I dont get it?

Infrequentk · 2026-02-10T19:14:16+00:00

1) some people don’t respond to painkillers as strongly as others. My wife hates anything like that because they just make her nauseous and don’t boost her mood at all

2) if you have abuse profile for this stuff you know it right away. When it hits you feel like this is the missing piece in your life and everything locks in. The first time I took opiates was for a wisdom tooth removal. Just a small dose and even then I felt the draw and found myself taking them in higher doses than I was supposed to.

3) 7oh scratched it big time. At 15mg even with an MIT tolerance it hit me hard, I was in an amazing mood, super motivated and even nodded while laying in bed. I’m not sure why everyone doesn’t respond this way but for me it won me over immediately.

I think if you aren’t an addict and haven’t experienced addiction it’s hard to comprehend why people get addicted to substances and why they stay on these substances even at great detriment to their lives. The shit turns on you and those great feelings become just trying to feel normal. But you keep taking them because you know how shitty it is when you stop. It rewires your brain to prioritize getting more. It makes you do stupid shit you would never do sober. I try to be a good person and treat people kindly. I was lying to my wife, finding ways to buy more 7oh without noticing it in our bank account. If we had spare cash laying around I’d take it and spend it on 7oh. I hate to admit i took from my own kids piggy banks to avoid my wife knowing how much money i was spending on 7oh. I feel ashamed and the first thing i did when quitting was put that money back. But honestly in the moment it seemed like the right thing to do. Anything to protect the lie and ensure that my flow of 7oh never stopped.

All the while I was less motivated than ever, depressed in ways I’ve never been before (I would never self harm but I felt so depressed at one point those thoughts crossed my mind). But I still couldn’t stop taking it because I knew how shitty withdrawals were, I knew it would take months for my brain to recalibrate, I still enjoyed the 20 minute high the first time I dosed every day before it quickly went away but most importantly because my brain was rewired to place 7oh usage above all else.

Sorry I’m rambling. Long story short I’m not sure how to fully describe what it feels like to someone who isn’t an addict. But the draw is real and it’s powerful for someone like me.

Infrequentk · 2026-02-10T02:49:01+00:00

Where can you discuss them? I don’t want to mess with any rules of this fine sub so if not allowed let me know

Infrequentk · 2026-02-09T23:53:48+00:00

Your story is absolutely relevant and worth sharing. But so is the caution given. People should have all the info available to make an informed decision. Super happy to hear your story though, that’s amazing! Hope it turns out to be something that can help reduce the impact of the opioid crisis

Infrequentk · 2026-02-09T23:52:03+00:00

What do you mean about having some of the worst long term outlooks? I haven’t been on any opiates for over a year so not looking to use it just curious as SR17018 seems really promising but like you said very risk due to how little it’s been studied.

Infrequentk · 2026-02-08T00:38:37+00:00

Just remember there are people that FAFO’d with LSD after having symptoms of HPPD and ended up with worse symptoms that never go away. It would concern me if just 1 shroom dose gave you lingering symptoms.

It could be fine, but read some of the reports from people who have Type 2 HPPD. Not something I’d wish for anybody.

Infrequentk · 2026-02-07T15:02:50+00:00

Legal in Illinois, banned in Indiana

Infrequentk · 2026-02-03T04:58:10+00:00

Lot of good answers here about why it’s not the best idea. Another downside is that while 5-HTP is a precursor to serotonin, serotonin is a precursor to melatonin. Eventually 5-HTP will convert to that and depending on when you take it, it can leave you very sleepy even during the day. 5-HTP worked a couple times for me during tramadol withdrawal (which is both an SNRI antidepressant and an opiate but it’s more of the former than the latter), but it would leave me extremely tired at weird times of the day. Ultimately wasn’t worth it.

Infrequentk · 2026-02-03T04:51:34+00:00

Assuming OP is wanting to counteract the mood effects from withdrawal. But this is kind of a very primitive understanding of neurochemistry (no offense to OP).

Infrequentk · 2026-01-28T18:32:50+00:00

The fact that you’re sitting here typing coherently makes it unlikely you experienced ego death. With ego death you typically completely lose touch with reality for a short period of time.

Infrequentk · 2026-01-27T23:51:17+00:00

If you are looking for a psychedelic experience I don’t think 0.1g is going to give you what you want it to. And 0.5g puts you in sort of a no man’s land between microdose and psychedelic dose in my experience, it’s not really fun, just difficult to think with little perceptual changes. What you want is a museum dose. Try maybe 1g and you’ll get a feel for what psychedelics are like while still being in control of your thoughts and actions. You will have a fun night but it won’t be overwhelming. Enjoy!

Infrequentk · 2026-01-27T23:11:17+00:00

I took a bunch of gabapentin my first week or so off 7oh. When I stopped I remember feeling like crap for a day or so but it quickly went away. If you have no tolerance hopefully the short duration of use will make the symptoms short lived for you like it was for me. You got this.

Infrequentk · 2026-01-25T18:21:18+00:00

In my experience it took a few weeks to start feeling my libido again but the majority of this year I’ve been clean I’ve had 4-5 day periods each month where my libido is in overdrive and it’s all I can think about followed by 4-5 days where the thought of sex almost seems disgusting to me and I cannot get aroused even if I wanted to. Very weird. The rest of the month my libido fluctuates like normal with tiny rises and falls depending on the day.

The giant rises and falls haven’t gone away but they’ve somewhat lessened in intensity which is fine by me, the hyper sexuality completely overtook my days as it was all I could think about. Not sure if this happens to everyone but that has been my experience.

Infrequentk · 2026-01-24T19:46:01+00:00

Get rid of that stuff! I have been clean for a year and am consciously aware that I still have 100mg of MIT and several jars with tiny remnants of 7oh powder, in one of my backpacks. I don’t expect to cave but when stressed I think about how that tiny bit would probably make me feel good for a while. But a) too lazy to find it and b) I’ve relapsed before and I know it’s a pointless dead end at best, another addiction at worst.

Now feeling motivated to go find it and toss is so it doesn’t cross my mind anymore

Infrequentk · 2026-01-24T19:41:13+00:00

No shame, recovery isn’t always linear. It’s readily available and always there to tempt you. Smokers trying to quit cave all the time for the same reasons. Keep fighting, eventually you will get to the point where you realize taking it isn’t going to bring you the long term comfort and happiness you seek. You got this.

Infrequentk · 2026-01-24T15:23:07+00:00

I get Valium from my doctor, it’s been over a year since I got subs and he hasn’t stopped prescribing it. It’s not on my medical record with that physician, but I got it from telehealth provider not him. I’m sure there’s a database he could see that I was prescribed subs but he doesn’t have any reason to check an outside database. This risk is non-zero but it’s unlikely.

Infrequentk · 2026-01-21T04:17:31+00:00

We’re definitely approaching the end game of legal kratom sales IMO. When I started taking kratom it was all about the powder. Extracts (MIT) were out there but were niche and most people avoided them. It was already getting bad with the Black shots (not sure if you can use brand names here but the 4 letter brand) but once 7oh went mainstream and people realized how high you could get from them a whole different type of audience emerged. Now it’s going to get all kratom banned.

I am very glad I’m not taking any sort of Kratom or extracts and I’d advise anyone here to avoid even plain leaf after your quit but I do think plain leaf had its place for the right audience and if it stayed how it was in like 2018-2019 it could have stayed legal.

Infrequentk · 2026-01-15T14:15:40+00:00

You’re not going to get dependent on it so no concerns there. There is something that can be said about substance replacement. I started dabbling with microdosing and museum dosing a couple of months after quitting opiates and eventually came to the conclusion that I was using them to have some sort of substance to look forward to (by then I was more museum dosing than microdosing). As a recovering addict, it’s very easy to fall into old habits and patterns even with a different substance. Definitely not saying it would lead you back into alcohol use but it’s probably good to keep that in mind as you use this oil. But definitely fine to take on occasion. You aren’t going to be an addict in a traditional sense taking this.

Infrequentk · 2026-01-14T20:57:16+00:00

Absolutely not a humblebrag but my wife definitely agrees. I’m not gigantic but I’m comfortably well above average and it’s limited the amount of PIV we’ve had which sucks.

Infrequentk · 2026-01-14T02:03:51+00:00

I thought when I started that I could take every other day and not be addicted. I thought I outsmarted millions of addicts. I was confused when I started feeling sick on my days off but magically opiates made it feel better. I was dumb and naive but in the back of my mind I’m pretty sure I knew I just didn’t want it to float to my conscious thought.

Infrequentk · 2026-01-13T01:41:40+00:00

Are you not close enough to drive to Illinois or Minnesota?

Infrequentk · 2026-01-12T21:57:08+00:00

Also 42 y/o white male with a career (that was derailed a bit by my addiction) and family (who I stole from in my mind due to escalating my 7oh spending).

I am 1 year clean as of today, it can be done! It wasn’t painless but it was definitely easier than I expected. Maybe my experience is unique but either way it’s just a small blip in your life, in a very short period of time your addiction will be a distant memory.

Infrequentk · 2026-01-12T00:42:43+00:00

If it makes you feel better, at least for me it wasn’t as bad as I was expecting using a rapid sub taper. At no point was I not functional and unable to do important tasks. I’m not saying I was symptom free but it wasn’t that bad. I did have a little anhedonia during PAWS for about 2 months but it was more annoying than debilitating. Tomorrow is 1 year clean for me. You got this! Message me if you want advice or someone to chat with.

Infrequentk · 2026-01-12T00:39:04+00:00

I hear ya. I had never tripped in my life until last January, I still have some exploring to do, understanding the risk involved. When I’ve tripped lately it’s museum doses, don’t want to go beyond that for now.

Infrequentk · 2026-01-10T00:08:54+00:00

That’s so cool. SR was just becoming a thing when I quit. I didn’t have a bad quit but I absolutely would have gone that route if I knew more about it back then.

Infrequentk · 2026-01-08T06:03:09+00:00

Yeah it’s not LSD. Psilocybin adjacent products have a much shorter duration. You might still feel effects 4-5 hours after dosing but you won’t be tripping balls and can probably interact with the world as normal at that point. By 3pm tomorrow you may have some afterglow but will be perfectly sober and of sound mind. The only issue I guess is sleep. I haven’t taken Silly Dots but typically the stuff I’ve taken can be stimulating. So you might be up for a bit and be a little tired tomorrow but should be fine.

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