The Smarter Way to Quit - How to Taper 7-OH and Kratom Products

If you’re here, you might feel overwhelmed or unsure where to begin with quitting 7-OH and/or kratom products as even a slight cut back can lead to uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms. In order for us to help you best taper, we’ve combined research-backed advice, real experiences and harm reduction sources to lead you towards a successful taper and recovery.

Why Tapering Works

When someone quits kratom abruptly, the body experiences a "rebound effect" that can cause intense withdrawal symptoms. When done correctly, tapering lets the brain gradually adjust and rebalance itself, avoiding this shock. With a slow, intentional reduction, the active compounds remain in your system longer, easing the transition and eliminating extreme withdrawals.

General Best Practices for Tapering

Track your current daily dose and begin reducing slowly. Many people lower their dose every 2–3 days. If withdrawal symptoms spike, hold your current dose for a few days before continuing. There’s no perfect pace — listen to your body.

Supporting your mental health is just as important. Stay active, connect with others, and prioritize rest. Breathwork, short walks, and consistent sleep routines can make a real difference.  QuitK supplements can vastly help to support your mental health and sleep during your quit from 7-OH and kratom products.

Tapering Kratom Powder

Powder is one of the easiest forms to taper. Start by weighing each dose with a digital scale and keeping a log. Many people have tapered with powder by reducing dosage by 0.5g every other day.

Sample taper from 10g: 10g for 2 days → 9.5g for 2 days → 9g for 2 days, and so on.

Go slower if needed and hold your dose for several days if symptoms worsen. The key is consistency.

Tapering 7-OH Tabs

7-OH tablets are among the toughest forms to taper as it has such a high concentration of 7-hydroxymitragynine in such a small form.  It’s recommended to switch to kratom powder during your taper to best measure, but it does seem like that would also be a shock on most people’s bodies and they’ll experience the withdrawals anyways.

Since these tabs are compressed tablets, tapering requires some creativity. Shaving tabs down with a nail file or razor and weighing the shavings on a micro scale is one method. Others use pill splitters or crush tabs and divide the powder.

If a tab is 20mg, reduce by about 1mg at a time. So, if you’re taking 5 tabs a day then each tab will need to be shaved just a tiny bit.  And taper down 1mg at a time every 2-3 days.

This process takes time. A long, gentle taper is often the only way to avoid shocking your system.

Tapering Tonic Drinks

Again, you will have to get creative to taper tonics since they are in liquid form. Feel Free Tonics are among one of the most popular forms and one bottle equals 59mL.  Try cutting 2mL out of each serving every 3 days. We know these tonics are expensive when you’re consuming multiple a day so you can save the mL’s you pull out in a water bottle for future use during your taper. 

Knowing When to Pause

If symptoms become unmanageable — such as severe anxiety, insomnia, or flu-like feelings — it’s okay to stop tapering temporarily. A “hold week” lets your body stabilize. Toward the end of a taper, doses as small as 0.25g or tiny tab shavings can make a big difference.

Post-Taper Recovery: PAWS

After quitting 7-OH and kratom completely, some people experience Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS). These lingering symptoms can include mood swings, anxiety, low energy, and trouble concentrating — and may last weeks or months.

To manage PAWS, focus on nutrition, hydration, rest, and movement. Supplements like QuitK with magnesium, GABA, passion flower, valerian root, agmatine, ashwagandha, L-theanine, and 5-HTP, should help your nervous system and brain health recover faster.

How QuitK Can Help

QuitK Recovery Complex was created specifically to support people tapering off kratom and 7-OH. It’s not a magic fix, but it can ease withdrawal symptoms, support mood and sleep, and reduce cravings.

Many users take QuitK during their taper to minimize symptoms and make the process smoother. Use code QUITKWELCOME for 10% off your first order.

Final Thoughts

Tapering takes work and time but it’s worth it if you’re trying to avoid severe withdrawals. You’re not weak — your body is just trying to find its way back to balance after consuming a very potent substance for so long. It’s okay to go slow. Progress is still progress and the fact that you are here trying to get help tells me you will quit! You deserve to feel like yourself again and I promise you will. 

We’re with you.