God almighty the gummy tasted fucking TERRIBLE. Even after brushing my teeth I still have this weird berry/raw plant kind of taste. The tablets seem better because it actually mentions withanolides at 5mg which is actually pretty high from research I've done. The gummy doesn't list this, just that it's ksm-66. But yea, just gonna trash those gummies I think. Waste of 8 bucks for sure, I did not expect it to taste so fucking weird. And there's like a bunch of sugar and additives and shit. Most gummies I get don't taste like total trash. There's berry, but there's plant.
Yeah, I feel some irritability/stimulation to be honest, it's like a weird mix of calmness/edginess. I took 2g of kratom which is my nightly dose and I'm subbing a vallie right now, should help take the edge off. It could be placebo? But I didn't expect to feel any degree of stimulation. I think I just felt the 600 hit me at once because I took the potent tablet, and then the gummy, my stomach is empty.
Forgot I was posting. In general I think this did the opposite of potentiate the valium, tbh. I subbed 5 and would normally feel it like BAM, but I don't. Maybe it depends on the benzo, but this doesn't seem to work for me. I don't experience sedation from ashwaganda. But I also have ADHD, so I'm known to have paradoxical effects. Valium can be stimulating for me. I mainly enjoy the calm, mild drunkenlike effect it gives.
Update: yea this does the opposite, it makes my valium less effective. Guess I won't be trying that again, or maybe I should've just done 300mg instead. Might try again when I get a refill. I think the gummy one is what made me feel weird though. A definite waste of 8 bucks considering I have a way better version in the tablet form.
Update 2: Huh... it feels weird, I'm not sure I like it. This did turn into a little extra sedation, but as suspected it's not really potentiation. We all have our preferences at the end of the day. Everyone likes to mix difference substances to yield effects that they personally feel are effective for them. I honestly feel like there was something weird in the gummies, I've taken 2 ksm tablets before and never felt anything odd. Also, literally EVERYTHING tastes like the berry from that gummy, it's so weird.
But yeah, it's not an enjoyable combo for me, so I don't think I'll be trying it again. It just feels like it takes something away from the valium, while also making me more drowsy than I'd like to be. As mentioned, valium is both stimulating and sedating for me, and that's a perfect combination for me. Basically just feels like I took benedryl and sudafed with the valium. Would some people like that? maybe. But not for me. I would not suggest anyone else try to do this to "potentiate" their benzos, unless you're just one to experiment. I feel anxiety and I'm on an anxiety medication, that's not good.