Misc Kava kava Cannabinoid Receptor Agonist

[The Happy Wanderer]

Hello fellow bluelighters,

some time ago, maybe 1,5 years, I bought some kava kava to help with anxiety. Back then, I got the impression it would do nothing at all for me.
Yesterday I tried it again and definitely felt the effects.
I thought I'd just be relaxed, but there was also some stimulation and jitteriness to it (and some nausea).

I've read it has some norepinephrine reuptake inhibiting properties, but sth. about felt a little like weed for me (I have a special not-so-good relationship to weed). I also found that one of the kavalactones is a cb1-agonist.

Does anybody feel the same?

I was thinking if a cb1-antagonist could help me, but these are actually hard to find. I have a disease similar to parkinson's, and while weed worsens the symptoms, maybe an antagonist would improve them. Actually there's scientific work about it, but as far as I can see no medication out yet.

 

[sekio]

CB1 antagonists used to be used weight loss drugs but they were pulled from the market because of the unfortunate effect of being the total opposite of marijuana. (Weed makes most people content, rimonabant tended to promote depression and suicidal thinking).

 

[The Happy Wanderer]

Thanks, sekio.

Weed makes me pretty tense and inward thinking. As there are drugs which seem to work totally different for some people (like methylphenidat for people with ADHD) I thought I'd maybe worth a try.
Guess there's little chance I'll get my hands on one of these antagonists soon, as development has stopped and there's most likely no recreational value in them.