Kava munchies?

[krunkedout]

Hey is it just me or is there some munchies that tend to come along with kava? I usually will snack a good two hours or more after I have a kava session and maybe it's just the fact that I havnt eaten in five hours or so, but it almost feels like the munchies. As in, odd foods sound good and I find myself making things that I used to make when I actually did have the munchies, this leads me to believe that perhaps there is something in kava that can cause this? I know one of the kavalactones effects the brain similarly to cannabis, so maybe this is responsible?

 

[Ozzyfan121]

I've noticed that also. Have you found it to be the case more often with high kavain rather than DHM? I eat way too much humus when I drink Fu'u.

 

[Prince Philip]

I especially noticed this with Solomon Island kava. I have to make a concerted effort not to overeat while drinking kava.

 

[kl.grudge]

I have noticed something similar. Heavier body kava puts my stomach to sleep and I tend to eat dramatically less (a pretty good weight loss plan, probably). This same effect is also handy when I have an acid reflux attack, a nice side effect since I don't have them often but when I do they are painful and hard to stop. However a dose of high DHM kava is much more effective than antacid. With Fu'u and other high kavain kavas, I am not sure if I am extra hungry or just hungry because I tend not to eat before drinking kava, but either way the sleeping stomach effect is much less pronounced and I have a tendency to chow down.

 

[kl.NDG]

I also get this, I seem to lose appetite for an hour followed by a surge in appetite

 

[krunkedout]

Hmmm this happens to me with kavas that tend to be higher in DHM rather than kavain. Right now I'm drinking boroguru and every time I get incredibly hungry a couple hours later and go raid the fridge. I have also noticed that sometimes this eating will boost up my krunk especially with high DHM kavas and sometimes will end the krunk with high kavain kavas. I don't have a high kavain kava often though because I tend to prefer more heavy kavas

 

[kl.NDG]

God damn, I miss me some high DHM stuff. I have been all into Kavain stuff for like two months with no heavy stuff. Fiji waka, van3, black bag.



DHM is noice at times.



Word to the wise always have both variants of kava on hand.

 

[krunkedout]

The last high kavain strain I had was the Fu'u, I was contemplating ordering some van3 when Rex had it in stock but the last batches had such mixed reviews I didn't think it was worth it. I've never tried the Fiji waka is it any good?

 

[uuku pi]

I get the munchies when the kava wears off.  However it seems to make me crave not so bad stuff....like carrots with humus,or pasta with pesto,or raw broccoli with ranch  dressing.  Apples seem to taste better too.

 

[krunkedout]

I would have thought it was just hunger from not eating for so long, but the fact that makes me believe it stimulates appetite is because I get odd cravings for things just like when I'm high. I think this might be because one of the kavalactones is a cannabinoid antagonist in our brain, so perhaps that brings along some munchies with it.