Kava and caffeine
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Some can do it, others can't. I enjoy the combo sometimes during the day but it I usually find one or the other best on it's own. I am the kind of person that drinks kava all day, during the week and I'll stop when I punch out lol, sometimes a little later after dinner but not much.
I have only relatively recently (a few years) started drinking coffee and I find that I can have a good kava session in the evening and then the following day have a morning coffee without too many problems, maybe sometimes a little bit more stimulated than usual but nothing worse than that. I find though that if I have had a good, strong coffee in the afternoon and then drink kava a few hours later then I can get a bit more nausea than I would usually expect. I personally would never mix the two but as @Groggy says maybe some people will be able to.
I only drink heavy or sometimes balanced to heavy, rarer some balanced kavas and so I tend to sleep really well after my kava and given the above I don't find that the coffee affects it either way but then I'm not combining the two in the evening.
I only drink heavy or sometimes balanced to heavy, rarer some balanced kavas and so I tend to sleep really well after my kava and given the above I don't find that the coffee affects it either way but then I'm not combining the two in the evening.
I'll add that it compliments the kava afterglow.
I have been all over the spectrum here over the years and landed squarely in the same place. I like a simple Boro.
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I tend to a lot more lurking these days around here (I am still around though lol). However, if you look through my post history you can see some of my experiences with Kava and coffee.
Unlike most here it seems, Kava (by itself) messes up my sleep patterns. I can’t seem to get into a good deep sleep when I have a shell a few hours before bed. I have followed this non scientifically with a smart watch. My REM sleep will increase about 30 or more minutes, but deep sleep will drop to below an hour on my typical 7.5 hours of rest. After a few nights like that, I begin to feel fatigued and brain fogged. So no way will I personally mix the two at evenings.
I keep my Kava time to days I can sleep in a bit. That being said, I still use about 1 tsp of cheap micronized (Kona from Amazon) in my morning coffee. It adds abit of a better kick and helps keeps my muscles from cramping. Kava Kandies are my go to when I have a flare up or want to add a little Krunk Necromancy to a good Friday night kava session.
Unlike most here it seems, Kava (by itself) messes up my sleep patterns. I can’t seem to get into a good deep sleep when I have a shell a few hours before bed. I have followed this non scientifically with a smart watch. My REM sleep will increase about 30 or more minutes, but deep sleep will drop to below an hour on my typical 7.5 hours of rest. After a few nights like that, I begin to feel fatigued and brain fogged. So no way will I personally mix the two at evenings.
I keep my Kava time to days I can sleep in a bit. That being said, I still use about 1 tsp of cheap micronized (Kona from Amazon) in my morning coffee. It adds abit of a better kick and helps keeps my muscles from cramping. Kava Kandies are my go to when I have a flare up or want to add a little Krunk Necromancy to a good Friday night kava session.
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