SOMA Reviews (CARISOPRODOL)Average Rating: 3.6 (263 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SOMA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SOMA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 day | 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 |