KrunkAsAskunk
Kava Curious
First of all I am not trying to bash kava or discredit it's medicinal and anxiolytic effects... or anything like that.
I've had a few weird effects of drinking lots of kava for usually around the 4 day mark. Having at least one heavy session a day, often two. I like to drink kava in the daytime personally, a lot of high kavain kavas actually keep me from sleeping. I usually don't hit the shells as hard in the day as i would at night, though. Anyway, these effects have ranged from simply annoying to almost unbearable. I don't drink any known tudei kavas, in fact most are certified noble. I really want to know if any of you guys have had similar experiences, or would have any insight here. I'm not brand new to kava, but I'm no veteran like some of you. I probably started experimenting with kava around 6 months ago.
I only ever had a really bad 'hangover' if you will with kava once. I'd like to make it clear that I definitely blame myself for overdoing it. Most kava drinkers probably won't run into these same issues regularly, if not at all. I suspect the culprit is swallowing lots of un-strained fibers. And frequently. Basically, the worst thing I've felt is a sort of brain zappy feeling, not very painful though. Just EXTREMELY uncomfortable and it lasted at least two days, maybe three. I stopped drinking kava once i began noticing it.
EDIT: In recent experience, I've come to the conclusion that drinking more water has made a huge difference in limiting or avoiding any adverse effects. Even the sore throat was probably due to dehydration I think. I've found key is to hydrate slowly and for a long time, rather than chugging 4 water bottles after a session. Also I try to always drink some water between shells to avoid a headache.
The first thing I always notice is a discomfort in the throat. The issue is, multiple times I've mistaken this for allergies or having a cold. Knowing that kava has a numbing effect, I just drank lots more, haha. It almost feels like swelling of the throat, but I'm fairly positive I don't have an allergic reaction to kava. I drank it for months (a bit less often than recently, mind you) and never ran into this problem. So again, this is strictly a result of heavy use. This is usually followed by bloodshot eyes for a day or two. Currently I'm dealing with the tail end of this throat discomfort, nothing else is bothering me.
I've also noticed some anxiety during these 'hangovers'. I'm not someone who normally suffers from anxiety. I drink kava for other reasons. Mainly just to drink kava, lol. Ultimately, I think I need to lower my dosages. I noticed a bunch of times that my second washes were getting my krunked after saving them for the next day. That kind of made me realize i didnt need to use so much root, at least not every time.
I just find it weird that I've never seen any info or reports online similar to this. I know most of you probably don't drink to get krunk every time. I definitely do though! Lol... Would you suspect that lowering my dosages (used to use around 3 tablespoons per cup of water, now more like 2 or less)?? Does this sound like a tudei hangover?? Some of you might swear that this is a dehydration issue, but I've been pretty good about drinking lots of water I think. I've been taking that into consideration though.
I've had a few weird effects of drinking lots of kava for usually around the 4 day mark. Having at least one heavy session a day, often two. I like to drink kava in the daytime personally, a lot of high kavain kavas actually keep me from sleeping. I usually don't hit the shells as hard in the day as i would at night, though. Anyway, these effects have ranged from simply annoying to almost unbearable. I don't drink any known tudei kavas, in fact most are certified noble. I really want to know if any of you guys have had similar experiences, or would have any insight here. I'm not brand new to kava, but I'm no veteran like some of you. I probably started experimenting with kava around 6 months ago.
I only ever had a really bad 'hangover' if you will with kava once. I'd like to make it clear that I definitely blame myself for overdoing it. Most kava drinkers probably won't run into these same issues regularly, if not at all. I suspect the culprit is swallowing lots of un-strained fibers. And frequently. Basically, the worst thing I've felt is a sort of brain zappy feeling, not very painful though. Just EXTREMELY uncomfortable and it lasted at least two days, maybe three. I stopped drinking kava once i began noticing it.
EDIT: In recent experience, I've come to the conclusion that drinking more water has made a huge difference in limiting or avoiding any adverse effects. Even the sore throat was probably due to dehydration I think. I've found key is to hydrate slowly and for a long time, rather than chugging 4 water bottles after a session. Also I try to always drink some water between shells to avoid a headache.
The first thing I always notice is a discomfort in the throat. The issue is, multiple times I've mistaken this for allergies or having a cold. Knowing that kava has a numbing effect, I just drank lots more, haha. It almost feels like swelling of the throat, but I'm fairly positive I don't have an allergic reaction to kava. I drank it for months (a bit less often than recently, mind you) and never ran into this problem. So again, this is strictly a result of heavy use. This is usually followed by bloodshot eyes for a day or two. Currently I'm dealing with the tail end of this throat discomfort, nothing else is bothering me.
I've also noticed some anxiety during these 'hangovers'. I'm not someone who normally suffers from anxiety. I drink kava for other reasons. Mainly just to drink kava, lol. Ultimately, I think I need to lower my dosages. I noticed a bunch of times that my second washes were getting my krunked after saving them for the next day. That kind of made me realize i didnt need to use so much root, at least not every time.
I just find it weird that I've never seen any info or reports online similar to this. I know most of you probably don't drink to get krunk every time. I definitely do though! Lol... Would you suspect that lowering my dosages (used to use around 3 tablespoons per cup of water, now more like 2 or less)?? Does this sound like a tudei hangover?? Some of you might swear that this is a dehydration issue, but I've been pretty good about drinking lots of water I think. I've been taking that into consideration though.
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