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(also known as Soma, Carisoma)
Carisoprodol is a skeletal muscle relaxant whose active metabolite is meprobamate. Carisoprodol is a colorless, crystalline powder, having a mild, characteristic odor and a bitter taste. It is slightly soluble in water and freely soluble in alcohol, chloroform and acetone. It is marketed in the United States under the ... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Back Pain | 201 |
83% |
| Fibromyalgia | 50 |
98% |
| Chronic Pain | 37 |
95% |
| Arthritis | 8 |
100% |
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | 6 |
100% |
Overall, 88% (331
Members)
find Carisoprodol helpful
Carisoprodol Reviews
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helps.
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Relaxes my muscles. Allows me to get out of pain for about 2 hours. I usually only take them at night. I dont want to abuse them and then have nothing to help with the pain.
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Causes dizziness but does help
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works but give me stomach acid
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Helped alot.
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I took it years ago and it was very effective, but since then I haven't been able to get any doctor to prescribe. I don't really understand why, but they only want to prescribe Flexeril.
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When the spasams start nothing else can remotely help the way this does. I was able to see my stepson graduate only becasue I had these. They kept me out of the ER.I try to limit my dosage but whan things are truly rough theyre a godsend.
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A wonderful muscle relaxer that helps so much
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Very effective. On;y Baclofen was better, and it carried a boatload of side-effects.
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Discussions
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SOMA VS DEPRESSION
I'm sorry, not familiar with it but I found this: Oh, talk to your doctor about it as it could be interfering with another drug and causing adverse e... [More] -
Question for Soma Users
Hey Jaded, here is some info on the sleepy effect of the soma...If you click on the word Soma, in gren it will take you to another page, go to the top... [More] -
Soma/Carisoprodol
Soma is muscle relaxer, the high is produces is superior to that of percocet or vicoden to most people. I am here to warn you. I haven't taken som... [More] -
Massive flare-up helped by Carisoprodol
I was on Soma for over 2 years. It did work really well the first year, year and a half. It no longer works. I build up a tolerance for most meds. I s... [More] -
Massive flare-up helped by Carisoprodol
The trade name for this drug is Soma, and it is wonderful for both muscle spasm and sleep. But be very careful - this drug is highly addictive. I have... [More]
