My husband has had spine surgery and has arthritis and possibly fibromyalgia. His arthritis dr. said today she hates soma and won't write it. We don't really want to change dr's in mid-stream with his RA treatment, should we try pain management to get this RX? It appears from reading the reviews this is exactly what he needs for some relief.
What to do if your dr. won't prescribe Soma?
Question posted by ldavis95 on 21 June 2011
Last updated on 23 April 2023
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My mother has really bad RA. We live in Texas. What Doctor can I take her to here the the Dallas Fort Worth area?
Doctors in Idaho and Texas will NOT prescribe it anymore at all it has been "black labeled" whatever the heck that means. And has left me with spasms, muscle cramps, there isn't another muscle relaxant that works as good as Soma and they will not prescribe it. I have a doctor that is on the board and it's like they make this stuff up. The board members can prescribe it but no one else can and my doctor won't prescribe it at all and she's on the board!
And my dr is a general practitioner no problem getting them in texas,heb fills them with no problem
What part of Texas if you don’t mind me asking?
Without!
Hey idavis. Good luck with your husband. Fibro is not a fun thing to live with. There is no cure. I suggest first, that you go to a fibro specialist before you get rid of your present doctor, as the fibro doctor will know exactly what works, and what doesn't with fibro. I happen to take a new med called Amrix. It is the old flexeril that no one can take because it makes them so sleepy. Apparently, they reformulated it in 15, and 30 mg capsules which are time released. You take it between 7-8 PM, and the worst of the tiredness happens during sleep. BRILLIANT!! Then the muscle relaxation occurs all day. I find that it helps a lot with my spasms. Also fibro doctors have other tricks up their sleeves which your husband will have to learn such as pacing himself through the day, avoiding stress (huh!), etc. There is a lot to learn here, so use this group as a resource! Good luck!!
Many Drs wont prescribe Soma. It can be a very addictive drug and the addictive properties outweigh the benefits in most cases. There are too many other good muscle relaxants that dont carry as much risk. My Dr, too, will not prescribe Soma and she IS a PM Dr. No Dr in this PM practice I go to will prescribe (the one I went to previously was the same way). There are also rumors that Soma is being taken off the market, possibly this year. If this is the case, it might benefit him to go ahead and try a different muscle relaxant because he would have to switch anyway if it is removed from the US market. It has been already removed from the market in many European countries. I would suggest Tizanidine, cyclobenzeprine, or baclofen as muscle relaxants to try. I take tizanidine as a substitute for the Soma I was on previously. It works pretty well for me. I take it at bedtime and it helps me sleep.
My husband takes Methatrexate 1x wk for his RA. It has helped him. He takes no pain meds since being on this. His has it really bad, his fingers have already started turning and deformed.
I took Soma for 24 years until doctors wouldn't prescribe it anymore and I did have any withdrawal symptoms at all I do have muscle spasms, cramps and everything else but withdrawals ZERO so that line is a bunch of crap! And it really irritates me when I hear it! There is not a replacement for Soma all the others leave you feeling groggy and hungover all-day
Not ONE of those other muscle relaxants you listed even compares with Soma! Cyclobenzaprine is a JOKE and obviously, you are a JOKE as well. Must be a doctor!
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