Does anyone out there use Kratom?

@RunTheJulz I know a guy that has used it everyday for over 6 years, and no side effects.

I he doesn't use a lot. I think he said 3 grams in the morning and 4 grams in the afternoon
before he goes to the gym. I have read about people that use mass quantities, and like
anything, mass quantities are not good.

@DogMan I’m aware that it is beneficial for many people and I’m also personally aware of the fact that mass quantities of almost anything is not good. Everything in moderation. Personally I have more experience with opiates/opioids daily and not in the smallest amounts due to chronic pain syndrome and I don’t expect most people to understand that it’s not necessarily the solution for everyone and it’s not the solution that I would like but given that my level of pain alone has taken 10-15 years off my life expectancy due to stress on my heart most of all it is the solution for reducing stress and damage. It isn’t well understood by the general public but in the general medical sense it is the least amount of damage caused and the most amount of benefit given that determines what is used to treat chronic pain which is vastly different than acute pain and temporary suffering in general.

@RunTheJulz Sorry to hear that. Sounds like you don't have a really good choice.

Is your pain in your bones? muscles? organs? nerves? Fibromyalgia?

I have never suffered from anything like that. I have broken quite a few bones
racing motorcycles, but that was very temporary pain. Now at 65 I am getting
arthritis in those areas. I am able to keep the pain down with daily exercise, I
seldom even use Ibuprophen, as I never even get headaches.

Can I ask a question? Do you take supplements? I started taking them many
years ago, and I attribute my health to them, along with daily exercise.

The food today does not give us the nutrients our bodies require. People say
that I have expensive urine, but it seems to be worth it for me, so I recommend
them to everyone.

@DogMan My pain is in bone and nerves in my lower back and radiating down both legs.
I broke lots of bones and I have even broken bones with my chronic pain syndrome and I would trade a years relief from chronic pain for 10 years worth of acute pain. It’s hard to explain Or analogize but I have broken my wrists a few times and a few years ago I was able to take a shower and just go gently with the wrist out of my splint pretty painful but it was still very minor when compared to what was flared up in my back from the crash. I have started to deal with psoriatic arthritis in both knees and my arms as I have separated my shoulders numerous times and I have a titanium fusion of my right clavicle which has become more painful after being a pretty great surgery which gave me hope that not all my injuries would plague me for life. It’s still minor complaint to the pain from 4 fractures in my L-5 vertebrae in 4 consecutive winters. I burst a disc in the last one and I had to get a spinal fusion of S-1/L-5/L-4 and it was termed a failed surgery because it left me with more pain than I had before the fusion and a 7 year recovery period which I had to take on entirely when 3 different physical therapy programs failed me. I was able to get my active life back but was still in significant pain. I thought I was being cautious and careful about the way I was doing my passions but I hit a wall about 3-4 years ago and it took me 2 years to get an appointment with the best neurosurgeon in my state. He was able to diagnose my increase in pain and it helped make sense of things but unfortunately it wasn’t a very hopeful solution. Apparently I broke my titanium fusion from my S-1/L-5/L-4 and I burst every disc above it for 8-10 levels meaning that I need my old fusion ripped out and replaced and increased from my S-1 up to my T-9/T-10 which may be able to become a disc replacement at the uppermost level if I have the bone density but I will lose my mobility and flexibility and that’s a significant amount as my lumbar fusion alone was 15% so if I add the levels above I will lose 75%+ of my mobility. I can’t even imagine how I’m supposed to function in daily life without being able to bend at my waist. I was in that situation temporarily because of my original fusion and it was very difficult to do the simplest things. I hate feeling like my life is over and it’s all my fault.

Yes I have an endocrinologist who has been very beneficial with my family and has helped me with supplements and other crucial elements that have made a significant impact for the positive on my health.
I also have a rather strict attitude towards my diet and I have been that way for over half my life. I’m 46 almost 47 and I have not had any soda or fast food or processed foods since I was 20. I don’t drink alcohol and I only take ibuprofen for migraines and only if they are truly debilitating and caffeine isn’t helping.

@DogMan The most beneficial supplements I’ve found are D3 magnesium and zinc as well as a multivitamin and a few other supplements that I have to look up because I’m not remembering them right now.

@RunTheJulz I take extra magnesium and Zinc also, along with Lutien for my eyes.

My eyesight gets consistently better due to Lutien and Zinc.

@DogMan I use a heating pad basically every night but have been warned that it could increase inflammation.