Aco651
Spiritual Empath Warrior
It's a pleasure to meet you all!
My name is Austin and I am new to the Kava community and the personal use of this plant. I have been well-informed of the research and culture surrounding piper mythesticum for some time now, but it was not until a week ago did I make my first purchase and a couple days ago did I try my first dose.
I had made the beginner mistake of trying various store bought kavas in the past, which produced no effects. However, a week ago I made a purchase of a 1/2 lb of Nambawan Kava root powder; Shout out to Bula Kava House for the hookup! I try to maintain a high level of self respect and stay well-informed when it comes to putting food, supplements, and substances in my body, however I am a bit embarrassed to say that I was very naive with my first kava experience. It was very intense and very unforgiving.
So as a beginner here I would appreciate anyones advice and criticism on my kava experience and I will do my best to explain what happened.
My first question is has anybody experienced any adverse reactions specifically insomnia, restlessness physically and naseau which led to vomitting hours after consuming?
This experience occurred around 12am after coming home from work. I chose to follow the instructions on the package and dosed out 2 tablespoons of kava in about 8 ounces of warm almond milk and kneaded for 10 minutes in a nut milk bag. I than drank the liquid and waited about 15 minutes for my next dose. I definitely noticed some subtle effects and my curiosity and impatience took the lead from that point on. For the next dose I took 2 tablespoons and finely ground in a nutribullet blender and than added 8 oz of warm almond milk and periodically pulsed for the next 10 minutes. Instead of straining through a nut bag however, I strained through a wire mesh cooking screen, which left much more kava residue and gulped it down. After this dose I noticed pronounced effects and repeated another dose about 10 minutes later. 10 minutes after that I repeated another dose and than cannot remember if I repeated another or not. I do remember though before stumbling to bed that I felt very inebriated. My head was buzzing, I had an incredible body high and there was pronounced euphoria that I did not expect to experience. I was definitely f'ed up on the kava (if you could even call it that). However I soon realized after crawling into bed around 2 am that my body was extremely restless, as if I had to move and twitch my muscles and could not relax. My stomach felt full and a bit bloated, I noticed a little naseau and I was in no way ready to sleep. So for the next couple hours as the kava wore down I tossed and turned. I drank several nighttime teas and took a dose of an herbal supplement for sleep. All the usual methods that would usually knock my ass out had zero effect. It was almost if the kava was exhibiting reverse effects on my system. Long story short I was up until about 7 am where I vomitted for a couples minutes before about a half an hour later I was finally able to pass out.
This reaction to kava in no way turns me away. I recognize in various ways how I made easy beginner mistakes. I drank too much kava overall and I did not wait long enough between doses. Other possible explanations I have are that choosing milk, especially almond milk with the kava was a bad choice. I also chose to blend and then strain through a pretty open mesh filter, so I consumed quite a bit of the actual kava root fiber which could have contributed to my negative experience. It was also naive of me to knock back each dose considering this was my first experience and I also could have done better to choose a less potent kava strain than "Nambawan" for my first time. All in all I look forward to better, more positive experiences with kava and am open and willing to hear any advice and criticism you guys have for me. What did I do wrong? Where could I have done better in my preparation, dosing, etc?
Thank you all!
My name is Austin and I am new to the Kava community and the personal use of this plant. I have been well-informed of the research and culture surrounding piper mythesticum for some time now, but it was not until a week ago did I make my first purchase and a couple days ago did I try my first dose.
I had made the beginner mistake of trying various store bought kavas in the past, which produced no effects. However, a week ago I made a purchase of a 1/2 lb of Nambawan Kava root powder; Shout out to Bula Kava House for the hookup! I try to maintain a high level of self respect and stay well-informed when it comes to putting food, supplements, and substances in my body, however I am a bit embarrassed to say that I was very naive with my first kava experience. It was very intense and very unforgiving.
So as a beginner here I would appreciate anyones advice and criticism on my kava experience and I will do my best to explain what happened.
My first question is has anybody experienced any adverse reactions specifically insomnia, restlessness physically and naseau which led to vomitting hours after consuming?
This experience occurred around 12am after coming home from work. I chose to follow the instructions on the package and dosed out 2 tablespoons of kava in about 8 ounces of warm almond milk and kneaded for 10 minutes in a nut milk bag. I than drank the liquid and waited about 15 minutes for my next dose. I definitely noticed some subtle effects and my curiosity and impatience took the lead from that point on. For the next dose I took 2 tablespoons and finely ground in a nutribullet blender and than added 8 oz of warm almond milk and periodically pulsed for the next 10 minutes. Instead of straining through a nut bag however, I strained through a wire mesh cooking screen, which left much more kava residue and gulped it down. After this dose I noticed pronounced effects and repeated another dose about 10 minutes later. 10 minutes after that I repeated another dose and than cannot remember if I repeated another or not. I do remember though before stumbling to bed that I felt very inebriated. My head was buzzing, I had an incredible body high and there was pronounced euphoria that I did not expect to experience. I was definitely f'ed up on the kava (if you could even call it that). However I soon realized after crawling into bed around 2 am that my body was extremely restless, as if I had to move and twitch my muscles and could not relax. My stomach felt full and a bit bloated, I noticed a little naseau and I was in no way ready to sleep. So for the next couple hours as the kava wore down I tossed and turned. I drank several nighttime teas and took a dose of an herbal supplement for sleep. All the usual methods that would usually knock my ass out had zero effect. It was almost if the kava was exhibiting reverse effects on my system. Long story short I was up until about 7 am where I vomitted for a couples minutes before about a half an hour later I was finally able to pass out.
This reaction to kava in no way turns me away. I recognize in various ways how I made easy beginner mistakes. I drank too much kava overall and I did not wait long enough between doses. Other possible explanations I have are that choosing milk, especially almond milk with the kava was a bad choice. I also chose to blend and then strain through a pretty open mesh filter, so I consumed quite a bit of the actual kava root fiber which could have contributed to my negative experience. It was also naive of me to knock back each dose considering this was my first experience and I also could have done better to choose a less potent kava strain than "Nambawan" for my first time. All in all I look forward to better, more positive experiences with kava and am open and willing to hear any advice and criticism you guys have for me. What did I do wrong? Where could I have done better in my preparation, dosing, etc?
Thank you all!
