Carisoprodol User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

• Samuel...
• May 28, 2013

Soma (carisoprodol) for Nocturnal Leg Cramps "This medicine is a God-send! For years I struggled with restless legs, hypnic jerks, and sciatic pain. It was torture. After one dose of Soma, the legs stopped hurting and jerking me awake every 45 minutes. The dopamine agonists (Mirapex and Requip, which made me impossibly nauseated) were not a viable option. Finally, my doctor said, 'let's try Soma'; needless to say, the relief was instant and wondrous! The torture is over! The respite from the incessant twitching is nothing short of life-changing. I take 525mg just before bed and I am at peace. Sweet, sweet peace! PS: I only take it 30 minutes before bed."

• Centavo
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 1, 2019

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "Soma has been a lifesaver for me. I've been fused C3-C7 (almost whole cervical spine), my entire lumbar spine is bulging and/or torn. I have MS (bad spasms) and inoperable arthritis in both hips. Soma is the only muscle relaxer that works on all those muscle groups. Seems like all the good patients that follow the rules are paying the price due to irresponsible people or addicts. I can still get mine and insurance pays some with a pre-approval, but who knows for how long."

• This...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• December 23, 2016

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "I have severe spinal stenosis and ddd. Not to mention a list of other things that cause me pain and loss of sleep. Kaiser has taken me off of Soma, and I have tried several other muscle relaxers; none work for me and the side effects were unbearable! My quality of life has diminished; soon, I won't be able to get out of bed. When I was taking Soma to control my pain from spasms, this was a miracle medicine. I have never had any side effects from it at all. Would a doctor stop giving medicine for other conditions like diabetes or heart disease? No! But they did with Soma. Due to this issue, I will be laying in bed for Christmas. Yeah, Merry Christmas! I cried myself to sleep last night. Thank you, Kaiser; that's your plan for me - live in pain."

• Sesi
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 22, 2023

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "Been taking Soma for several years. It took 10 years to find a Rheumatologist that diagnosed and treated my fibromyalgia. I was rear-ended at a red light and sustained injuries to my neck, shoulders, chest, and back, as well as severe migraines. I tried different medications, physiotherapy for 1 1/2 years, and acupuncture, but these didn't help. Finally, after 10 years, I went to a Rheumatologist who understood and treated me for fibromyalgia. When I went to my first appointment, I could hardly explain what I had been through without breaking down crying. I was prescribed Soma 3x a day and 1 at bedtime. It changed my life. I could live again and my life improved. I cannot believe that people are denied a medication because of others who abuse this drug."

• PFifer
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 30, 2023

Soma (carisoprodol) for Nocturnal Leg Cramps "Understand the opioid perspective, but as a terminal patient, any relief is better than suffering with no sleep. Honestly, it’s not the drug. It’s the application by the user. If you need quick relief a few days a week, stop making dying folks feel like criminals."

• cathie
• August 6, 2014

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "I have suffered from many ailments in the past few years, one of which was sliding on black ice while working, hitting my neck and back on a metal step to my bucket truck. The muscle spasms I get are just awful...muscles twisting and foot looks deformed when it happens. Soma is the only medication that gives any kind of relief. I take it sparingly as not to become dependent upon it. It does make you drowsy, but I would rather be somewhat drowsy than be in that horrible pain."

• cuff
• October 29, 2013

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "I have taken Soma for at least 5 years and all of a sudden my new doctor took me off and put me on Flexeril. It does not work at all, nothing like Soma to let me sleep through the night without hopping up with muscle cramps. I have had back surgery 3 times and have nerve damage that will not heal. Soma helps in many ways; relaxation helps me sleep and no muscle cramps. I hope my doctor will see fit to put me back on them as I hurt so much."

• Bbec
• Taken for 10 years or more
• February 17, 2017

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "I have fibromyalgia, have fractured my back and had fusion surgery in the cervical area of my back. I had taken Soma for close to 35 years as it was the only muscle relaxant that worked and I could tolerate. I moved from LA to TX 4 years ago and had to start using a new pain management doctor. I have no problem with the doctor. However, in TX, no doctor will prescribe Soma. Now I have daily muscle spasms increasing the overall amount of pain I have. I have developed severe tailbone pain which makes it very difficult to work. It upsets me that I had to go from controlled symptoms to totally uncontrolled. I take pain meds but that does not help when you have muscle spasms as I do, only dulls the pain. So my quality of life is horrible and it is not right."

• Jeff
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 27, 2023

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "I have been prescribed Soma (250mg/2x daily) after neck surgery (C1-C3) for roughly a year. I am shocked to read reviews stating doctors are no longer prescribing it to their patients, who have been on this medication for years, due to its 'potential for misuse.' Soma is very effective in treating my muscle tension post-surgery, and my physician has no issue prescribing it. I also take Valium (5mg/3x daily), which makes the Soma even more effective for me, as well as Xanax (2mg/2x daily) for unrelated nerve pain in my right leg. All of these combined have been extremely more effective than Tramadol, Nucynta ER (Tapentadol), and Percocet that I was being prescribed. It's crazy that patients aren't given adequate care via prescriptions due to the opioid crisis. For the most part, people take these meds because they are medically necessary, and physicians should not be swayed in their decisions by the government/DEA. If it works, prescribe it, and urine test your patients regularly."

• Anonymous
• February 27, 2016

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "I have been on Somas for 5 years for my back spasms. They are the only thing that I have found that works for me. I tried many other muscle relaxants and none worked. I do physical work and they make it easier to move around."

• Germa...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• October 23, 2013

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "I was on Soma for over 10 years and it has always been my favorite muscle relaxer. I have had severe debilitating migraines my entire life, and a rollover only made it worse along with my neck and back, which have been progressively getting worse over the years. I was taken off about a year ago. However, I am posting this for those who can't get it anymore to say Lorzone (chloroxozone) works extremely well on pain. It is the ONLY other medication - and I have tried them ALL over the years, that seems to work for my neck, back, and shoulder pain. Name brand is extremely expensive even with insurance - it may need to be prescribed under the generic name."

• Anonymous
• June 25, 2009

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "I have fibromyalgia, neuropathy, and osteoarthritis. I have taken Soma for at least 4 years, and it really helps me get up and get the things I need to do on a daily basis. I moved to Arizona, and the doctors just hate this medication and do not understand how much it has helped me. They have cut my dosage more than half the amount I needed to take, so I suffer more since I have been here. I am very careful with it, and my body is used to it. I just wish the doctors that I see, especially the pain clinic doctor, see that it helps me - He just refuses to up the dosage. I do not think it is good to stay on it if you just hurt your leg or something that can be fixed, but for people like me with a condition that there is no cure for, it helps me more than any of the other medicines."

• Steve
• October 15, 2016

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "I have Ankylosing Spondylitis and have suffered for 30 years with muscle spasms the whole time. I've been on Soma for 12 years (2 a day) and have had tremendous relief. It allows me to work and contribute like a normal person. Nothing else works like this and now, as of 10/01/16, my healthcare provider will not prescribe it anymore! All because a few knuckleheaded people abuse it and end up addicted. Now I'm on a journey through all the other muscle relaxers to find something that will work like Soma. Just got my first round of something else that looks like horse pills that I have to take 4x a day. Wait, I thought change was a good thing... Not so much in this case."

• lucky
• May 3, 2015

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "I have experienced severe pain and muscle spasms in my back for 35 years. Soma, along with my narcotic analgesics, has been a godsend. Soma helps me relax and sleep and starts to work fairly quickly. I take 4 a day."

• Misha...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 4, 2016

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "I was in MVA, resulting in C, T, and L-spine fractures. I had 4 major surgery procedures with a 50/50 chance of death or possible paralysis from the neck down! Fortunately, I have had positive results. With a combination of pain medication and Soma, I have at least been able to survive. Soma is the only muscle relaxer that actually works. My new pain management doctor does not like it and wants me to discontinue using it. He is young, and at my age of 68, I would prefer to live a better quality of life versus living longer and suffering even more. I have read most of the studies, but these people do not live in severe pain. I have been in other prescription studies, and they are not convincing or long-term. I think these are biased towards big pharma. Soma has been the best and the only one."

• TOSer
• Taken for 10 years or more
• July 23, 2018

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "This is the only muscle relaxant that has ever dented my thoracic outlet syndrome-induced, relentless muscle spasms. I've been on it for at least 15 years, no problems at all. Still on a low 0-2/day dose, didn't become addicted like the opioid crisis hysteria would make you believe. I've been paralyzed before from nerves telling muscles to spasm, then pinching nerves. It's the only one that sort of works on those difficult spasms."

• doart
• July 5, 2014

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "I just recently had a lumbar fusion but have had back problems for the past 5 years. The doctor would prescribe Flexeril, but it wouldn't help and made my heart race. So my surgeon put me on Soma, and it works tremendously. Makes me a little drowsy but functional."

• LDBRIX
• June 24, 2020

Soma (carisoprodol) for Nocturnal Leg Cramps "My leg cramps are so very painful. I've been taking Soma for about 8 year's which have worked quick in taking away the cramping. My current medical provider says that soma is a dirty drug. I hate to disagree but since they quit prescribing the soma, my leg cramping has gotten much worse. How can I convince them that soma is the only answer to my chronic cramping pain."

• No...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 8, 2016

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "I have suffered from chronic back pain and spasms for about 20 years. I've been prescribed a large variety of different medications and by far, Somas are the only relaxer I've been prescribed that really works. My doctor doesn't like to prescribe them; however, he knows that I don't abuse any medication. I only take something when really necessary. I get muscle spasms in my rib area that make it very difficult to breathe or move. I also have them in my lower back. I also have a herniated disc, a protruding disk, a bulging disc, and degenerative disc disease. I always break it in half, and normally that's enough to calm the spasms in about 10 to 15 minutes. It helps a great deal with pain and is the only one that doesn't knock me out."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 20, 2015

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "I have severe back pain due to an injury and the hundreds of bone marrow aspirates because of my leukemia. After many drugs (more than a dozen combinations), I find Soma to be excellent at relieving the muscle spasms, pain, and it also relieves anxiety similar to benzos. It helps me sleep like no other medicine. I also take OxyContin with it, and that is what keeps me stable and going throughout the day."

• 1roof
• Taken for 10 years or more
• December 5, 2015

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "Started taking after spinal fusion, constant muscle spasms with any activity. Can bite off a piece when needed; never increased dosage in 10 years. People with addictive personality can get hooked on anything; it's just in their DNA. This drug helped me work much longer than I could have without it."

• tiffe...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• March 20, 2013

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "I was originally introduced to Soma about 25 years ago when my back went out and I could not stand up straight. It worked very well, although it did make me drowsy (which was fine with me – much better than the pain). Currently, I use it for neck muscle pain/spasms, and it still works well. I do not have any known side effects from it."

• cauti...
• April 17, 2014

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "I was very nervous to take Soma after doing some research on it. I decided to take it after being in terrible pain. I was surprised that when I woke up in the morning, I could function with little pain. I decided to take half a pill at night, and I have had great results. Soma works better than the narcotics do, especially at night. If they could just make it non-drowsy, it would be the perfect medicine."

• Deb
• November 7, 2019

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "This drug works I have an illness called syringomyelia I have had 7 shunt placements in my c- spine and brain stem due to fluid in the cord growing upward to brain stem . The muscle spasms are intense the shunt goes down my spine and through my left ribs emptying in my abdomen. The problem is I can’t find a doctor in AZ that will prescribe Soma . I moved here from NV where it was one of my medication that worked perfectly with little to no side effects. There is no cure for syringomyelia and I will not be having another surgery please I just want my quality of life back."

• Knoleg
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• November 3, 2017

Soma (carisoprodol) for Muscle Spasm "I was in a horrific accident. Nothing has worked as well as Soma without any effects on the other medicine I take. Why mess with something that works? I also have fibromyalgia which helps with. Also helps muscle spasms. My doctor will still prescribe, but insurance won't pay for it. It is hard for me to pay each month, but it gives me such relief I feel I have no choice but to buy it. I've tried the ones they suggested; they didn't work or clashed with my other meds. Why is it that when a person like me that is in chronic pain finds a combination that works where we can live a more normal life, they want to mess with it? I wouldn't wish my pain, cramps, spasms on anyone, but if they had to walk in our shoes one day, maybe they'd put more thought into what they will pay for."