You are TOTALLY speaking my language here....
Kratom is THA SHIT!!! It's NOT an opiate, however, it hits opiate receptors, and makes you feel like you took a couple hydrocodone. Similar affects, constipation, shit like that. And it does have withdrawl symptoms too, if you take extracts and use it heavily. Kratom has been used by many people getting off of opiate pain killers. Unfortunately, kratom extracts will raise your tolerance EXTREMELY fast. You do not wanna use extracts if it all possible. That will really fuck up yourself. If you take extracts, you will have worse withdrawl, even if you don't use it daily. I strongly suggest first time users to start with what's known as "Bali" kratom. That is commercial grade - it's middle of the road, cheap, and it works awesome. Thai (Maeng Da, Old School Thai, Red Vein Thai) is probably the strongest, most potent stuff. Maeng Da is a special hybrid type, and it's the strongest non-extracted kind you can get. It's typically pretty expensive though. Malaysian (Super Green, or Super Yellow) is known for having more of a sedating, euphoric sense about it. I have very little experience with malay. Indonesian (Indo) I have no idea how it is, other than it's by far the worst tasting stuff. Using kratom is known as "burning," and the effects of it are known as an "aroma." Since it is incense, you know.
There are several ways to take kratom, the most popular being "Toss n Wash" (TnW) or Shake and Chug (SnC) They are both exactly what they sound like. Toss and wash is when you take your spoon and dump the kratom in your mouth, and just swallow it down with juice. Shake and chug (my personal favorite method) is using a capped bottle of some sort, putting your kratom in it along with your mixer, shake the shit out of it, and drink it down. I recommend using a straw at the back of your throat, and just gulp it down as fast as you can. Mix it with whatever you want, just know that it tastes like shit. I've heard people use milk, powerade/gatorade, orange juice, grapefruit juice (supposedly a potentiator) plain water.... Do NOT use soda - it will foam up like a bitch and just be a general pain in the ass. Not cool at all. I use orange juice. Do not mix kratom with MAOI's as it can be lethal. Yes, creepystevie is right - if you take too much, you will vomit. A LOT. And you won't be able to stop until you just go to sleep or lay down. Don't try and eat anything, you'll just keep puking. That sucks, very very badly. Kratom on an empty stomach will give you your affects within 15 minutes. Start small - 2 tsp. or so. If you don't feel anything after 45 minutes, take some more. Too much will make you sick, remember. I've been using kratom for about 6 months now, and if you're interested in the good vendors, and good stuff, send me a pm. Stay away from ebay, or any commercial or name brands. You really need to get it from one of the private vendors, they will send you free samples, some offer overnight shipping, and it's much better quality than Purple Sticky or international oddities or anything. I know of 3 awesome people, and I use all 3 of their sites on a regular basis. All they sell is kratom, so it's great. Each one has unique blends of their own, some of which I am not familiar with. But it's a cheap enough habit for me to enjoy.
I've tried a few other ethno's with absolutely no results at all. That's blue lotus, kava, kanna, and yohimbe. I didn't get any noticeable affects from these. Kratom is by far the best, cheapest, most effective legal highs out there. I love that shit. A lot.....
p.s. you can make a tea out of it if you'd like, however, a lot of people feel that this is a waste of your kratom since it's typically active at 3 grams or less, but you need almost 20 grams for one cup of tea. And it's a long process to do. I highly recommend TnW or SnC, with a straw. The taste is not that bad IMO, but it's something you need to be acquired to. And once you puke from it, the taste will be not so good anymore. Kinda like when you puke liquor - you generally don't drink that kind anymore because you can still taste/feel it spewing out of your nose. But, it'll pass and you'll know you just used too much. You can combat the nausea by smoking a bowl. Ah, smoking... Don't smoke kratom either. You can, but its really harsh on your lungs, and u get less affects from ingestion. Please, if you have any questions or if you want more info, pm me. I love this stuff, and I'd love to get it more support. It's illegal in Thailand, Austrailia, and A few other countries too. As well as louisiana, Maine, Missourri, and I think theres one more state too but I'm not sure?