DOSE: T+ 0:00 2 Tbsp oral Kava (dried) T+ 2:00 2 Tbsp oral Kava (dried) T+ 0:00 repeated smoked Tobacco - Cigarettes
BODY WEIGHT:
135 lb
Let me preface this by saying I am not an inexperienced drug user by any means, and I also have a mild case of Tourette's Syndrome. I have had experiences with Marijuana, Alprazolam, Clonazepam, MDMA, LSD, Cocaine, Alcohol, DXM, Nitrous Oxide, and a small amount of opioid experiences (Vicodin) and probably a few others that (in spite of this experience article's title) I can't seem to recall at the moment.
And also, at the beginning of this year, around January or February, I had just gotten into benzodiazepines, mainly Xanax. Due to an incident in April that led to me being charged with a felony (dangerous drug / controlled substance related) that has forced me to go through intervention/rehab services, counseling, and then probation on top of that to have the charge expunged from my record.
So. Having no vices other than cigarettes to relieve my near constant anxiety and truly constant depression, I turned to looking for legal highs or things that would not show up in drug tests. In my search I found kava kava, and had an extra 40 dollars, so I figured what the hell, I'll buy a half pound and give it a shot. I had done an extensive bit of reading into the plant, and found that it has a reverse tolerance. I also read quite a few reports of people not experiencing effects on their first try, and I attributed this to the reverse tolerance effects. I figured that since its a reverse tolerance, some of the kavalactones in the plant must be naturally occuring in the brain, and that this must be why people dont feel effects their first time, or very little effects. So I thought that I would need a pretty large dose to feel something. The kava that I purchased I read was QUITE strong from reviews.
I arrived home from work at around 7:30pm to a package sitting on the table. I promptly opened it to find my 1/2lb of kava root powder. Instantly I began the process of making it into a drink. My first cup. I got the blender out, and I added 3 ice cubes, two heaping tbsp of root powder, a bit of honey, vanilla extract, and then filled almost the rest of the cup with whole milk and a small amount of soy milk. I then blended it on high for about a minute and a half. When it was finished I began the process of attempting to strain the root powder from the liquid. First I was going to try using coffee filters to strain it straight into the cup. However, we were out of coffee filters, so I had to use a wire mesh strainer. Though, this proved incompetent because the strainer I used was quite a bit too thick, and let a LOT of the coarse powder through. I did this multiple times, trying to strain out the root powder from the liquid, but I was still left with a coffee colored liquid with the texture of sawdust mixed with milk. I could think of no other way to strain it fully, and so I just decided to down the glass as quickly as I could. I gotta say. That was the most FOUL tasting liquid I have EVER drank in my life. And I seriously mean that. I even picked this kava because reviews said that it had a milder taste than most others and was their strongest blend. And boy oh boy were those taste reviews wrong. The taste was so strong, and it lingered in my mouth and throat for a good 15-20 minutes.
Anyway, I had finished the first glass at about 8:15pm, and waited for effects to come on. 20 minutes later, wondering if I had just wasted 40 dollars on this disgusting shit, I began to feel quite a bit more sleepy and relaxed. I was laying on my bed, texting my girlfriend and letting her know that I had just tried kava for the first time. I was also feeling a bit more sociable, and wanted my friend to get home from work so that we could go upstairs and make some music. I was also going to let him try the kava in a drink, but since he would be drinking alcohol that night and the taste was so vile, I decided against it because I thought it may make him sick. Anyway, laying on the bed texting my girl, I began to feel what I believed was neuropathy. I began to feel what I believed was neuropathy.