Woke up at 8. Felt WDs right away. Took some lipo c. Felt slightly better for waiting it out. Thought I was going to have to run to it at 8. Did 4.5g of jarred red at 9:40. Within 15 minutes I was in the shower. I was freezing all morning. Had some caffeine. The 4.5 put an end to the WDs. Don’t know how the day will go though. ATM I think it was the right call. I’m glad I did it regardless. I need that motivation to help push me. Very mild effect from the kratom. Hopefully it gets me through. 5g in the pm puts me completely back on the original schedule. Long walk + this morning. Stopped at the gas station for Bill to buy lottery ticket. Maybe half mile extra. That wore me out. Med drop off at about 1:00. Chilling on the couch, but I don’t feel bad about it like yesterday. Not really WD feeling, just an energy drop off and a bit blah. I expect that after the last 2 days. This should be an adjustment day. If I can make it through back on the previous schedule, I should be fine tomorrow and back to the taper full force. Just in time for birthday. 5g at 3:15. Feels like I’m half a gram low. Pain is bad, but manageable ATM. Makes me doubt I can get/live off this stuff. This is an aggressive jump, so it’s expected. Maybe I’ll catch up with it tomorrow. Short walk. 6:30 and lots of pain. No relief from table or the kratom from earlier. It feels kind of like a day off. Pain ramping up as the day goes, maybe on the verge of WDs. I’m paying for pushing hard. Not sure what tomorrow will bring with a decrease. Maybe a pause tomorrow? Been looking at Reddit posts for supplements. Someone said cat’s claw for WDs and corydalis for pain throughout the day. I have both of those. I don’t really want to try putting those into the mix until I’m at like 3g, or when I jump. I’m afraid it’s only going to fuck things up. But, the last time I tried them, I was only taking a day off, or combining to test. I wasn’t tapering. Feeling weird in the head. I think it’s WDs. Early though. I’m managing the pain OK. I imagine tomorrow morning will be difficult for WDs first thing. Probably will have trouble sleeping. I can feel it in my legs right now.

By Del