juniord085
Newbie
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Hi, new Kava user here!
I've been wanting to try Kava for the past 3-4 years since I first started looking for alternatives to alcohol (I don't smoke marijuana or use any drugs at all for that matter so that route is a no for me). I just wanted something that would give me a happy bubbly feeling like alcohol does, but without the negative effects, so I eventually found out that Kava exists.
Back in 2022 I first tried some Kava drops that I found on Amazon and I have to say that I was pretty disappointed. I took a few drops sublingually 30 minutes before work one day (the day that I received the order) and when it finally kicked in maybe another 30 minutes later I felt like I was heavily sedated and couldn't function. My mind and body felt so heavy it was like I was walking under water. The feeling last maybe a good hour and a half. I told myself I would never use it again, but I did give it another chance and the results were always hit or miss. I later found out that the drops had a blend of Kavalactones instead of specific ones, and these were mostly the “heavy” type, so I discontinued use of it.
Cut to 4 years later and I finally decided to get around trying the real deal. I had my heart set on trying the Pouni Ono variety because I have read all about the good "heady" feelings that it supposed to give (light bubbly effects and cerebral clarity, social looseness, giddyness, etc), so I went ahead and ordered an 8 oz bag of the micronized Pouni Ono Kava from Kalm With Kava.
Today (4-1-26) I finally received my first batch and I was so anxious to try it!
When I got myself ready to try it, I mixed 1 tblsp of the ground Kava to 1oz of beverage according to the directions (I used a 16 oz bottled water). After drinking half of the bottle I felt INSTANT effects. I was really surprised at how fast it kicked in. However, the entire experience wasn't what I expected.....
12:40pm, First bottle, 1 tblsp of Kava, drunk ½ of the bottle – Upon the first drink I instantly felt something happening. It was like my mind and body slowed down to the point of “lagging behind” and I felt non-functional. This feeling continued but I kept watching it to see how it would go.....
12:52pm, drunk the other ½ of the bottle – I found myself getting a bit disappointed because of the “heavy” feelings I was experiencing instead of the “headiness” I was hearing so much about.
1:10pm - I waited a little bit to see what would become of the feeling and I found myself just feeling more “heavy”, and not in a good way. At this point I started feeling like my blood pressure was rising a bit and it was causing a bit of anxiety of not knowing what to expect, but it eventually subsided (though the rising blood pressure feeling did come and go later with each subsequent drink).
1:20pm, Second bottle, 1 tblsp of Kava, drunk ½ of the bottle – At this point I was definitely buzzed for sure, but I started to feel even more “heavy” in my body. I just didn't like the feeling at all.
1:30pm, drunk the other ½ of the bottle – It started to feel like maybe some of the “headiness” FINALLY wanted to kick in....... but it never quite did.
2:00pm, Third bottle, 1 tblsp of Kava, drunk ½ bottle – Finally started to feel the inside of my mouth becoming dry and slightly “numb”. At this point I did finally start to experience some mild euphoria and relaxed like in an “everything is gonna be alright” sorta way, but none of the chattiness, uplifting mood or giddiness that others reported.
2:30pm, drunk other ½ of the bottle – The euphoria became more potent but never overly so. Found that I couldn't walk straight at times and I was at the point of not being able to be functional, but still no uplifting mood associated with the “buzz” I was feeling.
3:30pm - After this point the feeling lasted maybe a good hour later with no changes,
4:00pm – The feeling started to level off to the point that I was finally more functional, even having went out shopping, but still no uplifting mood or anything like that.
Overall, I am a bit disappointed in my first experience with Pouni Ono Kava because it was not what I was expecting. It did give me that “buzz” that alcohol will give, but it felt “heavy” and I experienced none of the “bubbly” cerebral effects that there was so much hype about associated with this strain. However, I did read something about Kava regarding “reverse tolerance”, so some people may have to drink it a few times over time in order to let it build up in your system to truly get the full effects from it, so I will give it the benefit of the doubt and see how my next experiences go. I am willing to keep trying with it.
UPDATE: It is currently 4 hours later at the time of this writing and I actually do have a buzz, but it feels residual like how you would feel a few hours after drinking alcohol, but the mild euphoric feeling has long worn off and as I already stated, there was never any of the uplifting mood or giddiness to begin with. I do feel perfectly functional with this buzz, so that is a plus though.
I'm thinking maybe if I would've went further up to 5 shells (again, in this session I used 16oz bottled water and went up to 3 bottles, drinking ½ of the bottles in each go) I probably would've reached that feeling everyone else hyped up but I felt that I would've been completely non-functional by that point, so it's a good thing I stopped when I did.
I will see how this goes in my next Kava session and try to update when possible.
I've been wanting to try Kava for the past 3-4 years since I first started looking for alternatives to alcohol (I don't smoke marijuana or use any drugs at all for that matter so that route is a no for me). I just wanted something that would give me a happy bubbly feeling like alcohol does, but without the negative effects, so I eventually found out that Kava exists.
Back in 2022 I first tried some Kava drops that I found on Amazon and I have to say that I was pretty disappointed. I took a few drops sublingually 30 minutes before work one day (the day that I received the order) and when it finally kicked in maybe another 30 minutes later I felt like I was heavily sedated and couldn't function. My mind and body felt so heavy it was like I was walking under water. The feeling last maybe a good hour and a half. I told myself I would never use it again, but I did give it another chance and the results were always hit or miss. I later found out that the drops had a blend of Kavalactones instead of specific ones, and these were mostly the “heavy” type, so I discontinued use of it.
Cut to 4 years later and I finally decided to get around trying the real deal. I had my heart set on trying the Pouni Ono variety because I have read all about the good "heady" feelings that it supposed to give (light bubbly effects and cerebral clarity, social looseness, giddyness, etc), so I went ahead and ordered an 8 oz bag of the micronized Pouni Ono Kava from Kalm With Kava.
Today (4-1-26) I finally received my first batch and I was so anxious to try it!
When I got myself ready to try it, I mixed 1 tblsp of the ground Kava to 1oz of beverage according to the directions (I used a 16 oz bottled water). After drinking half of the bottle I felt INSTANT effects. I was really surprised at how fast it kicked in. However, the entire experience wasn't what I expected.....
12:40pm, First bottle, 1 tblsp of Kava, drunk ½ of the bottle – Upon the first drink I instantly felt something happening. It was like my mind and body slowed down to the point of “lagging behind” and I felt non-functional. This feeling continued but I kept watching it to see how it would go.....
12:52pm, drunk the other ½ of the bottle – I found myself getting a bit disappointed because of the “heavy” feelings I was experiencing instead of the “headiness” I was hearing so much about.
1:10pm - I waited a little bit to see what would become of the feeling and I found myself just feeling more “heavy”, and not in a good way. At this point I started feeling like my blood pressure was rising a bit and it was causing a bit of anxiety of not knowing what to expect, but it eventually subsided (though the rising blood pressure feeling did come and go later with each subsequent drink).
1:20pm, Second bottle, 1 tblsp of Kava, drunk ½ of the bottle – At this point I was definitely buzzed for sure, but I started to feel even more “heavy” in my body. I just didn't like the feeling at all.
1:30pm, drunk the other ½ of the bottle – It started to feel like maybe some of the “headiness” FINALLY wanted to kick in....... but it never quite did.
2:00pm, Third bottle, 1 tblsp of Kava, drunk ½ bottle – Finally started to feel the inside of my mouth becoming dry and slightly “numb”. At this point I did finally start to experience some mild euphoria and relaxed like in an “everything is gonna be alright” sorta way, but none of the chattiness, uplifting mood or giddiness that others reported.
2:30pm, drunk other ½ of the bottle – The euphoria became more potent but never overly so. Found that I couldn't walk straight at times and I was at the point of not being able to be functional, but still no uplifting mood associated with the “buzz” I was feeling.
3:30pm - After this point the feeling lasted maybe a good hour later with no changes,
4:00pm – The feeling started to level off to the point that I was finally more functional, even having went out shopping, but still no uplifting mood or anything like that.
Overall, I am a bit disappointed in my first experience with Pouni Ono Kava because it was not what I was expecting. It did give me that “buzz” that alcohol will give, but it felt “heavy” and I experienced none of the “bubbly” cerebral effects that there was so much hype about associated with this strain. However, I did read something about Kava regarding “reverse tolerance”, so some people may have to drink it a few times over time in order to let it build up in your system to truly get the full effects from it, so I will give it the benefit of the doubt and see how my next experiences go. I am willing to keep trying with it.
UPDATE: It is currently 4 hours later at the time of this writing and I actually do have a buzz, but it feels residual like how you would feel a few hours after drinking alcohol, but the mild euphoric feeling has long worn off and as I already stated, there was never any of the uplifting mood or giddiness to begin with. I do feel perfectly functional with this buzz, so that is a plus though.
I'm thinking maybe if I would've went further up to 5 shells (again, in this session I used 16oz bottled water and went up to 3 bottles, drinking ½ of the bottles in each go) I probably would've reached that feeling everyone else hyped up but I felt that I would've been completely non-functional by that point, so it's a good thing I stopped when I did.
I will see how this goes in my next Kava session and try to update when possible.
