Soma User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• kow...
• December 1, 2009

For Muscle Spasm "I have used Soma (carisoprodol) for 6 years, and it is definitely a great help for my fibromyalgia muscle spasm pain. Also for the muscle spasm pain from degenerative disc disease with a bulging disc in my neck, which is inoperable at this time. Best of all, the muscle relaxers out there, and I have tried almost all of them."

• cou...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 23, 2021

For Muscle Spasm "Soma has been a godsend for me! I have tried all other muscle relaxers, and they did nothing!! Soma is the only one that provides relief and lets me live a normal life! With my constant muscle pain, I cannot live without it. It gives me back my life and has no side effects."

• Kar...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• August 7, 2024

For Muscle Spasm "I have been on Soma for over 10 years, and it's the ONLY medicine that I can take at home to help my back. Right now, my back is severe. I took one. I usually take one every night with my other meds before bed. I cannot live without it."

• Anonymous
• July 21, 2008

For Muscle Spasm "I have recently started having back pain, and my doctor started me on Soma. I have been pain-free ever since. It really does take the pain away, and fast. Just do not drive on it. It relaxes your muscles, and you can easily lose focus."

• bre...
• November 5, 2010

For Muscle Spasm "I take Soma as an adjunct therapy to pain medications for fibromyalgia. I'm 34 now - but have been prescribed Soma off and on for six years. As others have also posted, I too was prescribed Flexeril, Robaxin, Zanaflex, Skelexin, Parafon Forte, etc. Most of those were marginally helpful, if at all. Soma is the only muscle relaxant medicine that actually works. Not only does it truly 'relax' the tension and knots in my muscles, but it can throw the brakes on a tension headache, work as a sleep aid, and lower the need for opioids with very few side effects. I would recommend this medicine to anyone. Cheers."

• Cjc...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• April 25, 2022

For Muscle Spasm "I have been on Carisoprodol (Soma generic) for 22 years. I have had a few doctors that have a blanket policy that they won't write Soma, period. Thank God, 10 years ago I found a doctor that gives me absolutely no problems. I have failed low back surgery L-5/S1. As well, I have DDD and severe muscle spasms. I have tried every muscle relaxant there is. Only Diazepam (generic Valium) comes close. Carisoprodol relaxes every muscle in my body, and I would be in misery without it."

• Anonymous
• March 10, 2012

For Muscle Spasm "I have a few degenerated disks and fibromyalgia. These two conditions tend to amplify each other, causing extreme back pain. Some antidepressants/anti-anxiety meds will address fibromyalgia, but they only work 24/7; the inherent sedation is not a wonderful way to go through life. With Soma, I can take care of this later in the day, and because it amplifies opiates, I am able to take Tramadol instead of Percocet. Be careful with that interaction, as it is surprisingly powerful. Be careful of using any other drugs as well while on Soma. Although it is mildly euphoric, I have not detected any physical or psychological addiction. Also, you may find Soma 'vacations' to increase its effectiveness during long-term use."

• Anonymous
• March 11, 2011

For Muscle Spasm "I have used a generic version of Soma as needed for muscle pain, as I have fibromyalgia for 12 years now. Tried 5 different muscle relaxers before I found Soma. It is definitely the best with the fewest side effects. Yesterday, my insurance company informed me they will no longer pay for it. I will buy it myself. It is worth it."

• Kel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 4, 2017

For Muscle Spasm "This is the best muscle relaxer I have taken. I have a hairline fracture at the top of my tibia. This released my knee overnight. It was locked! I take Klonopin, so the sedation dizzy feeling was mild. However, I didn't mix, I skipped Soma if anxiety was present."

• Anonymous
• June 10, 2011

For Muscle Spasm "This is the only medication strong enough to help with my severe muscle spasms. Why would they take it off the market? I have had 1 neck and 2 back surgeries, and they all failed. I NEED this medication."

• BAB...
• November 28, 2008

For Muscle Spasm "Ever since an accident 2 years ago, I've had horrible muscle spasms and pain in my back and shoulders that plague me almost 24 hours a day. Flexeril made me so groggy and drowsy during the day that I couldn't take it. My doctor has now prescribed Soma, and I feel relief without the marked drowsiness I had with other muscle relaxants, even with taking it 3 times a day."

• Anonymous
• March 23, 2011

For Muscle Spasm "I have been on Soma for 10 years for fibromyalgia and degenerative disc disease. It is by far the best muscle relaxer that I know of for this type of chronic pain. My insurance company will not pay for it any longer. They recommend Zanaflex, Skelaxin. These are very expensive medicines, running $450-550/month. Soma costs me $30 without insurance for a month's supply. I take it 4 times a day when I need to. It is important to take it as instructed and not to take more than your doctor prescribed. It gives you a better quality of life without pain. If you need to discontinue, do it gradually."

• Gle...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• May 2, 2018

For Muscle Spasm "I was put on Soma for post-polio syndrome. It also works as a pain reliever. I have been taking it for about three years. I don’t always take it the four times a day, sometimes I take it just twice a day. It’s very helpful at night because I get cramps, but it really does help with my post-polio syndrome. I had not noticed any difference in its effectiveness over the past few years."

• Ber...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• July 31, 2024

"I've been taking Soma tablets for almost thirty years. No side effects. They are effective at erasing the low-level pain in my spinal nerves caused by my scoliosis. They have the side effect of drowsiness, but one per day, a short time before sleep, is enough. They stop that annoying nerve pain in my back that will not let me sleep. Contrary to what is said by manufacturers, Soma tablets are not addictive. I've had to do without them before and the only withdrawal symptom was the inevitable one - the rebound effect."

• Lon...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• July 25, 2021

For Muscle Spasm "My doctor cut me off of Soma after taking it for over 14 years with her. She said she doesn't feel comfortable prescribing it anymore due to 'abuse potential.' I have multiple conditions that cause severe, lifelong, extreme chronic pain. Soma was one of the most effective medications I ever took. I don't know why she said the whole 'addictive' part to me. I get drug tested by this same doctor every appointment and have never (ever) had anything come back positive that I wasn't prescribed. Lastly, to disprove the whole withdrawal symptom thing - at least for me, after years of taking it, I have gone on and off of it before and up/down dosages to try and see if I could hold out taking less medication (No, I do not like taking a bunch of medicine all day long, but it is the *only* thing that makes me able to get out of bed and do anything except lay in bed, tortured all day/night)."

• apr...
• January 14, 2011

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."

• Tri...
• February 23, 2010

For Muscle Spasm "It's the best muscle relaxer I've used so far. I have fibromyalgia, and I take it with Vicodin and get enough relief to get by. I still have to have steroid injections, go to a chiropractor, and have trigger point injections. Fibromyalgia drugs don't work at all for me, which is a bummer!"

• Anonymous
• September 13, 2010

For Muscle Spasm "Was on Soma for over three years. 250 mg, 3 times a day. After my eyesight was affected, my eye doctor suggested that I stop the Soma. I talked with my MD, who agreed. Was very shocked to find that after 24 hours of stopping the medication, I went into a full migraine headache, extreme sweating, extreme pain. I was hurting everywhere. Then vomiting started. This continued for days! Please, if you are on this medication for any length of time, slowly get off it. No one should go through what I went through. Finally got the doctor to prescribe a few more pills to slowly get off this medication. READ before stopping any medication! It worked great while taking it."

• jee...
• May 8, 2011

For Muscle Spasm "Soma has helped so much with spasms in my low back and leg problems. I take it four times a day for the past seven years, and it works wonders. My back problems require pain medications, sadly. But Soma is great. I'm allergic to Flexeril and Skelaxin, and Soma works much better than Robaxin, at least for me."

• Mea...
• June 14, 2010

For Muscle Spasm "All I can say is WOW! I have taken so many different muscle relaxers as well as different narcotics, and this is one of the best medicines I have ever tried. It's hard to get relief with 2 herniated discs in my lower back, but with the Soma I took, 20 minutes later I felt more relaxed, and my muscles just seemed to have let go of the tension, and the spasms just subsided. However, please be sure to take it as directed."

• Anonymous
• October 12, 2011

For Muscle Spasm "I am a 15-year-old boy and am on my high school's swim team. After a few months of not really working out, after a few weeks of intense training severely agitated my shoulders, and any time I moved my arms, I was struck with really severe pain. I was put on this medicine immediately, and it was an absolute miracle. It was like a pain eraser. With taking this medicine, I went to PT for about 10 months and am now off of it. I think this made my experience a lot easier and highly recommend this to anyone with severe pain."

• nig...
• February 20, 2009

"Much-needed co-analgesic prescription for chronic pain. Sedation not a problem when taken long term. Tried ALL OTHER muscle relaxants and NONE of them could put a 'DENT' in my pain/spasms. My doctor just cut me back, saying he will eventually stop prescribing it due to others abusing it. I don't get it! So his patients will end up having more pain (which means more money for him and hospitals, etc)."

• Mar...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 24, 2021

For Muscle Spasm "I was on SOMA for about 15 years, and then my pharmacy took me off it. Said it was not for long-term usage (no studies were ever done). Thank the good Lord that MVP health insurance took Chlorzoxazone (the replacement) off their formulary, and I had to go back to Soma. The only disadvantage is the pharmacy can only write me for 9 days (27 pills) at a time. I don't care, I will take it. SOMA is the only muscle relaxer that works for multiple sclerosis patients."

• Eff...
• April 12, 2009

For Muscle Spasm "I am glad that it has helped so many people. When I was 12, doctors gave it to my grandmother, who was raising me, and a few months later, my grandfather died and she was very depressed. I guess when I was at school, she started taking her medicines like crazy, and after that, she never stopped. I am 25 now and she is finally off Soma. She was very addicted for the past 11 years and I must say I am happy to have my grandmother back to normal. Glad everyone takes this medication as directed. Don't ever attempt to take more than directed."

• Anonymous
• July 23, 2009

For Muscle Spasm "I have taken 5 mg Flexeril, could take 5 and still had spasms. Tried 10 mg Flexeril and still same results. Tried Methacarbamol with no relief. With this, I took 1 and can act like I'm 21. Muscle spasms are caused by many bone spurs on my spine pointing down on my nerves. This is the best drug on the market for my conditions."