"Burning" is an outdated term that comes from kratom having been sold as incense.

The Kratom 101 has a lot of good general information. You are going to need to get a few different strains and start trying them out. u/ko951 put together this list of vendors who offer samplers. After that, your best course of action is to get yourself a scale and try different strains and keep notes - dosages, effects, pros & cons, etc.

Kratom affects people differently so it is hard to predict exactly what to expect, especially when starting out. Finding what works can take some time, patience, and trial and error. Many times people starting out think that it is not 'working' at first. Some of that is about managing expectations.



A note about "less is more" You will see people here say all the time that "less is more." This is because kratom has a ceiling effect at which point more kratom will not get you more of the feeling that less kratom gives you. Unlike opioids, kratom has diminishing returns and eventually any good feelings you had will be give way to severe discomfort and probably puking yourself inside out. However, When using kratom to alleviate symptoms of withdrawal from opiates, you may need higher doses depending on your situation and people who have been through this generally advise to use whatever amount takes care of your withdrawals and then taper down to a reasonable minimal maintenance dose as you progress.



In addition to the help people will give you in this thread, here are some previous discussions that may you might find useful/helpful as well. I have put the ones directly talking about methadone near the top but I have also included other discussions about using kratom for withdrawal from other opioids:

• What I have learned so far - Using Kratom as a tool to quit pills
  
  
• Have you just started dropping opiates for kratom?
  
  
• Newbie Has Dosage Questions
  
  
• 12 Days, No Methadone
  
  
• Using Kratom to Get off Methadone
  
  
• On Methadone for Pain... Help!
  
  
• Kratom Helps Methadone Withdrawal
  
  
• Methadone W/D Checking back in
  
  
  
• Update on my switch from high daily doses of Percocet to Kratom
  
  
• im an opiate addict looking for advice on what/where to buy for help
  
  
• Just learned about Kratom today and have some questions.
  
  
• Kratom to get off Tramadol
  
  
• Using kratom to quit painkillers
  
  
• Kratom has been a godsend for me still not sure why I feel like this
  
  
• Using Kratom to kick heroin?
  
  
• The Proper Strain to Kick H?
  
  
• Determined Heroin Addict Looking for Help Please
  
  
• Recovered from vicodin and kratom dependency. Here's my perspective on their differences and similarities and what you should know if doing kratom regularly or withdrawing from kratom or an opiate
  
  
• Kratom For Opiate Withdrawal
  
  
  
• New to Kratom where OP is "looking for information on the kratom best suited for opiate detox"
  
  
• First-Timer Help Please about kratom to stop opiates
  
  
• Very Interested in Kratom and Needing Some Help from someone looking to stop norco
  
  
• Kratom for WD
  
  
• Comparisons of Kratom and Percocet
  
  
• What are the odds of me switching out 4 10mg Percocet/ day for Kratom and then transitioning to needing neither of them. I'm sick of pills and don't want to take anymore
  
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  Some Outside Resources:**
  
  
• Here is an article "How to Quit Heroin and Opiates With Kratom"
  
  
• Here is another one "How to Use Kratom For Opiate Withdrawal
  
  
• Here is another one "Kratom for Opiate Withdrawal"
  
  I hope that you will be able to find helpful things here and I sincerely wish you the best
  
  
  

Get the same black one from amazon that everyone has, it's cheap, reliable and has a space for a spare set of batteries inside too

here is the link

Yeah...a Lee press is like $30.
https://www.amazon.com/Lee-Reloading-Press-Md-90045/dp/B002SF4X5I/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1504265516&sr=1-1&keywords=lee+reloading+press


Lee RGB Dies are $20. You'll save a lot of headaches.
https://www.amazon.com/Lee-Precision-308-RGB-Die/dp/B000NOSH1W/ref=sr_1_3?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1504265559&sr=1-3&keywords=lee+RGB

Shell holder
https://www.amazon.com/Lee-Precision-R2-Shell-Holder/dp/B00144I7BK/ref=sr_1_4?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1504265597&sr=1-4&keywords=lee+shell+holder


Case trimming......If you really want to do it the ghetto way, you can use a piece of sandpaper, laying it flat on a table and rubbing the case mouth in a consistent manner on the sandpaper. Alternately you can use a coutersink bit from Home depot and just hog off the excess brass with a hand drill. Trim die is probably your next cheapest option.

https://www.amazon.com/LEE-90231-308-QUICK-TRIM/dp/B00FORZS2E/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1504265346&sr=8-4&keywords=lee+quick+trim

Digital scale like this is alright....just check it with a known value each time you use it. Use a bullet or a pellet gun pellet or something. If you're using a middle burn rate powder like IMR4064 or Tac or something...you have to be pretty far off...by probably ten grains... before it gets dangerous if you're going for a middle of the road charge. Consistency is more important for accuracy.

https://www.amazon.com/Ascher-Digital-Back-lit-Display-Weighing/dp/B01IXHSPDK/ref=sr_1_10?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1504265087&sr=1-10&keywords=digital+scale.


Simple ram type primer....or just use the priming function of the lee loader you already have....

https://www.amazon.com/LEE-LP90106-Lee-Precision-Prime/dp/B00162UGQE/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1504265432&sr=8-5&keywords=lee+priming+tool

And then a set of calipers to check your length

https://www.amazon.com/YKS-Composite-Vernier-Digital-Caliper/dp/B01DXAFZ94/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1504265810&sr=8-12&keywords=calipers

Do yourself a favor and get this scale. https://www.amazon.com/Ascher-Digital-Back-lit-Display-Weighing/dp/B01IXHSPDK

It is hands down the best scale I have ever used. No need to get a fancy Gemini or anything.

The best way I have found to weigh it is to get a small teacup. Place on scale and turn it on. This scale autotares when turned on and it will display as 0. Then just add kratom to teacup until desired dose is reached and down it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01E6RE3A0/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1492186983&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=01+gram+scale&dpPl=1&dpID=41uVbS2aWoL&ref=plSrch

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01IXHSPDK/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1492186983&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=01+gram+scale&dpPl=1&dpID=51S0esI%2BN9L&ref=plSrch

Yeah all the pcp hype shit doesn't scare me. I hope the flat scales are accurate enough, I really don't want one of those bitch milligram scales with the little circle cause you cant fit much on there and id probably lose a bunch of substance.

Dont want :
https://www.amazon.com/Milligram-Reloading-Calibration-Tweezers-Weighing/dp/B072BZ6PHS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1503161475&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=scale+milligram&psc=1

want a flat one like :
https://www.amazon.com/Ascher-Digital-Back-lit-Display-Weighing/dp/B01IXHSPDK/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1503161475&sr=8-9&keywords=scale+milligram

Here's a couple links for some cheap scales from Amazon.

Less than $9 for these two
https://www.amazon.com/Ascher-Digital-Back-lit-Display-Weighing/dp/B01IXHSPDK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1503954331&sr=8-4&keywords=pocket+scale

https://www.amazon.com/American-Weigh-Scales-AWS-600-BLK-Nutrition/dp/B000O37TDO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1503954537&sr=8-3&keywords=pocket+scale


Or, here is a scale for $4.99. This one requires you to spend $25 on Amazon to get this deal. That's easy to do! Some items on Amazon are cheaper than walmart / the grocery store. So it doesn't have to be a frivolous purchase.
https://www.amazon.com/Weighmax-Classic-Digital-Pocket-Black/dp/B00YZ6D318/ref=sr_1_1?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1503954498&sr=8-1&keywords=pocket+scale&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011

Skip your Starbucks tomorrow, buy a scale ;)

I use this. it's perfect for measuring small doses.
https://www.amazon.com/Ascher-Digital-Back-lit-Display-Weighing/dp/B01IXHSPDK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498541310&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=pocket+scale&psc=1