What is the Best Time to Take Kratom?

Kratom is a wonderful herb, offering a myriad of benefits for users around the world. But many people wonder when is the best time to take kratom?

Is the best time to take kratom in the morning, afternoon, or evening? What about on an empty vs a full stomach? What about timing for effects?

In this guide we’ll cover everything you need to know about the best time to take your kratom dosage, helping you get the most from your experience with this botanical.

First Up, Know What you Want to Get Out of the Experience

In other words, what is your purpose or goal when taking kratom? Kratom can elicit a myriad of effects, with the strain/vein and dosage playing the biggest roles in what you can expect.

Having a good grasp on your expectations with each dose can also help you better time its use.

An Uplifting and Energizing Boost

Kratom is known for its ability to provide an uplifting boost, especially when taken in lower doses. This can make kratom a great replacement for a morning cup of coffee, or that afternoon energy drink. In fact, one of the oldest uses for kratom was to help field workers in Southeast Asia get through the long grueling workdays in the hot humid climate. Not only did kratom give them the energy and motivation needed to persist (despite fatigue), its mood-enhancing ability helped them to actually enjoy the work.

If you’re looking for an energy boost, white-vein varieties are typically the best choice.

Ready to Relax and Unwind?

These days, we’re all feeling the stress of daily life and adult obligations. Work, relationships, parenting, bills and more can all pile on. For many people, kratom offers the perfect way to relax and unwind.

For this purpose, kratom is best suited after work or the daily chores are done. When taken at moderate to higher doses, kratom is known to produce a sedative effect. This, along with mild euphoria, relaxing properties, and mood enhancement can help the stresses of the day melt away.

If relaxation is the goal, we suggest red-veined strains, notable for their higher 7-hydroxymitragynine concentrations and a notably more relaxing experience.

Just don’t dose prior to any type of physical activity (such as exercise, sports, or physical labor) as it might make you feel too tired and chill to do anything too strenuous.

A Social Occasion

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, around 7% of all adults in the United States have social anxiety, with 12% experiencing it at some point in their lives.

For many people, a drink or two of alcohol takes the edge off a social occasion (such as a dinner party or first date). In a similar fashion, kratom can help to relax nerves and improve mood as well as socialization.

For this purpose, Green Strains of Kratom are often preferred, offering a well-balanced blend of effects notable in both the white and red strains and a potency that isn’t too overwhelming.

A Bedtime Nightcap

Many of us have trouble falling and staying asleep. Often due to stress and worries about life, kratom can act as a natural relaxer, helping ease your mind and body into a state of relaxation and calm. For this we suggest red vein kratom varieties, and moderate to higher doses known to elicit mild to moderate sedation.

Should Kratom Be Taken With Or Without Food?

Should you have that snack before or with your kratom? Or take it on an empty stomach? No matter what time of day you partake in kratom, when you eat is an important aspect of timing that can greatly affect the experience (both in terms of potency and duration of effects).

Thing is, there are a few pros and cons to each that you’ll need to weigh.

Pros of Timing Your Dose with Food:

Improved digestion of alkaloids
Better uptake of alkaloids into the bloodstream
More potent effects
May reduce stomach discomfort

Cons of Timing Your Dose with Food:

Slower absorption of alkaloids may take more time to feel the effects

Pros of Timing Dose on an Empty Stomach:

Effects may hit much sooner

Cons of Timing Dose on an Empty Stomach:

Some people experience stomach discomfort or irritable bowels
Effects from dose may be less pronounced due to reduced digestive activity

In the end, whether timing your dose with or without food is something you’ll likely need to experiment with.

So, What is the Best Time to Take Kratom?

That depends. In this guide we covered a few of the most common scenarios when timing out a kratom dose or microdose may be able to improve your day or evening.

Remember, kratom can take between 15-30 minutes to begin taking effect, so plan your timing around both the dose, method of consumption, and estimated time to ‘kick in’.