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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DATE ADDED
 
 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
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 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 day
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 day
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 day
2/22/2013
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 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  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 day
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 day
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
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 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 day
6/9/2012
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 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  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
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 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  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
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 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 day
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 day
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 day
12/20/2011
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