{"id":600,"date":"2026-09-21T22:55:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T06:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enceladus-b-type.blog\/?p=600"},"modified":"2026-09-21T22:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T06:28:41","slug":"restarting-kratom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enceladus-b-type.blog\/?p=600","title":{"rendered":"Restarting kratom?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was thinking of restarting kratom usage, b\/c even heavy-duty psych meds do not totally fix me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t mean sexually, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Safety precautions I would take this time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Follow dosage for capsules<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Already researched it on &lt;erowid.org&gt;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boil and store in kitchen for powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If using extract, only use in ADDITION to base<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Budget regularly (&gt;= 1\/mo) to make sure not buying too much<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tell parents &amp;&amp; brothers during transition period<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know the different strains, explore more this time (don&#8217;t get pigeonholed (or actually, mathematically, DO))<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SO, is that enough safety? I had a lot of problems previously, &amp;&amp; I AM diagnosed w\/a mental illness. HOWEVER, I don&#8217;t think kratom &#8220;abuse&#8221; was the problem previously IN EXCLUSION.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It may have contributed, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also I am taking better care of myself, just in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a really good anxiolytic (social anxiety disorder), mood enhancer\/stabilizer (yes, both&#8211;previously diagnosed w\/depressive type of psychotic disorder).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My mother AND brother BOTH said they thought it was &#8220;good for [me]&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&amp;&amp; it&#8217;s still legal where I live, &amp;&amp; I&#8217;ve sort of&#8230; I think I&#8217;m &#8220;mellowing out&#8221; or what the fuck is this stereotype about aging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If I am? (mellowing out, that is), then I prefer the term &#8220;late bloomer&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So disclosing it on here helps me, and I hope it entertains you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was thinking of restarting kratom usage, b\/c even heavy-duty psych meds do not totally fix me. I don&#8217;t mean sexually, either. So like. Safety precautions I would take this time: SO, is that enough safety? I had a lot &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/enceladus-b-type.blog\/?p=600\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[568],"class_list":["post-600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-also-i-have-a-neat-little-openoffice-spreadsheet-where-i-routinely-factually-empirically-test-herbal-nutritional-supplements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enceladus-b-type.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enceladus-b-type.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enceladus-b-type.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enceladus-b-type.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enceladus-b-type.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=600"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/enceladus-b-type.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":602,"href":"https:\/\/enceladus-b-type.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600\/revisions\/602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enceladus-b-type.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enceladus-b-type.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enceladus-b-type.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}