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I should've searched to see if this topic was discussed but I wanted to voice my opinion.

Has anyone used this herb?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kava

I started using it some months ago.

I am very skeptical about 'this' and 'that' - mostly supplements!

But! I have bought Kava again and again as I do feel it has benefited me - definitely not placebo.

So if there is anyone with a stressful workload or have general anxiety then Kava is worth a try.
 
I don't use it to get high.

500mg when I get up in the morning and it kind of relaxes me without me knowing.

I like the mental clarity aspect of Kava.
 
Yeah it's just relaxing and slightly mood uplifting, but when I first started drinking bottles of it I definitely drank more than I realized and was noticeably high without having smoked any weed or anything else. I was extra talkative and kinda forgetful and definitely very relaxed.
 
I took it recently while I was at a festival. I didn't notice anything :\ But I'd love to try again I've heard great things about it
 
Kava is like a low-dose, medium duration benzo, to me. It definitely 'loosens me up' mentally, and makes it almost impossible for me to feel anxious or inhibited. It can also mess with my memory if I take too much. It may make me lazy, but never ataxic like alcohol.

I definitely feel like kava is not the kindest thing to your liver, though there are far worse drugs in that regard.

I'm also going to be off kava for awhile, to see if it's been causing or exacerbating my skin rashes. It's been known to do this to people in the Pacific islands who overindulge.
 
i drink kava tea at work on days when im not training. as a former very heavy drug user, it doesnt exactly come off as a real psychoactive to me, but it def makes me feel calm and relaxed. i wouldnt every say it makes me feel "high" or anything like that. but im also someone who used to suck on 1200mcg fent lollis in calculus class...
 
Sorry to resurrect an old post but I felt I must.

I spend quite a bit of time in Hawaii, so I've been acquainted with kava for quite some time. I've bought the supplements at health food stores and also "extracts" online - always with very little effects.

Well today I went to a kava bar and purchased some dried, powdered root and made some kava for myself at home. I steeped it (perhaps a cup and a half of material) in a stocking for 15 minutes and then chugged the half gallon of fluid in under 5 mins.

Needless to say, I'm feeling STRONG effects from the kava. About as strongly as I'd feel four or five drinks, and I'm a total alcohol light weight. What surprises me most is that I got more euphoria off the first 20mins of the kava than I do off of almost any substance I've tried (excluding opiates). It feels distinct from alcohol and all other substances I've tried. I guess lyrica would be the closest comparison I can think of. Happy, energised, a little bit of trouble with my motor skills.

And I am currently in the thick of opioid PAWS, so it isn't easy for me to feel "happy" off of a substance.

Point is, I was in the large group of people who wrote off kava kava as being a weak, almost imperceptible high. But after dosing a huge amount with good quality product, I am feeling intense effects that eluded me before.

I can see kava being a huge help to people coming off of opiates or benzos - much like lyrica.

But once you get the good stuff, make sure to not overdo it. Even since I started writing this post I've felt the effects go from euphoric to almost too intense. I think it'd be hard to walk a straight line right now....
 
Defo one of my favorite herbs for socialising and relaxing!

Mix it in a blender with any kind of milk (almond, hemp, dairy), and add a tsp-tbsp of lecithin granules. sweetend to taste with honey or w/e...blend on and off for 5 minutes, then let sit in the fridge for at least half an hour. take out and blend once more, then strain with a gold coffee filter (my favorite), cheese clothe, or a fine mesh strainer (a gold coffee filter, made with steel instead).

It's will need need to be rubbed against the strainer with a spoon, but this method is VERY WORTH THE EFFORT! ;) You will enjoy a powerfully numbing, delicious concoction that even your friends will like :)

Happy Kavaing!
 
Pharma Kava

I didn't quite know where to put this, so go ahead and move it if need be :)

Ok, So first of all I would like to start off by saying I am under 18, one of my questions is Is Pharma Kava safe for a under 18year old boy? Ok, So I have ridiculously horrible anxiety Iv been on multiple anti-psychoticss and SSRIs and SNRIs and Benzos, but I do not like those pharmacuetical medications. So my mom bought me this a while back 6-8 months ago, but i never trusted it, until last night i took about 5 drops, was going to do the 40, and tasted the 5 drops and it tasted like ****. i can deal, but then my mouth started to sting and actually go numb, it then stayed numb for about 15 minutes, IS THIS NORMAL??? after only 5 drops of it?? and it says to do 40 up to 2-4 times a day??

please help me because quite frankely after those 5 drops i could swear a felt something change in my anxiety, this could be a dream liquid for me, but please, tell me everything i need to know about this PHARMA KAVA 1 once bottle.
 
yes, your tongue going numb from kava is the norm. I believe it is because one of the kavalactones in kava acts as a local anesthesia but don't quote me on that. The numbing sensation of kava always reminds me of cocaine. I just wish the effects of kava reminded me of cocaine.
 
phenmetrazine said:
yes, your tongue going numb from kava is the norm. I believe it is because one of the kavalactones in kava acts as a local anesthesia but don't quote me on that. The numbing sensation of kava always reminds me of cocaine. I just wish the effects of kava reminded me of cocaine.
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lol, yes that would be quite awesome, haha, thanks man
 
Merged with the other kava thread. Tryptanite, use the search engine before making a new post next time--If you type "kava" (without the quotes) into the HL search, you'll find numerous threads on treating anxiety.
 
tryptanite said:
tell me everything i need to know about this PHARMA KAVA 1 once bottle.
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People online will tell you that Kava pills/extracts suck, and they mostly do, but Pharma Kava ethanol extract is actually really strong. For me 20 drops is quite a bit stronger than 1.25mg Diazepam (I used Kava as a transition from a low tapered dose of Valium). 40 drops contains 63mg Kavalactones. I like it better than the powdered root for tapering because I can accurately get a consistent dose.
 
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