Hi guys! I’m a 35 year old single female who was addicted to kratom for around 10 years. I just recently went to an addiction specialist on Thursday who started me on suboxone and is going to give me the sublocade shot on Monday. I’m very scared, worried it won’t be enough to get me sober, but I am hopeful. I’m a Christian and I pray to God that he helps carry me through this one day at a time. Just wondering if anyone has any tips or advice while going through this. Thank you!
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I’m so glad you’re reaching out and finding ways to care for future-you. 
I don’t have any specific tips, just encouragement: this will be hard, but you can do it. And hour by hour, day by day, it feels so good to work your way free of the addiction that has been controlling so much of your life. You can do it.
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Glad you are here Jessica! TS is a great place to find support and resources for dealing with addiction and recovery!
Also I’m glad you are seeking professional help concerning the kratom withdrawal. My experience with quitting this substance was brutal without the help of suboxone/sublocade. The list of withdrawal symptoms is long, but for me the loss of sleep, tremors, and cramping were the worst. I hope the addiction specialist already gave you some pointers, and I don’t know what the process looks like with the added meds, so all I’ll say is to stay hydrated!
I know how scary it is leaving behind a crutch you’ve been depending on for years. For me getting sober was like being at the edge of a precipice, teetering between falling back into the deep hole and stumbling backwards away from the edge. Either way is scary. But there are a lot of people behind you that are willing to help. My hope is that you find a support group (AA, SmartRecovery, or Recovery Dharma) with people who understand the struggle you’re dealing with! This forum is also a great place to come if you need support, I personally find it very helpful when I am struggling!
Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need more support! Plenty of people here have been through similar experiences and would be willing to share! 
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There is a fellowship called NA that may be of help as well. It asks very little, yet offers much. Its doors are open, online and in person, wherever one may be in the world.
I have learned, through painful experience, that trying to face detox alone is not the way. One dear AA sponsee attempted to do so at home, relying only on his own strength. It did not end well.
He laid down the drink, but in its place another dependency quietly entered. This is how suffering disguises itself when it goes untreated at the root.
Please, seek honest, professional detox medical care when the body is in danger. There is no weakness in doing so, only wisdom.
I do not suggest doing this on your own, ever. Glad to hear you have proper care. Stick and stay with it.
Brad has now laid his burdens down.
May he rest in peace.
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