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cw: drugs

So you might have been wondering, "hey where has corgi been lately?" Well, I'll tell ya

Tldr; recovery from an opioid relapse, quit cold turkey, still having some PAWS (heh...but no, post acute withdrawl syndromes)

Been thinking whether or not to share here, but hell, i know yall wouldn't think any less of me. So, here we go.

There isn't really a whole lot to tell. Basically, if you're familiar with kratom, the leaf contains a chemical called 7OH. It's being sold as a "stronger kratom." Nuh uh, no way.

I was hooked on tianeptine about 5 or 6 years ago, to the point where i had to shovel grams of white powder down my throat every 2 hours to keep from withdrawing. Couldn't make it through a full night. Eventually quit cold turkey because i was getting married soon (didn't work out, while different story), and symptoms lasted me i think 2 or 3 weeks, it was pure hell.

Well, not too long ago 7OH was presented to me as a kratom thing, so I bought some. As soon as I tried it, I knew what it was doing to my brain. Went online and yep, some people say it's morphine times ten.

Tapered down, and then jumped off completely last week on Wednesday night. Compared to tianeptine, quitting was a walk in the park. Still totally miserable, dont get me wrong, but i was barely shaking. Now, the worst of it is just some lingering background anxiety, and the insomnia. I'm hoping only 1 or 2 more days to level out. I was able fall asleep for a quick nap today in about 25 minutes, so thats a big w.

Ive still been browsing when I need to take my mind off stuff, and have left a few low effort comments, but yeah. Just wanted to tell yall what's been up with me and where I've been.

If anyone needs to vent about substances or talk about recovery, I'm always happy to. In fact, my band is putting out a new record this summer and part of the promo will probably be me doing an interview with a website called Clean And Sober Stoner.

So yeah. Thanks for reading this far, thank you for letting me feel safe for sharing without being judged, and love to all my hexbears

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  • Congrats on your sobriety. Been there with the tianeptine, horrible withdrawal. I had such terrible depression afterward.

    I checked my kratom supplier the other day because I'm getting low and saw they sell 7oh pills. I could tell it was something heavy by the way they are marketing it. Was kinda bummed because I'm afraid it'll get them shut down.

    I'm still trying to get off regular kratom but it's been hard because I'm working crazy hours after 15 years on disability. I thought about trying to get a lose dose of Suboxone for maintenance, but kratom is actually cheaper and I don't have to go to a doctor monthly to get it.

    • If you feel like suboxone would help, I'd say go for it! Have you tried tapering? Ive always found regular old kratom really easy to deal with. If you wanna dm me, happy to chat further! I also have a ton of supplements and shit i can list off that people say help. Or if you dont want suboxone, apparently there's like a standard thing on QuickMD that they'll give to folks like us, and it works really well to help WDs

      • The only reason I've considered Suboxone is the simplicity of taking something once a day. I take my kratom spread out into 5 doses, which works well for me, but it's a hassle to find ways to take it when I'm busy with work.

        I think I'm just going to taper down slowly once I feel like I am in a better place. I've done it before without serious symptoms, but it took forever to get my sleep right. I'm already not sleeping enough and working 12 hours a day, every day.

        I don't have cravings and I just take it at scheduled times like any other maintenance med. I don't like feeling beholden to meds in general, but I think it's smart to not mess with it right now. I'm pretty stressed and don't want to relapse into something worse.

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