Kava Kava?

Question

I have a bad social phobia. Has anyone had experience with kava kava? Does it help? Do you know of any medication that helps??

Answer 1

I have heard very bad things about Kava-kava. It is easily overdosed and highly poisonous if taken improperly.

I suggest a drug free treatment, like immersion therapy--where you are forced to confront what you fear. If combined with a good talk therapist, you will learn why you feel afraid, and then be able to conquer it.
Good luck to you--life is mighty dull when you can't go out & whoop it up once in a while.

Answer 2

Talk therapy is the best cure for social phobia. There are medications, particularly anti-Ds that can help, but it's much wiser to invest some real effort and energy in working through the reasons that you have social phobia in the first place.

Kava-kava is like any other OTC supplement - you don't know exactly what you are getting, and it could have negative health effects that you didn't know you were getting.

Answer 3

See social anxiety, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris on page 9, and the Kava Kava warning, on page 2.

Answer 4

besides the taste of kava kava i havent had any success with it at all
XANAX Tablet, for oral administration, of 0.25, or 0.5,mg of alprazolam. that should do the trick younedd a prescription but its worth it

Answer 5

Here is a website you can browse for answers
www.panicsurvivor.com Good luck to you.

Answer 6

i've heard some people get nervous from it. paxil has been used to treat social anxiety. check with your doctor.

Answer 7

Kava kava is speed; it will make phobia worse, not better. Similar to cocaine or caffeine.