Frustrated

[MaureenP]

I feel like I'm ready to give up my kava explorations...I do not have the ability to make kava everyday to overcome reverse tolerance. .maybe only a couple times a week.I am blowing through my initial sampler pack of kava and still have not felt anything besides a slight numbing of my mouth..just feeling fruatrated...maybe kava is not for me since I don't plan to use it daily...

 

[Steve Mariotti]

I feel like I'm ready to give up my kava explorations...I do not have the ability to make kava everyday to overcome reverse tolerance. .maybe only a couple times a week.I am blowing through my initial sampler pack of kava and still have not felt anything besides a slight numbing of my mouth..just feeling fruatrated...maybe kava is not for me since I don't plan to use it daily...

I had the same thought a few days before it "kicked in." I was convinced that it didn't do anything for me, and just made me feel tired and kind of listless. I avoided the kava tea I bought. I drank the Kalm with Kava Concentrate and it wasn't doing much for me. I tried some concentrate paste from Paradise Kava. I had the thought "maybe this stuff doesn't work on me..." and "this is an expensive way to get the placebo effect" and then a few days later. BAM.

I wasn't using it daily, and I don't think you have to for sensitivity to the effects to kick in.

I would say give it a little more time and hang in there. I do think it's worth it. It's a pretty big barrier to entry (tastes bad, fussy time consuming prep, don't feel anything for a while) but when you get there, I think you'll be glad you stuck it out.

 

[HeadHodge]

I feel like I'm ready to give up my kava explorations...I do not have the ability to make kava everyday to overcome reverse tolerance. .maybe only a couple times a week.I am blowing through my initial sampler pack of kava and still have not felt anything besides a slight numbing of my mouth..just feeling fruatrated...maybe kava is not for me since I don't plan to use it daily...

Noooo don't give up.
At least not until you make it through your RT. Then after that if you decide it's not for you, I'll respect that.
It took me several weeks to get through mine, but believe me after you do, the difference is "very" noticeable.

 

[blindy107]

Took me a month or more to get through. That was semi daily use. Honestly the best thing to do, for me, is to make a huuuuge batch of grog when time allows. Then drink a few cups a day until you feel it. Or if you need to, make another batch. I have a large plastic iced tea carafe that holds about 8-10 shells worth. And I make big shells.

 

[kavadude]

Non daily use is totally fine. Once you get through, it still effects you the same. I regularly take week+ breaks from it and it's still as good that first time back as it always is.

 

[Roberta Kavalli]

I feel like I'm ready to give up my kava explorations...I do not have the ability to make kava everyday to overcome reverse tolerance. .maybe only a couple times a week.I am blowing through my initial sampler pack of kava and still have not felt anything besides a slight numbing of my mouth..just feeling fruatrated...maybe kava is not for me since I don't plan to use it daily...

Everyone is rooting for you

 

[KeepOnKrunkin']

Not bragging but I never had much RT. From my first 1/4 cup - 2 cups water batch I immediatly started getting strong sedative effects very similair to a mix of valium & xanax. I have a very sensiive system so (2) good sized swigs & I'm on EZ street for a few hours. Sometimes its nice to be hyper-reactive to everything.

 

[redstar]

I feel your pain, read my thread about it. here on new member forum

 

[Casper]

I was a bit of a disbeliever. I had started by ordering a 50g packet of instant, ended up with micro. Last day I had it, there wasn't much left, do dumped it all in and mixed it up.
I seriously was "krunk" for about an hour. There wasn't much I could do, head was in the clouds. That was enough to convince me there was something to this. After my mind cleared up an hour later, I ordered 1lb.

 

[Sesar Diaz]

Hang in there. It gets better by the day.

 

[Steve Mariotti]

Hopefully @MaureenP will pop back in and update us on her progress. I hope she made it past the event horizon!

 

[Steve Mariotti]

@MaureenP! Did you get discouraged to the point of stopping? If so, why? I fear you may be leaving money on the table walking away before you've had a breakthrough moment. :-(

 

[Rookietwoshoes]