Carisoprodol Side Effects

Brand Names: Soma

Please note - some side effects for Carisoprodol may not be reported. Always consult your doctor or healthcare specialist for medical advice. You may also report side effects to the FDA at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/ or 1-800-FDA-1088 (1-800-332-1088).

Side Effects of Carisoprodol - for the consumer

Carisoprodol

All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. Check with your doctor if any of these most COMMON side effects persist or become bothersome when using Carisoprodol:

Dizziness; drowsiness; headache.

Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue; hoarseness); fainting; fast heartbeat; fever, chills, or persistent sore throat; loss of coordination; mood or mental changes (eg, agitation, depression, irritability); seizures; severe or persistent dizziness; severe or persistent trouble sleeping; tremors.

For the professional

Carisoprodol

Cardiovascular — Tachycardia, postural hypotension, and facial flushing.

Central Nervous System — Drowsiness and other CNS effects may require dosage reduction. Also observed: dizziness, vertigo, ataxia, tremor, agitation, irritability, headache, depressive reactions, syncope, seizures, and insomnia.

Gastrointestinal — Nausea, vomiting, hiccup, and epigastric distress.

Hematologic — Leukopenia, in which other drugs or viral infection may have been responsible, and pancytopenia, attributed to phenylbutazone, have been reported. No serious blood dyscrasias have been attributed to Carisoprodol.

By body system

Nervous system side effects

Nervous system side effects are common and include drowsiness and sedation most often. Dizziness, headache, tremor, agitation, insomnia, syncope and ataxia have also been reported.

Central respiratory depression may occur, particularly at high doses.

Other side effects

Withdrawal symptoms after abrupt cessation of carisoprodol have been reported and may be due to dependency on the meprobamate metabolite. Such symptoms include abdominal pain, agitation, tremor, restlessness, anxiety, depression, insomnia, nausea, and sweating. Seizures have been reported rarely.

Psychologic dependence and abuse of carisoprodol (often in combination with alcohol and other CNS depressants) have been reported.

Hypersensitivity side effects

Hypersensitivity effects include rash, pruritus and erythema multiforme. Asthma, fever, hypotension and anaphylaxis have been reported rarely.

Gastrointestinal side effects

Gastrointestinal symptoms include nausea, vomiting, hiccups and epigastric distress.

Cardiovascular side effects

Cardiovascular effects include tachycardia and hypotension.

Oncologic side effects

Oncologic side effects have included mutagenicity and clastogenicity reported from in vitro animal cell assays.

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