Belynda Wilson
Newbie
Do y’all know if it is ok to take kava with antidepressants like Celexa (Citalopram)?
When taking kava a while back before I was on Celexa, everything was fine—I loved the effects of kava and it was pleasant with no problems. I don’t know if that is it or not. I guess I could have just had a “stomach bug”. I have also heard that a percentage of the population cannot assimilate kava well. That may be it, too, because my problem started hours after taking kava and not right after drinking it.
The last couple of times I have taken kava I got pretty nauseated. Not right after taking it, but several hours after. The last time I had to go to the emergency clinic. I could not stop throwing up and gagging for a couple of hours! It took 2 doses of sublingual anti-nausea and a shot/injection before I stopped throwing up and gagging.
I used to feel a tiny upset just because of the taste, but it was always right after drinking it and not hours later!
Kava has helped my severe anxiety like nothing else. It breaks my heart to give it up, but I am afraid to take it now.
I know y’all are kava experts. Have you heard of this kind of reaction?
When taking kava a while back before I was on Celexa, everything was fine—I loved the effects of kava and it was pleasant with no problems. I don’t know if that is it or not. I guess I could have just had a “stomach bug”. I have also heard that a percentage of the population cannot assimilate kava well. That may be it, too, because my problem started hours after taking kava and not right after drinking it.
The last couple of times I have taken kava I got pretty nauseated. Not right after taking it, but several hours after. The last time I had to go to the emergency clinic. I could not stop throwing up and gagging for a couple of hours! It took 2 doses of sublingual anti-nausea and a shot/injection before I stopped throwing up and gagging.
I used to feel a tiny upset just because of the taste, but it was always right after drinking it and not hours later!
Kava has helped my severe anxiety like nothing else. It breaks my heart to give it up, but I am afraid to take it now.
I know y’all are kava experts. Have you heard of this kind of reaction?