Carisoprodol, Why Short Term Medicine? (Page 2)
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What is all the hype about taking carisprodol when you have had 2 neck, 4 back surgeries and osteoarthritis so bad that my fingers on my right hand can't even lift a cup or glass??? I am 60 years old. I do take ms contin, and Xanax for pain and anxiety. I have been on these meds for years. I can't hardly get out of bed in the morning if I am not up all night with pain and gastro problems. I have Lupus and severe fibromyalgia. I had my left hip replaced and after that cervical fusion and lower lumbar fusion. The doctors went to town on me! I hurt 90 percent of the time. I have taken more soma than 20 qty. for 30 days (90qty for 30 days) in the past ten years. I went off the soma for 1 year in exchange for 1 more Xanax a day. Although my muscular problems still existed. Now my Dr is telling me that she won't prescibe anymore. I totally understand if you young and don't have problems like me and others like me but this is unacceptable!!! No wonder people turn to the street to get their meds. The government wonders why we have such a drug crisis. It's not prescibed medicine, the pharmacies will tell you when, where and how much you can have, the doctors will prescibe shots for clear skin but those of us that are really hurting, take our meds the way we are supposed to, no longer count. We are dying inside and out and all we get in the end is more problems. Carisprodol (short term medicine)? Not for me, I am already dying.

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A doctor could give me a horse tranquilixer and I could still function. Actually Morphine helps my breathing. 2 years ago I was at 1000mgs of. Ms contin. I was on alot and both my doctors know that my pain receptors are obliterated. I don't ever ask for more or take more than prescribed now. Believe me I was off 1000mg in 4 months. It was hard,but I never slipped back one time in 4 months. I have been through a lot emotionally and physically. I am stable with 100mgs daily. I take instant release and time released Ms contin. My pain causes anxiety and my neck, where they put a metal plate in the front and a rod in the back cause way too much tightness and spasms. To some it all up, it is up the the patient and their special needs. I just believe that it is in humane to not keep a patient like me comfortable. I don't drive and I have IHSS watching me and taking care of me. Soma? I can't take Flexeril or baclofen. These meds are too medicating and make me severely drowsy. Sue

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Those three drugs together are definitely a red flag for breathing problems. Many doctors won't even prescribe Soma. also I would get off the Xanax. They're better medications for anxiety. Xanax will make your anxiety worse in the long run. Xanax is toxic to your body. The reducers the myelin sheath around your nerves. Xanax can actually start causing anxiety you get addicted to it very quickly and your tolerance will go up you just need more to get the same effect. My life has been destroyed by starting out with Xanax and and studying to take clonazepam got up to very high doses of clonazepam. Trying to come off of it as hell very damaging to your body. Benzos are the worst drug in the world 2 get off of potentially

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Those three drugs together are definitely a red flag for breathing problems. Many doctors won't even prescribe Soma.

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I don't see a problem with Soma but Doctors do, especially now that its a C4 medication. With MS Contin & Xanax, Soma is now under scrutiny not to be prescribed, and here's the kicker, especially for older patients. Luckily I have a really old Doctor!

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I agree there is a major problem going on in this country with the pain management field and the government getting involved in doctor/patient business. Many doctors do not like to prescribe an opiate, a benzodiazepine like xanax and soma together because of the increased risk of breathing problems even if they prescribed it before in the past. Also just for information sake, soma when it breaks down in the body actually breaks down into a benzodiazepine-like tranquilizer called meprobamate. For example, if you were given a drug panel for benzos and were only on soma you would show positive. So maybe now with the new ridiculous FDA reports your doctor is unnecessarily worried about getting into trouble.

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