kavawasher
Newbie
Hey all,
I've been meaning to post about this on this forum for a few years now and I'm glad I'm finally doing it.
I've been using Kava almost daily for 4 years. I've been using K@ for around 10 years, so I was used to "toss and washing"(dumping a tablespoon of powder into the mouth, and washing it down with water or Lemonade...). So I picked up that habit with Kava as well. I've tried straining many times, and I have the Aluball pro which I use from time to time.
The reason I toss and wash is because it's what works for me. I don't get much effect from strained/aluball kava most of the time, no matter how much time I put into it. When I do get an effect from traditionally brewing Kava, it's too... I guess what you guys call "heady". I can't stand it. I just feel weird. The best way I can describe it is it literally feels like somebody is tickling my brain. So when I brew Kava, I usually get a weak, unpleasant feeling effect. I sometimes get this weird feeling from toss and washing too, but in general toss and washing gives me a heavier effect with more anxiety reduction. I'm in recovery for benzos and am using Kava as an alternative so that's the type of effect I need.
I usually use between 3-7 Tablespoons of medium grind at a time, and I always buy various brands on Amazon, I think I've tried them all at this point. I am open to ordering from other vendors, but price per effect ratio being comparable to Amazon is important to me. For a couple years I've done where I grind the Kava for around a minute in a Coffee grinder, which makes it very fine, and then I toss and wash it. I thought this made it more stomachable, but after returning to taking straight medium grind recently I'm not too sure there's actually a difference. Plus, after grinding, it means I have to take more tablespoons. For example, if I put 3 tablespoons in the grinder, after grinding, it usually be comes around 5 tablespoons because of the finer grind.
The nausea is so unbearable with my method and I vomit from it pretty frequently. I feel like there has to be a better way. A way to still get nice heavy effects but without getting really sick from it. I really want to hear any thoughts you guys have on this or things I should try. I know I'd be better off buying micronized/instant, but it's so expensive on Amazon. I also don't understand the dosage conversion for instant/micronized vs. normal medium grind. I pay around $50-$60 for a pound usually, so if I could find a nice micronized/instant option that would be comparable for price per dollar I would definitely try that. From my understanding, and I could be wrong, I'd be paying at least twice as much for the same effects with micronized/instant. I still don't completely get what the difference is, and don't understand if it's basically just the same thing as I get when I use the coffee grinder.
That's about it. It would be so life changing if this post could get me some ideas that could give me a way to get the effects I want from Kava without getting nauseous and throwing up. I'm willing to try any vendor as long as it's not too much more expensive(and I need to plan ahead because the shipping will take longer
).
Thank you so much!
tl;dr: I only get the effects I want from Kava if I toss and wash. Toss and washing makes me sick though. If there's a way to get those effects and not get sick for a comparable cost, I want to try it soon.
I've been meaning to post about this on this forum for a few years now and I'm glad I'm finally doing it.
I've been using Kava almost daily for 4 years. I've been using K@ for around 10 years, so I was used to "toss and washing"(dumping a tablespoon of powder into the mouth, and washing it down with water or Lemonade...). So I picked up that habit with Kava as well. I've tried straining many times, and I have the Aluball pro which I use from time to time.
The reason I toss and wash is because it's what works for me. I don't get much effect from strained/aluball kava most of the time, no matter how much time I put into it. When I do get an effect from traditionally brewing Kava, it's too... I guess what you guys call "heady". I can't stand it. I just feel weird. The best way I can describe it is it literally feels like somebody is tickling my brain. So when I brew Kava, I usually get a weak, unpleasant feeling effect. I sometimes get this weird feeling from toss and washing too, but in general toss and washing gives me a heavier effect with more anxiety reduction. I'm in recovery for benzos and am using Kava as an alternative so that's the type of effect I need.
I usually use between 3-7 Tablespoons of medium grind at a time, and I always buy various brands on Amazon, I think I've tried them all at this point. I am open to ordering from other vendors, but price per effect ratio being comparable to Amazon is important to me. For a couple years I've done where I grind the Kava for around a minute in a Coffee grinder, which makes it very fine, and then I toss and wash it. I thought this made it more stomachable, but after returning to taking straight medium grind recently I'm not too sure there's actually a difference. Plus, after grinding, it means I have to take more tablespoons. For example, if I put 3 tablespoons in the grinder, after grinding, it usually be comes around 5 tablespoons because of the finer grind.
The nausea is so unbearable with my method and I vomit from it pretty frequently. I feel like there has to be a better way. A way to still get nice heavy effects but without getting really sick from it. I really want to hear any thoughts you guys have on this or things I should try. I know I'd be better off buying micronized/instant, but it's so expensive on Amazon. I also don't understand the dosage conversion for instant/micronized vs. normal medium grind. I pay around $50-$60 for a pound usually, so if I could find a nice micronized/instant option that would be comparable for price per dollar I would definitely try that. From my understanding, and I could be wrong, I'd be paying at least twice as much for the same effects with micronized/instant. I still don't completely get what the difference is, and don't understand if it's basically just the same thing as I get when I use the coffee grinder.
That's about it. It would be so life changing if this post could get me some ideas that could give me a way to get the effects I want from Kava without getting nauseous and throwing up. I'm willing to try any vendor as long as it's not too much more expensive(and I need to plan ahead because the shipping will take longer
).Thank you so much!
tl;dr: I only get the effects I want from Kava if I toss and wash. Toss and washing makes me sick though. If there's a way to get those effects and not get sick for a comparable cost, I want to try it soon.
