Okay folks, so I'm looking for a good "strain", or what you'd prefer to call it, that's fairly strong to strong in the mental area (mood lifting and relaxing) and not too strong in the body. I want to avoid DHM because I have some chronic pain issues (thought it was fibromyalgia, but now I think it's chronic myofascial pain) and it seems to aggravate it. I'm also tapering off a med and it's making me restless, anxious, and irritable and aggravating my pain. So I definitely need the help of kava without the DHM that will only make the pain worse. Any advice you could give would be greatly appreciated! I've found that KBR's Tongan Pride was easy on me so I've ordered that, and I just ordered some Melo Melo. Stone, Koniak, Wow, and the like are definitely not for me. Just wanting to see if there's anything else out there. Don't want a "stoned" head feeling, but a relaxed, clear, mood lifting mental effect with little to no body. My thanks in advance!
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Thanks Kavadude, that sounds like it'd be great, but I've heard Solomons makes you kinda wanna be by yourself and introverted/introspective...I guess social would also be something I'd be looking for...I might try a mix of Tongan Pride and Melo Melo as well and see how that works too. Tried any Hawaiian?
I thought DHM content was good for people in pain..? in any case, it sounds like you might be looking for something along the lines of http://www.kavaboy.com
...very light, delicious, clear-headed kava with almost no other effects. Just a pleasant, uplifting yet relaxing, get-into-the-groove type of vibe. Unfortunately the effects don't last quite as long as others.
...very light, delicious, clear-headed kava with almost no other effects. Just a pleasant, uplifting yet relaxing, get-into-the-groove type of vibe. Unfortunately the effects don't last quite as long as others.
Me too, it's really weird...in any case, it starts about an hour after I have kava. Stone made the pain worse, KBR's Fiji Waka did it (I had a lot of kava that time), Koniak really made it worse and it lasted a long time. So I've deduced that it's more than likely DHM. I was fine with wow, but now that my pains been worse lately I can't even handle that one anymore. Tongan pride I was okay, hopefully I'm still okay with it, and Solomons I was okay. Paradise Kava extract was fine, but it's just not cost effectiove for how much you need and I like some mood lift. I'm really hoping I'm good with Melo Melo, because it sounds like the right one. I'll have to look into your recommendation though, it sounds like it'd be perfect. Thanks.
Any good Hawaiian kava will do the trick, but the trick is finding good Hawaiian Kava, I have some instant Hawaiian on my website. Aloha.
Chris
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Thanks Chris, I was on your site last night. I guess I'm a bit of a purist and would like to stick with the root. That being said, I might give some a try at some point for when I'm on the go. Any idea when you'll have some more Hawaiian root? And which one? I see you had some Tongan as well. I'd love to get some of either when you get some in! I also like the list of chemotypes you had for your various kava species.