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Users feel relaxed, carefree, and lazy. These doses are most useful for supporting sleep, easing anxiety, and alleviating chronic pain or muscle tension. Other effects of kratom at all doses include mild visual effects, increased empathy, and a warming sensation in the body.

Physical Effects of Kratom Kratom causes a number of physical effects on the human body. In lower doses, it makes us feel more awake, more alert, and better able to focus on the task at hand. This effect is more similar to coffee than stimulant drugs like Adderall or cocaine. Instead, we feel sharper and more reactive mentally.

Medical purpose: Kratom works as stress relief, pain relief, anti-depression and helps you regulate your sleeping cycle. Recreational uses: sedation, euphoria, and stimulation. So, by knowing your right purpose why you want to use kratom and setting the correct dosage, you can get all the benefits that this plant has to offer.

Kratom is an herbal extract that comes from the leaves of an evergreen tree (Mitragyna speciosa) grown in Southeast Asia. Kratom leaves can be chewed, and dry kratom can be swallowed or brewed. Kratom extract can be used to make a liquid product. The liquid form is often marketed as a treatment for muscle pain, or to suppress appetite and stop cramps and diarrhea.