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Misc 1000 mg Kava didn't do anything

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soulless_curiousity

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I took 1000 mgs of kava and it did absolutely nothing. Granted the dosage was spread out in increments of 250 over a period of 4ish hours but still.

It was my first time, so no tolerance. I'm also on the shorter end and slightly underweight. So I feel like the standard dose should've done the trick.

Anyone have any guesses on why it didn't work? Because I am at a loss.
 
When Kava Kava was legal supplement brand Solgar, carried a extract in it s line of supplement s. When taking way more [4x/ 5x] then the recommended dosage. Did make me sleep, but that could be attributed to placebo. Or a minor sedative effect.
Had a energy drink before going to bed. Took me a lot of bed wrestling even after ingesting those 12 caps before falling a sleep they were high on Kava Lactone s.

The brand is known for quality the effect s were minor at best. My own made Kava Kava with shredded root soaked in Milk and Lecithin. Strained numbed my tongue. The original way to use traditionally is having human s chew it and spit the activated stuff with saliva in a bowl. Then consume together, gross. And Unsanitary.
Mine did nothing akin to a described gone well experience.

Now it s illegal in afaik whole EU so no more experimenting. Never got it to properly work. So it fit s your description. Knew a guy that lived on Fiji. And even the local made beverage he was offered and indulged in was as far as he could tell without effect s.

He rarely drank Alcohol but remarked the glasses Kava consumed didn t even produce a intoxication equal to 1 unit of Booze. That was in one of the places Kava Kava originated, it is possible the mixture offered to new comers is more ceremonial then active. A Fiji-an probably could tell more.

So it s not a weird occurrence to notice no effect s.
 
emkee_reinvented said:
When Kava Kava was legal supplement brand Solgar, carried a extract in it s line of supplement s. When taking way more [4x/ 5x] then the recommended dosage. Did make me sleep, but that could be attributed to placebo. Or a minor sedative effect.
Had a energy drink before going to bed. Took me a lot of bed wrestling even after ingesting those 12 caps before falling a sleep they were high on Kava Lactone s.

The brand is known for quality the effect s were minor at best. My own made Kava Kava with shredded root soaked in Milk and Lecithin. Strained numbed my tongue. The original way to use traditionally is having human s chew it and spit the activated stuff with saliva in a bowl. Then consume together, gross. And Unsanitary.
Mine did nothing akin to a described gone well experience.

Now it s illegal in afaik whole EU so no more experimenting. Never got it to properly work. So it fit s your description. Knew a guy that lived on Fiji. And even the local made beverage he was offered and indulged in was as far as he could tell without effect s.

He rarely drank Alcohol but remarked the glasses Kava consumed didn t even produce a intoxication equal to 1 unit of Booze. That was in one of the places Kava Kava originated, it is possible the mixture offered to new comers is more ceremonial then active. A Fiji-an probably could tell more.

So it s not a weird occurrence to notice no effect s.
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Damn that sucks. I wasn't going in expecting anything super strong. Honestly sleep would've been an ideal outcome for me. I can never seem to get to bed. And I have a tolerance to a number of sleeping meds.

But thank you for your reply. It was helpful.
 
The very first time I tried Kava was just the Yogi brand tea. I had never been so relaxed. Ever time since I've tried it, it doesn't work. You must know how to prepare it and I think you've gotta have something fatty in your stomach.
 
soulless_curiousity said:
Damn that sucks. I wasn't going in expecting anything super strong. Honestly sleep would've been an ideal outcome for me. I can never seem to get to bed. And I have a tolerance to a number of sleeping meds.

But thank you for your reply. It was helpful.
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Real Kava Kava reading the report s work s Noble as type comes to mind.
Which are professionally cultivated strain s by dividing the plant s continuously.

And are met for consumption. Fiji seems one of the producing island s.
But what i am guessing is the drink s my friend had were accustomed.
So guest s don t get inebriated, but it s served more as ceremonial thing.

Sad that the whole species was banned mainly by German pressure in EU.
Would love to have taken the Noble kind which seems pretty effective.
Might you try it do please make a trip report. Some info on the cultivar s.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7600512/
 
I wish I knew the proper way to ingest it. Ive been mixing kava powder into orange juice but it diesnt feel like it is doing much
 
Kava has never done a thing for me and I have taken excessive amounts of it from various sources and formulations.
 
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