TheWestern
Newbie
My wife and I tried kava for the first time a couple nights ago. We used Fire Island Instant from Nakamal, chemotype 426531. I consumed a teaspoon every twenty minutes for three teaspoons, then had a tablespoon for the last dose. My wife did the same, but had an additional tablespoon after another twenty to thirty minutes. So I consumed two total tablespoons over an hour and twenty minutes, and she consumed three total tablespoons over an hour and forty minutes.
Her experience was very positive. She has had more anxiety than is normal for her, for at least the past year. We had our first child, her father passed away fairly suddenly from cancer, and she feels some uncertainty with her job security. She said that all of her anxiety just went away. No feelings of euphoria or intoxication, but according to her she couldn't even make herself feel anxiety. I could see that it was an incredibly positive feeling, to be released from her anxiety. She said it even carried into the next morning, where she felt more calm and at peace.
My experience, on the other hand, was generally unpleasant. I could tell that I felt slightly "altered" but it is hard to describe because I've never felt anything quite like it. It didn't feel good, but also not bad. My cognition felt unaltered, which I liked, because I don't like feelings of intoxication. But there were no positive effects at all for me, and the next day I had a feeling similar to a hangover where I felt a little thick, with a very minor headache.
Neither of us felt any nausea or negative physiological effects. She wants to try it again, since it was an incredible release from anxiety for her. I frankly could leave it forever and never think of it again, but am willing to try again. We both agree we'd like to try a different strain and maybe something other than instant. She definitely wants to chase the reduced anxiety and social lubrication aspects of it.
I read a lot about it before we tried our first dose, but I figured if we were going to try again I should join the forums! So here I am.
Her experience was very positive. She has had more anxiety than is normal for her, for at least the past year. We had our first child, her father passed away fairly suddenly from cancer, and she feels some uncertainty with her job security. She said that all of her anxiety just went away. No feelings of euphoria or intoxication, but according to her she couldn't even make herself feel anxiety. I could see that it was an incredibly positive feeling, to be released from her anxiety. She said it even carried into the next morning, where she felt more calm and at peace.
My experience, on the other hand, was generally unpleasant. I could tell that I felt slightly "altered" but it is hard to describe because I've never felt anything quite like it. It didn't feel good, but also not bad. My cognition felt unaltered, which I liked, because I don't like feelings of intoxication. But there were no positive effects at all for me, and the next day I had a feeling similar to a hangover where I felt a little thick, with a very minor headache.
Neither of us felt any nausea or negative physiological effects. She wants to try it again, since it was an incredible release from anxiety for her. I frankly could leave it forever and never think of it again, but am willing to try again. We both agree we'd like to try a different strain and maybe something other than instant. She definitely wants to chase the reduced anxiety and social lubrication aspects of it.
I read a lot about it before we tried our first dose, but I figured if we were going to try again I should join the forums! So here I am.
