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[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I got hooked on kratom few years back when I used it as a benzo substitute. It's better than benzos but still no joke. You don't realize until you're well into full blown addiction because the effects are so subtle. It started messing with my sleep and my mood, similar to opioids, so in the end I had to quit. The good news is the withdrawal isn't too bad. I'm now back to being able to just lie down and sleep instantly but it took a while.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Weird enough, unlike caffeine, I can be hyped up on kratom, read my book and fall asleep. But yeah, it makes me easily angered.

I get zero withdrawal, the addiction comes in where I'm laying in bed exhausted thinking, "Man. Just get up and pop 4 and you'll be awake and enjoying your day."

Last time I quit I went three weeks binging cheapo energy shots. Talk about withdrawal! The headaches were crippling for 2 or 3 days.