SOMA 250 MG Shown To Significantly Improve Functionality And Reduce Disability In Patients With Low Back Pain In Three Days

[Justin]

A recent analysis of two pivotal clinical trials in patients with acute low back pain (ALBP) who were treated with SOMA® (carisoprodol) 250 mg showed significantly improved functionality and reduced disability after three days of treatment, as measured by the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ).....

SOMA 250 MG Shown To Significantly Improve Functionality And Reduce Disability In Patients With Low Back Pain In Three Days (click here for the full article at Medical News Today)

[Dave]

Justin,

I can validate this through personal experiences. Both Cyndie and I take Soma 350 and have found it helps with both LBP and neck pain associated with ruptured and herniated discs. I take it twice daily and Cyndie takes 4-5 times daily.

Although addictive, we have not found a muscle relaxant which works as well, or even comes close, so we decided that the benefits out weighed the presumed risks.

[Jack-of-all-trades]

My experience with Soma, a centrally acting muscle relaxant, is that it does work for both muscle spasms and due to its central effect on the brain, works on disc and bone pain a little. It is not in the same class as the opioids, but every legal tool that can be used for pain control is a plus. It can also potentiate the effects of opioids, allowing for a smaller dose.

I have a script for it but Soma but a fill lasts 18 months or so and I don't take it on a regular basis. I can't take over 1/2 a tab as it really makes me sleepy and loopy (drugged). Experiences vary.

It is somewhat habit forming but if a person was unaware they would attribute the withdrawal symptoms to something else. Some few states make it a controlled substance.

[SemperFi]

Long before I started opioid pain medication and even Neurontin I used to take Soma at bedtime for backpain and also it helped even more with my TMJ which then later turned into Migraines and Soma wasn't helpful however Fioricet works for my migraines that started at age 47.

I think off and on I took Soma for nearly 8 years and all this time I was working and felt no after effect because basically It took it at nighttime and when I woke up my head was not affected at all and my back spasms were quieted.

I have later learned that Toradol injections 60mg now work for my severe cervical and lumbar muscle spasms altho this is something for reserve for when I'm really in dire spasm straits..

Back to topic.. Soma helped me stay functional and continue to work for the period of time that it was a drug of choice for my pain/probs.

[Jack-of-all-trades]

Toradol is a great drug if it works. As I recall it is used a lot in the recovery room, especially after visceral surgery. It is a NSAID with harsher (I wonder if that is a word) side effects that most non-steriodals. It is really hard on the gut, especially if the patient is prone to gastric ulcers.