Kava Side Effects Please help, red eyes!

[Alex Exotic]

Hello,
I have a problem, I'm 24 and I've been drinking kava for like 4 years now, and lately I had issues with having very red veiny eyes. First it was different; a kava made my eyes hurt and feel pressured from inside, also small pupils, so I stopped that kava (it was Koa Kava and I guess a different thing than what I describe next). Then I used ceremonial cacao, and after using it for a while, my eyes got a bit red/veiny. Now I switched to kava again to remove that effect, and for a while they stayed a bit red but not much, and then suddenly I got very red left eye and a bit red right eye. It doesn't hurt, but feels a bit like it may have some sand in it or something, just a bit. It looks bad tho.

I rely on kava for mental health a lot, so it's scary that it's hurting me, and I'm forced to stop taking it. Also, I can't exactly afford a doctor right now, so..

Does anybody know anything about this?

I noticed yesterday, and this morning is still not yet much better. I only bought some drops for eyes and nothing more yet. Any ideas? Is this kava's effect? What can I do?

 

[Jack3]

Hello,
I have a problem, I'm 24 and I've been drinking kava for like 4 years now, and lately I had issues with having very red veiny eyes. First it was different; a kava made my eyes hurt and feel pressured from inside, also small pupils, so I stopped that kava (it was Koa Kava and I guess a different thing than what I describe next). Then I used ceremonial cacao, and after using it for a while, my eyes got a bit red/veiny. Now I switched to kava again to remove that effect, and for a while they stayed a bit red but not much, and then suddenly I got very red left eye and a bit red right eye. It doesn't hurt, but feels a bit like it may have some sand in it or something, just a bit. It looks bad tho.

I rely on kava for mental health a lot, so it's scary that it's hurting me, and I'm forced to stop taking it. Also, I can't exactly afford a doctor right now, so..

Does anybody know anything about this?

I noticed yesterday, and this morning is still not yet much better. I only bought some drops for eyes and nothing more yet. Any ideas? Is this kava's effect? What can I do?

I’m not sure about the reddening but I know I feel something gritty under my eyelids when I case of dermo starts coming on. A guess would be that dehydration may play a role. I know that the dermopathy affects the outer surface of the eyelids. Perhaps it can also affect the inside.

As a person who also leans on kava fairly heavily primarily for nerve pain but also for breakthrough anxiety and sleep, I tend to face this problem regularly. The most recent case has been particularly bad.