There are 169 ratings for the drug: SOMA in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for soma: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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5	muscle spasms	no bad side effects.	As an chronic pain patient and someone who has taken a lot of different muscle relaxers for spasms.Soma is by far the best for relieving my pain and would highly recommend it.	M	34	5 months		2/3/2010
1	Back Pain	I could not breathe on this medication.	loss of breath, couldn't breath much, I only took one, I went to sleep, but in fear of dieing because I was hardly catching my breath! Only took 1 out of a pill bottle filled with 60 at least.	M	30	1 times		2/3/2010
4	horrid back pain	occasional drowsiness	I really hate hearing all this BS about how bad of a drug this is. I was in a car wreck where my lower back got messed up. The ONLY side effect from this drug is occasional drowsiness. But ONLY when I take it on an empty stomach. My muscles would always twitch, I had stinging pain and my back always hurt and felt really really warm. The first time I took it I felt relief. I don't understand how you could abuse this drug.. .the only effect is you get tired, who would want that? People who abuse are weak and it is their fault, not the drug(s). Soma gave me my life back. Now if we were talking about oxycodone, that would be a different story. For anyone out there who is addicted to soma or any other drug, just remember to be strong MIND OVER BODY. Do not be weak, yes you may feel like total crap for a few days but that is much better than being a slave to a little blue, white or yellow pill. Be responsable and practice self control!!! Again Soma is a great treatment for pain, in my case! Use pain meds to live a normal life, don't live life to use pain meds!	M	24	10 months		2/2/2010
5	Fibromyalgia	dizziness, slightly euphoric, increased hunger	this is the only muscle relaxer I have been able to tolerate, and I have tried many (flexeril, skelaxin, norflex). I take 350 mgs up to 4 times a day. I like it because it gets rid of my pain but I don't feel "high" like from narcotic pain killers. The really only downside to this drug is I get a lecture from my doctors about being addicted to it, even though I still have a tolerance for it and I rarely ever take more than 3 a day. If you're an addict, well you risk being addicted to really anything, not judging but just saying. Also, like with anything, don't mix it with alcohol - you really should know better. It really upsets me that people have died from taking too much of this medication, but at the same time this medication is helping make my life more manageable, so think about other people before going on your "yank this off the shelf" crusades.	F	21	6 months		12/16/2009
5	Thoracic Outlet Syndrome	I have some drowsiness for about an hour after I take one so I make sure I do not leave home until that has worn off.	What I have I will never get rid of. I have been prescribed to take Soma two times a day, but I only take when needed and I never have taken anymore than one a day. I agree with those who say that you can become addictive to any pain med. You have to be responsible. Doctors should also watch how many times and amounts they are giving out of these to people. That may help the addicting problem also.	F	51	4 years		12/10/2009 Email
4	Sprained shoulder from car accident	Dizziness, sleepiness. Some mellowness.	Am taking it on and off, only once per day usually. Taking a lower dose (250 mg), so find that I can take it in the middle of the day at work and still get by. I'd rather take it than the Vicodin also prescribed to me (that one seems addictive). Today was the first time I tried two pills at once, since the one seems to have less effect. Eventually I know I'll be off it, but it is helping for now.	F	42	2 months		12/4/2009
3	Stenosis, Herniated Disks	It certainly makes you drowsey at first, but those effects wear off after you use it for a few days. It really helps loosen me up, and helps with the stiffness in my back that is a constant issue. I also take it with Vicodin since i have sever sciatica, and the combination is wonderful. It usually doesn't make me "high" Which is just fine with me, and it seems safe as long as it's taken in the prescribed dose. I have never taken more than one at a time.	I do have some issues with the drug however. My mother takes it as well, and she tends to abuse it. She is on heavier medication than i am, and she has lupus, and spinal problems similar to mine, and also had an amputation so she generally requires a fairly large amount of pain killers. The problem is sometimes she will take some, and get into that "soma coma" phase, and i think she takes more due to memory loss. She slurs her speech, can't stay awake, she's burnt holes in everything from dropping a lit ciggerette while nodding off. She say's she's just tired, but i know better. These little phases only start when she gets her soma, and ends when its all gone. She shakes, she sleeps, and forgets easily. She is sleeping right now, and i snuck in and took her Soma away. That way she CAN'T take it, even if she doesn't mean to. She is a zombie, and it saddens me. If you or a loved one takes this you MUST be very careful. Don't over use.	M	22	4 months		11/23/2009 Email
5	fibro	it works, is very safe, no high feeling, no tolerance develops		M	43	3 years		11/15/2009
5	MuscleSpasms/ChronicTensionHeadache	drowsy at first, but that went away after i got used to the medication.	all the people giving this drug a rating of 1, even though they have never taken it themselves, just to rant about wife, child, husband, etc. that are addicted to it need to STFU. people like me NEED this to function and have a better life. don't blame the DRUG, blame your IDIOT LOVED ONE for abusing their medication. put the blame where it belongs. you just dont want to admit your loved one F-ED up and died or is a zombie for being careless. overdoses and abuse lies on the person taking it, not the drug itself. i actually have a life now thanks to soma. you preachers that dont even take it pi$$ me off. doctors are not at fault, the ABUSERS ARE!	F	29	1 years		11/3/2009
4	Muscle pain in back, neck, shoulder	None. I take one tablet before bed and awake with no after effects. It has worked for me when other medication has not. I have been to Houghston Clinic, Mayo and many doctors in my area. I have tried many medications, physical therapy, with some minor results. My doctors agree that if this medication works for me, it should be continued.	Use it as directed and there will be no problems. Those who misuse the drug are responsible. The drug is not the problem, the user is. Suicide can be carried out in many ways. If someone wants to leave this world, Soma should not be blamed. The tables must be placed in the mouth and swallowed. That choice is not made by the tablet. It is made by the individual who chooses to misuse the drug. Feeling "high" is NOT my objective. Moving with as little pain as possible is what I strive to obtain. Some of the comments made about this drug show misinformation and poor judgement in dosage.	F	66	5 years		11/2/2009
4	low back spasms/pain	I also take celebrex and acetaminophen daily, along with Soma. Not sure if side effects are caused by combination of drugs. I have a lot of bowel issues and other health problems that may be [are] worsened by these drugs. Obviously, Soma does cause drowsiness, but that wears off pretty quickly. It does act as a sleep aid.	I abhor those who abuse prescription drugs, especially the pain meds that so many need to survive. Many drugs cause physical dependence, which is different from addiction, but can have the same net effect. I'm probably physically dependent on the 3 drugs I take. Before a minor accident, I took only Soma during severe back spasm, which typically took 2 weeks of recovery. This went on for 20 years. After my ankle break, I worried about having an episode, living alone & being on the mend. (My episodes were so bad that I'd be unable crawl to the toilet with a broken ankle.) That was 6 1/2 years ago & I've been taking Soma, Celebrex (for arthritis), & acetaminophen daily. This is dangerous. I'm going to find someone to help me get off all of them. We should avoid all drugs/meds as much as possible. Pharmaceuticals kill thousands of people annually in the US. More deaths than from illegal substances! Of the 3 meds I take, Soma is probably the least risky physically. My doctor has refused to write any more Soma scripts, however. I take 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 (of 350 mg dosage) each day. I've tried other relaxers with horrible side effects and a natural anti-inflammatory, with little relief. At 70, I'm not about to abuse Soma! But apparently Celebrex (possibly as dubious as Vioxx!) and acetaminophen are just fine and the careful use of Soma isn't. Honest doctors have the tricky job of dispensing drugs in a culture of abuse, a difficult job, at best.	F	70			10/25/2009
1		I took 1 soma before headed out the door for work. About 20 minues later I noticed EXTEME fatigue snd disorientated. I was about to pull off the road when I noticed a CHP behind me. HE gave me a breathalizer (negative because I dont drink) and called the paramedics. After I got to the hospital, CHP released to me the hospital and then I eventually went home. I have court on November 3,2009 for a so called DUI. DMV even revoked my license!		F	35	1 days		10/22/2009 Email
4	herniated disks,deg. disks	makes me feel light headed for about 15-20 minutes	nothing pisses me off worse than idiots that feel the need to abuse prescription medication because there are us people out there that can use our meds as prescribed to help our conditions and I have been on some wicked meds that i have refused to take because of the cognitive effects soma is the only med that has helped my pain and it really pisses me off when the dr. told me I'm sorry we will no longer prescribe it to anyone because we have to many patience abusing and selling it all I can say is get a life you can make choices but instead make excuses I have a addictive personality grow up and quit using meds for a legal high and ruining it for us that have some self control	F	42	3 months		10/13/2009
4	Muscle spasms and neck pain	Have not noticed a lot, maybe a little sleepy but I only take it at night	I am new to Soma, only a month or so. Maybe my dosage is less but it really surprises me to see all of the negative and dangerous things that have happened while taking it. Although, if taken as prescribed it looks to be ok. I will be aware and thank everyone for there comments!	F	35	30 days		10/11/2009
5	Fibromyalgia and Muscle Disease	None, this has help ease the terrible pain I suffer, and allows me to live a productive, working life.	As for the other comments (addiction use, overdose), it is not the drug's fault. You have a responsibility to take medications as prescribed, anything can be addictive. Especially the number one substance abused in society, alcohol, responsible for more deaths than any other abused substance. Should it be taken off the market/made illegal? No way. You have the responsibility to make mature decisions. This drug is no more dangerous than any other substance.	F	35	3 years		10/6/2009
5	For Fun	Well i was fucked up with my buddy for about 6 hours then we went to burger king and then we crashed into the side of a cop car that was parked radaring traffic. we then proceeded to take more soma coma. then we went to jail and was high in a soma coma	soma coma	M		1 days		9/13/2009
4	Motorcycle accident.	If taken without food can make you dangerously drowsy.	Works well as a muscle relaxant for pain in my neck and back. Can't take it during the day due to extreme drowsiness.	M	27	2 years		8/18/2009
1	Pain	Death	We lost my beautiful and only baby sister at 39 years of age to this horrible drug. She was not an addict, just hurting. I know of another person who died of it too. One day this drug will be yanked off the shelf but unfortunatly too late for her. I guess it stopped the pain for her but never for us. The drug companies will always try to hawk their wares regardless of the consequences and they have the money to fight you..	F	39	6 months		8/14/2009
1	Back pain	My daughter....hard time waking her up. Slurred speach, not being able to walk a straight line...overused.	Doctors who prescribe this drug over and over again should be shot. So sick of dealing with a daughter who is addicted to it.	M	30	6 years		8/3/2009
5	Migranes	This is a miracle in a bottle, it is one of only 4 pain killers that do anything for my migraines or any pain for that matter, I would rather take this than Demerol because I can still function. If it is a Really debilitating migraine then I need more than one and I get loopy and sometimes have a memory lapse, but when I'm having a Migraine that isn't out of the ordinary and I prefer that to laying on the floor writhing in pain in my room that has all the windows painted black with black-out curtains and regular brown curtains wearing earplugs and noise reducing headphones wishing I could just die. Before this I missed at least 2 days a week from school because I couldn't leave my cave of solitude.	I do not have an addictive personality so I can't really judge others but those who just abuse it for the high ruin it for the ones who need it. When I started taking them for migraines my insurance covered the name brand (which was far more effective) but now a script for name brand is $150. I'm very sorry if you have an addiction but it is so frustrating to find a doctor when you move that will continue to prescribe it and not think you are a druggie, after all these years 50 in a month is often more than enough.	F	21	5 years		7/30/2009 Email
5	Migraines/ Back pain and tightness	Tired, lightheaded, Euphoric relaxed feeling. Only drug to actually work. Tried Maxalt, Flexeril, Imitrex, Relpax, etc..	I have had killer migraines for years, and recently was in a car accident that may have caused permanent damage to my back. This in turn made my migraines turn into intense tension headaches from the tightness in my upper back. My doctors had tried many many drugs and I had seen many specialists. This was the only drug I have taken so far that seems to help. I was told by my doctor to take it with 2 Advil, this seems to help even more. I went from needing relief and having headaches all the time to maybe needing to take 1 pill every other day with the Advil. I can see how this can become addicting. Please use as directed by your doctor.	F	24	6 months		7/30/2009
5	Muscle spasms/pain in back	This drug is a muscle relaxer so naturally it makes you sleepy. When pain is bad the sleep is welcome. When first taking it, do take it bedtime.	This is the best muscle relaxer I have ever taken and has the least side effects. I cannot believe the morons on this site who give it a negative rating because they have abused it & gotten ill. DON'T ABUSE IT AND GIVE IT A POOR RATING YOU JERKS. You are the kind of people who cause drugs to be taken off the market because you use them for fun and ruin it for the people who really need them for pain relief.	F	56	15 years		7/18/2009
5	back and neck pain	I was taking soma's for a few years and found them to be highly addicting, well in 2004, my boyfriend of 2 years was taking them like candy a long with lortabs, and oxycontin 80mg's. Well I lost him early to the mixture of these drugs, the early age of 44!! It was awful and I took myself off all my pain meds and Somas due to his death and the dangers. I had no idea he was in that BAD of a condition to where he was an addict. He worked all day long so we never were around each other too awfully much, I went to wake him up on Memorial Day of 2004 and unfortunatley he was deceased and the Coroners said he had been like that for over 4 hours atleast by the color of his skin and the temperature. That was the hardest thing I have been through in life so far and never want to experience anything like that, I was alone at the time, I had no family where we were living and I wouldn't say the people we associated with at this time were even friends!! So needless to say it was a wake up cal	Please do not abuse your medications, there are a lot of us out here that really need to be taking medications for muscle pain, and Pain in general, and it's the ones who do not need the meds except to get a "HIGH" or to "SELL" and it ruins it for the sick people!! Please watch your use.	F	39	0 days		7/10/2009 Email
5	fibro, DDD, psoratic arth, RA	sleepy	I have been taking this medication for a year now, and I get a break from pain. I get weekly neck injections and the vicodine does not help as much as this. I have to use the pain med and soma together and wow what a differece. I can actually move and have a life for a minute. If people would just take the meds like their doc wants them too then things for people like me would be better. I dont abuse my meds so why should I be punished for stupid people?	F	33	1 years		7/6/2009
1	husband used it for pain and rec	My husband died from an overdose of Soma because he just wanted to escape reality for a few hours. He had been abusing them off and on for years. He ended up escaping forever at the age of 40.	This is a very dangerous drug if not used properly.	F	43			7/1/2009
3	Sacroilitis, Ruptured Disks, TMJ	Soma like any other drug should be used as directed. Stupid people who abuse it will ruin it for the folks that need it. When taken as directed, it relaxes muscles, stops spasms and helps with sleep. When abused, it will impair your motor functions and CAN kill you.	People need to use their brains a little more often when it comes to medication. It is not there for "fun" or to abuse and when you do this, the people with real medical issues who depend on medications in order to have an improved quality of life are the ones who suffer when the government steps in and pulls the plug. It's the worst kind of selfishness. Tolerance can build quickly with Soma and it's important that you not increase the dosage yourself when this happens. Taking a little break is the best way to handle it. If you don't need this medication for a health issue DON'T TAKE IT. It ruins things for the responsible people.	F	34	2 years		6/27/2009
5	tmj/tmd	Drowzy, calm, relaxed	I've been taking 350mg/12hrs. of Soma to help with jaw/head muscle spasms. This drug has helped a great deal. I need to take it with food otherwise it hurts my stomach. Other muscle relaxers have made me sick but this one is great so far.	M	41	2 days		6/16/2009
5	Fibromyalgia, Back, Broken Bones	They make you feel light headed and tired. Make you lazy the next day.	I started Soma for terrible muscle cramps. I take them usually only at night. Before Soma, I could only sleep 2 or 3 hours a night before pain woke me up. Now I sleep all night. I found that they help all my pain, including leg pain from sciatica, probably associated with a fractured pelvis. They help with pain from broken bones that never healed right. I was in a motorcycle accident and had about 25 fractures, ranging from inline fractures to overlapping ribs and collarbone. Soma works better on my type of pain than Vicodin. I have been offered oxycontin and percocet and refused them. If a person needs something for pain on a regular basis, does that make them addicted? Is a diabetic hooked on insulin?	M	56	3 years		5/31/2009
4	Nocturnal leg cramps	Negligable. Resulsts far outweigh side effects	I began to experience horrific nocturnal leg cramps. My Dr. and I tried several usual remedies, to no avail. I had some Some that I had taken for a previous back problem, so thought I'd give it a try. I take one at bedtime, and haven't had a cramp episode since. Told my Dr. and he said even though it's off label, if it works continue. Nothing else has ever even began to work.	M	67	3 weeks		4/20/2009
5	Fibromyagia,ect.	drowsiness	My doctor is a specialist in fibromyalgia and prescribed 350mg Soma for sleep and restless leg syndrome. The following month, he upped Soma to 700mg. per night. Inconjunction with that, there are other meds he has prescribed. I simply do not understand the juvinile mentality of abusing your meds for kicks. Most of us out here need our doctors to trust us that we are not scamming them for pills to get high!!! SHAME on those of you who do that. I have been using Soma for 3 months now with no problems at all. Thankfully, my doc trusts me.	F	51	3 months		4/12/2009 Email
5	Neck/shoulder pain	No side effects except a bit of drowsiness so I take it at night as needed.	I have degenerative disc disease that causes neck/shoulder/arm pain. Soma works better than pain medication to relieve my pain. I had facet joint injections which has helped, but take soma when I have flare ups. I usually take only 1/2 pill and that does the trick.	F	59	9 months		3/25/2009
2	back pain	upset stomach, urethritis	Even with the side effects, it coincidentally worked pretty well as a sleep aid, but did nothing whatsoever for my back pain	F	57	10 days		3/9/2009
5	chronic neck and shoulder pain	It makes me fall asleep	This is absolutely, hands-down the BEST pain relief drug on the market. I do NOT understand why doctors are so reluctant to prescribe it. Nothing else works for me, this drug is a life-saver.	F	46	7 days		3/7/2009
1	My mom takes it for back pain		My mom has taken soma for as long as I can remember and it has had tremendous negative effects on my life. I have never known a mom without it always high shaky, can't talk,walk,always sleeping then up all night,or function as a normal person. I would say to anyone thinking of taking this soma or any other RX beware very aware because it is addictin and can change and ruin lives as well as alter your perspective of life. So use wisely and responsible. For the sake of yourself and your loved ones. I love my mom uncondionaly but she would and wouldve been so much greater. I am now 24 and possible to late to change my childhood so please take this into consideration when in a situation of temptation or medical prescription And always remember that life is beautiful and great all on it's own fake happiness and an escape from reality is never the answer it is always a dead end. PS This coming from a recovering addict of percocet, pot and plus anything else to escape reality, but now cle	M	24			2/28/2009 Email
1		my daughter does to forget reality She's slurring all the time and falling in front of my grandkids, I'm leaving in the morning to take my grandkids from her. No drug would ever get in the way of my children. She is stupid. I can't save her but I can sure save those kids..... MAD GRANNY		F	27	6 months		2/27/2009
2	to get high	Euphoria, feeling drunk, drowsy and "out of it"; after long period of use: depression, insomnia	If you're not in denial, and know you are a drug addict...then don't even start this medication. It's great at first. Take three at once and 15 minutes later you feel drunk, high and totally stoned. Ten years later, if you're an opiate addict taking methadone daily like I am and supplementing that with as many soma as you can get, they're not so good. We all know deep down who we really are! If you have extreme back pain or have had an accident and the Dr. gives you 30 soma to be taken once every 6 hours, thats one thing. But if you're a junkie looking to get loaded soma are not to be messed with. Today I 16 within 12 hours and I really feel nothing. And thats a low day. I've taken 8 within an hour and still had trouble going to sleep. Wrestlers die from taking massive amounts of soma and countless other Americans do as well and it's not publisized. I've been to NA meetings where guys have said they've taken 50 in a day no problem. Carisoprodol (Soma) is not technically an opiate; but	M	33	10 years		2/25/2009
4		it helped me a lot with my back; the doctor said take it three days a yas. I for one had an addictive personallity but that does not ean,me or anyone else should be getting different treatment. my doctor treats me like every doctor should. He has complete faith and me and believes that if I wanted to hurt myself I could do it in another ways and don't need his help.	SOMA IS A GREAT MEDICATION BUT SHOULD BE USED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, I WOULD SAY NO MORE THAN THREE OR FOUR MONTHS CAUSE ONCE YOU START TAKING IT... THAN THE PAIN GOES AWAY BUT IT COMES. SORRY IF SCARED YOU BU BELIEVE ME PILLS ARE JUST A SHORT PERIOR OF TIME OF RECOVER. *** A LITTLE ADVISE, THE 250MG COMES IN A GENERIC BRANCE AND IT IS MUCH CHEAPER, EVEN IF YOU HAVE INSURANCE WITH A CO-PAY.	F	32	2 months		1/13/2009
5	Back Spasm	None	If people would just follow THE DIRECTIONS on the bottle (1 tablet 4 times a day is the standard) there would be no abuse! Thank god this medication is still available after the outcry from people who have abused this drug and complained about being addicted (poor me, poor me!) LOL	F	45	2 years		1/2/2009
3	muscle spasms			F	46	2 days		1/1/2009
1	Back Injury	None	Could not even tell I had taken it, even at the high-end of the dosage spectrum.	M	23	6 days		12/7/2008
1	Neck and Back Spasms	Nothing. Didn't work for my problems. Doctors used to up the strength and amount of pills taken, but it didnt work.	Soma really is not a bad drug. You seriously just have to not abuse it. Even so, I once took 6 at ones time, and all the happened is I went to bed. Really don't know why people had such problems.	M	18	4 months		12/7/2008 Email
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3	pinched nerve in neck	a little nausea from time to time	I have bad depression and found that while it helped with my muscle spasms, it made me feel "happy". I take about 10 per day now because it builds up a tolerance. I am definitly addicted to them and think about them all the time. I wake up in the midle of the night and need them. I dont slur speech unless i eat fatty meat afterward. I have asked family to dole them out to me and end up taking them on my own in the end. It really helps with my depresssion and spasms, but I fear overdosing on this stuff. I dont know what to do to stop, because when I have I get severe depression. This drug can be hightly addictive. It does intinsify if you eat fatty meat, thats for sure. beware of this drug. I pray I can stop.	F	33	1 years		11/27/2008
1	relax-fun-insomnia	Drug is highly addictive and damaging. Doctors give it out like candy, it is a total crime. DO NOT TAKE this poison. My son overdosed on it and was minutes away from death when we found him in a fetal position on the steps. He was on a ventilater for three days and given last rights...fortunately he recovered without permanate damage. I beg all of you to never ever take this drug. Also write or call the Food and Drug Association to complain.	This drug causes extreme respiratory problems and makes breathing difficult also very hamful to the liver and kidneys.	M	35	12 months		11/25/2008
5	Post-knee replacement nerve pain	A little high.	Far more effective for nerve pain than opiates.	M	54	5 days		11/22/2008
1	back pain	shaking, can't talk, incompetent	My mom has been taking soma for a while now. It's an awful drug. She has chronic back pain and was perscribed this medicin. Now that the doctors have realized she is addicted, they took her off it. But, she orders it online and hides it from my dad and I. She takes an amount that is not healthy and my dad and I can always tell when she's on it. She is shaky, she can't stand or talk. She can't do a single thing. One time she fell flat on her face in the kitchen. It was lucky I was there to pick her up to put her on the couch because she would of been there for an hour. She ended up having bruises all over her face. Please, don't take this drug at any costs. Soma is effecting my family in a horibble way. DON'T TAKE THIS!!! It can ruin a life or family. I hate this drug.	F				11/15/2008
1	my EX-husband was	slurr speach, hearing impairment, cant walk, cant stand, memory loss big time, compulsive liar, always feel that you need the medication and it does wonders. its the best thing in the market so he thinks	not knowing that hes lying. the next morning he NEVER remember anything that happen the previous night. its ashame that they have these types of pills on the market and its legal. we went to target and he totally blank out and fell straight to the floor. he needs help BAD but keeop saying that he doesnt need it. he say hes not addicted.so many things happen to him that i can go on and on. he even hallucinate for a whole week.side effects are stomach pains he cannot take, diarrhea, vomitting constantly. and in need of more somas.I RECOMEND THIS TO NO ONE!! please stay away and dont start.ITS HIGHLY ADDICTIVE. were no longer married, i tried my best but it just doesnt work. i can only help him when he can help himself. you can never change a person. only if a person is willing to change then you can be there to support them. i can only take so much. all i can do now is pray and hopefully he come to his senses before its too late. GOD PLEASE HEAR MY PRAYERS.	F	26			11/14/2008
4	failed back surgery	sleepy		F	53	6 months		9/10/2008
3	muscle spasms	Worked well in the beginning to relax muscles and aid with sleep, but it isn't something to drive on. After taking it for awhile I began to experience stomach and back pain with lethargy. I asked my doctor to take me off of it and never prescribe it again.	I feel this is a dangerous drug to be taken long term. My stomach/torso area became stiff and rigid and I just couldn't clear the foggy feeling from my head. Was forgetful. I began to cry nonstop unable to communicate. Use with caution and be aware of your body changes.	F	40	2 years		9/6/2008
1	Neck spasms/tightness	About 5-10 minutes after taking it I got dizzy, light-headed, had a "flushed" feeling and felt extremely sleepy. I also seemed to have problems breathing so I used a rescue asthma inhaler. I was eventually able to go to sleep but will not take this drug again.		M	46	1 days		9/4/2008 Email
4	Muscle tension/spasm or sleep	I only take it at night because it makes me sleep. It is excellent. Side effects include grogginess the next day and more importantly, I become extra emotional! I cry or feel hostile or both for most of the following day. Still a worthwhile drug but I seldom take it because of the next day's horrors.	I have been addicted to everything I ever got close to... including food! I have not had a dependence problem with Soma because of thefear of side effects. I still usually take only about half of one when I do need it.	F	61	8 years		9/3/2008
4	neck injury	Takes edge off of things. When I doubled my dosage once, everyone thought I was drunk. Occasional double vision.	I would like to wean myself from Soma. It does cure muscle spasms however.	F	50	60 days		8/3/2008
4	neck injury, degenerative diseases	Sleepy, so I take 1 a day at night unless my pain is bad and I might take a 2nd one in the morning about 3 times a month. I have taken them for 5 years.	I would have given it a 5 but recently my daughter in law took about 30 from my bathroom with out my finding out until later. As it turns out she took 27 of them in about a 3 hour period. She told my son that she had taken 16 so she had lost track. I knew there had been some coming up missing. I was not sure at the time who had been getting into them so starting counting them when I knew we would have people coming over. She had a previous addiction to vicodin so am very concerned. We talked her into joining a treatment center at this point so I am hoping that it goes well and she does not end up dieing from this type of addiction. All I can say is if you take this RX try to keep count of them because they are highly abused by some and if someone is addicted to them they would not be above stealing them from you. At the same time Soma works extremely well for the people who need it for their pain as I take it mainly at night and it works well for me with ultracet.	F	55	5 years		7/24/2008
5	I had lower back pain!	I felt a little dizzy, but good dizzy and relaxed. I felt a little numb too which also felt good!		M				7/21/2008
1	extreme neck tension	Took 350 mg once daily. Made me sick with motion sick flu like symptoms so I stopped taking it. Pain was bad so a few days later I took 1/2 a pill and broke out into horribly itchy hives all over my body including my face and hair. My lips started to swell the 3rd day so I went and got a steroid shot and some stronger anti itch stuff. I am on day 5 and my face is looking better. I still need the xyzal (antihistamine) and itching cream to get throught the day but seems to slowly be improving. This drug worked but I am obviously allergic. HORRIBLE.		F	40	7 days		7/18/2008
3	to relax	a little lightheaded, but otherwise felt calm and relaxed!	good for muscle aches and even headaches! i dont have an addictive personality so i've never had a problem with dependency and pills. only took this a few times. i find that using cannabis is one of the best ways to aleviate pain and also with anxiety! when will our government ever just admit that! they send it to 7 different individuals with serious ailments why cant we all use it for medical reasons??	F	25	1 days		6/30/2008
2	degenerative disease failed fusion	CRAZY dreams. My husband said I thrashed around all night. I woke up and felt hung over as if from alcohol. I tried it again a couple of nights later and the same thing happened.	I really didn't have significant pain relief.	F	44	2 days		6/25/2008
4	Alternative to Opiates	Eating Binges, slurred speech/blurry vision, "drunk" feeling...	DO NOT TAKE WITH ALCOHOL!! I did this and blacked out for 12 hours... luckily I had taken them at home after a few cocktails. Soma helps with insomnia also. Started taking Soma after becoming dependant on opiates (vicodin, percocet) after weight loss surgery. Honestly, I'd still be on the vicodin but I can't get my hands on it. Soma helps with the withdrawl, makes me feel euphoric, just not as much as the opiates. Habit-forming, and I only take half of 350mg pill a few times a day. Be careful! It works with anxiety also, but doesn't knock me out like Xanax or Valium (which are also hard to get!)	F	33	8 months		6/11/2008
4	fibromyalgia	No side effects. Helps a great deal with muscle aches when taken properly		F	36	2 weeks		5/21/2008
5	MUSCLE PAIN AND RELAXATION	DRUNK FEELING, LOSS OF BALANCE, IF TAKEN MORE THAN 2 AT A TIME	I TAKE 700MG OF SOMA DAILY FOR FMS AND DDD, MUSCLES ARE VERY SORE AND PAINFUL. THIS MED HELPS ME OUT ALOT. WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS SOMA KICKS IN AND HELPS OUT, SO I CAN BEAR THIS 8-9 PAIN, OUT OF 10 BEING THE HIGHEST. BUT IS ADDICTING, SO BEWARE!!!!	M	33	3 years		5/9/2008
1	Muscle spasm, lower back	Although this is not going to happen to everyone, I was immediately dependant on this drug to keep the muscle spasms diminished. As time went on it became clear that this was an easy to abuse drug and it eventually led to a near fatal overdose. I was asystole when the EMS arrived and had to be shocked back into a sinus rhythm and was then on a respirator for three days because of respiratory arrest.	AVOID THIS DRUG! It metabolizes into meprobamate (another drug entirely which is used for something else) and it is probably addictive and unsafe at any dosage higher than a single tablet. This drug can kill some people without warning. I am not being unreasonable here, I have done research. It does work very well for some people and they never experience any trouble. However, for many, this could be your death!	M	39	3 months		5/1/2008
2	Endometriosis pain	Slurred speech, falling down, blackouts.	I take 30-50 a day and need help. I have slurred speech, fall down and wake up with bruises all the time, get the munchies and wake up after a blackout with food in my mouth that I have not swallowed. I had to quit my job. I don't know how to stop! I am so scared at this point and do not know what to do. My husband hates I take this. I drive while on it to drive thru to get food. I have almost hit other cars several times. When I am taking it I do not realize I have a problem and should not drive. I do not know I am slurring my speech but my husband tells me. Please, someone help me get off this! I have tried several times but have bad withdrawl from it and start up again. I vomit, get the chills, have diarrhea or constipation when I try to stop. I am afraid I will kill myself and I have a toddler I want to be here for. HELP!!	F		2 years		4/17/2008
2	Shoulder/Neck pain and spasms	I'm new to Soma but I took one last night and woke up feeling like I was smacked over the head with a baseball bat. I'm groggy, drinking coffee and still can't get alert enough to have a coherent conversation. I also still have pain in my shoulder.	I will keep taking it this week in the hopes that my body adjusts to it but if I continue waking up feeling brain dead, I think I'll pass. Also, all these testimonials are frightening.	F		2 days		4/16/2008 Email
5	Occassional spasms in neck and back	After about 20 minutes I get almost a drunken affect which lasts about 5 to 10 minutes then I just feel relaxed with no spasms or aching. These can be very addicting but if you just use them every now and then they stay effective and safer. Don't mix with alcohol.	If I have such back problems that I have to take them for a day or two, I feel extra jittery and icky the next day so I try not to take them unless I just have to. I go to my chiropractor as soon as possible then I am all better for months again.	F	56	20 years		3/26/2008 Email
5	back spasms cspine	Bit drowsy. More confident, OH LOOK I CAN SLEEP TO	Its taken me from my PTSD standpoint helped my issues and here we go I can acctually go outside. Not only that. I'm back to lead vocalist for my old band. working on new material hell THis pill gave me back my life. Im sorry it hurts people but it only is hurting stupid people. U need to regulate and use as directed and not use it when you feel fine.	M	32	2 months		3/16/2008 Email
5	CFS	Heavyness, a bit restless the first hour and half (because you just want to sleep!) Drunk feeling with less impairment. 1 350mg pill does wonders for insomnia.	Insomniacs cure if you are achy and listless or feel almost too tired to fall asleep and/or tend to have lot of internal dialouge when you try and turn off for the night. I've taken other drugs for sleep. Z-drugs. Zolpidem is the only one worth mentioning here, also valium have been helpful for insomnia. But suprise. 45 minutes after ingestion the urge to sleep becomes incredible with soma. The mind and body feel ready to shutdown and turn off, the 'close your eyes' kind of tired feeling. Things I might want to get up and do start to seem more like things worth looking at after a good nights rest. And with soma hopefully you will get just that.	M	24	1 months		3/9/2008
1	muscle pain	clumsiness, memory problems	I take 2 every 3-4 hours, plus hydrocodone every 6 hours. It gets less and less effective the longer you take it. Warning: Eating fatty meats such as lamb or pork (esp. bacon) multiplies the effects of Soma.	F	63	15 years		3/5/2008
1	was not	my husband takes it in recreation	My husband takes this drug in recreation. I hate this drug. It took away someone I know and replaced him with a slurring idiot. He's like a drunk. What's worse is, his parents give it to him! Can anyone help?	F	23	2 years		3/2/2008
2	chronic pain;low back muscle spasms	HIVES! Massive incurable hives. Along with lip swelling, eye swelling, throat swelling shut.	My doctors were truly stumped when I came down with chronic ideopathic hives and despite thousands of dollars of medical tests, we could not find the cause of the massive hives. Then, as a complete coincidence, I ran out of Soma and immediately the hives were gone. These hives have been the worst medical nightmare of my life - beware of Soma ruining your life. Has anyone else heard about this hive reaction occurring to anyone else using Soma? I would LOVE to talk to such people.	F	38	7 years		2/29/2008 Email
1	Stress / Back Numbness	Addicted. I take 90 pills in a week. When I stop I can’t sleep and get very sick. I don’t know how to quit.. I hate this drug and wish I never started. Me wife does not know what to do with me. I need help. Do not take if you have an addictive personality, you will get hooked.		M	29	4 years		2/19/2008
1	Shoulder dislocation pain	Fever, insomnia,and postural hypotension.	This stuff is hardcore.	M	19	2 times		2/11/2008
5	neck spasm, then back/sleep	euphoria, clumsiness, slurred speech, sedation, blacking out. I don't think theirs any long term effects other than increased tolerance, and possible addiction.	I love the stuff, if i wasn't more aware of my addictive behavior i would be addicted. Works great for muscle spasms, its a pro-drug of an old tranquilizer Miltown, so it makes me pretty tired. One pill usually takes away pain, 2 will help me sleep, make me feel pretty nice, 3 and I am pretty stoned, if i take more than that i slur speech, and walk like i had 10 or so drinks. Works good for its purpose, don't drink with it, its not to safe. i would advice not to take narcotics with it or you will end up feeling like you just got a shot of morphine, although i infrequently do. Vicodin + soma = las vegas cocktail, codeine + soma = soma coma. las vegas cocktail is named so cause it started in las vegas police call it "heroin high in pill form" Soma coma feels more like morphine. So be aware soma mixed with narcotics and your on your way to a nasty addiction.	M		2 years		2/9/2008
2	back pain/fun	dizziness, slurred speach, dificulty walking & talking, tremors, soma coma.	Last night my boyfriend saved my life. I took 6 somas to fall asleep (I hadn't slept in a few nights)and after an hour or so he heard a loud thump upstairs. He found me on the floor in the bathroom mumbling and disoriented. I don't recall any of this. He nursed me back to myself. I will never take soma again. Very dangerous and life threatening.	F	31	9 years		1/9/2008
1	muscle spasm	DEATH.	I just lost my best friend of 17 years to this drug. It is HIGHLY addictive! She could not kick it, NO ONE would help her! Insurance won't cover detox because it's not an opiate...there is not enough information on it out there for rehab programs to help anyone. It is a very sad sad drug. DO NOT TAKE SOMA!!	F	44	2 years		1/7/2008 Email
4	muscle pain from pinched nerve	I take 1 350mg before bed. Very deep sleep; still feel some effects in the morning. Some dizziness if I need to get up at night. Very mild euphoric effect similar to 1 or 2 drinks. Appears to depress my libido somewhat and makes me feel less intelligent than usual.	My pain problems stem from thoracic outlet syndrome, including tingling fingers and muscle cramps in the affected arm. These are for some reason much more problematic at night; the SOMA makes it possible to sleep whereas otherwise I wake up many times at night w/ throbbing pain in triceps, etc. Eagerly looking forward to getting rid of TOS so that I can stop taking Soma; while it works, I don't like feeling buzzed every night. I've already taken my dose for this evening, and I notice it's harder to type accurately under the influence. I do not recommend driving under the influence.	M	49	35 days		12/10/2007
3	Muscle spasm	Sleepiness.	VERY relaxing drug. Slight groginess the next day.	F	42	7 days		12/9/2007
1	Didn't--boyfriend takes it.	Anger issues!!	Every time he takes this drug, afterward he acts like a total jerk. He is angry, volatile, and abusive. This drug may not be an opiate, but it DOES have the potential to alter personality or mood, and for those who are addictive it is problematic.	F	51	0 times		11/26/2007
1	lower back pain	My husband is in construction and occasionally takes a soma to relax his lower back muscles and help him sleep. Last night, I looked over at him, thinking he was sleeping very soundly. Then I noticed that he was blue. He had stopped breathing and his heart had nearly stopped. Thanks be to God and God alone, the paramedics were able to revive him.	Please Please Please be careful.	F	26			11/19/2007 Email
5	back pain degenerative discs	a little light headedness, mild euphoria	Wow, it works. I have taken every narcotic including Oxycontin. Have taken Flexeril which does nothing. I have been in pain for 6 years and it has come to an Oxycontin with diazapan combo to get relief. Soma is a pleasant surprise. I have never been addicted to all of the narcotics I have tried, so I suspect that will continue. I could easily see rotating this in and out with diazapan for long term use.	M	43	1 days		11/16/2007
1	Back Pain	Drunkeness, Tremors, Passing out	My wife of 33 years is hooked on this junk. She will take her one month allocation in two week. Acts drunk, slurs, falls, drools, shakes, burns holes in the bed and carpet then acts like a total ass for the next two weeks. Denies that there is a problem and refuses to get help. My young son called me to the kitchen one day. When I entered, I found the room full of smoke. She had started to cook bacon, passed out and was in the floor twitching. If I wouldn't have been there it would have been all over. I could go on but the stories are all about the same. It's destroyed our family but to leave her would probably mean her death. Beware of Soma.	M	53	8 years		10/30/2007
1	Back Pain	Tantrums, stupor, seizures, addiction	this is what happened to a man who was addicted to Soma http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/10700401.html	M	51	5 years		10/22/2007
2	Back and neck pain	I usually take Soma with tramadol. I take it as a combination, a lot of times with Vicadine. I have been taking these drugs for years now. I have had other doctors tell me it is addictive. It seems like it is taking more to relieve pain.I am now worried about memory loss.		M	49	5 years		10/4/2007
3	muscle spasms	Just a little out of it	I'd take it about once a week when I had bad spasms. For me it only worked OK for about an hour if I took the 300mg dose on an empty stomach. Otherwise it didn't do much for me. Maybe for some mild spasms it would be OK, but I don't see a need to take drugs for mild spasms.	M	29	2 months		10/2/2007
5	muscle pain shoulder neck	I wouldn't call anything I feel a "side effect"	I've been taking 350mg off and on for a few years now. A single pill doesn't do much but 2 pills makes me feel great. I'm a very shy person but with soma I'm much more open. I think thats why I like it so much. I have not had any withdrawal symptoms when I stop cold turkey except for not being able to sleep good for 3 or 4 days. I'm 44 and have tried numerous meds for my shoulder pain and soma is the only thing that helps with the pain and my anxiety. I love soma. I wouldn't call it addictive because there aren't major withdrawal symptoms when you stop but it is definitely habit-forming simply because it makes everything feel better. You also have to watch how many you take. Many times I've said to myself OK only 4 today and then after the 1st one I'm taking another 2 hours later. My worst binge was 25 in 3 days and even then I worked every day and was functional and just seemed really relaxed.	F	44	2 years		9/29/2007
1	Yes	Back and Neck Pain	DO NOT START if you have addictive personality - I was taking way too many - I got very addicted - and it could have killed me	M	37			9/24/2007
5	back pain;	I feel calmer and more relaxed. I take two several hours apart. I get a good night's sleep. I do feel groggy in the morning and I think I feel a bit depressed due to it. On days that I don't take it, I don't feel as depressed.	I do wonder if I'm addicted to Soma. I try to skip it sometimes, but usually I take them because I like the way I feel. It takes away all my aches and pains.	F	56	2 years		9/19/2007
1	My husband takes it for spasms?	My husband abuses this medication and it makes him sleep alot, His speach is slurred. He is a ZOMBIE!	This medication has caused alot of problems in this family. This is an AWFUL medication to get started on. BEWARE!! It is EVIL!! I'm afraid it's going to ruin our family for good if he doesn't do something about soon.	F	40	3 years		9/19/2007
5	back pain	at the beginning i just was dizzy when i took it. And i also felt really high	I honestly love soma. it gives me the feeling of being high without worrying about legality issues. It is alot stronger to me than vicodin ES. i no this might sound wierd, but my confidence level is amazing with soma. lol maybe its just me	M	27	4 months		9/2/2007
4	shoulder pain/spasms	Sometimes slightly sedated and occasional slurring of speech; but most of the time none.	I take 350mg with 800 mg Motrin (and sometimes Tylenol#3 or Darvocet, also take restoril or dalmane at night to sleep - at that time I usually break 1 soma in half.) My prescription is for 1-2 tablets 3x/day - I have never taken 2, and about half of the time I take 1/2. As with any medication - take it only as prescribed - and for anyone thinking they can take this with other medications or alcohol, IT SAYS RIGHT ON THE PRESCRIPTION "DO NOT TAKE WITH ALCOHOL." This is not the same as "alcohol may increase they side effects of this drug." Use common sense and read the bottle!! If the prescribed amount stops working for you, try taking a vacation from the medication for a couple of weeks - but go off slowly, these can be broken down into smaller doses to reduce any withdrawal side effects. Ask your pharmacist about combining this medication with other medications.	F	43	2 years		7/18/2007
5	Pain from Car Accidents	Makes me tired but that actually helps me.	Soma helps me very much I was hit from behind in two car accidents. I was given vicodin and developed dependency on it, I wanted to get off all opiates. I now only take soma and rarely regular tylenol. Soma saved my life in many ways!	F	36	90 days		7/15/2007
5	Migraines and neck pain	Slurred speach, fainting, aggressive behavior, tremmors	If taken as directed, I have no side effects. Often times I double or triple the dose which can cause slurring of my speach and a couple of times I have blacked out when I didn't eat prior to taking. When mixed with other pain meds I only need the 2 tablets, twice a day.	F	35	8 years		7/12/2007
4	Fibromyalgia, TMJ, MS	Vivid nightmares! Feel numb mentally & kind of stupid the next day	I have terrible allergic reactions to Flexeril, and because of MS & Fibromyalgia (and teeth grinding), some of my muscles get hard as rocks & very tender and my dad gave me these (I have used them in the past on & off), and I tried them out of desperation. I took one at bedtime (with my normal Ambien CR, Fiorinal & Lorazepam) and the first night I got a really wonderful euphoric feeling and then drifted right off to sleep, and woke up feeling pretty good the next morning. I've been taking them for about 10 days each night at bedtime (no more euphoria though), and they've helped me sleep, and I feel less stiff, but I've felt very dull & dumber than usual during the day. Also, I've been having very vivid nightmares and will probably stop taking them nightly because of that alone. (Lunesta also gave me horrific nightmares ) They do seem highly addictive, but I'm going to ask my doctor to substitute them for the Flexeril because with the MS, I've got to have something a	F	45	10 days		7/1/2007
4	My back	I would occasionaly get headaches, but as far as pain management it really helped my back and when taken with Ibuprofen 800 did the trick	My girlfriend however takes them like candy. Just yesterday she took 60 in a 24hr period, how she didn't overdose is beyond me. She drove, of course without my permision, I would never give keys to a drunk, and that it what happens when a person takes to much soma, they become a drunk. She can become violent, but it's rare, she just normaly slurs her words, falls all the time, breaks stuff, and for some reason she gets the munchies. She will lie about how many she has taken, she thinks that no one can tell she is whacked out. She was even pulled over by a cop and they didn't do anything cause she didn't smell like alchohol. She will drive with kids in the car, with no regard to how much danger she is putting them in or the other people on the road. I get so angry when I see her this way, I can't take it. It's so stupid. I wish there was a way I could get her blacklisted by all pharmacy's for this drug, but I'm sure she would find a way to get it illegaly. BEWARE, peope that h	M	35	4 weeks		6/20/2007 Email
3	arthritis neck and back	ALMOST DEATH!!!!! READ THIS PLEASE!!!	last week after having two rum and cokes I took two soma and immediately blacked out, hit the floor, eyes rolled back in my head and started to shake. Had I not been found right away, I would have died. I stopped breathing on the way to the hospital twice and ended up on life support for 14 hours...DO NOT PLAY WITH THIS DRUG AND ALCOHOL!!!!!! I almost died and left a husband and three children. I have always been very tough and have no idea how this happened to me..BUT I GIVE GOD ALL THE GLORY AND THANK HIM FOR A SECOND CHANCE...IF YOU MIX SOMA WITH ALCOHOL IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS CAN HAPPEN TO YOU....MY LIFE WAS SPARED BY GOD SO THAT I MAY SAVE YOURS...PLZ DON'T TAKE A CHANCE..THINK ABOUT YOUR FAMILY AND CHILDREN.....	F	41	4 years		5/26/2007
4	cervicogenic muscle spasms	Soma gave me a dry mouth, and made me feel paralyzed. It gave me a strange spaced-out feeling, and almost felt like it was causing my muscles to quiver. Also upset my stomach, gassy and then blocked.	This drug, at 350 mg/day, did relieve the spasms in back and shoulders quite well. It allowed me to sleep well also. But for me, the side effects are heavy duty, so I would only use if the spasms are cripplingly painful. I had NO weird side effects with Zanaflex, although that doesn't work as well, nor with 5mg of Valium, but that's a bad drug to come off of. So, Soma's good for spasms but can have some disturbing side effects. AND: don't abuse this drug! If you do you'll end up a vegetable, and ruin things for people who really need it for pain.	F	52	2 days		5/4/2007
3	pinched nerves in neck	I took it for two nights in a row and got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. I fell off the toilet because the soma made me so out of it! I take it occasionally now at bedtime so I can sleep pain-free, and find it very difficult to wake up the next day.	It seems to have lost its effectiveness to relax the neck spasms somewhat. I get more relief from vicodin.	F	45	1 years		5/4/2007
5	Neck spasm then insomia	Because of its abuse potential i periodically use it to get high	Soma saved me from a foam collar wen i injured my neck, it allowed me to move it and function for the 2 weeks i was in pain. Afterwards i began to use it as an alternative to sleeping pills, its somehow related to the sedative miltown which causes the drowsiness. It helps me sleep, cures any injury i get working out in the gym, and although i often take very large doses up to 5 at a time i never feel mentally or physically addicted wen i stop using it from time to time.	M	15	6 months		4/26/2007
4	scolisosis w/ chronic back pain	At first use, caused a feeling a euphoria, and a feeling of lightness or weightlessness--these affects lasted maybe 15-20 minutes at the most. Now, about 20-30mins after taking Soma, I feel a sudden relaxing of my muscles, reduced back pain, and less pressure on my spine. No more euphoric experiences (probably due to length of use and increased tolerance).	Soma (carisoprodol) is the only medication I've found, at this point, which actually works. Carisoprodol, in combination with Ultracet(tramadol), do a great job at reducing my back pain to a tolerable level.	M	29	18 months		4/26/2007
4	herniated discs	mild sedation	Soma noticebly improves my pain. Other people do not notice any difference in the way I act when taking Soma. A beneficial drug.	F	50	5 weeks		4/16/2007
4	FMS, MPS, and Endometriosis	v. mild sedation, less than with other muscle relaxants though.	I have tried several other muscle relaxers for my chronic pain, and Soma has been the most effective, with the least side effects. I also have to take Lortab-10's, and I find that taking the Soma can extend the time between the Lortab dosings, allowing me to take less of the narcotic than if I just took it alone. I can't specifically "tell" it's working, it's more like I can feel a lessening of the pain. For those who take this or any other pill to get high- PLEASE- there are people out there who are suffering because drug abusers have made it difficult for them to find relief- doctors are scared to treat chronic pain.	F	25	6 months		4/8/2007

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