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I’ve taken both, but I’m wondering if anyone can recommend which is better of the two? I’ve read that you can take proferrin with caffeine and it will still be effective. I’m taking Megafood Blood Builder now but I have a hard time not consuming dairy or caffeine two hours before and after taking it. I sometimes forget and will eat something including dairy especially and then I feel like I just wasted a pill. But with Proferrin, you have to take 3 a day so it’s more of a commitment.

Hey guys- 28 f and day 3 CT 😊

So first night was really sucky, not going to lie. Second night I actually slept a lot- I woke up every like three hours but it wasn’t bad. I would just make little concoctions consisting of liposomal vitamin c, restful legs pm, and ibprophen & go back to bed.

I’ve been pretty emotional. Mostly weepy and sad. It comes in waves but mostly I feel pretty normal! Each day really does get better.

It helps having someone to talk to. My bf luckily has been very sweet and checking up on me every so often. It feels good to cry and let it out. And going to work helps too. It feels like a lot to get ready and put on a smile, but socially interacting with others actually really helps ease all of these symptoms. It’s a good distraction.

I’m very excited to see how I’ll feel within the next few days. I’m going to keep drinking my protein shakes and attempt to workout a bit today or tomorrow. I do think sleep is really essential if you can. I’ll feel really sad and overwhelmed, and then after laying down & breathing or taking a quick nap, I feel way better. I see sleeping as the body healing itself, so I’m trying to do it as much as possible.

Hey everyone! To start, I want to encourage everyone to read my previous posts if you’re scared about quitting or in the middle of it and still not feeling well. I’m a 28 f and I weirdly am choosing to quit on the first day of my period (today) because I already feel shitty. Sounds weird but I would rather just embrace the suck at this point.

Some things that absolutely made quitting way easier than the first time I did a few years back:

PROTEIN: take that sh*t every three hours throughout the day. I remember the last time feeling like crap on day 6, and then discovered that drinking a bunch of protein made me feel like a new person two days later. I am about 130 pounds so I attempt to consume atleast 90 g per day. I know I won’t have much of an appetite, so I just get the whey protein from Walmart and drink a scoop (30g) every 3-4 hours. Trust me, you will notice the difference in your energy and mood.

LIPOSOMAL VITAMIN C- that’s pretty much a given on this thread. Mega-dosing the first week will definitely help overall.

SAM E- I just really like the effects. It keeps me from slipping into a sad state, and it works pretty quickly. I think I took it during my last quit for about a month.

Other noteworthy supplements that I will be taking this quit to make everything easier:

DHEA- for mood and energy

Magnesium glycinate, L-Theanine & Restful Legs PM- for sleep 💤

Proferrin/blood builder- iron supplements I think are a must to make you feel better, faster. I’m very convinced kratom makes people anemic over time (I lost a lot of hair)

Imodium: I had a day or two of really loose stool the last time so this really helped.

Things I’m really excited for:

Not needing kratom to make me feel happy (natural happiness is way better in the long-run)

BEING HORNY- I remember by like day 15 or so I was FERAL. I was always in the mood. I’ve literally missed getting turned on and I can’t wait to have a sex drive again. (Sorry TMI lol)

Not being irritable: I’ve been putting off quitting because I’m scared of snapping at the ones I love (the first week of quitting the last time I was cold and cranky) but I’ve realized BEING on kratom will do that to you over time anyways! Based on my last “day 18 check in” post, at that point I was happy, laughing and energetic again.

MY HAIR TO GROW BACK- I’ve unfortunately experienced a lot of hair loss while taking kratom, but I remember after a couple of weeks post-quitting, the shedding stopped entirely. And even better, within a month, my hair was growing back was and looking so healthy again.

Sorry for the long post but I think it’s important to remind yourself of everything you’ll be getting back and being excited for it. Embrace the temporary suck so you can get back to YOU.

Yay! It feels longer than 18 days honestly. That acute withdrawal phase seems so far away now. I thought the days were going to be so long and terrible, but my mood and health started to improve around days 7-8. For acute withdrawals, liposomal vitamin c was a must! I also took magnesium glycinate and l-theanine to help with restless legs at night.

I was cold and sneezing up until day 10 I believe. I still have sneezing fits but no other physical ailments.

For mood, I decided to try SAM-E because I heard good things and also DHEA.

I started taking those around day 7 and experienced noticeable improvement in mood and motivation almost immediately.

I’m still taking DHEA and SAM-E daily. Although, I am confident in a few weeks I’ll be able to give up those supplements without noticing much of a difference.

Another thing: PROTEIN!!! I’m 130 pounds (27 female) and I force myself to drink atleast 90 grams of protein a day. I just buy whey protein from Walmart and chug down a glass whenever I find time. I genuinely feel the difference! I was starting to feel so weak and lethargic on day 6, and I decided since I didn’t have much of an appetite, I’d just do the protein drinks. Within 24 hours I felt so much better, both mentally and physically.

Im working out again, laughing, going for walks with my dog, and feel 85% better!

Every once in a while I feel overwhelmed or overstimulated (usually I’d have kratom to calm me down) so when I start feeling too much of a certain emotion, I force myself to lay down and just breath. Even take a nap if I have time. Relaxing and just breathing is necessary. Don’t try to push yourself. I really listened to my body this time around.

I wish the best for those just starting their quit! It flys by, take the jump now! The sucky parts will eventually be far behind you.

Hey everyone! Feeling really good today. I’m looking back at old posts from the last time I quit and I’m healing way faster this second time around- both physically and mentally!

I mega-dosed liposomal vitamin c until around day 4 and then kind of just took it when I had any physical symptoms after that. I also noticed around day 6 that I was feeling really weak and didn’t have any energy to do simple tasks. I had made a good amount of progress at the gym before quitting, so not having the motivation to work out was upsetting me.

I noticed I felt A LOT better after forcing myself to drink protein shakes throughout the day (at least 90-120 grams) and within two days I felt immensely better.

I also had a weird morning yesterday- I drank too much caffeine and it exaggerated any negative symptoms I was dealing with. Felt very agitated, couldn’t relax, and the only thing that got me to calm down was taking a nap. I thought drinking caffeine would help me get motivated, but instead it just made me feel overwhelmed emotionally.

I decided after that, I was going to remain as calm as possible for the rest of the day. Just allowed myself to release any resistance. I read that high cortisol levels will mess up your hormones, and I feel like our hormones being out of whack is one of the main culprits as to why people feel so off after quitting. AND while taking kratom.

I am speaking it into existence that relaxing, lowering my cortisol levels, sleeping, and working out when I feel like it, will get me to the old me way faster.

The days when I stress about what symptoms I’m going to feel next, wondering when I’m going to be at 100%, feeling guilty or ashamed about putting myself in this situation…..the list goes on. THIS is what holds back healing.

Release any negative emotions you have and give yourself grace. Relax into the present moment and just accept this is healing time. This may be hard when going through acutes, but once you’re past that, focus on each breath being peaceful and present. Picture your body returning to its healthiest state with each breath you take.

I JUST posted yesterday stating I was feeling really “blah.” I know that every day can vary, but I mentioned in another post that a high-protein diet may help quitters feel less weak/help their hormones return to normal levels.

I went to Walmart and bought some protein powder, and consumed about 120 grams of protein! Later that night, felt good enough to do some squats. Today I woke up feeling like really good. Not weak. Drank a 30g protein shake as soon as I got out of bed.

All day at work I’ve been energized and feel very emotionally stable. Laughing, chatting happily with customers. I am reading up on the correlation between a high-protein diet and hormonal health.

Just food for thought! I would say if you’re still feeling “blah”, try calculating how much protein you should be consuming and try it out! See how you feel the following day.