Originally posted by carlhungis

Oh, and it also sounds like you need to be careful about where you get it. Pharmacy and local shops sound like they have low grade Kava. Sounds like you really want Hawaiian kava.
Actually, that is very true. The bottled kind is not only totally ineffective, but it can also be harmful; those types of places do things like mix the usable parts of plants with the toxic parts. Actually, I got lucid the first time I tried it, and had very vivid dreams the second time.