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| 5 | bulging discs, muscle spasms | As long as I only took 1 at a time I had no side effects. I would take 1 at bed & if I didn't fall asleep within an hour hour-and-a-half after laying down I would go ahead and take another and then I'd be asleep in about 30 minutes. | It's drug addicts and the people who abused this medication that make it impossible for us that really needs them. I have been taken off the Somas now and I have had a headache, comprable to a migraine, for three and a half weeks. I call them neck headaches because they start in the back of my neck and work around the front of my head both sides. Don't know what I'm going to do I've been on three different muscle relaxers the last 3 months and none of them help at all. It just really sucks that the bad apples ruin it for those who really need it. | F | 40 | 4 years 350mg 3tim | 3/22/2017 | 1 | my wife was like a zombie always falling it ruined my marriage and scarred my kids for life | horrible drug interactions wanna sue them | M | 48 | 1 days | 3/5/2017 | 4 | Muscle spasms tendonitis | Amazing feeling like a qualude, but very addictive :( | You want to feel the feeling so much that it's very easy to abuse, and dangerous. | 61 | 3 years | 2/10/2017 | 4 | Sciatica and muscle spasms | A little drowsy ive worked at a detox people sneak in soma and take a handful its scary convulsions and cant talk if taking 1 every 4 to 6 hrs it’s a very great working MUSCLE RELAXER DON’T …. | Just like anything with addiction but people really can stop breathing but thats if abused dont throw ur life away FYI it will if u abuse this its sad scary what ive seen YOUR HEART IS A MUSCLE AND IF PEOPLE WANT THEIR HEART TO STOP ,,,Think or contact me if u have a question ,,it was never a controlled substance until so many people od'd 🔫📰 | M | 36 | 7 days 350mgs | 1/5/2017 | 4 | Muscoskeletal | Soma is highly addictive. You don't realize until you TRY to stop taking it. Terrible, long withdrawal. I'd rather deal with pain than withdrawal. Heart palpitations, sweating, extreme anxiety,insomnia tremors, feel like I have the flu. Others have had seizures. | Please do not take this. It is NOT worth it. | F | 60 | 9 months 350 mg | 11/28/2016 | 1 | Lumbar fusions 2x | My wife is addicted to this drug. She takes Percocet with the Soma . She takes upwards of 25-30 of these a day for 3-5 days until she runs out. She cannot function while taking this drug and has been taken by ambulance to the ER twice due to OD in the last 24 months. I found her unconscious and barely breathing. She was cold and gray with blue lips. This drug is so dangerous and addictive. | Anyone recovering of fighting addiction should stay away from Soma. | F | 37 | 8 years 10mg 3x | 10/29/2016 | 5 | Fibromylagia | I've been taking it for about 10 days now, and maybe a little drowsy here & there it has been just fine & out of all the muscle relaxers Soma has worked the best. | Even though its only been about 10 days that I've been taking Soma, as long as long as you follow the doctors orders, you should have know problem with addiction or dependence to it. | M | 34 | 10 days 350mg 4X D | 10/26/2016 | 4 | Muscles spasms | memory lapses and slight dizziness | Medication works as intended, however, it can, at times, produce undesired/questionable effects if taken in excess. As well, the absorption or the way the medication dissolves seems somewhat inconsistent. | F | 35 | 2 years 350mg | 10/22/2016 | 4 | Back Spasams | Sleepy, shakiness, forgetful, withdrawals, blurred vision, not a care in the world | If been taking somas for 10 years after a car accident. Started out fine taking 1 to 2 pills as needed then it became recreational and I built up a tolerance then I loved the feeling made me feel drunk then I started to drink alchohol with them when I couldn't feel the feeling. Ended up in the hospital numerous times got in trouble with the law. I got 2 DUIs. Needless to say I'm addicted to them. Lost jobs lost friends. I would not recommend them if you have a addicted perssonality. Best sleep I've ever had. P | M | 40 | 10 years 350 MG | 7/28/2016 | 5 | Fibromyalga | None | It stopped my fibro pain. I would not stop taking it for no mans money. | F | 48 | 1 years | 5/28/2016 | 1 | Incoherent couldn't hold herself up her head fell right into her food bowl fell broke her ribs | Got it online | F | 45 | 10 years too much | 5/7/2016 | 5 | Severe neck back spasms | Fatigue, definitely wouldn't drive anywhere after having taken one. It basically helped if I put some mineral ice on laid on the heating pad and then took one. | This is one of the best working relaxers that I have taken, and taking numerous ones that have not helped at all. I've had two fingers that were numb on my left hand for 2 months I took this muscle relaxer for 3 Days made me and my feeling came back and my two fingers. It really works. Another time I had a spasm in my shoulder blade at 3 a.m. , I was crying and in excruciating pain, I took one put some mineral ice on, and laid on a heating pad and after two cycles of that it was completely gone and I felt better. | F | 45 | 1 years 350 mg 2X D | 4/21/2016 | 2 | 6 herniated discs, arthritis, fibro | Anxiety; agitation; scared feeling; shortness of breath and hard heart rate | Did little for pain. Making me feel crazy. Never taking this again | F | 38 | 5 days 350 | 4/19/2016 | 5 | Fibromyalgia,Lyme,shingles,EBV,CFS | relaxed & able to have free attention & energy to function without pain!! | The only drug that has ever relieved my muscle & nerve pain without mental confusion or inability to function!!! Plus, no side effects & no withdrawal symptoms . . . other than going back to the constant pain,muscles contractions, nerve pain, etc. that I had before ever taking Soma! | F | 71 | 16 years 4X D | 1/29/2016 | 5 | muscle | I take soma at bed time for my muscles | I love it no side effects no with draws | M | 37 | 6 months 350 mg | 1/10/2016 | 4 | Herniated Discs and spasms | Blurred vision, Drunk feeling, sleepy | I've taken Soma 350 for almost 3 Yeats now for my back pain, I take 4 only at bedtime as I have 5 young children and I obviously don't wanna be in a stuper while taking care if them. So I only take then when I crawl into bed. I fall asleep in about 45 minutes and get a great nights sleep. I wake up feeling great and take my tramadol in the morning to help with my pain. I don't see how anyone could operate on this medication. Best used at bedtime. Also I stopped this for 9 months why I was pregnant, no withdraw.... Really Helps Me!!! | F | 32 | 3 years 350 | 12/20/2015 | 1 | Herniated discs, spondylolesthesis | Absolutely the worst effects trying to get off gradually. My back and legs are cramping and my mind is mush, can't remember anything. My doctor says they are hugely addictive. I always took as prescribed and felt fine, but has been hell coming off | Soma should only be given to to three weeks for treatment. The longer you have taken, the harder to get off. Wish someone had waned me. My doc thank Doc is tapering me off gradually, but I still feel wretched. Get off slowly as soon as you can. My nerves are on edge and I'm useless at home, walking dogs and keeping up house is impossible. So glad I'm retired and don't have children to care for. Please take heed from me, it is no party feeling like this. Stay away from Soma. You all are feeling so good because narcotics along with soma turn into meprobamates in your brain (similar to heroin). That is why you feel so great on them. My doc believes the FDA is cracking down on prescribing the drug and they can shut down soma manufacturing and none of you will have it to take. Again, get off ASAP, sooner the better, do it very slowly!!!! | F | 63 | 15 years 350 4X D | 11/8/2015 | 5 | Leg Cramps/Pain | Sleepiness | I began taking Zanaflex, but had to switch to Soma due to the headaches they caused. These are my miracle drug and help my morning leg stiffness as well as my cramping at night. They make me sleepy if I take them on an empty stomach. Be careful with these as I know someone who got addicted to them and died of an overdose. (Aka Soma Coma) | F | 34 | 1 months 350 | 8/28/2015 | 4 | Neck pain | M | 55 | 1 days | 8/16/2015 | 5 | fractured T-7,T-8, T-9. Musclespasm | drowsiness, weight gain. tiredness during the day. some headache. | I'm in med school right now and have taken pharmacology one and two. I know what the potential of this drug is along with many other drugs. All drugs have side effects. Does the benefits outweigh the side effects is the ultimate question you have to ask yourself. It's a individual thing. Yes, this drug will make you feel dizzy, Yes, it will make you sleepy. Yes, you can overdose on it, just like every other drug made. But it is up to YOU to put the drugs into your mouth and swallow them. Yes, if you take a handful at a time you probably will be sedated for a long period of time. It does not "relax" the muscles required for breath. Those are not the muscles it targets. Many that do "OD" on this drug, actually are taking other meds with them like pain meds, or other CNS depressants. The fastest way to put your life in danger is taking a bunch of pills that should not be taken together or abusing the ones that you are prescribed. I had a hard time sleeping (falling asleep, staying asleep) Instead of taking addictive sleep meds, I asked my doc for soma. I take 3, sometimes 4 at bedtime, and have been doing so for around 2 years. I sleep. I don't always take that many. sometimes I take 1 or even half. Sorry for the people that lost loved ones to this drug. You can kill yourself with asprin, tylenol. and alot of other OTC drugs. This drug is not for everyone. Your body chemistry is not all alike. Just take it as needed and prescribed. | M | 46 | 2 years 350x3-4 1X D | 7/4/2015 | 5 | Lower back pain .L-4 L-5 grind. | Dry mouth | works very well for me . 4 times a day & also Vicodin . It's keeps me workings , so I can pay my bills .. Gotta do it .. | M | 38 | 4 years 350 | 4/13/2015 | 3 | Sciatic Pain, Herniated Disk | Loopy, Depressed, Constipation, Nerve pain afterwards, Sensitivity in areas that no longer have pain. Tingling, burning, itching, | This really helped when I needed it instantly, It relieves the pain. However, I find its a quick fix that has side effects that should be researched. My body has responded well to taking care of the pain. However, I feel as though it has numbed out my sciatic nerve and have strange side effects. | F | 26 | 7 days 30Mg 4X D | 4/2/2015 | 3 | shoulder pinched nerve | Swelling ,extreme weight gain, fluid in knees.Aggravated gerd and reflux Don't take this drug. | Feels great and relaxes incredibly. Addiction potential strong; rapid and severe weiggt gsin.Makes things worse. | F | 59 | 6 weeks | 3/3/2015 | 3 | anklosing spondylitis | Makes you feel just good all over. Stopped due to addiction potential I have seen happen with friends. | Great "feel good" drug. High addiction potential. | F | 60 | 8 days 50mg 2X D | 1/3/2015 | 5 | degenerative disk disease, arthriti | No side effects | I take soma 3x a day for my degenerative disk disease, osteoarthritis and constant muscle spasms. It has helped me so much. I have noticed that if I miss my afternoon dose my back will hurt very badly and I will get a headache. | F | 32 | 1 years 350mg 3x D | 11/6/2014 | 5 | instead of vicodine as a muscle relaxant | I feel anxiety my moods switch drasticaly | Use it but not permanently | F | 2 weeks 350 2 x day | 11/6/2014 | 5 | instead of vicodine as a muscle re | I feel anxiety my moods switch drasticaly | Use it but not permanently | F | 2 weeks 350 2 a da | 11/4/2014 | 5 | Muscle spasm and disks that are | My back does not hurt anymore and I get a great night's sleep!!!! So screw all you drug addicts out there!!! DRUG ADDICT IDIOT... HE GAVE US THE GOOD PEOPLE OF THIS WORLD A BAD NAME!!!. | F | 40 | 1 weeks | 10/23/2014 | 1 | pain/muscle relaxation | Ever heard of Soma Coma? That's what it does. I used to have an Indian Dr (most don't like opiates) who prescribed me 2 350mg tablets 4 times a day! In the 1950's and 60's this drug was used as a Tranquilizer! Soma has NO muscle relaxing properties. ***USE WITH CAUTION*** especially when combined with CNS depressants.* Subject to abuse, dependence, withdrawal and misuse. There is a risk of overdose which may lead to death, hypotension, seizures and other health issues. withdrawal symptoms included insomnia, vomiting, abdominal cramps, headache, tremors, muscle twitching, ataxia, hallucinations, and psychosis. One of Soma's metabolites, meprobamate, (a controlled substance), may also cause dependence. *http://www.drugs.com/pro/carisoprodol.html#S2 Feel free to contact me with Pain related questions or other issues. Mr. Robert N. Davis | M | 37 | 2 years 350mg | 7/16/2014 | 5 | muscle spasms, pain | Occasionally Soma will make me loopy but not every time. If I take it after I've eaten it won't do that to me at all. Very rarely I have had a loss of balance, maybe 3 times since I started taking it. | I take Soma in addition to Oxycodone and they work WONDERFULLY together for my pain that is caused by arthritis in my spine. This combination actually enables me to function and carry on my responsibilities as a mother of 3 young children, instead of lying in bed with a heating pad all day and crying from the pain I'm in. These two drugs have been a godsend for me. | F | 44 | 5 years 350 mg 3X D | 6/27/2014 | 5 | fibro/RA | sleepy | Only Soma Can help me with the pain I have I have been on several meds trying to get relief for 15 years but this is the only one that really helps me I try t only take at night now because It does make you sleepy, I found out that they can be cut in half so I may try that for during the day | F | 46 | 6 months 350 4X D | 6/21/2014 | 2 | SpasmsContractions-NervePain-Damage | Vertigo, not for hypotension patience, vomiting, nausea, stoned, drunken spins, severe constipation, Fainting, tachycardia, no nerve pain, no severe spasms, my completely unmanageable pain is gone. I halved my pills same side effects- symptoms. I am trying a fourth now and will see if that works. It's been 30 minutes feel high and it also give anxiety. Hopefully I can adjust as my options for meds are so limited. DO not suggest anyone with low blood pressure take this. I had to puke and put on compression stockings as well as take other BP meds to raise my BP and stop the spins then passed out for 12 hours. At a full dose I worry that I could be in a coma. Couldn't imagine anyone wanting to abuse this as the side effects are awful enough. Dehydration and headaches also occur. | I am hoping this is an adjustment period but will be calling my doctor asap as he suggested. I do not suggest taking with any other sedative/ pain medicine/ almost went to the ER... I do feel out breath a little at a fourth dose. (this is jst 1/4th of a 350mg pill) Please be careful with this drug. I love reality too so only hope to take this as a last resort if I don't stop all together because I feel completely like I smoked pot in space and not connected with the world around me and not in a good way. I ate with this dose and have been drinking glasses of water. Taking midodrine to raise BP. | F | 26 | 7 days 350 2X D | 3/24/2014 | 5 | Motorcycle Accident 24 fractures | Tired in the morning | I have posted before about my motorcycle accident. Had 24 fractures and head injury. A year or so later the doc gave me Soma. That was the first good nights sleep I had since my accident. If only people wouldn't take it like skittles,, makes it hard on people that need it for real pain. Keep it down, it will still work, you just don't get that nice Soma hug. I was Rx'd 4 a day, never took more than 3. Over the last 6 months I have cut back to 350 an hour before dinner. Then I take a one at night. It still works after all these years. I bump it with melatonin supplement sometimes. I try not to a lot. It greatly enhances a night with less pain,,, gets you through the night. I only take Lortab (2) during the day. It seems like I wake up in a few hours if I take Lortab at night. Don't give in to that 3 or 4 or 40 at a time. Is that a road you want to go down? It's a Barbituate and very addicting, I know..You will have to pay the piper if you get cut off. So would I at 2 a day. Do yourself a favor and take it only when you need it because your hurting so bad. It will ease your suffering.
Funny thing about Soma is that it's a nerve blocker. It blocks the pain signal from getting to your brain. It still hurts but you don't know it. I have had a toothache. Been to the dentist twice. I notice when I take a Soma the toothache goes away. It comes back in a few hours but not as bad. It's a good drug. | M | 60 | 12 years 350 2X D | 12/6/2013 | 4 | need orgasm | Euphoric, lets me have good orgasm. Used with Cialis works best. | M | 70 | 75mg 1X AN | 10/18/2013 | 4 | sciatic nerve pain | Despite being loopy it truly helps with spasms. Dont drive til you know how it effects you. But overall a very good med. | F | 36 | 4 years 350 | 9/26/2013 | 5 | recreational | barely tried one :o kinda nervous | M | 17 | 1 days 350 | 9/14/2013 | 5 | six herniated discs throughout back | Sleepiness demotivated-overall my experience taking soma has been a positive one.relief for me stats almost immediately which is convenient since I only take at bedtime and have 2 small kids.this drug helps me get the relief I need enabling sleep to come much easier and doesn't leave me waking up groggy in the morning unlike other muscle relaxers...I am highly satisfied. | F | 26 | 6 months 350 mg | 6/24/2013 | 5 | muscle spasms due to car accident | Only side effect that Soma caused was some drowisness if taken on empyt stomach,but after eating or drinking cup of coffee symptoms would decrease | F | 57 | 10 years 350 '^ | 5/13/2013 | 5 | spinal stenosis,muscle cramps | sleepy when taken on an empty stomach | This is the only muscle relaxer that works. I now vary from one to two pills a day taken in the early evening and at night. The first pill is the most effective. There is no addiction since I have quit for long periods when not in pain with no side effects. | M | 66 | 20 years 350MG 3X D | 5/4/2013 | 5 | Unbearable menstral cramps | Sleepy- but it is the only medication that helps with the cramps | F | 30 | 1 days 2 to 3 | 3/28/2013 | 5 | Pain and Help Sleep | I think it has taken my desire to do things away. | Broke 24 bones in motorcycle accident, collapsed lung, closed head injury, fractured pelvis and scapula. I had never heard of Soma. My GP thought Flexeril was making me depressed and wanted me to try Soma. He was writing 4x a day with 11 refills for years. I never took 4 a day, at one point I was taking 3 a day. Have cut back to 1/2 of a pill early evening and one around 10-11 pm with no problem. This last 1-1/2 is going to be rough to get off. My back was broken and neck injuries make it so I have to sleep on my stomach. Soma takes pain away like nothing else I have tried. I take 2 Lortab during the day but it hardly touches the pain. I don't drive on Soma, don't feel it is safe because it does make you loopy on one pill. Now after 11 years I feel like I need to stop taking it. I didn't know that a good portion of it metabolizes into metrobromate, a barbituate that makes it hard to stop. I feel like I'm between a rock and a hard spot. I want to get off it but I keep taking it due to my dislike for pain and enjoying 8-9 hours of sleep. After I take the night one I stay up for hours because it is the first time of the day I am pain free. It is definitely a double edged sword. I don't know if it makes you sick to stop completely, I have never tried. The pain keeps me coming back every night, even though I am completely unmotivated. I feel like Soma is robbing me of a life. I am content to watch tv all day, every day. Maybe from the wreck, or my age but in my heart I know it' | M | 60 | 11 years 350 2X D | 3/17/2013 | 4 | Knee muscle spasms | Sleepiness, loopiness, nauseau | It helped the muscle spasms stop. and i don't feel like i will develop an addiction, i'm also on pain meds, a really low dose for my knee(i've had 3 knee surgeries) and it really is helping me. i would not recommend taking this drug for a long time because it is meant for a 3 week period at most. i would recommend only to those who honestly need some pain relief from an injury. Not for 'recreational use' | F | 23 | 350 mg 4X D | 2/22/2013 | 5 | arthritis stiffness and pain | a little constipated and sleepy if I wasn't doing something. | Worked very well. Don't get why people say this is addictive as I get it through the VA and because of that they frequently miss getting my medicine to me when there suppose to so I have many times been without it for extended periods of time after taking it for months and had no withdrawal effects. | M | 64 | 3 years 350mg 2X D | 1/16/2013 | 5 | fibro/ chronic pain | I'm in pain 24/7 I've tried every natural thing I can think off PT accupunture exercise (makes my pain worse next day or later that day) | F | 30 | 6 years 3 350 | 1/1/2013 | 5 | back pain -lower sciatic | sleepy feeling, this is ok because I take it before bedtime to relax sore back. I could take it up to four times a day but do not like the drowsy feeling. | M | 75 | 2 weeks 350 1X D | 10/2/2012 | 5 | SEVERE FIBROMYALGIA/hip replacement | No odd side effects ever. only blessed pain relief. | I tried many muscle medications attempting to help the with severe muscular issues, from a lifetime of injuries and illness. This is the only medication that actually REACHED my pain and dealt with it well. I have no side effects, and have been taking Soma for 7 YEARS....AND THE SOMA STILL WORKS WELL. I'VE BEEN ON THE SAME DOSAGE for 7 years!! Still works well. Have not changed the dosage or frequency. I Pray someone out there will support NOT TAKING SOMA OFF THE MARKET IN THE U.S. It certainly does much more good than not. AND as for the abusers.....they ruin it for REAL PATIENTS IN REAL PAIN!! | F | 60 | 350 mg 4X D | 9/12/2012 | 3 | Fibro | Bad headache w shooting pain. Also severe atypical migraine where i couldnt move or speak for several hrs | F | 58 | 10 days | 8/29/2012 | 3 | ddd, fibro, spinal & cervical steno | I have been experiencing a headache since I started the very first dose of this med. Has anyone else experienced this in the beginning and then after your body got used to it your headache stop? | F | 36 | 1 days 350mg | 7/27/2012 | 5 | Fibromyalgia | I have no side affects from this drug. | I have had fibromyalgia for over 16 years. It is a miserable disease and the only thing that has even eased my pain is SOMA. I had no adverse reactions from it and was actually able to sleep. If this med is taken as prescribed and for what it is needed, then there should be no problem in taking this drug. As far as addiction, I don't believe it and I will tell you why. I was on this drug for about five years and I then moved. Once I had new doctors, they refused to perscribe it to me and I was shut off cold turkey and has no reaction. They have no chosen that I see a pain specialist for my pain and they all have no problem prescribing me narcotics and opioids which are so addicting that I can't understand what is happening here. I hate them, I feel like crap taking most of them and they just don't work after a while. I have to take doses that are strong enough to knock a horse over to get any relief because my body has gotten use to them. I wish people would fight more for SOMA as it is one of the BEST meds out there. I am sorry for the few that I have read that lost someone to soma but it makes me wonder if they were taking way more than they were prescribed? These people that have a hell of a lot of nerve to come on here and think it is funny to write about you high experiences should be shot! This isn't the purpose for this medical rating. It's people like you that ruin it for the people that need it for real medical issues. | F | 52 | 5 years 350x2 1X D | 6/9/2012 | 5 | Broken back-25 years ago | None | Soma is the only med. that I have found that helps me & believe me, I have taken just about every prescription med. out there. After 5 back surgeries, Soma is the only thing that helps | M | 55 | 25 years 350mg. 8X D | 4/1/2012 | 5 | neck injury | It worked great. she prescribed baclofen this time and it is not doing a thing to relax my neck pain. | F | 44 | 8 days | 3/4/2012 | 5 | back scar tissue from four surgery | Tried all the other muscle relazers and Soma really helps. No adverse reactions. Take one three times a day. | M | 68 | 60 days 3X D | 2/19/2012 | 5 | lupus | It helps me move. everything else hasn't help as much as Soma. now they are talking about taking it off the market. | F | 38 | 4 months 350 mg | 2/17/2012 | 4 | fibro | Some sleepiness, nothing a cup of coffe couldn't cure for a bit. I can take with or without food. I do not drive however within 30 minutes of taking any dose, after 30 minutes any lightheadedness subsides and I'm good | In conjunction with my Lyrica, it has helped me function with only dull pain (most of the time), by keeping me loose and directly addressing my pain. I have been hurting excessively and these two drugs have helped me make a huge turnaround. I don't always take all 3 and sometimes I split the first one in half and take those halves as dose 1 and 2...but sometimes the breakthrough pain is simply unbearable. also helps me sleep at night because I can relax, which can be hard to do when you hurt! I am so sorry to the people who have lost loved ones because of this med, but I have also lost people to substances which were addictive, and abused, because they were adicts. choose to treat the addiction and the pain and try to always choose moderation. this med has saved me and I would fight the *&%#! who would have me suffer like I was before! I have kids and an elderly parent to look after. I have a job, bills to pay, and serious obligations to fulfil.I would lose all that, which is literally my life. depriving me of that is very similar to actually killing me, except that would be better, because me family would get my life insurance pay-out; otherwise I am a drain on everyone, even society. | F | 36 | 30 days 250mg 3X D | 12/28/2011 | 5 | Right Lateral Thoracotomy w/ T6 Fus | Metallic taste in my mouth after 20-30min. NO BUZZING | What people rarely know about this medication is that a schedule II anxiety medication is a metabolite of Soma. If you were to have a blood pharmacology done, you would find that Meprabomate reveals itself at as much as 7 times the amount of the actual Soma. Also, if you have been taking it as long as I have, you may also find that your body isn't metabolizing it as it used to. I take this as prescribed and do not have a problem with it. But in researching it I find that many people abuse it. I guess you might say it's like what you hear about those who do hardcore drugs and get that overwhelming euphoria the first time. Then they continue looking for that same result but cannot find it again. So they do more and more and more. Eventually they wind up either jailed, or it's always their first priority to obtain and take. If you are prescribed this medication (and it better be for a darn good reason [pain, spasm] do exactly what the doctor says. Don't take it to look for some forget the world feeling, because the world will be right there on the other side. | M | 53 | 11 years 350mg 6X D | 12/21/2011 | 4 | Fibromyalgia | Nightmares!!!!! Drowsiness, and a slight buzz when taken on an empty stomach. | I like this medication because it does not make me feel dependent, and having a condition that is usually treated with highly addictive pain medications I try to avoid those at all costs. Unfortunately, since I have been taking this medication I have been having very intense nightmares. That is my biggest complaint and it makes it hard for me because I have to decide what is more important, to get to sleep and have nightmares, or stay awake in pain. This medication is only used when my symptoms are light, not for my more severe episodes. | F | 30 | 8 days 350 mg 3X D | 12/20/2011 | 5 | For lower back pain. | Sleepiness, relaxed, Great relief, helped my pain very good. its the greatest medicine to treat pain.... it has worked very good for me... | M | 25 | 1 months 350mg 2X D | 12/17/2011 | 3 | Two back surgeries in four months. | Mild headache, extreme hunger, euphoria, blurred vision. | being a recovering alcoholic, I knew there was a reason I liked this drug, it containes a barbiturate. I started taking one at a time, then when I took two, I was in a slight coma. I am now down to 1/2 in morning 1/2 at night since my doctor has cut me off. I will say it worked, but, maybe, a bit too much. I did also gain around 15lbs cuz of the extreme munchies. I will miss it, but, I know I need to move on. | F | 53 | 6 months 350 4X D | 12/12/2011 | 1 | Cervical Dystonia | I felt like I had an "out of the body" experience. I remember walking downstairs from my bedroom and wondering later how I got there. This drug did something to my mind at that time and I decided to never go on it again. | I had a bad experience with just one dose of Soma and never went back on it (see Side Effects). Some people call the "coma-like" state it can induce, "Soma Coma". I don't plan on ever taking it again due to my negative experience. | M | 49 | 1 days 250 MG 1X D | 10/25/2011 | 4 | Herniated Disc in Neck | Tiredness, Dizziness | Soma worked very well for the first few months, then I built up a tolerance. My muscle spasms would be so bad it would cause my neck to flare up causing severe nerve pain. Soma would help the muscles relax so the neck pain would not flare up. I stopped taking this right before my surgery, and after my surgery my surgeon put me on a different medication. It wasn't working as well by that time anyway. If you do take this medication be sure you do not drive, especially for the first few times and also if you are taking any pain medication with it. | F | 24 | 4 months 350mg 1X D | 10/23/2011 |