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Mary battled chronic pain, opioid addiction, and cancer, finding relief with Kratom. This episode shares her inspiring recovery journey, highlighting Kratom's potential for pain management and addiction support while facing a life-threatening illness. Hear her powerful story.
On this week's Kratom Stories, Madalyn shares a compelling interview with Mary M., a woman whose life took an extraordinary turn thanks to Kratom. Mary's journey began with a decades-long struggle with opioid addiction, leading to near-fatal overdoses and a cascade of health problems. She candidly discusses her high-functioning addiction, the life-altering consequences, and the desperation that drove her to try Kratom. This powerful story details her difficult path from severe opioid dependence, through life-threatening illness, including cancer and multiple surgeries, and the critical role Kratom played in her pain management and recovery.
Mary’s experience offers a unique perspective on Kratom's potential for both opioid addiction recovery and chronic pain management. She highlights the importance of responsible sourcing and dosage, emphasizing the need for individual experimentation and open communication with healthcare professionals. Her journey is a testament to the healing power of plants, and it underscores the need for a more informed and nuanced discussion surrounding Kratom's therapeutic potential. Mary not only inspires hope but also helps demystify this often misunderstood plant’s role in the complex world of addiction recovery and chronic pain.
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My love affair with opiates began in 2006. My Mom had arthritis in both of her knees, which I would develop later in my life. Mom believed a Vicodin would cure all ills 🥰. I’d ask for one from anything from a menstrual cramp to a bad day at work. Later in my career, I would take one of these magic pills with me to work, in case I needed an escape hatch. This went on for years until my high functioning alcoholism began. Instead of one pill at 2 in the afternoon, I’d have to take one to manage the crippling hangover. This allowed me to drink at night, knowing it would all be better in the morning, because of my magic little besties. I was now drinking and smoking heavily at night, taking Vicodin in the mornings, zanex for every emotion and ambien to pass out, every night. If I didn’t have the Vicodin, my friend would hook me up with methadone. One night in 2014, my combination of alcohol, methadone, zanex, and ambien combined with severe undiagnosed sleep apnea, almost killed me. The man I was dating at the time revived me when he saw that I wasn’t breathing. That day I made the decision that I could no longer go on like this. I quit my 30 year career, took a year off to start my own company. During this time, I quit the zanex, Vicodin, heavy drinking and resolved my sleep apnea with a cpap machine and got very fit. Fast forward to my now career, it was extremely physical and quickly wore the cartilage down in both of my knees. I was having to take Vicodin again to control the pain until I could have my knees replaced. 1/13/23, I had my first knee replaced and had been p… Read More
Here's a great episode to get you started featuring podcast host, Madalyn Sklar. Hear her journey about living with chronic pain and finding relief from a plant that has worked better than years of pharmaceuticals.
