As I haven't been drinking alcohol for a while I thought I'd give coffee a go again as when I was drinking I just couldn't drink the stuff. Uppers and downers clashing maybe? So for other reasons I've not had kava for a week or so but owing to my addictive personality I'm quickly up to 3 or 4 cups of coffee a day. Is there a way to incorporate both into my routine? I'm a bit reluctant to start drinking kava at the level I was again considering I'm normally still feeling pretty buzzed come my usual kava time. Is it a better idea to just give up the coffee or maybe try a cup mid morning and then leave it alone before kava early evening? Anyone got any experience, advice tips on this? Thanks.
To answer your question on a serious note, first of all I'd say that uppers and downers can absolutely be combined with success.
I am not promoting alcohol specifically. But in general, you can combine uppers and downers, not only without bad side effects, and not only with success, but with excellent complementary effects.
I think the combination gets a bad rap, because in theory, it may not sound good.
But it's all about the right proportions.
And also the right proportions for that particular individual's body chemistry. And for that reason, it takes some experimentation to find the right ratio and formula that works for you.
In theory, someone might say uppers and downers would just cancel each other out.
But in practice and reality, it's not that simple.
That's because the brain is a complex structure, and in a certain person's brain, one compartment may need to be "upped", while another compartment needs to be "downed".
And it goes back to experimentation to find that perfect balance. A simple way of proving this, is to actually take an upper and downer, and ask yourself, "do I feel the same way as before ?" Likely the answer is No, and therefore they don't simply "cancel each other out". That theory is just over-simplifying a very complex brain.
