kl.musttobewinnar
Newbie
Hi guys!
So here is how things are going for me so far. I got my tongan pride from KBR. I used 16oz of tepid tap water (too lazy to get purified water) and 2 heaping table spoons of powder in my lovely authentic fijian strainer bag from kickbackwithkava. I let it soak a bit while gently massaging it under the water to get the powder all nice and wet. then i squeeze it pretty good and repeat for like 5 minutes. Ok, so, the taste was not nearly as bad as i was expecting. My first shell sent a pretty powerful relaxing feeling through my whole body. My mouth was slightly numb (not nearly as numb as when my friend had me try chewing actual kava roots that he got from some herbal shop). I had a second shell probably only like 2 minutes later as i was about to head out the door to go shoot a pool tournament. When i got to my feet my legs felt a little rubbery like i had just finished exercising them pretty good but i was able to walk just fine. As i was driving to the tourney i felt absolutely great. I was looking around at people which is very abnormal behavior for me. I had a smile on my face for no apparent reason which never and i mean never happens. In fact i cannot smile on command like other people are able to do. I can laugh but not smile if u know what i mean. Nonetheless, i was driving around with a smile that didn't want to go away. Partially i think because i was so amused at the fact that i was smiling but i dunno. I got to the bar and started practicing and let me tell you... i was playing soooo f'ing incredible it would have blown my mind had i not been so relaxed. lol. I didn't end up winning the tourney however as the effects eventually went away and my nervousness returned but i could tell it was nowhere near the level i normally feel. I think i ended up taking 3rd. But I had a great time for a change.
This stuff rocks.
I am going to pick up some lecithin next as i was listening to kavasseurs podcast #2 and he mentioned that the soy lecithin is really important to bond with the kavalactones to strain them out more effectively so it is quite possible that what i have been experiencing is a low strength kava due to improper preparation. Also, when i get some more money I am going to pick up a pound of fiji waka kava so i can do 50/50 mix of tongan / fiji waka as recommended by StarsOfClay. I did not experience any reverse tolerance that u guys talk about, however I had been trying those kava pills made by Now! I suspect the effect u guys are talking about isn't so much a reverse tolerance as most likely u have to build up to a certain level in the body for full effects to kick in. When i was taking an zoloft my doctor said that it would be some time to build up in the system. I suspect kava might be similiar in that regard, so perhaps taking those pills got me up to a level that the tongan powder was effective. dunno.
anyway, thx alot for all the advices u guys gave me.
So here is how things are going for me so far. I got my tongan pride from KBR. I used 16oz of tepid tap water (too lazy to get purified water) and 2 heaping table spoons of powder in my lovely authentic fijian strainer bag from kickbackwithkava. I let it soak a bit while gently massaging it under the water to get the powder all nice and wet. then i squeeze it pretty good and repeat for like 5 minutes. Ok, so, the taste was not nearly as bad as i was expecting. My first shell sent a pretty powerful relaxing feeling through my whole body. My mouth was slightly numb (not nearly as numb as when my friend had me try chewing actual kava roots that he got from some herbal shop). I had a second shell probably only like 2 minutes later as i was about to head out the door to go shoot a pool tournament. When i got to my feet my legs felt a little rubbery like i had just finished exercising them pretty good but i was able to walk just fine. As i was driving to the tourney i felt absolutely great. I was looking around at people which is very abnormal behavior for me. I had a smile on my face for no apparent reason which never and i mean never happens. In fact i cannot smile on command like other people are able to do. I can laugh but not smile if u know what i mean. Nonetheless, i was driving around with a smile that didn't want to go away. Partially i think because i was so amused at the fact that i was smiling but i dunno. I got to the bar and started practicing and let me tell you... i was playing soooo f'ing incredible it would have blown my mind had i not been so relaxed. lol. I didn't end up winning the tourney however as the effects eventually went away and my nervousness returned but i could tell it was nowhere near the level i normally feel. I think i ended up taking 3rd. But I had a great time for a change.
This stuff rocks.
I am going to pick up some lecithin next as i was listening to kavasseurs podcast #2 and he mentioned that the soy lecithin is really important to bond with the kavalactones to strain them out more effectively so it is quite possible that what i have been experiencing is a low strength kava due to improper preparation. Also, when i get some more money I am going to pick up a pound of fiji waka kava so i can do 50/50 mix of tongan / fiji waka as recommended by StarsOfClay. I did not experience any reverse tolerance that u guys talk about, however I had been trying those kava pills made by Now! I suspect the effect u guys are talking about isn't so much a reverse tolerance as most likely u have to build up to a certain level in the body for full effects to kick in. When i was taking an zoloft my doctor said that it would be some time to build up in the system. I suspect kava might be similiar in that regard, so perhaps taking those pills got me up to a level that the tongan powder was effective. dunno.
anyway, thx alot for all the advices u guys gave me.
