DOSE:

6 Tbsp

oral

Kava

(liquid)

BODY WEIGHT:

170 lb

Kava - The Effects

I have tried many different kinds of Kava. Kava has many different kinds of effects. The most common effects for me are: physical anxiousness, need for social interaction, a 'smoothness' to reality, and laxative effects.

Kava is said to be an anxiolytic, but more often causes me to feel anxious and giddy, and a little bit tweaky. I may open and close my jaw compulsively and repetitively, for example. Kava creates a strong urge to interact with others, stronger than alcohol, for example.

The most interesting effects of Kava, and the ones that keeps me going back are the feeling of ease that Kava creates and its effectiveness as a laxative. OTC laxatives can't compare.

The interesting psychological effect that Kava provides is something like a motivational happiness. Everything just seems better. I am less sensitive to flaws and doubts about things and life is easier. I have more fun because I am more open to the world.

Kava has some negative aftereffects (which, for me, last most of the next day), which are: decreased ability to concentrate (which may leave me bored), spaciness, and some less severe physical anxiety like is described earlier.

Kava is an interesting experience, and a mostly harmless one.

Exp Year: 2017	ExpID: 109859
Gender: Male
Age at time of experience: 26
Published: Jul 11, 2019	Views: 819
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