this post was submitted on 02 Sep 2026
215 points (96.9% liked)
science
28761 readers
806 users here now
A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.
dart board;; science bs
rule #1: be kind
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I tried Kratom once. I spent the night in the hospital where I supposedly stopped breathing 3 times.
You didn't get Kratom then
Everyone I was with experienced normal effects, and the ER doctors said they believed it to be a negative reaction to kratom in the discharge paperwork.
Note: I do take prescription medication
You take pain medications? Taking kratom with that is like drinking with that. Respiratory depression.
I’ve taken it before as well. A few times, actually. Never did anything except make me nauseous. That’s why I took it a few times… kept increasing the dose. Got nothing.
My cousin barfed his brains out, though. That was at least fun to watch.
Not pain medication. Strattera and Lexapro.
Were you suffering from serotonin syndrome? That is a really dangerous thing, actually. My wife had it once and it wasn’t pretty. She got it from an SSRI and Ashwagandha.
https://hellopharmacist.com/drug-supplement-interactions/drug-herbal/kratom-with-escitalopram
https://hellopharmacist.com/drug-supplement-interactions/drug-herbal/kratom-with-atomoxetine