SOMA Reviews (CARISOPRODOL)

Average Rating: 3.6 (263 Ratings)

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 SKELETAL MUSCLE HYPERACTIVITY    DEA Schedule IV   

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SOMA  (CARISOPRODOL):  Carisoprodol is used short-term to treat muscle pain and discomfort. It is usually used along with rest, physical therapy, and other treatments. It works by helping to relax the muscles.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.)
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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR SOMACOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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DATE ADDED
 
 5   M 17
5/31/2001
 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
350mg 2X day
2/3/2010
 5  Lower back pain from a bad sprain None really just a little tired. Nothing works as well for muscle pain then Soma. M 42 2 days
350 mg. 2X day
2/12/2010
 5  Back pain Drowiness about 30 min. after taking Take 1 soma at bed time. Started taking for hurt lower back. Found after about 6 months on soma, my problem with getting hung up eating went away. After back got better, I stopped for a short time and found I was getting hung up eating again. Started back and have had no side effects that I know about. As for as being addictive, I think anything that works well can do that. The key with soma is to take at night and go to bed. M 56 7 years
350 mg 1X day
4/25/2010
 5  Severe lower back pain This is STRONG stuff for a muscle relaxer! Flexeril puts you to sleep, Skelatin burns a hole in your stomach, but this stuff messes you up! I, being a psychonaught, took 2-3 pills instead of one and man! It was like a nice relaxed 'drunkish' buzz without that sort of sick, poisoned feeling. Didn't help much with the pain but took away the spasms. M 41 1 weeks
350mg 4X day
6/1/2010
 5  Cervical and Lumbar spinal disease Light headed or sleepy if taking two at once. Not a "drunken" feeling as some have said. Soma has saved me from multiple back surgeries. It relaxes the muscle spasms in my spine. I have taken it for 16 years with NO side effects. And, it is NOT addictive, although I probably don't have an addictive personality. Some days I take none, and others I take as many as 6 in a day for spasms. Again, I have never felt any need to take more, or any compulsion to abuse the drug. M 63 16 years
350mg 3X day
9/6/2010
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 5  Lower Back Pain. S1/L5 Removed. High. Happy. Light Headed. Drunken Feeling. But all these feelings go away once you build a tolerance. Weed in a pill form. Warning! Dont not take with any depression medication or aniexty medication will make soma a gateway drug to dangerous narcotics and overdosing. Also may lead to self inflicting pain, such as cuts and burns since you it blocks pain receptors and maybe depress you. Best taken on an empty stomach for the first 20mins to get you relaxed. Then eat a very small meal or snack to avoid from having stomach cramps and heart burn because there is so much sodium in the drug. May want tums or antacid on hand to avoid heart burn. Stop use if you experience increase heart rate or shortness of breath and contact your doctor. If after 1-2 weeks the pill doesnt seem to be effective stop taking for 1-2 weeks then start again while using advil or such in the meantime. Enjoy. I know I do, its hard enough being a 21 year old with a disabled back from a bad car crash from a person t-boning my show car...but things like soma help me do things i enjoy and be happy. :) M 21 6 months
350 3X day
10/18/2010
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 5   I experienced no side effects whatsoever , other than a little tiredness on a 350 mg dose I had major pain following foot surgery , mainly on most of my toes ( hammertoe and bunions ) on both feet ,possibly nerve related post surgical syndrone and had tried darvon and fiorinal with limited success . I also had 60 visits with a PT where e-stim , ultrasound , contrast baths and 830 cold laser therapy was of some help but disregaurding any pain meds the SOMA seems to help relax the nerve impulses , which cause pain, numbness , tingling and lack of focus due to these stimuli . SOMA seems to block the nerve pain , at least after these other treatment modalities have maxed out their progression anyway . I may possibly have perephial neuritis / neuropathy or compressed nerves . At this point in my follow-up therapy it takes my mind off my feet and gives me more focus and allows me to be in the game again . I can actually hold a conversation without the distraction of pain , which occured sitting , standing, walking , or even sleeping , and my wife doesn't have to watch me move my feet constantly while we are just watching TV and I am once again able to feel like more of an asset around the house and more capable at work . luckily I am a lab technician at a major factory or I might not have the 33 years seniority I have at my still young age , and would maybe have to retire !! I am thankful for where I am and not remorseful as I once was thanks to some progress and SOMA to relax my neurological symptoms !!!! M 51 2 days
4X day
2/16/2011
 5  back surgery Fell asleep quickly and become light headed if I don't fall asleep Took after my back surgery and really helped with the combination of perks that I got from the hospital after surgery. For the people with all the negative effects from it make sure you read ALL the side effects so you know what you might be in store for and if you have any call your doctor ASAP. This is a VERY powerful drug with MAJOR side effects and yes it is possible you can die but that is very rare but can happen and it can be VERY addictive so take with caution...this information is not from some normal person I am a RN that works at a hospital. Please don't abuse this drug which most deaths from this drug is because of the toxicity of this drug and mixing it with alcohol which is the worse thing you could do so DON'T DO IT!!! Again it's a good drug to relieve some things but can be very dangerous so take with caution and make sure you know all the possible side effects before taking. Hope this helps. M 21 2 months
350 MG 3X day
5/11/2011
 5  recreational barely tried one :o kinda nervous M 17 1 days
350
9/14/2013
 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 day
2/19/2012
 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 day
12/17/2011
 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 day
12/21/2011
 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 day
4/1/2012
 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 day
10/2/2012
 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 day
1/16/2013
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 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 day
5/4/2013
 5   Soma is the single best muscle relaxant I have ever taken. Soma can cause profound relaxation and euphoria. Soma works synergistically with Tylenol w/Codeine. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- M 10 years
12/3/2005
 5  bad disc dry mouth walk a little weird feel good and drowsey I started taking this about 5 years ago I like it I get a good buzz. I take 1-1/2 to 2 at a time and the pain goes away, I have had a bad disc for a lone time , every 2 years I get a shot in my disc and that hurts .so I take Vicoden and Soma. the vicoden I take the brand name , for 20.00 more its worth it, I can take less of the brand name and get a good high and the pain goes bye bye , and I can work and be normal.( even with a buzz ) the soma makes the pain subside and lets me sleep, I can go days with out and when I take it before I eat I get a good feeling, even a joint makes it Better, when I can find. I have taken a lot of different pills hydrocoden, wich sucks I dont like it, alspo flexeral that stuff I get a bad hangover, with soma I wake up fresh and ready to go, just got to watch out how I do things, I can sneez and throw my back out, so I just take another soma, I hope the doctor keeps me on them, its the only thing that works for me. M 50 5 years
2/13/2007
 5  Herniated/Bulging Disc Dizziness, light-headedness, slight feeligns of euphoria, feelings of floating or that of being a lighter weight. Every few days or so my back pain becomes so severe I cannot get out of bed. When I take a Soma it usually helps ease the pain enough for me to move around for a few hours. You can become addicted to them, craving them when you aren't even in pain. And eventually you will up your dosage because you can become very tolerant to them. You must be careful when taking them. For some people, they do wonders (like myself). The key is to know when you actually need them and when you just want to get a buzz from them. M 23 4 years
3/1/2007
  

SOMA  (CARISOPRODOL):  Carisoprodol is used short-term to treat muscle pain and discomfort. It is usually used along with rest, physical therapy, and other treatments. It works by helping to relax the muscles.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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