Dosage confusion

[LuLu]

Hi everyone!

I’m confused.....when I started taking Kratom it was in capsule form from a Headshop. I just bought a bunch of different strains from Mystic Island (which I so far LOVE) in powder form of course.

I was told to start out with 1 gram and go from there, but I just read on a Kratom website that you should go by your body weight.

What is the suggested way for getting the best usage?

Thank you

[whiffypants]

There is a pretty easy way to find out the lowest effective dose for YOU -- which may or may not be what works for someone else, and it's well worth taking the trouble. Body weight doesn't seem to have a great deal to do with it, though, so I would absolutely not start there. Headshop vendors are almost infamous for advising starting doses that are WAY too high, but of course, that sells more leaf. The reality is that doses are different for everyone, and you're better off discovering your own.

We have a FAQ section you can check out as well, if you haven't seen it yet. Hope this helps.

[herbalhippie]

Body weight doesn't seem to have a great deal to do with it, though, so I would absolutely not start there. .

I absolutely agree. My body weight is not, um....well, not exactly slim but I dose at .75 gram. Three quarters of a gram. So you can't really go by body weight.

I'd start at a gram and work up in small increments until you find your sweet spot.

[LuLu]

Body weight doesn't seem to have a great deal to do with it, though, so I would absolutely not start there. .

I absolutely agree. My body weight is not, um....well, not exactly slim but I dose at .75 gram. Three quarters of a gram. So you can't really go by body weight.

I'd start at a gram and work up in small increments until you find your sweet spot.

I’m not either that’s why I was wondering if maybe it would be true for me. I’m a curvy big girl and I do have a high tolerance to opioids due to chronic pain so I thought maybe my weight should be taken into consideration.

[herbalhippie]

Body weight doesn't seem to have a great deal to do with it, though, so I would absolutely not start there. .

I absolutely agree. My body weight is not, um....well, not exactly slim but I dose at .75 gram. Three quarters of a gram. So you can't really go by body weight.

I'd start at a gram and work up in small increments until you find your sweet spot.

I’m not either that’s why I was wondering if maybe it would be true for me. I’m a curvy big girl and I do have a high tolerance to opioids due to chronic pain so I thought maybe my weight should be taken into consideration.

Hmm, well, before I tried kratom for the first time I read somewhere that 2 1/2 grams was about equal to one hydrocodone. So I did 2 1/2 grams. It actually felt more like a Percocet, but this was kratom from Phytoextractum, not known for great kratom or decent prices.

When I discovered the Reddit vendors, I was able to drop my dose to a gram or less. And I am used to hydrocodone, I'm allowed two per day for chronic pain.

I'd still start at a gram (maybe 1.5) and work up. You may be one of the lucky ones who are able to dose low, you never know.

[LuLu]

Thank you for your help. I really appreciate it. I’ve been on Percocet 10’s 4 times a day for 8 years now. I just decided about 3 months back to stop and give my body a break. Kratom has been a huge help!

Do you mind if I ask what you have vendor/strain to be the best for your pain?

[herbalhippie]

Thank you for your help. I really appreciate it. I’ve been on Percocet 10’s 4 times a day for 8 years now. I just decided about 3 months back to stop and give my body a break. Kratom has been a huge help!

Do you mind if I ask what you have vendor/strain to be the best for your pain?

Oh boy...I get some measure of relief from most or all of them! Royal Bentuangie from Herbal RVA is a good one to take by itself or add to other strains for pain relief or anxiety. Red Aceh from Kratom-OG is a good daytime red for pain. Those two should be available. You kind of have to sample and sample and sample again for yourself. What works good for me might not work so good for you and vice versa.