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Post by mindshaver on Sept 24, 2007 0:21:09 GMT -5
Yes! I found it. Actually, this is more of a blanket than a cure but it'll have to do. It works for about a day, requires some preparation, and might make you a little tired... but trust me - it works! What you will need: Kava Kava extract Large amounts of coffee Something to keep you busy |
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Post by Sweet Pea on Sept 24, 2007 1:04:08 GMT -5
you've actually tried this? and lived? ;D
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Post by mindshaver on Sept 24, 2007 10:34:30 GMT -5
Oh, no. What I was saying about the coffee is that if you drink it during the night, you'll hardly feel the affects of it during the day, since it will have most likely worn off by then. I was just saying that if you're a coffee drinker, you'd be fine with maybe a cup during the day, but I don't advise too much more. And the Kava Kava extract can be picked up at any health food store. I only use stuff that's completely natural, and not drugs, so this is what's worked best for me. You could probably technically use marijuana instead of kava, but I've never done any sort of street drug (or medical ones for that matter)... so I can't say for sure weather it would work the same. But seriously, this is a great, quick one-day fix. Only use this method if there's no other way for you to cope with your anxiety. If you're less of a jittery coffee-drinking guy like me, you'd probably be fine with just taking the Kava Kava throughout the day, minus staying up the whole night. You just won't get the complete "anxiety gone" package unless you're somewhat tired as well. Also, one good variation is to get only a few hours of sleep the night before, instead of no sleep. Of course the no-sleep method works best, but I don't think staying up all night all the time is real great for your health  ... then again, I do it all the time and I'm healthy... though maybe a bit insane! Either way, one night ain't gonna kill yar  |
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Post by annaa on Sept 27, 2007 20:28:46 GMT -5
How about take one vallium and be done with it?  Ok seriously Kava Kava is illegal in the UK. It's an offense to buy or sell it. Boo..  What about something that won't get me arrested? .. maybe I should just look up an alternative in my book of oils/incense/brews/herb info .. |
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Post by Sweet Pea on Sept 27, 2007 22:08:24 GMT -5
Ok seriously Kava Kava is illegal in the UK. It's an offense to buy or sell it. Boo.. What about something that won't get me arrested? that seriously pisses me off. i can't stand the way natural herbs are being made illegal one at a time. it's just nuts.  |
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Post by theinfiniteabyss84 on Sept 27, 2007 22:29:31 GMT -5
Just because its herbal doesn't mean it is healthy and benefitial.
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Post by Sweet Pea on Sept 27, 2007 22:37:01 GMT -5
Just because its herbal doesn't mean it is healthy and benefitial. i'm completely against the idea of making any plant mother nature saw fit to place on this planet illegal. i don't feel the human race is going to benefit from this approach to dealing with misuse issues in the long run. by the way, i've been using kava kava for many, many years with no ill effects. i don't see why my use of it should make me a criminal. |
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Post by theinfiniteabyss84 on Sept 27, 2007 23:43:30 GMT -5
Just because its herbal doesn't mean it is healthy and benefitial. i'm completely against the idea of making any plant mother nature saw fit to place on this planet illegal. i don't feel the human race is going to benefit from this approach to dealing with misuse issues in the long run. by the way, i've been using kava kava for many, many years with no ill effects. i don't see why my use of it should make me a criminal. Did I say people should make "any plant mother nature saw fit" illegal?  Did I say you taking Kava makes you a criminal? What I said was just because something is herbal doesn't mean its is healthy and beneficial. |
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Post by Sweet Pea on Sept 28, 2007 7:55:47 GMT -5
i'm completely against the idea of making any plant mother nature saw fit to place on this planet illegal. i don't feel the human race is going to benefit from this approach to dealing with misuse issues in the long run. by the way, i've been using kava kava for many, many years with no ill effects. i don't see why my use of it should make me a criminal. Did I say people should make "any plant mother nature saw fit" illegal? Did I say you taking Kava makes you a criminal? What I said was just because something is herbal doesn't mean its is healthy and beneficial. yeah, i saw that. but regardless of whether a particular individual feels it's healthy or beneficial or not, i just don't see why the rest of the human race should be denied the use of the plant. |
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Post by disengage on Sept 28, 2007 9:19:02 GMT -5
Lucky for all of us, Kava does less damage than alcohol. You'd REALLY have to push it in order to suffer any real liver problems from kava - you'd need much more than the entire tincture.
Plus, I'd rather take kava than some kind of medically prescribed shit, guaranteed to have side affects and still not get the original job done. Once it's one, you'll almost certainly need something else to cover the side affects of the previous drug, so on and so forth.
So... herbs it is!
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Post by Bodhi on Sept 28, 2007 9:42:07 GMT -5
I'm kind of curious about using this kava, I was reading some articles about it. I always wonder when you get the supplements at the health store if you are actually getting pure kava, because many times they are mislabeled and you don't actually get what they are saying. I wonder what the effects of pure kava would be, if it would really have a strong effect of eliminating one's anxiety. I've found even things that make you relaxed, don't always have much effect on me being more social or not having anxiety doing social things. I have in the past experimented with marijuana a few times and found it made me feel very relaxed and had other effects, but didn't really make me feel more social or that I could go up to talk to people and not feel anxiety. Alcohol might have more of a an effect of making me feel less social anxiety, but its not really any use because by the time I drink enough for it to really have an effect, I would be too drunk to actually hold a good conversation with someone. I wonder if kava just makes you more relaxed, but doesn't really make you able to talk to people without anxiety, or go up to people you wouldn't normally talk to and hold a conversation. Sometimes things that make you relaxed make you more quiet and less social, although you just don't feel bad about it, you accept your shyness more.
Yet, I still would like to try kava, even if it just makes me more relaxed or helps me sleep or whatever.
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Post by theinfiniteabyss84 on Sept 29, 2007 0:44:53 GMT -5
Did I say people should make "any plant mother nature saw fit" illegal? Did I say you taking Kava makes you a criminal? What I said was just because something is herbal doesn't mean its is healthy and beneficial. yeah, i saw that. but regardless of whether a particular individual feels it's healthy or beneficial or not, i just don't see why the rest of the human race should be denied the use of the plant. Umm...I didn't think my original post would be so difficult to understand . I was saying in general that just because a bottle of supplements says "herbal" or "all natural" does not mean that it will do anything for the person who is taking them...whether its good, bad or nothing at all. |
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Post by Sweet Pea on Sept 29, 2007 0:58:28 GMT -5
yeah, i saw that. but regardless of whether a particular individual feels it's healthy or beneficial or not, i just don't see why the rest of the human race should be denied the use of the plant. Umm...I didn't think my original post would be so difficult to understand . I was saying in general that just because a bottle of supplements says "herbal" or "all natural" does not mean that it will do anything for the person who is taking them...whether its good, bad or nothing at all. i did understand what you said. and i didn't disagree. your post followed mine, so i thought you were responding to me. no biggie. |
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Post by annaa on Sept 29, 2007 18:02:03 GMT -5
...Plus, I'd rather take kava than some kind of medically prescribed shit, guaranteed to have side affects and still not get the original job done. Once it's one, you'll almost certainly need something else to cover the side affects of the previous drug, so on and so forth. It's funny you should say that. I was on (medical, non-natural) drugs for a low mood, which caused me to have some pretty rough side effects. To reduce the side effects, I needed another tablet.. which of course, had the side effect of causing low mood. You can't win with that sort of thing. |
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Post by shynesssucks on Jun 7, 2008 4:44:38 GMT -5
i kind of like being stressed out and on edge when it comes to school..it makes me perform better when im stressed out..
i am interested in using kava but i don't want it to effect my motivation towards my school work..
can kava cause me to have amotivational syndrome?
i need to find a balance or an on-off switch where i can go from a on-edge/aggressive person to a relaxed/likeable person socially..
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... then again, I do it all the time and I'm healthy... though maybe a bit insane!
What about something that won't get me arrested?
