Massive warning to everyone
Hey so I would like to let everyone know to be diligent in your caution when it comes to getting off this shit. I stopped kava and kratom intake 3 months ago. Jk I relapsed and now I have to slow down again.
But what I wanted to let everyone know is the physical effect kava has on your brain as well as kratom.
On Mother’s Day may 10th, I was driving away from a brunch with my gf mom. I black out and don’t remember anything, I just wake up to my nice new car in the back of another car.
Well to my suprise as I’m being driven to the hospital, I’m told I just had a seizure that lasted 5 mins . I was so confused, why would that be the case?
Well after disclosing my use, my doctor tells me , oh yeah even tho you didn’t use those substances, the withdrawal symptoms led your body to have a seizure . I was so thrown off, how?!
The doctor explains, opioids or just kratom alone can lower your seizure threshold. And when you quit kava which is basically a benzodiazepine. You will have a gaba tolerance in your brain, and when you go cold turkey , your brain will produce an over abundance of glutamate (the chemical in your brain that makes you awake and reactive) . You can imagine too much of the active, and a lower resistance to preventing a seizure can cause a seizure.
Just letting yall know, if you ain’t feeling well when you stop. Don’t be driving, or doing any high risk activities!