In many people, the FDA-approved muscle relaxant Soma has proven to be an effective treatment for back pain. Soma is prescribed to treat acute lower back muscular discomfort. A 2009 clinical trial authorized the combination of 250 mg of Soma and carisoprodol for the treatment of back pain. Muscle diseases, such as lower back pain, neck pain, fibromyalgia, tension headaches, and myofascial pain syndrome, are treated with skeletal muscle relaxants.
For acute backaches, skeletal muscle relaxants such as, tizanidine (Zanaflex), metaxalone carisoprodol, and cyclobenzaprine tend to be effective against neck and back discomfort. Since the 1970s, no randomized, controlled trials of metaxalone have been done. Relaxants for skeletal muscles can be utilized as a supplemental treatment for acute back pain.
As is the situation with many other drugs, the strength of carisoprodol’s negative effects tends to lessen as treatment continues. The objective is to use them selectively to give you a fair shot to get started, so that you can achieve lasting success. This medication offers a wide spectrum of soothing side effects that might be experienced by patients throughout treatment.
Some individuals may develop an addiction to carisoprodol and utilize it for purposes other than those indicated. The potency effect may be more useful than open-chain opioids such as methadone, levomethadone, ketobemidone, and phenadoxone in different pain circumstances.
No study examining the correlation between age and the effects of carisoprodol in children under 16 years old has been undertaken. A study on the age-effectiveness of the medicine in elderly populations has not yet been done.
Abuse and dependence on carisoprodol (the active ingredient in Soma) were documented among long-term users and substance abusers after the drug’s introduction to the market. However, the majority of these patients were taking other substances of abuse, and none of them abused the drug.
SOMA has sedative effects for back pain. In a research, 13 of 17 Soma-treated patients experienced sedation, compared to 6 of 6 placebo-treated patients. There were no negative effects or impairment of mental or physical ability required to undertake hazardous duties, such as operating a motor vehicle or operating machinery.
Soma has been related to post-marketing reports of motor vehicle accidents. Carisoprodol should not be used if you have a history of substance misuse. If they are prescribed, you should only take them for short periods of time (two to three weeks), as there is little evidence that they are effective with long-term use.
Carisoprodol and Soma should not be used if you have a history of substance abuse. If they are prescribed, you should only take them for short periods of time (two to three weeks), as there is little evidence that they are effective with long-term use.