Addicted

[CJ666191]

I know this is a different question, but I need help to quit this crappy herb called Kratom (Has anyone heard of this)

I really feel like quitting for good (I have quit before and the worse thing about it is I cant sleep (I really dread that)

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

[RubyWitch]

No need to apologize. I had never heard of this herb either, so I too went to wikipedia and read about it. As we both learned, it IS used for help with opiod withdrawal and it has some mild affinity for anxiety, but it is addictive and is used frequently as a recreational drug in many Asian countries. I cut the paragrah below just for general info.

Legal status:
Kratom is a controlled substance in Thailand, Bhutan, Australia, Finland, Denmark, Poland, Lithuania,[3] Malaysia and Myanmar (Burma). In Malaysia, kratom is scheduled under the Poisons Act.

The Thai government passed the Kratom Act 2486 which went into effect on August 3, 1943. This law makes planting the tree illegal and requires existing trees to be cut down. This law was not found effective, since the tree is indigenous to the country. Today, kratom is scheduled in category 5 of the Narcotics Acts (1979), in the same category as cannabis and magic mushrooms (the least punitive category). A related species, Mitragyna javanica, is often used as a substitute to get around the law, but it is not considered as effective. The dominant alkaloid in this species is mitrajavine, which has not yet been pharmacologically tested.

Don't think I'd ever take the stuff, but to each his own.
GL

[nlr_tiff]

That was funny. Apparently I misread the post from CJ666191. lol. Sorry about that guys.

[RubyWitch]

Before you make reservations at Betty Ford, please go to our Complementary Medicine Forum and speak with Paxil about this herb. He knows his stuff and will be able to advise you on exactly what you need to do.
Good luck
Greenlydia

[nlr_tiff]

I looked up the herb at this website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kratom

I see it is used for opiate withddrawl and is a very stong herb. No wonder you got addicted to it.

Try using meletonin to help u sleep at night. It you don't know what it is here is a website that explains: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melatonin

If that doesn't work you may need to go to the hospital and go to a drug treatment detox program.

I hope this helps. Hugs-Bradian