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Why would Kava exacerbate my neck & shoulder spasm?

Erich

Kava Curious
I have extreme upper shoulder muscle stiffness, seems to be in the trapezius and rhomboids. This extreme stiffness seems to be creating a feeling that my neck is extremely forward and I can't straighten up without a sense of danger about straightening up because my neck won't straighten up without coordination with the upper shoulder which is locked in place due to the stiffness. In the past, benzodiazepines would have helped with this. Since it's nearly impossible to get benzodiazepines I thought Kava might be a good alternative as a kind of anxiolytic, since when I googled anxiolytic alternatives, Kava came up prominently. I never tried it before so I bought a couple of packets of micronized powder Kava and I tried it about three or four times. Each time I tried it my sense of my neck being extremely forward became WORSE, not better. Does anybody here know why that might be? Thank you
 
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