I made a double whiskey oldfashioned a little bit ago. Now I'm having a green tea with thc/cbd infused honey. :comfy-cool:

I hope everyone is having a good night. :meow-hug:

  • Des [she/her, they/them]
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    3 years ago

    kratom tea as usual! "elephant" which really is just a mix of older red leaves and green leaves.

    • Mehrunes_Laser [comrade/them, any]
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      3 years ago

      I have bad reactions to opiates, and sadly had a similar reaction to kratom. Opiates, and unfortunately kratom as well, make me anxious and restless. I really enjoyed the experience outside of my body's reaction to it.

      • Des [she/her, they/them]
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        3 years ago

        in a way i'd say you could count yourself lucky for your reaction. opiates always played waaaay too nice with my body and it got me into some trouble years ago. i wish i had discovered kratom long ago though it's about as gentle as an opioid gets and works in such a different way i'd almost call it opioid-like or a psuedo-opioid.

        • Mehrunes_Laser [comrade/them, any]
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          3 years ago

          Yeah it's blessing more than a curse. I was born with a physical birth defect that required surgery, and I have life long pain from it. I've had Dr after Dr try to shove pills at me for pain, and lucky for me I can't take them. My ex-wife struggled with an opiate addiction for years and years and I am very aware that it could have been me.

          I was kind of hoping that kratom would sneak by and not cause issues since it's different enough. But no luck. I really enjoyed the mellow pain relief, but the restless legs and anxiousness ruined the mood.

          • Des [she/her, they/them]
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            3 years ago

            kratom acts as a stimulant during the onset so that might have something to do with the anxiety and RLS. part of the reason it's so different and less "mentally slowing" then opioids but could be the reason. best i could suggest is to try a "red leaf" strain before you totally discard it since they tend to have less of the more stimulating alkaloids.

    • Ithorian [comrade/them, he/him]
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      3 years ago

      How much of an effect does the tea have? I use the powder on a regular basis and it works well but holy fuck does it taste bad.

      • Des [she/her, they/them]
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        3 years ago

        i basically make an unfiltered tea. i leave the powder in like it's matcha but let it steep in hot water for a bit. it kicks it in a bit quicker like that. and i've gotten used to the taste (been using kratom for like 5 years now). lol i can even tell you rough potencies and age of the leaf based on taste now. it's like coffee, gross by default but eventually you associate the good feeling with the taste.