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Kratom for pain only not opiate wd

I took some yesterday and it helped so much. Anyone else have advice?
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Ummmm I was told it was to help with energy. I didn't know it was a happy pill
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IMO...I would stay away from the Kratrom....I have to ask though...not sure how long you've been clean (not judging either) but a question was asked to me in the beginning that I took with me to this day. Why do you need to put something in you to make you happy? To make you content? To make you feel normal? Why do you feel abby-normal (lol)....when I was asked this it actual made me ask myself why am I so damn uncomfortable in my own skin?  

Trading one drug for another is all your doing......we all want to do it....but you know what the answer is....
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Kratom interacts with opiate receptors in the brain.  Many of us here hava a theory that artificial stimulation of those receptors is problematic for opiate addicts.  Its not just about not taking pills!  Its about not over-simulationg the opiate receptor by artificial means.  No Kratom!  Sorry!
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Thank you all so much I'm reconsidering taking it.
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I didn't mean to say "reguations" twice.  My bad.
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My cousin was taking Kratom so I did some research on it.

It is an opiod, and although it is not illegal in most states, that doesn't mean it is legal.  Right now, kratom is not well understood my the medical community, and is on an FDA watch-list.  

Most of it comes from Indonesia, where it IS illegal.   It is harvested form a shrub, by who knows what means, and stored in huts, barns, lean-to's, etc. until it is processed and shipped here.   There is no regulation, no oversight, no regulations on this stuff.   What this means is that you don't know, literally, what you are putting into your body.  It could and probably does contain pesticides, lead, bacteria, fungi, etc.  

Google "kratom liver damage" and you'll see a lot of anecdotal reports on the internet about people who used this drug and had liver issues.  

It's your body, but personally, I wouldn't take kratom.  Just my 2 cents.  
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