Kava mental health side effects

[kl.Rakahanga]

Hello guys I am a great follower of all your discussions and I just wanted to share my experience of drinking kava. I first tried the kona kava farm instant kava product and felt nothing, except a slight pain on the stomac after I drank it. Then I tried the instant kava of realkava.com and had the same experience. It's only after I tried the solomon kava that I really began to feel the effects of kava. After a first try that went wrong (I vomited the stuff with nakamalathome dosages), I took the ratio of one tablespoon per cup of water and really enjoyed the euphoria of the beverage on the following days. However, as the bag was almost empty, I stopped taking it for a while and started to feel a strong sad feeling for one week or so. So this is the point: I have read that some of you have felt sick and/or depressed because of kava and I just wanted to know if you know some cultivars that would'nt have such side effects. I also would like to know on what frequency you have felt these side effects and with what cultivars, quantities. I think it's important to know more precisely the risks associated with kava. I think the liver damage is not the main danger of it, but more the possible disturbances in the chemistry of the brain.  Even if it's a natural substance, I think it shouldn't be considered as harmless for anybody. This is correlated by the warning in the awabook that people who feel depressed should not take kava. Sorry for my bad english but I just wanted to put the stress on that.

 

[kl.Euphoric lemur]

Hmmm, I also would like to know what everyone feels. Does anyone feel that kava have brought depression?

 

[starsofclay]

I definitely noticed that i feel almost soul-less at work for a few days after drinking solomon. not really depressed, just not happy and not joyful.



Fiji Waka from Kava by Rex doesn't seem to do it as badly, maybe not at all.



I know exactly how you feel on that solomon though. I have some malakulah magic and some tongan pride on the way, so i will see how they effect me depression wise for the following days after drinking them.

 

[kl.Synaptik]

It's only been about a week and a half since I've started drinking kava (so take it for what its worth) and have used daily. TBH, I have not noticed my mood sway in either direction. There hasn't been any deviation from the norm prior to my taking kava. The mornings after I have not felt any lingering effects either. And some accidental krunkness has been had too

 

[starsofclay]

yeah so far its only been solomon that's done that to me.. hey synaptik were you ever able to get solomon to be as strong as the first time again?

 

[kl.Synaptik]

yeah so far its only been solomon that's done that to me.. hey synaptik were you ever able to get solomon to be as strong as the first time again?

Solomon has been a strange elixir these last five days or so.  One day three shells did nearly nothing.  Another day two shells sent me off krunked.  Today, I'm having a wonderful experience.  I just drank my second shell after 45 minutes and I must say that the fantastic head buzz has returned!  Extremely pleasant!  Solomon will be sorely missed.  She's tempermental, but if I catch her on the right day the rewards are bountiful

 

[kl.Euphoric lemur]

I have only been drinking kava for about 1one and a half week also. I have fire island instant and that one makes me mellow into the next day. But my black sand seems to give me anxiety. strange.

I haven't been depressed or such but I have feelt more emotional these last days, when not on kava. It sways hard. Kava seems mysterius. Everbody gets different reactions all the time.