Why have most doctors stopped prescribing carisoprodol for severe muscle spasms?

In 2019 I was in a car accident and had a concussion, as refer to a neuro specialist doctor who prescribed me carisoprodol aka Soma aka Soma coma called by the ER doctors.
First day I took one and felt very loopy, 2nd day was supposed to take 2 but because I didnt feel good the first day only took 1 and didnt take the codeine which was supposed to be taking together.
My husband found me unresponsive at home, 30 more minutes I would have been dead according to the ER doctors. took them hours to bring me back to normal. Diagnosis "accidental overdoses" till this date doctor did not took responsibility, her response "oh well not everyone has the same reaction, lets give you something less potent.
Anybody have any adverse reaction?

i took lyrica for two years and was trying to quit for that entire time. if you cut back on it the pain comes back in spades. i finally was able to quit after tapering by stopping the lastbit the day after a steroid shot to my spine. the pain couldn't come back after the i took baclofen for awhile, i lost a lot of weight because it made me so nauseous. now i take 1/4 carisoprodol four times a day with 5 mg oxycodone, mmj i grew. doing much better mostly from this combo, along with a methylprednisolone shot every three months. the mmj, pink kush usually, works well with the small dose of oxy. i cannot do much though without bad pain after. getting PT weekly too. looking for a surgeon that can scope my spine. carisoprodol is the best drug i have used for this pain. the mmj bolsters the other drugs plus puts up a "pain block", relaxes everything. try a powerful indica or mostly indica. if it is still illegal, get some seeds, grow your own.any suggestions for a surgeon appreciated. i am in s. west colorado. john
good luck,

Not used in Europe. Soma coma. Rarely used now.

First of all .I had a doctor that was prescribed me 120 percocets,90 soma and 90 xanax a month . Which I was able to work and function as a normal person.Since the dea got there noisy ass in everyone's business doctors have cut everyone way back or off . Now I only get 60 perocets and some stupid muscle relaxer that upsets your stomach.My biggest thing is doctors have to go years of schooling ,but dea agents go to school what a couple years of college and 6 months of drug school . It is a joke that these doctors cant do there jobs because of the dea . Of course there are some bad doctors but on the same hand there are some bad cops and dea agents . Case closed I said my PEACE

I live in San Diego County, and no pharmacy can get Soma, I have been on it almost 25 years. I hate the idea of doing the roller coaster of trying new meds to find one that works... Why can we not get this one any more? Why is it when something is not broken someone thinks it needs fixed.

I have been on Lyrica and became very suicidal. The dr would not take take a chance on soma. My body reacts with severe allergic reaction. I wish you the best of luck.

I live in California and I’ve taken Soma since 1999 and it has helped me tremendously and actually that seems to be the only medication that has helped me... I take one 350mg at bedtime only so the spasms will stop enough for me to get at least 5 hours of sleep. The rest of the time I keep moving... I use heat, and I’ll take Motrin. I have tried everything else and nothing else works... A couple years ago I also was told by my doctor that the pharmacy that was part of my medical plan wasn’t despensing Soma any more, so I asked the doctor if she could give me a written prescription for it, and I would try and get it filled elsewhere, and she agreed, I then took the prescription to a different pharmacy and they had no problem despensing it... And I continue to fill my prescription this way. I pay a little bit more for it, but I get a three month supply. I hate taking pills but this is one pill I will take because it works, and trust me I don’t abuse it! Hope this helps you!!! Good Luck!

Hi curious george. I agree 100% with you about Lyrica. I took it for 7-8 years and it was one of the worst experiences of my life. I had so many horrible side effects from this medication but I didn’t connect it until I found thousands of other people who were going through the same thing that I was. Then when I made the decision to get off Lyrica l learned that I had to taper off very slowly or I could suffer what is now called ‘The Discontinuation Syndrome’. It was worse than the side effects but I still decided to taper off because I wanted this poison (imo) out of my body. I would never ever advise anyone to take Lyrica or any medication like it. I think it should be taken off the market. Cindy

Hello curious george,
Why do you say that Lyrica has terrible side effects? I've been taken Lyrica since 2008 for my fibromyalgia! The only side effect that it has for me is tiredness to some degree & possible weight gain... only taking 125mg a day in divided doses. Other then that it has served me well.

Because many deaths were reported from some taking Soma 350 along with Percocet/Norco, etc. they started calling it the “Soma Coma”. A dangerous mix these days because of the high abuse of soma 350 itself.

I took Soma for years - now on Medicaid and can't get it - yet. I hope I can soon. I have fibromyalgia and can't take Lyrica or a lot of other things. Praying that I can get Soma soon, it's the best thing that I have ever found

Sadly so many people are suffering from severe pain everyday of their lives. And doctors prescribe pain meds rather than get to the root of the actual cause of the patients pain. And not in all cases of course but a lot of which could be helped or even eventually relieved altogether with Massage Therapy /Physical therapy . Because in the end all the pain meds do is temporarily alleviate the problem..and muscle relaxers don't relax your muscles, they relax your brain which tells your muscles to relax. Which really makes you think . Where's the real problem start?

#StressProducesDisease

I don't know anything about soma. I have rsd with the nerve issues and the 24/7 muscle spasms. My doc wouldn't put me on lyrica. Says it has terrible side effects. I am on gabapentin (generic for neurontin) and baclofen. I don't know if the gabapentin helps with spasms or not. The baclofen helps me with the muscle spasms. I am sensitive to medications, so my docs always start out with a low does and slowly titrate up. That seems to help reduce side effects. Let us know how it works out for you. If you want to ask me questions about my comment, please feel free to friend me. Blessings!