Hi all,
I could really use some advice. I have been using Kava for about 2 months now and I’m definitely through the RT phase. However, whenever I take Kava I get extreme nausea, heart palpitations and feel flushed. As you can imagine, this has made using Kava very unenjoyable for me- however, the effects and heady feeling are great.
I am using Hawaiian Moi and Fijian – both noble. I typically use ½ cup of kava prepared traditionally in 2-3 cups of water and then mixed with almond milk. I take a 4-6 ounce shell every 15 minutes or so until the batch I’ve prepared is gone. I get a great “heady” feeling but the side effects are awful. For instance, I took Moi last night and woke up at 3am thinking I was going to have a heart attack because my chest was so tight. It took me over an hour to calm myself down and go back to sleep.
Just so you are aware, I am also tapering off of Xanax for general anxiety disorder. I typically take 1-2mg per day (never with Kava) usually in the AM or at night. I try not to take the Xanax until at least 4 hours after my last Kava drink. Up until last week I was averaging 2-2.5mg of Xanax per day. I also take Zoloft daily.
Can anyone explain these feelings? I really want Kava to work for me as I have a problem with alcohol and don’t want to drink anymore. I’m just really concerned that something bad might happen- namely a heart attack. My last alcoholic drink was on Sunday and on Monday I had about 4 shells of Moi. It hit me really hard- so hard in fact that around 6:30pm I had trouble breathing and went to the ER for chest pain. They did an EKG and everything was ok but they did give me 1mg of Ativan to relieve the anxiety. I am really scared but don’t want to give up on Kava just yet. I need to stop drinking alcohol and don’t see any other alternatives (I tried AA and hated it).
Has anyone else experienced these side effects? Any recommendations?
I could really use some advice. I have been using Kava for about 2 months now and I’m definitely through the RT phase. However, whenever I take Kava I get extreme nausea, heart palpitations and feel flushed. As you can imagine, this has made using Kava very unenjoyable for me- however, the effects and heady feeling are great.
I am using Hawaiian Moi and Fijian – both noble. I typically use ½ cup of kava prepared traditionally in 2-3 cups of water and then mixed with almond milk. I take a 4-6 ounce shell every 15 minutes or so until the batch I’ve prepared is gone. I get a great “heady” feeling but the side effects are awful. For instance, I took Moi last night and woke up at 3am thinking I was going to have a heart attack because my chest was so tight. It took me over an hour to calm myself down and go back to sleep.
Just so you are aware, I am also tapering off of Xanax for general anxiety disorder. I typically take 1-2mg per day (never with Kava) usually in the AM or at night. I try not to take the Xanax until at least 4 hours after my last Kava drink. Up until last week I was averaging 2-2.5mg of Xanax per day. I also take Zoloft daily.
Can anyone explain these feelings? I really want Kava to work for me as I have a problem with alcohol and don’t want to drink anymore. I’m just really concerned that something bad might happen- namely a heart attack. My last alcoholic drink was on Sunday and on Monday I had about 4 shells of Moi. It hit me really hard- so hard in fact that around 6:30pm I had trouble breathing and went to the ER for chest pain. They did an EKG and everything was ok but they did give me 1mg of Ativan to relieve the anxiety. I am really scared but don’t want to give up on Kava just yet. I need to stop drinking alcohol and don’t see any other alternatives (I tried AA and hated it).
Has anyone else experienced these side effects? Any recommendations?
