Alcohol vs Kratom for anxiety
Short answer: For anxiety, more users report improvement with Kratom — 91% of 108 reports, versus 73% of 52 for Alcohol.
Kratom has 18 meta-analyses and 5 randomized trials on PubMed; the other has not been graded.
Based on 189 reports about Alcohol and 568 about Kratom. Not medical advice.
| Alcohol Substance | Kratom Substance | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 19%helped142 reports · high confidence | 46%helped335 reports · high confidence |
| Verdict | Mixed | Mixed |
| Research | Not graded | BResearch: Moderate |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | — | 18 / 5 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Mood % reporting improvement | 60% (30) | 87% (142) |
| Anxiety % reporting improvement | 73% (52) | 91% (108) |
| Energy % reporting improvement | 70% (10) | 84% (88) |
| Focus % reporting improvement | 73% (11) | 77% (44) |
| Sleep % reporting improvement | 10% (29) | 75% (12) |
| Common side effects | hangover, insomnia, poor sleep, heart palpitations | withdrawal, dependence, addiction, tolerance |
| Typical dose reported | 0.5-0.63 g/kg | 4 g / 2x daily |
AlcoholFull Alcohol profile →
What a user said
“taurine (2–3 g daily) and alcohol are the only substances that have seemed to calm my body’s stress and anxiety.”
KratomFull Kratom profile →
Latest review conclusion
Based on our analysis, patients using <20 g of kratom/d could be initiated on opioid agonist therapy with 4/1 mg-8/2 mg buprenorphine-naloxone/d, while patients using kratom doses >40 g/d could be initiated with 12/3 mg-16/4 mg of buprenorphine-naloxone/day.
J Addict Med, 2021 ↗What a user said
“Green or white Kratom powder. My productivity and overall mood have skyrocketed. I dose 4 grams once per day and it’s worked wonders.”
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