Listening to the kava - how quick does it 'kick' in? (Not RT)

[nhoeg]

After I have been drinking a fair share of kava the past 7 months, I am getting better at "listening to the kava" as @Deleted User suggests, which I think makes a lot of sense.
When I begin a session, I think I can feel a mild buzz and calmness almost immediately after I have washed it down the stomach. It may be placebo, but I get it all the time. It's like all of my system gets a flush of calming and sedating vibes immediately.

Does your effects also kick in like 5 minutes after consumption? (I'm not thinking full on krunk-effects here)

 

[nabanga]

Yes 3-5 minutes after the first shell is about right - but it is a definite coming-on of effects with no mistake, and increases over the following 10 minutes or so.

 

[VictoryRider]

I don't feel it immediately, but 3-5 minutes, tops. Kavasseur Doug claims with some kavas the effect is almost immediate,
but I think that depends on your definition of immediate. To me, a few minutes is pretty immediate.

"It all depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is."

 

[The Kap'n]

"It all depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is."

Thanks Bill.

 

[Deleted User01]

For me, "is" is immediate. I fell good right away and then it builds a little. I think it is almost a Pavlov effect but I dig it.

 

[Vekta]

I feel it instantly. The effects build rather quickly after that.

 

[tomkrat]

i like the way kavaseur and some other folks have put it; it's almost like the tongue numbing feeling transforms into the physical and mental effects. if i'm paying attention i can feel the effects wash over me as i notice my tongue getting numb. i've found that if i focus on the numbing sensation on my tongue the other effects come branching out of that awareness almost instantly. maybe that's just me though

 

[August West]

Even at work where it's bustling and noisy, I feel it within 3-5 minutes. It starts in the ears for me, followed by a sense of calmness. Thirdly, I get intraocular/cranial pressure. Everything sounds loud rather quickly for me. Honestly, it happens so fast sometimes that I'm scootin to the bathroom from my nerves.

 

[nhoeg]

i like the way kavaseur and some other folks have put it; it's almost like the tongue numbing feeling transforms into the physical and mental effects. if i'm paying attention i can feel the effects wash over me as i notice my tongue getting numb. i've found that if i focus on the numbing sensation on my tongue the other effects come branching out of that awareness almost instantly. maybe that's just me though

That is exactly how I feel it too. It all starts immediatly with numbing feeling in my mouth.

 

[Squanch72]

About five minutes, though occasionally I feel it by the time I leave the kitchen and plop in the kava chamber or couch as some people call them.

 

[blindy107]

Yeah it's relatively short compared to almost all other substances or supplements. It does seem to travel down from the mouth for men's well.