Duration of tolerance breaks

[magick_cat]

How long do you guys take breaks for each time, and how frequently? I try and do 4-5 days off every few weeks and find it works pretty well.

[beathappening]

I just space out my doses by 10-12 hours each time; I get a decent burn every time. Haven't taken a proper break in months

[BallzDeep9]

I've been a daily kratomite for over 18 months. I'm doing a Summer T-break this week, using Agmatine sulfate, and have tapered my kratom down from 7g- 10g per day, down to only 2 grams today .. Tomorrow I'll do the same along with a little Phenibut. On Friday I may then take a day off...

On Sunday I'll drop the Agmatine, & back to regular 4g dosing, with optional evening booster of 2g .. I know those 4g's will Feel Like the First Time!

I'll perform this 1-week T Break, maybe two or 3 times a year. Bit of a hassle, but zero discomfort.. Doing 4-5 days cold turkey, would not work for me!

[beathappening]

Is phenibut in any danger of being scheduled? Seems like the same thing could happen that's going on with tianeptine and kratom now. I've wanted to try it but if it's getting cracked down on soon I won't bother.

[Devil_Dog21]

I've been a daily kratomite for over 18 months. I'm doing a Summer T-break this week, using Agmatine sulfate, and have tapered my kratom down from 7g- 10g per day, down to only 2 grams today .. Tomorrow I'll do the same along with a little Phenibut. On Friday I may then take a day off...

On Sunday I'll drop the Agmatine, & back to regular 4g dosing, with optional evening booster of 2g .. I know those 4g's will Feel Like the First Time!

I'll perform this 1-week T Break, maybe two or 3 times a year. Bit of a hassle, but zero discomfort.. Doing 4-5 days cold turkey, would not work for me!

So BallzDeep, you take only 3 days off from Kratom total (Fri, Sat, Sun)? And the other part of the week is tapering down? Meaning 7 days total for your tolerance break? If my understanding is correct that's pretty efficient IMO. I may have to try that soon. I'm in China now and I think I may have not brought enough so I may do a "forced" tapper versus going cold turkey.

-DD

[e_poison]

Once a month I try to take a 24-48 hour tolerance break. This seems to keep me on track, although ideally I'd like to do that every 2 weeks. I take it for pain though, so sometimes it's just not viable to take too many breaks.

If I run into tolerance issues prior to my scheduled breaks, I normally just reduce my daily doses, like only taking 1 dose instead of 2 doses for a few days.

[Johnsonsbotanicals]

i tend to try and take 3 to 5 days every 6 to 8 weeks. i use other herbs such as incarvallea seninses for pain, shilajit and a lil ginseng for energy and mulungu to help with sleep for that time when needed and occasional aspirin for headache (fluorescent light gives me headaches, always have it seems). i also switch strains and mixes up every few days.

[Madison808]

I take saturdays off no matter what. In between that for the rest of the week I’ll ebb and flow with tapering as needed. That’s pretty much my weekly schedule. When I do eventually have to do a tolerance break I start off aiming for 3-5 days but make it a point to push it further on a day to day basis after that if things are going ok. Sometimes I’ve made it past 7 days but that’s it.

[g-otis]

Love this thread. I’m interested to hear more methods. I am overdue a tolerance break, for sure. I am a daily user and instead of taking time off, I rotate strains. I’m a big fan of heavy reds, so I have to switch it up pretty regularly. When I score a really potent strain, I stick it in the back of my cabinet and fight my urge to just burn it...lol. I have found that taking a 12-24 hour breaks keep my tolerance down, also. Melatonin with Kava/chamomile/valerian root tea is nice for a change up, esp for my insomnia.
I guess we all do whatever it takes.

[Maxxx]

The most I do is 6g-7g a day, and after a few days I kind of get sick of it, so the next day I'll make 3 or 4 cups of tea out of 5g, filter out the plant matter (important), and drink a cup whenever I feel like I need it throughout the day. If I end up drinking all the tea, I'll do it again the following day until I only have to drink a single cup. Then I'll take the next day off with no Kratom at all. Then, when I go back to it, I keep my dose at 2.5g twice a day, never going above 6g or 7g, until I start getting sick of it again. It usually takes a few days.

Also, I've found that Kava helps take the edge off on those tea days, or the days with no kratom.