Dependence & Withdrawal: Because of its high potency, it carries a severe risk of physical dependence. Stopping chronic use triggers a rapid-onset, intense opioid withdrawal syndrome that requires professional medical detoxification.

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[–] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

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Its crazy, but so is comparing kratom withdrawal to morphine/heroin/oxy withdrawal or god forbid methadone withdrawal even codeine withdrawal is worse, not that I'm condoning it

[–] Sinonatrix@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Supposedly a lot of the new stuff out are synthetics designed to mimic the active ingredients of kratom and a lot more potent than just taking capsules of the processed plant.

[–] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Got a link for what analogues are being sold?, I know most of these pills are synthetic 7-OH-MIT but that is the primary active component of natural Kratom

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

Citation needed

[–] the_robot_from_planet_danger@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think it's pretty individual. It really does seem that some people are getting intense opioid withdrawal symptoms from krat. I've gone on and off many times and its unpleasant but nothing more. It makes sense to me because the actual effects seem the vary a lot by person.

[–] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

Any opioid withdrawal is intense and horrible, but a week at most withdrawal of kratom is nothing compared to a month of more intense symptoms from methadone wd