PH001
Newbie
Hey all,
I'm 44 and have been battling with the unpleasantries of alcohol since I was 17. Don't really drink much during the week but the weekends are just the same repeat of excessive consumption and the associated tiredness and hangover Sat and Sun.
I knew enough was enough but the social circles just make it so hard for complete abstinence. Moderation has always been virtually impossible for me..if it's there I will drink it. I knew I needed an alternative that didn't involve dangerous class A compounds (which I've never tried, and don't really want to).
So....Kava! Yes, was so enthused to hear about this about a month ago but only just found this forum relatively recently.
I made my first purchase from iHerb of this (mainly because it gets a good rep on their site)...
Kava King Products Inc, Instant Drink Mix, Vanuatu Blend
https://uk.iherb.com/pr/Kava-King-Products-Inc-Instant-Drink-Mix-Vanuatu-Blend-1-2-lb-226-8-g/52760#questions-and-answers
It arrived with DHL within 2 days with no customs hassles at all so all good there. Tried it for the first time last weekend by mixing 3 teaspoons into about 250ml of warm water with a little milk and honey into a shaker. Shook for 30 seconds and downed it. Got a tingly numb tongue but not much else. Waited 30 mins and repeated with 4 teaspoons... pretty much the same effect but nothing else.
The next day I decided to up the dose so went to 8 teaspoons in 250ml. Still nothing apart from a numb tongue.
So - where have I gone wrong here? I'm guessing you just get what you pay for and that Kava has a low concentrations of kavalactones, or maybe I prepped it wrong.
Reading on here, maybe I should have tried one of the following:
Squanch Fijian Waka (for night)
Squanch Fijian Lawena (for day)
Kava Supreme
GHK Kumakua
Kava Kauai Special Reserve
Kava Kauai Waka from Vanuatu
I'm looking for something that I can enjoy with music sat at home and also something I can socialise with instead of alcohol. Please help!
I'm 44 and have been battling with the unpleasantries of alcohol since I was 17. Don't really drink much during the week but the weekends are just the same repeat of excessive consumption and the associated tiredness and hangover Sat and Sun.
I knew enough was enough but the social circles just make it so hard for complete abstinence. Moderation has always been virtually impossible for me..if it's there I will drink it. I knew I needed an alternative that didn't involve dangerous class A compounds (which I've never tried, and don't really want to).
So....Kava! Yes, was so enthused to hear about this about a month ago but only just found this forum relatively recently.
I made my first purchase from iHerb of this (mainly because it gets a good rep on their site)...
Kava King Products Inc, Instant Drink Mix, Vanuatu Blend
https://uk.iherb.com/pr/Kava-King-Products-Inc-Instant-Drink-Mix-Vanuatu-Blend-1-2-lb-226-8-g/52760#questions-and-answers
It arrived with DHL within 2 days with no customs hassles at all so all good there. Tried it for the first time last weekend by mixing 3 teaspoons into about 250ml of warm water with a little milk and honey into a shaker. Shook for 30 seconds and downed it. Got a tingly numb tongue but not much else. Waited 30 mins and repeated with 4 teaspoons... pretty much the same effect but nothing else.
The next day I decided to up the dose so went to 8 teaspoons in 250ml. Still nothing apart from a numb tongue.
So - where have I gone wrong here? I'm guessing you just get what you pay for and that Kava has a low concentrations of kavalactones, or maybe I prepped it wrong.
Reading on here, maybe I should have tried one of the following:
Squanch Fijian Waka (for night)
Squanch Fijian Lawena (for day)
Kava Supreme
GHK Kumakua
Kava Kauai Special Reserve
Kava Kauai Waka from Vanuatu
I'm looking for something that I can enjoy with music sat at home and also something I can socialise with instead of alcohol. Please help!