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The Prep Checklist

Quit attempts don't usually fail during withdrawal — they fail during preparation, a week earlier, when the toolkit didn't get bought and the stash didn't get tossed. Work through this list and you walk into day one with every advantage. Your checkmarks save automatically on this device, and the whole page prints clean if you want it on the fridge.

Two weeks out — decide

• Measure your real usage for 3 days. Gram scale for powder, milligram count for tablets. Most people underestimate by a third.
• Pick your method: taper (heavier use), cold turkey (lighter use), or medical support (heavy 7-OH/MGM-15, or multiple failed attempts).
• Pick the date. Land days 2–4 (the peak) on days off. Put it in your calendar like a flight.
• Tell one person and ask for a daily check-in text for two weeks.
• Book the doctor if you're in the heavy category — telehealth addiction visits book out same-week. Skip only if you're genuinely light-use.

One week out — stock the toolkit

• Magnesium glycinate — restless legs, aches, sleep. The cornerstone. Amazon →
• Electrolyte powder (sugar-free) — you'll sweat out more than water. Amazon →
• Epsom salt, big bag — multiple baths a day at the peak is the plan, not a failure of the plan. Amazon →
• Loperamide — label doses only, for the inevitable. Amazon →
• Low-dose melatonin + L-theanine — the sleep stack. Amazon →
• Heating pad — aches and stomach cramps. Amazon →
• Easy food: soup, bananas, rice, crackers, ginger chews. Shopping during withdrawal doesn't happen.
• Gram scale (0.01 g) — only if tapering leaf. Amazon →
• Narcan — if 7-OH or MGM-15 is in the picture, basic safety equipment. Amazon →

Day zero — clear the field

• Dispose of everything. House, car, desk, the "emergency" stash. Outside trash or flush — distance beats discipline.
• Unsubscribe from vendor emails, block the shop's number, delete saved reorder links. Remove every ambush point.
• Write your reason on paper and put it where day-3-you will see it.
• Queue the 3 a.m. entertainment: shows, audiobooks, podcasts. Decided now, not negotiated at night.
• Set your quit counter so the streak is real from hour one.

Peak days (2–4) — survival rules

• Electrolytes all day, not just when thirsty.
• Bath whenever the legs or aches spike. There is no bath quota.
• No decisions after dark. The 3 a.m. "just one dose" voice is the withdrawal, not you.
• Answer the daily check-in text even if the answer is one word.
• Re-read your reason note on day 3. That's what it's for.

Week two and beyond — hold the ground

• Fixed wake time + daily walk. Boring is the medicine now.
• Post your story in r/quittingkratom — accountability compounds.
• Write your craving-wave plan: when it hits, what do you do for the 20 minutes it lasts?
• Mark day 14. Acute withdrawal is behind you. Tell the person who checked in on you.