heard differently from others. has anyone experienced this change in medication or have any experience with this?
My dr changed me from soma to zanaflax...she said I wouldn't experience any withdrawals, but I've?
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- 11 Feb 2012 by busymomiof3
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- soma, withdrawal, medication
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echo0811 Feb 2012
Yes, exactly the same thing. Same switch & I too was told there's no withdrawal. Maybe ur Dr & mine play gold together? From everything I've read & all that my sis who's a Nurse Practioner could find out, if you, been taking Soma regularly for more than 1 mo. 3 to 4x/day, you should be titrated off it to avoid withdrawal symptoms. Everyone's body reacts differently but for me, the first 72 basically sucked. Shaking, low grade fever, nasea, stomach cramps, diahrrea, and a sharp increase in pain. My pharmacist actually said "well, it'll only last a week at most". Seriously? Wish he & my Dr had had that weak. I really hope u don't experience any of that. Would not wish it on anyone. Please take care, get lots of fluids, buy some Loperamide just in case & know the people here are awesome - wish I'd reached out 2 this community before/during that experience. If you feel up 2 it, I'd love 2 know what happens & if the Zanaflex works 4 u. You'll definately b in my thoughts & meditations
11 Feb 2012
Dear Busy Mom - I just realized that I gave u a conservitive, I'm new here answer, not what I wanted 2 say. I don't know ur background but if you've been taking 2-4 Soma daily 4 more than a month, I would try talking 2 ur Dr or find a new one. I plan on going 2 my next appt w/ printouts from the FDA, PDR, Journal of Pain Management, & the staementments of 2 Dr's, one an orthopedist that ALL advise titration when removing a patient from Soma. No one, especially someone who's already in pain, should have 2 go through withdrawal when it's not necessary. And u also have 3 kids 2 take care of!!! Forcing someone 2 potentially experience some much more than "unpleasant" withdrawal sx's *does not* fall under the "do no harm" oath. The above rant is, of course, IMHO :-) Information is power - there are some real sources of "legitimate" info on this site.
DzooBaby12 Feb 2012
I was on Soma on a regular basis for years and then was switched to Zanaflex and I must say, I had no problems but everyone is different. I found that I was much more drowsy with the Zanaflex and could only take it at night time. I always did feel, however, that I could take or leave the Soma. I felt the Soma worked better for me than the Zanaflex but I had no withdrawal symptoms. I guess I was lucky.
echo08
12 Feb 2012
DzooBaby & BusyMom - I apologize if I was out of line and/or came on way 2 strong. DzooBaby, I've checked into ur particapation into so many areas had & ur truly awesome. Again, my apologies 2 u both & I hope I didn't offend either of u.
busymomiof3
16 Feb 2012
Not offended at all, and I appreciate all the info and input. Hopefully they will come up with a better way of handling this situation as it sounds like I'm definitely not alone :)
neferteri112 Feb 2012
Hi, busymomiof3: I am so sorry you were so sick. I am being weaned off the Soma (4 a day for 8 years due to two broken necks). When I had to pick up the rx for the weaning... there is NEW info that came out Jan 4 stating NOT to stop taking this med abruptly... seizures can happen... so I don't know what they were thinking with you. I am coming down slowly but feel sick and anxious all the time. I think if they are going to take people off this stuff... they need a back up plan. I called the manufacturer of the med and they said they were "working" on a titration schedule... well, Drs. are stop writing scripts for it now... I hope you are doing well. Thanks for your post... I'm sure it will help others! Good luck.
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I really appreciate your post. I've been taking soma for a couple years and although the dose is take 1 4x a day i've always taken 2 twice a day... needless to say I'm super nervous about switching. When my neck was really bad and I was on vacation unable to turn my head I was taking 3 soma twice a day just to make it thru, still in pain but at least able to partially turn my head. (which is required at Disneyland... lol) So of course that month I ran out early, and thought I had a horrible flu I was so incredibly sick. The fever and body aches made me feel as though I'd been run over and the vomiting and migraine were unbelievable. I had no idea it was withdrawals. That is why I'm so nervous about this switch. I did ask the pm dr and she said she had never heard of withdrawals from soma. Every bit of research I've done on my own says otherwise.
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So my guess is unless this new medication has the same properties in it that soma does I will have withdrawals. And if it has the same properties why would she switch me? UGH! I'm a mommy of 3 and in college full time in addition to working a physical job 50 hours a week that involves repetitive lifting. I think I'm going to see my regular dr and discuss this with him, maybe ask for a referral to a new pm dr?
I'm so happy to read your post and know that perhaps I'm not alone in this pain/medication world :*) Thank you so much for your insight!