Posted by Melanie-00 on December 8, 2010, at 20:25:36
In reply to Re: Help! Short-term + long-term solution for anxiety, posted by Guy on December 8, 2010, at 19:33:39
Thanks for the warning about kava. I've been collecting all the research articles, trying to assess the risk-benefit ratio for myself. On the whole, most everyone who's studies kava has found a good benefit-risk ratio. That being said, if I did take it, I would never go beyond the recommended dose and time-frame. A recent article in American Family Physician Journal (Saeed et al. 2007, with follow-up letter to the editor in 2008) says that for those seaking an alternative remedy for anxiety, kava at doses no greater than 300 mg/day and for no longer than 24 weeks are okay. It also says that use of WS1490 standardized kava extract is recommended. However, this particular formulation may no longer be on the market. I'm not totally sure, as I haven't quite got that far in my investigations.
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