User Reviews for kratom

I use kratom to take away my pain and eases bipolar symptoms. I am able to control my dose and have been living a better healthier life. I take much better care of myself. I have been able to stop 10 medications.

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I had to retire early from my corporate job due to a cluster of social anxieties which include obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic attacks and paruresis. Additionally, due to the nature of my job, I had severe arthritis in my hands which hampered my ability at the keyboard. To ameliorate these conditions, I was able to take anti-psychotics that blunted the social anxieties, but they left me very drowsy with brain fog.. I read some positive reviews about kratom 2 years ago and thought I would try a low dose of them. I was pleasantly surprised that they did much better helping with the social anxieties without the drowsiness as well as alleviating the pain in my hands so I could work on the keyboard once again. In fact, last year I was able to assist a PhD student with her work, which involved a significant amount of computer work. Thank you for allowing me to share my personal experience. By the way, I do not get any 'drug high' from kratom. I was not seeking this, just relief from the above listed symptoms.Read More Read Less

Kratom is a very safe and natural herb that helps with minor aches and pains and can even give you a slight mood boost in the same way coffee does . Infact kratom is a tea in the coffee family . It is in no way shape or form harmful. I've been taking kratom tea for a few years and it has made no negative impact on my life. It has made only positive impacts on my life. It's no different than drinking a cup of coffee in the morning . Also I have use multiple different brands and veins of kratom . They are all good. Read More Read Less

I had a very dramatic accident many years ago. Therefore and after that i begun a pain management therapy. Long story short: I was hooked up on opioids for more than eight years. Horrible years. And because of my chronic pain AND the then developed addiction it was absolutely impossible for me to wean off the strong pharma opioids. I lost my job, many friends and had multiple other dramatic problems in my life. My health was in a very bad shape too. But when i discovered kratom seven years ago i really couldn't believe it: It helped me so, so good with my pain and the best part was, that i finally was able to stay away from pharma and / or street opioids for nearly the whole seven years now! In two months from now I've not touched them since six whole years. I got a job, earn my own money now and have made yery good friends again. Compared to the situation years ago, i nearly can't believe that my life changed so much for the better. I'm so thankful for this progress. The only thing i have to criticize is, that for example gas stations are selling kratom. It must stay available for people who are 18+.Read More Read Less

Kratom was key in kicking my alcohol addiction. I owe my life to this beautiful plant.

I started drinking kratom for chronic pain and the more time went on its helped me with anxiety depression and PTSD. I've had so many surgeries and procedures that I'm a living raggedy Ann- stitched together. I love the fact that I'm clear headed with kratom and that's definitely not something I could say about the Dr prescribed medications I had to take. I haven't had any negative side effects if I don't drink my tea my pain comes crashing down on me again. I was suicidal and giving up I just couldn't handle the pain anymore and I feel that me finding kratom saved my life. I now have a quality to life that I couldn't even dream possible when taking Dr prescribed medications. More Drs should study kratom like my Dr did because my Dr approves of my kratom tea she's personally seen how much healthier and happier I am and how much help it's given me.Read More Read Less

I have stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. I take this for pain. I haven't experienced any adverse effects over the last 4 years of use, except for constipation. This is a great alternative to harsh narcotic pain meds.

Kratom was and is the only thing that ever helped me get off pain meds.it saved me from horrible withdrawals and aches & pains. I was literally able to fully function again. This is a MIRACLE PLANT, and don’t let anyone tell you different.

Treats every hardcore symptom of moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury when dosed low and twice a day. There is no other option.

I use kratom largely for sleep. I was only getting sleep at two hour intervals about 2-3 times a day. Now I get quality sleep when I want. It also does help curb my peripheral neuropathy which was also impeding my sleep.

The gentle quality of this plant medicine has brought unexpected balance and pain relief that has helped me daily, alleviating the need for prescription drugs with side effects that were not helpful. In moderate dose range, I have had no negative issues of concern.

I discovered Kratom about half a year ago. The whole Corona debacle turned me a former top student into a restless, burnt out husk. I couldn't focus anymore. I cried a lot and even though I only had 1 exam to study for I was overwhelmed and couldn't even start studying. A friend showed me Kratom. He said he uses it to relax i the evening after work. So I thought, well maybe I can at least zone out in the night and get some good sleep without my mind torturing me. But then on one particularly bad day I decided to drink a cup of Kratom in the morning before I headed into the library and suddenly I was happy studying again. Walking to the library felt wonderful. I could accept the fact, that now I am walking, therefor I cannot study and therefor I don't have a reason to be concerned. Before Kratom I would feel bad that I felt bad whenever I did anything but studying. Whenever I take Kratom it feels as if all the unnecessary worries just fly away and I can look at thing with clarity. I will now listen to a lecture and then study, while 2 hours ago I felt like the whole world is crashing down on me. Kratom is a miracle. PS: I used to be an addict, so i am careful with not taking it regularly. Maybe twice a week in the morning.Read More Read Less

I have been using Kratom for many years with great success. I lead a very active lifestyle as a nurse. I’m also an athlete and a husband. Kratom gentely alleviates my minor aches and pains at the end of the day. It also provides me with the energy of a cup of coffee in the morning that doesn’t come with a crash so I can maximize my day. I would highly recommend it to anyone.

I have been using Kratom for over 2 years for my anxiety and depression. I’ve have kept my dosages to only two servings a day of a very low dosage and It has helped me so much words can’t even describe it. This plant helped save my life and I’m forever grateful!

I decided to give Kratom a try after my brother suggested it one day when I was having a really bad pain day. I didn't put much hope in it because the only pain relief I've ever gotten was from opiate painpills, and I quit them cold turkey two years ago. I had allowed them to take over my life and I quit and vowed not to go back. But unfortunately, I was left with terrible, daily, chronic pain. I have bulging disks, degenerative disk disease, osteoarthritis and Interstitial cystitis. Anyways, first time I tried kratom...GAMECHANGER!!! I couldn't believe how well it alleviated my pain! Omg I was happy to have found something that actually works! I first tried it for pain, but the anxiety relief and energy boost has been amazing too. I was on benzos for anxiety and nothing helped my fatigue (I have hypothyroidism and vitamin D deficiency which both cause fatigue). I do understand there are risks with kratom regarding dependency. I depend on my Bystolic to keep my tachycardia under control ...nothing wrong with that. So I use kratom medicinally too. That's how I treat it and use it, as a very effective medication to be taken responsibly. I just want to say that Kratom absolutely improved my quality of life!!Read More Read Less

Chronic illness stole my life, and then prescription opioids prescribed by my doctors at Loyola Medical University left me completely empty. On the daily basis and for the last 12 years, I’ve battled Fibromyalgia, Stage 2 Osteoporosis, Crohn’s Disease, and Osteoarthritis of the knees, hips, & spine(Ankylosing Spondylitis). I was born with an extra X Chromosome which is responsible for all of these conditions. Over the years, doctors have prescribed me a slew of dangerous opioid pain medications, and while staying in the hospital; have even administered both IV Morphine and Fentanyl just to relieve me of chronic pain. The chronic pain, extreme fatigue, and inflammation completely stole my life, and the pharmaceuticals on top of these conditions left me miserable for most of my life. I hated the drugs but was in so much pain that I couldn’t function without something to take the edge off, thus forcing me to take them anyway. This is no way to live. Soon after beginning these medications I became physically dependent on them even though I used them responsibly. I was trapped. Fast forward to 3 years ago, I was introduced to Kratom by a brand new Pain Specialist doctor I had started seeing and was informed of the possibility that it could help me in more ways than one, so I did some homework and grabbed some online. I was advised not to mix them with the prescription opioids I was being prescribed so I began a speedy self-taper and when I reached zero on the pills I took my first dose of kratom. It was in the form of a chocolate bar containing 4 grams of kratom powder. I consumed half(2 grams) and within 20-30 minutes it provided the same level of relief that the prescribed drugs were giving me; only with slightly more nausea than the pills. It also relieved some of the residual withdrawal symptoms left over from tapering myself down from the pills rather quickly. In fear that these effects were placebo, I waited 4-6 hours and ate the other half of the kratom chocolate bar and was met with the same effects. After the chocolate bar, I purchased some kratom capsules and found these to be less effective, so I eventually moved on to buying kratom powder and I found my best therapeutic dosage and only increased my dosages when a tolerance level had been achieved; just like I did with the pills, and when increasing my dosages I always moved very very slowly. I was incredibly careful because for the first time in my life I had some life back in me and I didn’t want that to stop. I didn’t want to mess that up for me. I was on the UP for the first time in a decade. Not only did it help me with my chronic pain, it also seemed to help me with the chronic fatigue that comes with living in a constant state of pain. It helped me sleep at night instead of waking up in pain, and it seemed to also help control my Crohn’s disease flares too and lessen the frequency of those flares. Such a bonus! I’ve been using kratom powder daily as needed every 4-8 hours for pain for the last 3 years, while also remaining free from all previously prescribed opioid pain medications. There are some downfalls to kratom such as the nausea that sometimes accompanies its effects, vivid dreams, constipation, the occasional headache, and dehydration, but these side effects are easily managed in comparison to the life I had been living for so many years. I’m still in pain every single day, but this pain is more manageable most of my days. I still have bad days and still have days where my conditions flare up and the kratom isn’t enough to provide relief, however it helps me immensely. Chronic illness stole my life, and Kratom gave it back to me. Kratom has the potential to save millions of lives, and I thoroughly believe that it can be used safely and responsibly by those that need it, as I have been doing for 3 years and plan to keep doing as long as it is available to me. I have experienced minor withdrawal symptoms from abrupt cessation, however they are no worse than Read More Read Less

I suffer from a panic disorder and severe anxiety disorder. Kratom helps me relax and feel content. I have 2 little girls and I wouldn't be able to take care of them if I was laying in bed worrying about irrational things that may or may not ever happen. Kratom helps me get up and live my life the way I want to live it and not the way I'm forced to live it. Kratom helped me get my life back to the way it should be.

I don’t use it on a regular basis, but when I experience arthritic pain or stress, this herb quickly reduces either/both and without a prescription or the threat of developing a dependency. It is natural and quite effective when purchased from a reputable business and used correctly. It sho ain’t tasty, but it’s a vital component of my med chest!