Carisoprodol and Headaches: What Users Say

• apr...
• January 14, 2011

Carisoprodol for Muscle Spasm "My doctor put me on Soma about a year ago for knots in my neck, and they helped better than any muscle relaxer I have ever had. He just took me off of them for some reason, and I have been having really bad headaches since. He changed the Soma to something else, and they make me sick. So I recommend Soma to anyone who has muscle pain and spasms."

• Mar...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 19, 2021

Carisoprodol for Muscle Spasm "I, like many others, am now having the hardest time getting my Soma prescription back. I was first prescribed this after my car accident in 2015. I have degenerative disc disease, C2-3 & C5-7 herniated discs, straightening of my cervical spine, torn rhomboid muscle, sciatica, and numbness & tingling of my arms/hands. I am 29 now, & I have been to so many doctors thanks to every changing insurance. If my PPO wasn't so expensive to keep, I wouldn't be in the predicament I am now on state Medi-Cal insurance. I have been prescribed every other muscle relaxer & currently am now trying Flexeril for the 3rd time since my accident, and surprise, it still doesn't relieve my spasms or pain, it just makes my heart race, and then I get a bad headache before I have to lay down. Then I get hot and cold flashes & tingling before I fall asleep. I am barely on day 2 of Flexeril this time around, & I am miserable. I am told over & over they can't prescribe me Soma. Why? It's the only thing that works... thanks, FDA."

• Wis...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 27, 2017

For Muscle Spasm "Has anyone ever paid attention to the manufacturers of these Somas? I was getting the ones that say 2410 V (by Vintage Pharmaceutical) and now they are giving me these ones that say SG 109 (by SciGen Pharmaceutical). These new ones are giving me nausea, horrible headaches. Anyone ever have this experience?"

• KJM...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 25, 2022

For Muscle Spasm "I have 12 bad discs from my neck to my butt. I have horrible spasms all the time. I've taken this medication along with a few others since 1990/91. I have taken several different brands of this medication, from generic to name brand Soma. Whatever brand I have taken, I've never had a problem. I've never been picky about the manufacturer. Chemically, a medication should be the same no matter who makes it. But that is NOT true with this brand! It doesn't work! This brand sucks. It feels like it's infused with plastic. Every time I take this brand, I get headaches, my stomach hurts, and it does not work."

• Anonymous
• July 21, 2009

Carisoprodol for Muscle Spasm "Suffer back pain and sciatica from pinched nerve caused by herniated lumbar discs. Prescribed Soma by new orthopedic doctor for pain. Does not work any better for my pain than ibuprofen and comes with a multitude of side effects. I am discontinuing use after one week due to headache, dizziness, nausea, and insomnia. I don't know if my emotional reaction is due to the drug or the three months of chronic pain and recent lack of sleep, but it is making me irritable and angry."

• Sug...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 18, 2018

For Muscle Spasm "This medication is not as effective as I would prefer. It is not the name brand, and it gives me headaches."