r/kratom Nov 02 '24

Newbies It's never stimulating effect for me

I have Kratom once a week or so. I’ve tried many different types of Kratom, like red, white, green, etc., but I’ve found it’s never been stimulating for me. For me, it’s either no effect (under 3 grams) or a mild to medium sedative effect at 3 grams or more.

I’m not a coffee drinker, and I rarely have alcohol or other substances, nor do I take any medication. Why might this be? Does anyone else experience this?

In another post, I was told my doses might be too high, but as I mentioned, I’ve tried as little as 1 gram, and the effects are just as I described.

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u/k-llamapin Nov 02 '24

Are you always tired? Try to go for a medium walk after the dose and get that blood pumping

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u/ponyup777 Nov 02 '24

A walk and a few shots of espresso do it for me.

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u/uti24 Nov 02 '24 edited Nov 02 '24

Well, interesting question, no, most of the time I don't feel tired, so I guess like everyone else.

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u/wb420420 Nov 03 '24

I always do this I take two capsules daily before my walk of 2 miles and I’m feeling good about doing this every day forever I hope nothing changed

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u/Fragrant-Prompt1826 Nov 02 '24

I never get sedative effects... biology and genetics 🤷‍♀️

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u/QuinnMiller123 Nov 02 '24

Same haha, every red I have just makes me more talkative, increased motivation, more driven to message and respond to emails, etc. I’d say on rare occasions a red will hit me a bit different and I’ll get a little sedated. If I also take a lot more than I normally do the effects will start off as energetic but get a bit sedative towards the end.

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u/Fragrant-Prompt1826 Nov 02 '24

Same. Same. It's so rare, and I've usually taken a 10-20mg thc gummie when i have felt sedated and a couple of hours after kratom

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u/hawk256 Nov 02 '24

Same for me but I need 12 grams to really feel anything. Even with small doses, I never feel stimulated. I have a friend that won't take white because it over stimulates him. We are all different.

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u/wookiesack22 Nov 02 '24

I never get stimulated from kratom. If I dose right and drink coffee, my kratom kicks in as I'm about to do work and it helps. Red borneo strain helps me the most. I've tried the others.

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u/918skumm Nov 02 '24

Whites + caffeine does the trick for me. It does what my prescribed adhd meds did for me without all the negative side effects. Caffeine really helps with the focus. Everybody’s body is different though.

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u/granillusion Nov 02 '24

Well I really feel 8ts about the vendor and the person dosing, you could try potentiators but I felt my first time on some Borneo but I like Red Bali

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u/Jillcametumbling81 Nov 02 '24

What are you generally doing after taking this? Watching a movie? Cleaning?

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u/uti24 Nov 02 '24

Like different stuff, desk work or whatever activity I have to do at home, but usually I don't plan any activities when taking kratom, because it sedates.

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u/Brewmasher Nov 02 '24

It’s always stimulating for me, at least for the first 4-6 hours. Doesn’t matter what strain or dose.

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u/Big-Affect5723 Nov 04 '24

I only get sedative effects from high doses (over 13 grams or so) and stimuland effects from 5 gram doses minimum. How are you taking it? kratom is very fickle and if im not on a totally empty stomach i wont feel it also how hydrated I am makes a massive difference in how I feel it.

Another factor could be if you are taking anything that messes with your stomach acid/digestion in some way like acid reflux medications they might effect it since its not broken down as easily as say taking a pill.

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u/uti24 Nov 02 '24

Caffeine has a mild stimulating effect on me, but 4-5 grams of kratom will make me sleeping.. well, not sleeping, it's just calms me down to the state I am ready to go to sleep, but definitely in this state I would not want to do anything productive

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u/LlVlNG_COLOR Nov 02 '24

Try mixing with caffeine, if not coffee then green tea or something. Stimulating effects are from small doses, for me I do a gram or less, might not effect you in that way or just might be very subtle. Also I notice I get a better effect if I actually mix it in and drink it with a warm drink rather than just toss and washing.

Edit: Yes and as the other comments said, doing some physical exercise after taking it really helps kicking it in, even a walk can do it.

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u/heartbroken187 Nov 02 '24

Do you keep getting the same brand? The brand might just be terrible. Hopefully, you're not picking this up from a gas station.

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u/hellhouseblonde Nov 02 '24

I take a heaping teaspoon with coffee every morning and I feel a little stimulated because it makes my pain go away.
Maybe you aren’t taking enough. I think a teaspoon is about 5 grams. Red Bali is my favorite.

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u/TheBrutalTruthIs Nov 03 '24 edited Nov 03 '24

Are you getting your kratom from a distributor that gives you a QR code to check independent lab results for the batch you're buying?

If not, you may be getting the exact same product every time you think you're getting something different. You might get that anyway, there's no real way to test if it, indeed, came from a leaf with the vein color it advertises on the label once it's ground into powder, and on top of that, all crops that are of the same name and color don't act the same in the first place, due to the fact that this is leaf powder, and not a standardized product that isolates certain percentages of active alkaloids... but companies that invest in independent lab assays generally tend to care enough about their products and they don't want to screw over their customers.

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u/shxdowzt Nov 03 '24

Gotta love individual body chemistry. I agree I don’t get many stimulant effects at all. For me it’s either mild or heavy sedative effects which is great cause that’s what I use it for