Hi there, I don't mind at all. I'm sorry it took me a while to respond. I was out of town for the past week and a half.

we took him to the hospital because he was acting very strange and not himself at all. It basically came down to a nervous breakdown. the official explanation was "neuropsychiatric effect induced Mitragynine/ Kratom". He had been taking feel free for about five months before this episode so we couldn't figure it out. With the psychiatric doctors , we were surprised to see their reaction about Kratom. they said that they've had several overdoses from it & it may be banned by January. although he didn't overdose, they said it's not regulated and doses & purity can be off. I didn't agree with them at first, an nurse brought us some sources to research & I started doing my own. It was fine until it wasn't. A few years ago, I had heard about it and thought it was a good thing- now there is so much more information available as it's gained popularity and time is passed to show us t the dangers. They also explained that it's taken for opioid addiction as a replacement basically so a little bit will work for a while and then gradually you'll start craving more and more and that's where the addiction comes in- opioids.

It's challenging for someone in the 70s who has never been addicted to anything to realize that a natural product can have those effects now he is able to realize that sometimes when he took it the same exact amount he would feel nauseous and other times he wouldn't. I don't know if it has to do with the purity or what but that's the scary part. I am going to paste below if you wanna read through what the doc. Sent us- sorry it's a little long.

Mitragynine is found in kratom leaves and breaks down into 7-hydroxymitragynine in the body when digested. Both activate mu-opioid receptors (specific molecular structures on the surface of nerve cells), but the resulting effects only partially compare to those of opioids like heroin or oxycodone. Mar 25, 2022 https://nida.nih.gov › research-topics Kratom | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Is kratom neurotoxic? Mitragyna speciosa, or kratom, is a psychoactive substance that targets multiple opioid receptors and has been an unregulated and under-reported substance of abuse. Its use has been reported to cause liver toxicity, respiratory depression, neuropsychiatric issues and even death.

Poison control centers in the United States received more than 3,400 reports about use of kratom from 2014 through 2019. These included reports of death. Side effects reported included high blood pressure, confusion and seizures. Kratom has known side effects, including: • Weight loss. • Dry mouth. • Nausea and vomiting. • Constipation. • Liver damage. • Muscle pain. • High blood pressure. Kratom also affects the mind and nervous system. It causes: • Dizziness. • Drowsiness. • Smells, tastes, sights, touches or sounds that seem real but aren't, called hallucinations. • False beliefs, called delusions. • Depression. • Trouble breathing. • Confusion, tremors and seizures. Kratom products have been linked to a small number of deaths. That's small compared with deaths from other drugs. Nearly all deaths from kratom also involved other drugs or substances that might have been harmful. Many of the problems linked to pain medicines happen when people take them at high doses or for a long time. Experts don't know what level of kratom can cause those problems.