should the two be mixed?and what are the dangers if not
What are the effects from taking oxycodone and soma together?
Question posted by liz vegas on 25 April 2011
Last updated on 31 August 2017
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BRRMARS
25 April 2011
once again laurie beat me to it and gave you the best advice. but i'm going to give my two bits about soma. it's a very dangerous drug. i was on this med for 2 yrs at 3 tabs a day. i would leave the house totally naked and go driving around and would not remember the next morning. i got a dui on some (NO I DO NOT DRINK) they took a breathalizer and it came back negative. so they drew blood took me to jail then after 6hrs released me. i thought that was the end of it, NOPE 3months later i got a summons in the mail to goto court i had a dui, they found me guilty driving under the influence of a prescription medication. which included going to AA 3x a week for 3 months, DUI classes for three months, 4500 in fines, and because i'm disabled had to goto jail for three days. not to me i then had to have a SR-22 attached to my auto insurance for 7yrs and my insurance went up. so just a note of caution when taking soma, it works well for some but not so well for me.
you go laurie
drew7282
8 June 2015
I am on Oxycodone HCL 15mg and Soma 350mg 4x plus daily for pain. I am taking it for over a year and it does work for me because it helps me a great deal with pain for my DDD and Osteoarthritis. I never had any episode of running around naked or getting DUI as you describe. Maybe your dose is way to high. I don't understand. I know only one thing that I couldn't live without it. I went recently to Neurologist and he told me to cut it down, so after four days of being only on 60mg per day I thought I will go crazy because of pain. I have tried so many different things but nothing works. Massage brings some relieve, after working 30 minutes my legs are getting numb and I am done. I don't know I pray to God to help me because I don't want to live like this. I tried chiropractors, pool exercises, spent about thousand on different equipment without positive response.
I am really heart broken especially that I did everything I was told and my neck and lower back is not getting any better. It's tough to live like this, knowing that I could make some nice living with my profession. I did it all acupuncture, epidurals, chiropractors, physical therapy, walking you name it. Does someone have an idea or do I have to live this boring life without any help. Good luck to all with pain with finding solutions and/or sharing something that might work.
Joseph71
12 Aug 2016
I've been on soma 350 mg for 15 years, oxycontin 60 extended release and oxycodone 30 immediate release for the same amount of time. I still suffer from pinched nerves at spine of neck and lower back. Specialists have given me needle injections at the base of my spine by the head with no improvement. I tried fentanyl, butrans at high doses with no relief.
I am desperate for healthcare relief from all my suffering.
Can anyone recommend a specialist that has proven their capabilities towards helping people like med who suffer from many different types of pain.
I'm tired of suffering.
Thanks
marmy34
16 Nov 2016
Yes Soma can have this effect on you, if a large amount is taken. 3 times a day seems a bit high, although I understand the need to take it that many times a day. I took it for 2 to 3 years and I too took it 2 or 3 times a day. However I cut the pill in half and only took 1 whole pill a day and the rest of the day I cut the pill in half. This medication is strong and it took me awhile to get used to its' strength. Once I did I was able to control it. Hence I never went driving naked. I did however carry it with me at all times in case I needed it and I did drive while using it and never crashed. I feel bad you had to go through those hoops when you got pulled over. I don't understand why the judge sentenced you to AA meetings when you weren't drinking. You were under the influence from a prescribed drug, not alcohol. That point could've been fought. Oh well, lesson learned. Be careful in the future.
marmy34
16 Nov 2016
To Joseph I'm sorry for all your pain. I too was once in your shoes. I saw so many doctors that at one point I had one doctor tell me that my pain was in my head and he sent me to a shrink. Needless to say I did not use that doctor. I did however go see him and tell him what I had and who finally diagnosed me and how I was fixed. He looked at me and said that's good and he had no idea what me diagnosis was. If you have a nerve disorder or nerve pain/damage have you asked your doctor to prescribe Cymbalta or Lyrica? I take both and I can say if I didn't have them I would not be able to function. My nerve pain is outlandish without these meds. It's just a thought.
JessikahTaylor
31 Aug 2017
BRRMARS. I have a question.. When you got the DUI did you also lose you'r Social Security Disabilty since it was a Felony? If so, for how long? Thanks for answering:-)
LaurieShay
25 April 2011
Hey liz vegas,
The following is the warning concerning these two medications together:
oxycodone ↔ carisoprodol
Applies to: oxycodone, Soma (carisoprodol)
MONITOR: Central nervous system- and/or respiratory-depressant effects may be additively or synergistically increased in patients taking multiple drugs that cause these effects, especially in elderly or debilitated patients.
MANAGEMENT: During concomitant use of these drugs, patients should be monitored for potentially excessive or prolonged CNS and respiratory depression. Ambulatory patients should be counseled to avoid hazardous activities requiring mental alertness and motor coordination until they know how these agents affect them, and to notify their physician if they experience excessive or prolonged CNS effects that interfere with their normal activities.
As long as you were prescribed these two medications by the same doctor or both doctors knew about the medications, then you should be ok.
Good luck,
Laurie
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