Drugs:Fact and Fiction/Kratom

Effects List

POSITIVE

   * Simultaneous stimulation & sedation
   * Feelings of empathy
   * Feelings of euphoria
   * Aphrodisiac qualities for some people
   * Vivid waking dreams
   * Useful with physical labor 
   * Analgesia

NEUTRAL

   * Relatively short duration
   * Change in ability to focus eyes

NEGATIVE

   * Very bitter taste
   * Dizziness, nausea and/or vomiting at higher doses
   * Mild depression during and/or after
   * Increase in (perceived?) body temperature. (feel hot and sweaty)
   * Hangover similar to alcohol

The effects of Mitragyna speciosa are described as being a combination of both stimulation and sedation. The stimulatory effects may be shorter in duration than the sedation effect, coming on faster and fading sooner.

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