the_wilderness
Kava Enthusiast
Hi! I'm new to the forums, but been drinking kava for three years now, pretty much daily. It's been a lifesaver and got me off a hella lot of psych meds that were making me very ill. I've learned a lot from these forums on the journey, so thank you!
I'm in Australia. Sigh. This has made it a long and expensive road thanks to our misguided kava laws, but I'm pretty well versed in what our options are here now, so if any other Aussies want info, hit me up.
I have an impressive reverse tolerance--up to 4 weeks--per strain. I don't know if this is a common thing, it doesn't seem so from the reading I've done. But I always come up against it when I switch, which means I try to stick to the same batch for a reasonable amount of time. I'm on KWK's Borogu at the moment but nearly out and need to go back to my el cheapo stash till I save for some more KWK.
I stick to micro and instants, because I've never gotten much effect from the traditional brew. I've tried a few different techniques (traditional, blender) and additions (fats, lethicin) and a good ten different vendors. While I get some numbing, I don't get the buzz I get with the micro. No idea what I'm doing wrong, but for now, happy to stick to micronized as I use much less of it anyway, the cost is comparable.
My question! I'm curious that I don't seem to handle a second round very well, even if it is hours after the first. I can double the quantity of the first--6 tbsps of micro, with no ill effects, but for some reason if I have 3 tbsps in the morning, have some lunch, and then fast up for a night session, I'll get decent nausea and none of the buzz of the morning session. Both sessions I'll fast 3-4 hours before.
Might just be one of my kava quirks--I seem to have a few--but would be interested to hear if anyone had ideas on this.
I'm in Australia. Sigh. This has made it a long and expensive road thanks to our misguided kava laws, but I'm pretty well versed in what our options are here now, so if any other Aussies want info, hit me up.
I have an impressive reverse tolerance--up to 4 weeks--per strain. I don't know if this is a common thing, it doesn't seem so from the reading I've done. But I always come up against it when I switch, which means I try to stick to the same batch for a reasonable amount of time. I'm on KWK's Borogu at the moment but nearly out and need to go back to my el cheapo stash till I save for some more KWK.
I stick to micro and instants, because I've never gotten much effect from the traditional brew. I've tried a few different techniques (traditional, blender) and additions (fats, lethicin) and a good ten different vendors. While I get some numbing, I don't get the buzz I get with the micro. No idea what I'm doing wrong, but for now, happy to stick to micronized as I use much less of it anyway, the cost is comparable.
My question! I'm curious that I don't seem to handle a second round very well, even if it is hours after the first. I can double the quantity of the first--6 tbsps of micro, with no ill effects, but for some reason if I have 3 tbsps in the morning, have some lunch, and then fast up for a night session, I'll get decent nausea and none of the buzz of the morning session. Both sessions I'll fast 3-4 hours before.
Might just be one of my kava quirks--I seem to have a few--but would be interested to hear if anyone had ideas on this.