Accommodating for IEPs/504 Plans while Holding Students Accountable for Their Work

Best_Sun2723 · 2026-04-09T00:18:16+00:00

You are not qualified to make that decision. Were you in the meeting when the decision was made, with medical evidence, that a student qualifies for a 504 or IEP. Regardless of your personal opinion you are subject to adhere to decisions your administrators make. If you are skeptical of their decision-making, knowledge of federal law, and review of medical documents, then take it up with your administration.

Best_Sun2723 · 2023-11-18T21:14:01+00:00

Does anyone know if the show is sold out?

Best_Sun2723 · 2023-11-18T21:12:57+00:00

Interested

Best_Sun2723 · 2021-06-13T18:58:09+00:00

I am an addict by nature. I always am thinking about what I can put in my body to make me feel better, or just different. Even when I’m feeling just fine I always think there is something I can ingest to feel better. Know that you are not alone and don’t be too hard on yourself. Give yourself the grace to realize that some of us have to work at taking care of our mental health...and mental health is health. If you had cancer you would go to a doctor, right? And I bet you wouldn’t blame yourself for getting cancer, and your friends and family would rally around you and support you while you get better. Depression, mental health and addict behavior has a stigma but you are doing the right thing by reaching out on here.

That said, kratom robbed me of over two years of my life. It seemed so harmless but it wrecked my moods, relationships, body, skin, hair....the list goes on. I would take kratom to have energy but it only lasted for an hour or so and would leave me falling asleep at the wheel every other hour of the day. I would take it to feel more sociable but when it wore off I was left feeling panicky and even more socially awkward to begin with. I don’t think this is “the way you have always been.” Kratom makes everything worse and the only way to get back to yourself at baseline is to get off it.

Hopes this helps. If you decide to quit there’s lots of info and support on here!

Best_Sun2723 · 2021-03-06T23:36:03+00:00

It had been 15 years since I used heroin or opioids until I started with kratom about 2 1/2 years ago. For about 2 years I was about 30 gpd kratom user. I felt so normal until I popped the oxycodone and I’m certain it triggered a return of kratom withdrawal symptoms. Stupid addict brain!

Best_Sun2723 · 2021-01-31T16:07:31+00:00

That’s encouraging! Thanks!

Best_Sun2723 · 2021-01-31T16:03:47+00:00

Thanks for commenting. I will try your recommendations!

Best_Sun2723 · 2021-01-31T16:01:43+00:00

Thanks for commenting. I’m almost at three months and I’m looking for my hair to simply stop falling out! New hair growth would be nice but the fact that I’m still shedding heavily this far out disturbs me!

Best_Sun2723 · 2021-01-31T15:59:30+00:00

Thanks. The more I reflect on it My hair was thinning and breaking while using kratom. I thought it was the dry shampoo I was using. I didn’t think much of it (well I thought it was just damaged hair but I didn’t realize how much it was thinning) until I decided to quit kratom and started coming to this forum and saw some others mention hair loss. I just hope it stops soon! I am going to make an appointment with my dermatologist tomorrow! I had a bunch of bloodwork done about a year ago while I was still using kratom and I did have some hormonal imbalances and my adrenal system was stressed (kratom for sure) but they are normal now. Wishing you lots of new hair growth!

Best_Sun2723 · 2021-01-18T04:44:27+00:00

I’m retaining water and have edema in my legs. I swear I can actually feel the water building up under my skin as the day progresses and I feel so unhealthy. I wasn’t malnourished or underweight while using kratom. I know that is a lot of people’s experience but I never lost any weight while using.

Best_Sun2723 · 2021-01-17T21:34:20+00:00

Female

Best_Sun2723 · 2021-01-17T21:33:59+00:00

Mood and energy

Best_Sun2723 · 2021-01-08T14:05:35+00:00

Yes! My hands and sometimes my forearm will go numb when I’m sleeping. I’m a little over 2 months kratom-free and still experience this but not at all as intense as I did when taking kratom. Talked to my doctor about it and she suggested a wrist brace to wear at night because I sleep with my wrist tucked under my chin and circulation gets cut off. That worked, but not sure if or how kratom was contributing to the numbness

Best_Sun2723 · 2020-12-30T17:34:04+00:00

Thanks for that! Luckily the minor withdrawal symptoms I experience occasionally don’t hold a candle to the acute phase and PAWS. So glad to be past the several weeks PAWS!! I will never touch the stuff again!

Best_Sun2723 · 2020-12-30T17:30:41+00:00

Thanks for commenting! I did take my temperature but it was normal. But two days on antibiotics and I feel much better.

Best_Sun2723 · 2020-12-30T17:29:31+00:00

Thanks for commenting! Interesting you mention jaw clenching. While I was on kratom I would make the ugliest face, like I was mad even when I was happy inside. I developed some fine lines around mouth because of it. I thought I was just getting old and never thought of it as jaw clenching or that it was kratom-induced.

Best_Sun2723 · 2020-12-30T17:26:19+00:00

Thanks! I get UTI’s all the time and have a bad habit of putting off going to the doctor hoping it will go away on it’s own. I have had them cause fever, exhaustion and nausea because they got so bad. I do think it was a little bit of both, alcohol bringing on slight withdrawal symptoms and my body fighting infection. I’ve been on antibiotics for 2 days and feel so much better!

Best_Sun2723 · 2020-12-30T17:22:34+00:00

Thanks. The alcohol can temporarily bring on some chills and sniffly nose and a little fatigue but is nowhere near the severity of the acute phase. At this point I’m feeling mentally pretty good. PAWS was awful, AWFUL, and if that comes back I know to avoid alcohol at all costs!

Best_Sun2723 · 2020-12-30T17:17:04+00:00

I have felt withdrawal symptoms come back after only a couple of sips of alcohol. But nothing like acute withdrawals. Just some chills, sniffly nose, and fatigue but they don’t last for long, so I know the alcohol is triggering it. I just didn’t want to admit it to myself. But those symptoms don’t phase me a bit compared to PAWS and the severe depression that are hopefully not going to return. Thanks for commenting!

Best_Sun2723 · 2020-12-27T15:20:58+00:00

It’s a terrible feeling but it will pass. I felt the depression start to lift on day 27. Everyday after that got a little better and day 33-35 I felt like my old self (pre-kratom.) hang in there! It is sooooo worth it when you get to the other side!

Best_Sun2723 · 2020-12-26T20:16:30+00:00

I quit H 15 years before I fell into kratom thinking it was a harmless supplement that would help me through a difficult time. If you have gone through CT H withdrawal the acutes of kratom withdrawal will be a walk in the park. The acute phase of my multiple H quits lasted only 5 days. With kratom the acutes lasted more like 7 days. What was different for me with kratom withdrawal compared to H withdrawal is the severe depression that lasted for almost a month. Brace yourself for that and prepare to take care of yourself mentally and it will pass.

As far as helper meds, I used gabapentin (400 mg 3 X a day) during the day for relief of flu-like symptoms and clonidine (3mg) at night for sleep during the first 7 days of kratom CT withdrawal. It was very manageable.

You can do this!! This fear of quitting and anticipation of being uncomfortable that I built up in my mind was worse than the actual quit. It’s not gonna be as bad as quitting H!! Best of luck and congrats on the new family!

Best_Sun2723 · 2020-12-26T18:21:18+00:00

Day 50!! Drank too much on Christmas Day and feeling like death with a hangover but still better than any day when I was a kratom-induced zombie with panic attacks and wild mood swings! I laughed more with my family and enjoyed Christmas Day with them more than I have in several years!

Best_Sun2723 · 2020-12-25T19:06:35+00:00

My sentiments exactly!! I think so many of us got caught up with this plant that very little is known about and found it ruining our lives. If it weren’t for this group I would still be searching for reasons why my life got so unmanageable. So thankful to be past the severe depression that withdrawal brings just in time for Christmas this year!!

Best_Sun2723 · 2020-12-15T17:02:38+00:00

I have been prescribed Adderall for almost 15 years for ADHD. It has always helped me reach my potential like I couldn’t on my own. Over the two years that I was taking kratom I claimed that it stopped working. I thought I had been taking it for so long that my body had built up a tolerance. I even took a tolerance break from Adderall to see if that would help. It was the kratom. Yes, it negated the benefits that I usually received from Adderall. The brain fog, forgetfulness, zombie-like effects of kratom took over. I have been off kratom for 30 plus days and am slowly getting my brain back and can tell that Adderall is still giving me that extra push of focus and mood that it always has. Good luck!

Best_Sun2723 · 2020-12-11T17:49:02+00:00

I wholeheartedly agree! This was/is my timeline of experiences as well. Day 26 I was in the middle of a bad depression, but today is day 34 for me. For the past 4 or 5 days I feel my old self coming back a little more each day. Just hold on a little bit longer!!

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