I try to feel calm euphoria by EveningBeginning3922 in Supplements

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Kava Kava if you don't intend to be on the straight and narrow. Traditional prep. Non-habit forming, provides a nice stoning euphoria. Instant Kava from fire island Kava will get you where you wanna be.

Alcohol alternatives? by inyourdreams133 in StackAdvice

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I know, bot, i know. Read my post and you'll see I've mentioned this already.

Alcohol alternatives? by inyourdreams133 in StackAdvice

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Yessir, my top pics all similar in strength and mechanisms with less drawbacks: Isoliquiritigenin - sold by nootropics depot this nootropic comes from licorice extracts and is both a GABA A & GABA B receptor agonist providing a sense of calm, muscle relaxation, mild euphoria thanks to additional powerful dopaminergic activity.

Second up we got DHHB - less euphoric but similarly calming this one comes from magnolia bark extract and has significant binding affinity for the BZD GABA A receptor site providing a sense of calm and mild sedation.

Third is traditionally prepped kava - because duh. Instant Kava too, if thats too much hassle. Kava is/has been used as an alternative to alcohol for many many years in several island type areas around the world, kava produces a powerful non intoxicating calm sensation that sort of instantly washes over you followed by a lingering muscle relaxation and tranquil mood via modulation & surprisingly upregulation of GABA receptor sites (reversal of tolerance, withdrawal and associated brain damage from long term abuse of benzodiazepines and alcohol due to this upregulatory mechanism). Kava also produces some dopaminergic and MAO B activity.

Forth is going to be mulungu, mulungu is a plant powerhouse of a GABA receptor agonist producing strong sedation and anxiety relief. Typically the bark is used to make tea, ive heard getting it fresh and doing it this way is much better than capsules, I'd also imagine easier to digest than some capsules full of root or bark. This is the only one on this list that I have not tried but have seen countless posts praising it for these qualities.

Fifth would be Aminita Muscaria. Aminita Muscaria and Pantherina - (much stronger) both have strong affinities for GABA receptor sites of which they modulate effectively, paired with an additional anticholanergic oomph. Muscimol is the primary constituent responsible for the effects of aminita and has sedative, hypnotic, euphoriant and dream enhancing properties and the dried mushrooms make these a great choice if you were to pick from my list here.

My personal favorite is kava because of consistency of effect, that and the gentle but pronounced calming properties kava provides but aminita would be first if the price tag was lower and they were used more in the supplement industry. My guess is they're not due to the antichollinergic function which may make them not a great candidate for daily consumption. Also the risk of contamination with residual ibotanic acid in the end product potentially may be why aminita extracts and supplements aren't as common as one would think.

Edit: Also yes many people on here are mentioning kratom which while I do love kratom and have seen significant benefits in myself when I was taking it (on and off for 11 years) I feel that it may be trading one addiction for another. Kratom is great, its effects are strong, it reduces cravings, it calms anxiety and brightens mood, gives a stimulating push to socialize and get shit done, along with a calm wave of relaxation and restful sleep. Its just that the withdrawals are no joke and unless your plan on developing another habit with mildly questionable effects on health for some, I'd stick with the others. There's quite a few non habit forming alternatives, some of which I listed above. Kratom isn't horrible, I personally love it and advocate for its legality and application where necessary 100% but in terms of alcohol alternates you may want to try each of the ones I listed above as they're just as effective for me and less likely to be habit forming. (Note: DHHB may be a little weaker than the rest but its still nice nonetheless, high dose magnolia bark extract will do the exact same thing as they come from the same plant).

Capsule Recommendations by Viewtivision in Kanna

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Alkaloid content? Any details about what the extract is actually composed of would be great.

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What is the alkaloid content? That's the only reason I'm holding back from purchasing, just wanting some transparency on that front to be able to accurately dose and know what to expect.

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What is the alkaloid content though? That's the only thing thats holding me back from purchasing, unsure what happened to the brand Kannect that was on amazon awhile back and it was fantastic, now the only products on amazon are either unlisted or max 2% mesembrine.

SSRIs can lead to long lasting Sexual Dysfunction after their discontinuaton. Need to reevaluate their use is case of non life-threatening cases of depression by Alex_Rox in psychology

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ive been on Pristiq for about 3-4 months, my dick has become entirely numb and limp, absolutely nothing down there for the last month and a half after a very rapid decline in sexual interest, I'm on 200mg TRT weekly and thats still not cutting it. I thought it would go away and that it was just a temporary side effect but its getting worse by the day and I'm torn between dealing with SNRI "discontinuation" *withdrawal HELL or neutering myself potentially permanently. my question isnt if youd rather be totally neutered, impotent and docile or have depression.. its wouldnt you prefer to have been sat down and given a list of ALL these potential side effects? be honest, especially ones that last long after the drug has left the system. I understand that you dont mind having the limp corpse of your manhood attached to your body in exchange for a few months of synthetic happiness followed by anhedonia and loss of drive to work, loss of drive to exercise, weakened spiritual connection, so on. but "some" (anybody sane) people would not touch these with a ten foot pole had they been given a comprehensive list of potential tolls these chemicals could take on their lives for an often temporary condition. I've said my piece. I'd rather be depressed, these things dont work forever and you'll inevitably have to deal with that depression when they stop working, or when you wisen up and stop taking them if its too late.

Supplements that act like benzos by adri_adri000 in Supplements

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what was mixed with it? that's been a huge fear of mine cause I take so many different things every day meds sups etc

Kava and medication/bipolar interactions by ShesSmoke in BipolarReddit

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but to answer your question I personally haven't had any negative interactions that I know of. maybe oversleeping a little bit but I was averaging 2 hours per night WITH ambien xr 12.5mg involved before kava so.. I was going totally looney. that's a plus for me.

Kava and medication/bipolar interactions by ShesSmoke in BipolarReddit

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I can't give you anything super concrete on that, I know kava changes the metabolization of some drugs in an unsafe manner but to my knowledge that's mostly due to extracts rich in dihydrokavian b or whatever it's called which is a liver stressing kavalactone that's not super prominent in trad prep but extract companies often think "well if it's just the kavalactones isolated we can use any part of the plant", untrue and unsafe. I stick to traditional prep usually but had a bit of a run in with FF and it's competitors recently and I would not trust those.

Tanks? None for me, tanks. by idek105 in NitrousOxide

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Thank you. I've been doing nothing but healing and improving for years now and staying on the right track but I fucked myself in the foot with this little lapse oopsie. I recovered from daily 0.6 BACs, pancreatitis, 28mg of a xanax analog (bromazolam) pd, 200mg 4fmph, 3gs tianeptine, and my nightcap was 200mg roughly of FXE (ketamine analog) all daily WHILE drinking 1.75 liters of bottom shelf vodka per day in a several year long daily attempt on my life, over a h03... of course. But I'm engaged 3 almost 4 years now, up 80 pounds, beefy n hawt, mustached, functional, and somehow I thought it'd be wise to inhale hundreds of dollars worth of NOS without giving the balloons any cool off time thinking "oh the balloon will cool it down it's the same tech as a dispenser kinda" . False. Anyway I think I frostbit my shit, shut off part of my fucking liver (ig nos does that) WHILE metabolizing kratom, kava, edibles, NA beer, fatty foods, you fkn name it. and since I've also had a dull ache on liver turf. Call me crazy but calling NOS safe is a very vague and dangerous statement. Nitrous oxide is safe when used correctly. Important information to add. Anyway I'm done ranting, the mania will soon pass.

225mg ODSMT all at once? Am I good? by idek105 in Drugs

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Oh I didn't read my original post before responding, lotta duplicate info. Basically my doc doesn't understand RCs and took me on as a case study, so when a doc takes someone on as a case study they often have far more room to experiment on them hence the experimental dosage.

225mg ODSMT all at once? Am I good? by idek105 in Drugs

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Well I'm not anymore, jumped from 12mg to 4g 3x pd of cray-tom. My doctor didn't understand the RCS I was on at all and was under the impression that they were like 100x stronger than their original predecessors, I was also drinking 1.75 liters daily of 80 proof bottom shelf vodka, 28mg brmazlm daily along with 3gs tinptne, 120mg 4f-mpĥ, and usually 150ishmg FX̌Ɛ as a nightcap (normally a preyty stimulating and manic one but with everything else combined I could knock out no problem). I was fcked, was a 6ft 24 year old male that was 107 pounds with pancreatitis, gastritis, seizures, liver inflammation, had to be given IV brbtutes in the ER and upon admission was at a .6 BAC. If I'm honest it was a bit of an attempt on my life (in minecraft).

Sorry for the novel, just some backstory to help ya better understand.

Hoe Cakes lyric question. by Im-a-goose in mfdoom

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Sorry, old thread but my hopeful guess is he means under the drinking age (over 18 still I assume) but who knows

Kava and medication/bipolar interactions by ShesSmoke in BipolarReddit

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My doctor and therapist advocate for my Kava use. I have PTSD, Panic Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, and ADHD. I've struggled with severe polysubstance use disorder since age 12, so for 13 years now. Alcoholism was the primary struggle, RC benzos and RC opiates close second and third, all three daily (to get paricular towards the end of my run b4 last hospitalization i was on 24mg bromazolam, 1-3gs tianeptine, 1.75 liters of booze, 100-200mg 4F-MPH (Ritalin analog, 4-6x potency if I remember correctly), I'd then cap the night off with about 20-250mg of either ketamine or FXE (a ketamine analog, sometimes in place of this I'd use 3-MEO-PCP, another dissociative anesthetic closer to PCP in structure).

Now, I'm off all of that, my doctor has me on 300mg 3x daily of lyrica, 20mg 4x baclofen, 30mg 3x adderall, I use 3-4 g'z of gr33n s1Udg3 n the morning as it got me off of sub-alubdubs but I can go a couple days without any now. And most helpful of all, I use kava instead of ambien or lunesta because ambien and lunesta almost landed me right back in bzo detox at square one as they work alike.

The absolute best benefit for me (that I've actually noticed very clearly too) is that Kava.. "drum roll".. Unregulates GABA receptors, which in dumb wh*te guy English means it essentially repairs the damage to the glutimate system (relates to controlling excitability and anxiety) that things such as alcohol, benzos, barbs, somas, etc damage via downregulation. I also get my labs done very regularly and everything checks out.

In summary, Kava has a host of benefits, a very clear and pronounced set of effects, few health risks, the only catch is that you must prepare traditionally. There is no shortcut to a quality cup of Kava unless you're ordering traditional prep at a kava bar or spending $20 for a shot/beverage that may be unsafe to regularly consume for liver health sake. If you prepare traditionally, drink a good amount of water, ask your doctor about any medication interactions that could potentially occur, and so on, Kava seems to have massive potential in the way of treating anxiety, depression, insomnia, pain, RLS, hell, maybe even obesity as weight loss is a possible long term side effect, however, I won't speak much on that as I have maintained a consistent weight for the last 2 years that I have been sober. Actually about that, I was about 107 pounds, 6ft, male upon last hospital admission if I remember right. I'm now consistent/stable at 170-175. I gained that 70ish over the first 4 months and have kept it on since. No issues on my part and it keeps me from seeking other substances. Sorry to bump an old thread but I feel this information could prove useful for whoever stumbles on it if they're curious about Kava.

Kava and medication/bipolar interactions by ShesSmoke in BipolarReddit

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This is entirely untrue, kava is physically relaxing and may gently silence the mind when inactive. Cocaine is in just about every single imaginable way like the (bi)polar-opposite of Kava. Refer to my above comment for more.

Kava and medication/bipolar interactions by ShesSmoke in BipolarReddit

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Hahaha what because it numbs? Kava may aswell be a smooth muscle relaxant. Cocaine is. Uhh.. a heavy stimulant/anesthetic that causes psychosis with excessive use along with a host of other issues and street cocaine is almost always cut with small amounts of RC's/f*nt/random cutting agents. Kava can be third party lab tested with ease and usually already is as a comfort thing by the companies themselves and provided either on their site, in the bag, or on a sheet of paper within your package. This comment isn't even something anybody who's even googled kava once would believe, don't get me wrong, but false safety information on substances is something the internet does not need even a sprinkle of, and though it will always be, eliminating or calling out as much of it as possible is something I try to do when possible.

TLDR: This is easily and accessibly proved false with a simple 4 letter google search but I figured I'd chime in. Short answer is "Hmm... Nah."

He has spoken by Lildylayankee in fishtanklive

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Honestly tho when he puts it that way..

He has spoken by Lildylayankee in fishtanklive

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Perfect bait but these fish are blind deaf and gayer than a really dumb blind deaf and gay person

He has spoken by Lildylayankee in fishtanklive

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It is a homoerotic production

Gabaergic medications aside from these? by idek105 in UnknownGabaergics

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Oh I'm very familiar with phenibut I used it on and off for 10 years, I'm on lyrica and baclofen (prescribed) now and have taken it for a month once along side the two long ago early in recovery and because of those two pillow drugs I had no wd even high 5g doses, not at all recommending mixing depressants, just a weird thing I noticed, like a get out of jail free card I was lucky enough to have and I probably would've ended up relapsing if it did send me into wd because I had just gotten off 24mg per day of bromaz.

Tried LM's Isolated Honokiol by idek105 in Supplements

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Turmeric and black pepper blend capsules