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Taper Calculators

Day-by-day taper calculators for 7-OH and kratom synthetics, buprenorphine, and kratom leaf, plus the SR-17 taper kept for readers mid-taper. Pick the one that matches your path.

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Four calculators, one per path. Pick the one that matches your situation.

The four calculators

7-OH / MGM-15 / pseudoindoxyl

The kratom-derived synthetics share the same percentage-taper math, so they live in one calculator with a substance picker. Defaults differ per compound — 7-OH runs short and ends at a low jump-off; MGM-15 / MIT-A and pseudoindoxyl need slower runways because of longer half-lives.

Buprenorphine (Suboxone)

Buprenorphine taper, with the published 5 / 7 / 10 / 14 / 21-day rapid-taper schedules from Suboxone Rapid Taper built in. Falls back to percentage math for non-standard start doses, and extends the tail with volumetric sub-0.25 mg doses when the jump-off is set lower.

Kratom leaf

Kratom leaf taper in grams. Defaults to a 1 g/day jump-off rather than zero — the cliff between “low dose” and “no dose” is where most self-managed leaf tapers struggle, and ending at a tolerable low number tends to work better than crashing to zero. Adjust based on where you actually find that cliff.

SR-17 taper

SR-17018 went into Schedule I on August 27, 2026. This calculator stays up for readers already mid-taper; it is not a plan you can legally start.

Simple mode uses your total daily 7-OH amount to select a daily SR-17 target, then divides it across your current frequency. It builds a complete 7, 10, or 14-day cross-taper: reduce 7-OH, add an SR-only hold, then reduce SR frequency and finish with a smaller final dose. The result includes the full-plan SR-17 supply in milligrams and whole 50 mg tablets. Advanced mode adds configurable preload, source-compound reductions, hold, and SR step-down controls for 7-OH, MGM-15, MIT-A, or pseudo. See the SR-17 page before running either schedule.

What the calculators don’t do

  • Take your medical history into account. Cardiovascular conditions, mental-health history, concurrent medications, and polysubstance use all change what a workable taper looks like. The calculator can’t know about any of it.
  • Account for varying alkaloid content. Kratom leaf in grams is an approximation. Concentrated 7-OH products vary in actual content per tablet. The output is only as good as the product testing you have.
  • Replace a check-in person. Most rapid tapers and community step-downs go better with someone knowing what you’re doing — sponsor, peer, or someone who can reach you.
  • Tell you when to abort. If symptoms become unmanageable, the right move is to stabilize at a higher dose for a day or two and restart on a slower schedule. The Suboxone Rapid Taper page covers the abort-and-stabilize discipline.

Crisis and emergency

If you’re in crisis or symptoms are unmanageable, 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) and your prescriber are the right addresses. See Crisis Hotlines for the full list.

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