but only tried powder. Even the gas stations sell kratom shots now super weird.
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Re: Kratom [Re: Gorlax]
#26347122 - 11/26/19 04:49 PM (4 years, 2 months ago) |
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I’ve seen those around but they all seem insanely overpriced. There’s a gas station by me that sells these pills that are named something really close to a drug but slightly different... like sanax or something and what it is is Phenibut. It’s three pills that equal about 2 grams in total and it goes for around $15. The gas stations around me don’t think everyone has the internet I guess..
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I've been having to switch up my kratom sources lately because I keep getting weak shit and I can't have that, I'm wayy too addicted. Good kratom I only have to eat like 14-16 capsules but shitty kratom i'm eating like 30. I really only use it for the energy so I like maeng da the best, I hate feeling dizzy off of it so its hard to find the exact kratom I need.
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Sound like you have an affliction for addiction my friend. Try cross tolerance. Get a bunch of drugs and do them on different days and guess what, you get more fucked up since you have no tolerance. Plus it's a wild ride.
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LittleDipster


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ya that just ends with me on benzos, coke, K, and even more kratom lol I can't go more than 8 hours without kratom, the withdrawals are very real after 6 years of daily dosing
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Re: Kratom [Re: Gorlax]
#26347324 - 11/26/19 06:38 PM (4 years, 2 months ago) |
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Gorlax said: I’ve seen concentrated kratom but only tried powder. Even the gas stations sell kratom shots now super weird.
I tried a 20% mitraygnine extract (normal leaf is 1-2% tops) and it was kinda underwhelming. Good for sleep though. Only had to eat 2 capsules instead of 20. But it was 150$ for 15g so fuck that
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I know where to get store-stocked kratom it's like 25 dollar for a bunch of pills, like bornea and so on... not bad but I haven't felt the freedom to buy any as I am on a limited budget
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28064212 said: Anyone have any tips of enhancing kratom or lowering your tolerance?
Aside from a break cutting down or tapering can be helpful.
But really the best advice is to stick to lower doses. It's different for everyone but if you find your sweetspot you might be able to take it regularly with consistent effects. Personally that's around 1.5g or so.
The other important thing is to avoid redosing too often, which can lead to a faster building tolerance. I find at least 4-5~ hours between doses is best, so I usually only dose 2-3x a day.
At the dosages listed I've been able to go months if not years of daily use with consistent effects, occasionally I'll take a bit more or cut down to balance any tolerance out.
It really is different for everyone though, and some people probably shouldn't use it too regularly unless they can stick with low doses.
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I find if I just eat a shit ton of kratom as much and often as i can it feels good
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Edited by 28064212 (11/27/19 12:43 AM)
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Cats claw + Turmeric extract
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I was so fucked up on kratom. My peak was a kilo a week. I had to eat fried beans and Metamucil just to shit. 10g every 4 hours a day. So over an oz a day. I was pretty normal but I burnt myself a million times. Would not even feel grabbing a frying pan out the oven. Shit fucked me up but that was like year 8. Before that I was normal just a build up of tolerance
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Re: Kratom [Re: Gorlax]
#26348963 - 11/27/19 04:18 PM (4 years, 2 months ago) |
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Did you ever get really bad shakes?
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Dude my shakes were insane. I’d try so hard not too and it just made it worse.
Docs thought I was in DT but I was totally fine mentally just couldn’t stop the tremors. Long time kratom use in the extreme doses I was doing def produce serious side effects. Just look at the case studies in Indonesia. It’s fine in short term small doses but when ur tryna medicate and become lost ur doomed. I like the shit but it’s def fucked me up and I even tested positive for methadone on it. So idk if my shit was laced highly doubt it but it made everyone attack me.
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Re: Kratom [Re: Gorlax]
#26349122 - 11/27/19 05:23 PM (4 years, 2 months ago) |
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Damn, I don't get any shakes and I'm probably eating close to an ounce a day, my tolerance is pretty crazy though and I don't really get high from it, just feel normal. I do get insane restlessness though whenever I try to stop. Like if I start withdrawing in the middle of the night I get crazy restless legs. I need to start weening myself off I guess
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Re: Kratom [Re: Gorlax]
#26349314 - 11/27/19 06:40 PM (4 years, 2 months ago) |
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Gorlax said: I had a really good kratom dealer who I actually became cool with his last batch was horrible. It makes me cringe at the thought. I think it was coated in chemicals cuz I could not hold it down and that’s super rare for me. Projectile vomiting all over my bathroom. It was an involuntary contraction of my stomach. Really made me stop kratom. What sucks is he has had some of the best shit too. I had a buncha shit but nothing was as good as the red meang da. Shoot u into fuzzy land and eat half the kitchen.
I had the same exact thing happen except I wasn't vomiting. Last time I had some it was just a really bad batch. Red Maeng Da is my favorite also.
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Re: Kratom [Re: ilus]
#26350258 - 11/28/19 09:30 AM (4 years, 2 months ago) |
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shit I take 1 or 2 teaspoons(2.5 or 5 grams) every couple hours and I get the tremors, I didnt even notice them, but people ask me why im shaking, and I really think thats a dumb question, cause hows the average person supposed to know why they are shaking
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Hey bud 
Hearing your guys stories help make me feel a little bit better about my own habit 
Just eat a nice dose and ripped my vape pen so I'm feeling good About to go to my girl's family's Thanksgiving How are you?
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Surprised to not have seen using stem and vein kratom to "reset" tolerance. It could be helpful to try if ur vendor offers it. I I've seen it offered by a few. Tried a little sample of it myself but not enough to gauge effectiveness on tolerance issues.
I've got some now that gives wobbles and dizziness at my normal dose, so I had to cut it in half. My normal dose of kratom got up to 2 tablespoons about 3 or 4 times a day. Each table spoon is about 6 or 7 grams so I am taking way too much.. need to cut down. I too get very restless if I dont have any for a day or so. Definitely need to cut down! I dont get shakes too often but I do sweat very freely with lots of kratom in system. That can get embarrassing! People probably think I'm on hard drugs, but I'm not. Just kratom and the greenery.
But yes try stem and vein.
Fave strains = green or white maeng da, white hulu, green sumatra, or red elephant was really nice.
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Wow this shit sounds like it has the potential to cause as many problems as opiates and benzos...I think I'll pass.
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It's great to have occasionally and it took a while of daily dosing to really get withdrawals, but yeah I kinda wish I never started. The dizzy\wobble strains are what I try to avoid so I stick to white vein maeng da for the most part, it seems to have a lot less of that. Very interesting that people get tremors though, I've never once experienced that even if I accidentally dose way too much. The worst that happens is I get wobbly vision and dizzy.
It was great at first because it was a huge mood boost, I really needed it at the time I started, but me being the addict that I am, I ended up needing it every day, then twice a day, then 4x. I have a feeling if I really wanted to quit, it wouldn't be so hard to taper, I just hate the extreme fatigue that happens when I start trying to cut back. It took 6 years to get to this point, so really it's A LOT more forgiving than benzos and opiates, but yeah it definitely has it's downsides.
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SpunkyMonkey88 said: Wow this shit sounds like it has the potential to cause as many problems as opiates and benzos...I think I'll pass.
Every now and then I buy an ounce and go through it in a day or two. It feels almost identical to when I'd shoot like .02 that I scraped from old bags, then dipped high nicotine snus. Little stimulation, little opiate taste, but more of a tease than any feeling super worth chasing.
I can see how people get addicted though, it definitely makes shitty things more tolerable
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wtf I was taking like 30g of kratom a day for a long time and never got tremors when I stopped
I did get really depressed, unfocused, and have opioid withdrawal symptoms for like 4 days though
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I like. Couple g in the morning. I don’t dose a lot. It keeps me from craving opiates big time
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I took more kratom than I realized It is a good and bad things but a lower dose would have done as well Tomorrow is always a new day
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