Thanks to heavyiron and Montego1 I was selected to log Mile High Kratom's Red Vein Thai.
I've over the years experienced plenty of pain issues - from being diagnosed with knee arthritis at 25 (48 now) to breaking an ankle and needing plates, screws etc to repair it to torn hamstrings. Basically I've been beaten up pretty badly so have tried all different sorts of pain relief as well as having all sorts of nagging aches and soreness that really have made a mess of my sleep.
So I was pretty excited to try the red vein thai, for both its enjoyment as well as pain relief values. If you are interested in playing with Kratom yourself, they have a sampler pack that lets you try multiple strains at the same time, to see which suits your individual needs better.
Kratom Sampler Pack - milehighkratom.com
Don't know much about kratom? from Wikipedia's page
There's a few different ways to take the kratom, but for me it boils down to parachuting or mixing into a "tea". I'd put it in capsules but it would take too many per dose. Normal doses run from 2g - 6 or even 8g. So the volume is still a little big for parachuting, but not too bad. I'm going to be using the scoop they included rather than actually weighing as from an initial test each scoop seemed to work out to pretty close to 2g.
And away we go! I plan to do a bit of experimenting with dosage as well as do some research into any other fun uses for it - like how it holds up to cooking, etc. I will likely try some of the low end doses as right now i'm also just a few days into quitting smoking, and the stimulant effect is supposed to be better at small doses - as the euphorics don't reach the threshold to notice them.
I've over the years experienced plenty of pain issues - from being diagnosed with knee arthritis at 25 (48 now) to breaking an ankle and needing plates, screws etc to repair it to torn hamstrings. Basically I've been beaten up pretty badly so have tried all different sorts of pain relief as well as having all sorts of nagging aches and soreness that really have made a mess of my sleep.
So I was pretty excited to try the red vein thai, for both its enjoyment as well as pain relief values. If you are interested in playing with Kratom yourself, they have a sampler pack that lets you try multiple strains at the same time, to see which suits your individual needs better.
Kratom Sampler Pack - milehighkratom.com
Don't know much about kratom? from Wikipedia's page
So pretty interesting for a variety of purposes. And thankfully only a few douchey states have created any laws against it. If anything though, that proves it's general effectiveness - that some of the states treat it the same as opium or marijuana.Mitragyna speciosa also known as ketum, kratom and kratumum,[2] is a tropical deciduous and evergreen tree in the coffee family (Rubiaceae) native to Southeast Asia in the Indochina and Malaysia floristic regions. M. speciosa is indigenous to Thailand and, despite growing naturally in the country, has been outlawed for 70 years and was originally banned because it was reducing the Thai government's tax revenue from opium distribution.[3]Its leaves are used for medicinal properties. It is psychoactive, and leaves are chewed to uplift mood and to treat health problems, and has been studied by school of pharmacy faculty member Christopher McCurdy. In his research, McCurdy reported that, "kratom has long been used for coughs, diarrhea, muscle aches and pain,” McCurdy said. “It is also used as a replacement for opium when opium isn’t available and has been used to wean people off (that narcotic).” Kratom behaves as a μ-opioid receptor agonist like morphine[4] and is used in the management of chronic pain, as well as recreationally.[5]
There's a few different ways to take the kratom, but for me it boils down to parachuting or mixing into a "tea". I'd put it in capsules but it would take too many per dose. Normal doses run from 2g - 6 or even 8g. So the volume is still a little big for parachuting, but not too bad. I'm going to be using the scoop they included rather than actually weighing as from an initial test each scoop seemed to work out to pretty close to 2g.
And away we go! I plan to do a bit of experimenting with dosage as well as do some research into any other fun uses for it - like how it holds up to cooking, etc. I will likely try some of the low end doses as right now i'm also just a few days into quitting smoking, and the stimulant effect is supposed to be better at small doses - as the euphorics don't reach the threshold to notice them.