Glad it's working out for you. My partner's brother had been trying to do the same and it has completely changed him for the worse. Blown up his job, marriage, relationship with his young children, and he's damned fortunate that his siblings were raised better than me 'cause if it were my brother we'd be done already.
Adderall had always worked fine for him but we're living in a world where it's exceedingly difficult to keep a Schedule II drug prescription active and fulfilled.
My brother in law has a horrible kratom addiction. He now lives in a car with no insurance.
> I have been using kratom almost daily for about a decade
Hmm...
I don't experience any significant negative side effects from my usage. And BTW I also don't have a problem going cold turkey whenever I go on vacations.
Do I hear myself?! No, but I can read what I wrote.
Your comment string did remind me a bit about a video that popped up on my YouTube feed like half a year ago from someone I don't watch terribly often.
I have been using kratom almost daily for about a decade, and it has been one of the most useful substances for managing my physiology in response to my environment. It's great for stress reduction, but my most common use is actually ADHD treatment (which I doubt would be "on-label" if it went through the healthcare clusterf*dge)
The ability to self-titrate is one of **the most important parts**. I know how much I need, and when I need it. With doctors or psychiatrists, you gotta schedule appointments and then try out a dosage for a while, then schedule a recheck and refine the dosage, etc etc etc. I have not had much success with prescription drugs, and I have tried many