Bfree is the best for tapering advise so I don't want to give contrary advice. I am not, really! I tapered for a while, too. A long time actually, but except for the first jump down from a lot of kratom (around 40 g/daily) to 25 grams on my first day of the taper, which I didn't even feel, every reduction after that was one gram only or less. It took me months to get comfortably from 25 grams down to 15. I never shaved off more than a gram and I stayed at that dose for at least three days. I felt pretty good at that rate.

I don't really know how to advise someone who is starting a taper at 20 grams. A dose it took me a month to get to. :(

The story of how I changed my plan mid way is posted. Quick version, I got bored with tapering and stalled at 15. It was really hard (not the taper, but the weighing and cleaning and opening the bags and the powder floating everywhere. )

I wish I had kept up the slow taper with a few changes. (Bfree does these and I think that along with her discipline and positive attitude, these things have helped.)

The changes: 1) I should have kept a better log or graph or something to see my progress. 2) I wish I had my doses in capsules because measuring and weighing is messy (cleaning green powder off of everything, ugh! Measuring exactly gets tedious and there is always the temptation (2-3 times a day) to add just a few more sprinkles onto the scale. Capsules are the way to go. When you get down to .5 grams or less, you an open the up and just take half. .25. How great is that!

Tapers are totally great and about the only thing to do if you cannot get time away from work. I liked the "watching grass grow" pace taper....until I didn't. I think if I had pre-measured capsules I would have stayed with it. I would have avoided many drawbacks of C/T. And C/T isn't an option for you at the moment.

Slow, slow, slow. Capsules, KEEP TRACK, keep posting. And finally, listen to Bfree! This was just a thought. Good luck. This time will be a success!