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I am a recovering alcoholic suffering from serious insomnia the past 8 months. Also from depression/anxiety issues. My Dr. prescribed me soma a muscle relaxer for insomnia? I'm kind of wondering if anyone has had any experience with this and if they had any positive results.
Posted on 10/16/09, 06:10 pm
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Reply #1 - 10/19/09  1:25am
" i took Soma for pain a long time ago. i think it may have caused drowsiness. some of the muscle relaxants do that, like flexeril.
anyways, i stopped taking it because of side effects, gastritis.
it may be worth a try. everyone responds differently. "
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Reply #2 - 10/19/09  11:43pm
" how many mg are you on i had 350mg and would 2 every night seem to work for awhile "
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Reply #3 - 10/20/09  10:26am
" 350 yeah i'm just taking one right now "
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Reply #4 - 10/22/09  12:04am
" I have taken Soma for muscle pain and all I can say is take the prescribed amount only. Myself being a former addict too one a ltiilt to soon and boy oh boy was I in lalal land.
I also have a freind who is on them and her husbamd says that the first ten days of renewing her meds she sits on the couch in a drug induced stupor. So please just be carefull. Some of these pills can become very addictive and this is one of them. "

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