Too much Kava Kava??

[bobjohnson223]

I took about 1200mg of kavalactones earlier. 16 <NO BRAND DISCUSSION> 250mg 30% kava extract pills. Taken on a totally empty stomach. After I had dinner about an hour later, they hit like a ton of bricks. Feeling very dizzy and slightly queasy. Has anyone here taken this many mg's of kavalactones on an empty stomach and lived to tell the tale?

 

[Gado]

I've taken alot more then that before and I'm still kicking. Kava didn't really have much of effect on me though. Damn my tolerance. But yeah, you'll be okay, don't take as much next time though.

 

[Morphling]

I've taken 120 of the same brand. Not recommended. Had severe ataxia and ended up bashing my face on the floor and bled all all over the kitchen.

You'll be ok, I think.

 

[Lady Codone]

Just because it's herbal doesn't make it safe. I recently took too much of a potent kava extract and wound up with excruciating stomach pain and awful nausea. Never again.

While most kava lovers will claim it's perfectly safe, there have been instances of severe liver damage in several clusters of people taking it. If you drink alcohol, take acetaminophen or have liver disease, use with extreme caution. Besides all that, it's a depressant that can affect your judgment, coordination and other vital functions. Self-harm and bad decisions may result just like with alcohol or other downers.

Smaller doses are the way to go.

 

[mrflowers00]

i took 30 450mg kava pills at 33% kavalactones and i felt like i had an opiate OD it was very uncomfortable the high was like a low dose of hydrocodone but the ODing feeling was that of a very high oxycodone dose