Posted by Willyee on January 22, 2005, at 23:30:48
In reply to Re: Need Help: Supplements for Smoking Cessation, posted by Mistermindmasta on January 19, 2005, at 12:08:48
> I would suggest high quality hawaiin kava... the reason I suggest this is because I quit caffeine several times with the help of kava. For reason, it has a really nice stimulating effect on me. I might assume it has similar effects on other people, in which case it would be great for smoking cessation.
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> What I'm worried about is that some roots are more stimulating (more MAO-B inhibition / NE reuptake inhibition??) and others are more sedating (more GABA enhancing / Calcium Channel Blocking?). I seem to do best with ones that are very stimulating.
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> Back when Kava was still sold by most supplement companies in the states, there was a noticable difference between brands as far as the actual effects that were noticable. That sucked. I wanted consistancy, so i had to keep going back to the same brands, but now its not sold by most brands, so i have to find some brand from hawaii or something over in the pacific that does the job. It's still legal in the US, just not sold by most companies.
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> By the way, I think the liver issues are COMPLETE BS. When extracted properly, i believe kava poses very very minimal health risk. I've used it for a long time on and off with nothing wrong with me. Its such a shame such a powerful herb is not on the OTC market anymore.
WOW those words couldent come out of my mouth any better!!!!!!!!!!I loved kava,when i stumbled onto it i was soo impressed i had so many care free days on it.
Then after the majority of companys stopped it,there were few left.All my favorite brands were gone,i used to be able to get in an emergency numerous types of the herb from different stores localy in a day,spending a few bucks,
Now i have to scalvage the stores for a brand or two,and the MAIN thing is like you posted,i loved kava cause it was far from a sedative,i actualy could not sleep on it,which i wasnt using it for.It instead clamed me pyhsicaly and stimulated me mentally.
Now,the few brands i try do the same,sedation,simply sedation,i have not a stimulant effect since this happened.
I had favorite brands,gnc brand great,even walgreens was,country life was,solray was,now all i have is NOW foods brand and vitamin shoppee,i have continued to by brands because im ignorant and belive il come across one to bring that magic back,if you have found a stimulating brand,please share,pls wont you?
lol Thanks
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