Experiences - Kava - nothing more that placebo?

[gfxapprentice]

Hi folks,

SWIM tried everything, EVERYTHING! Pills, liquid extracts, roots etc., different brands, different names. And nothing worked, NOTHING!

SWIM also researched the internet and met many folks, just like SWIM, with same stories.

SWIM also checked that reverse tolerance (God, kava makers are fast with inventing explenations - once I heard something like this: "You see, many people are first to write negative comments while the majority - the happy rest - don't bother with commenting." Probably 'cause they're so goddamn happily wasted) - drank kava for a week and nothing.

And when SWIM was reading those happy stories about Kava, SWIM always had the impression that they were based on so subjective feelings it could be placebo as well.

So what do you guys think?

P.S.

SWIM even read stories written by folks visiting Fiji and Vanuatu - they also felt nothing there. And natives don't play with Kava neither - they drink alcohol whenever thay have chance to do it.