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Is Soma A Narcotic Muscle Relaxer? (Page 3)
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dana Says:
My doctor has told me that that soma is a narcotic and she does not want to prescribe it to me any more. I suffer from chronic back pain as well as muscle spasms. I have tried other muscle relaxers as well as anti inflamatories and none of then do not work. Soma is the only one I have found to work for me without making me sleepy. Any information you can give me i would really appreciate.
Thank you,
Dana
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Soma is non narcotic and has never been a narcotic, sorry. Soma Compound can have Codeine in it and would be considered a narcotic
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Candy Says:
Soma is a narcotic. I got caught with 1 and it was sent to be analyzed and it came up as a schedule 4 narcotic, but it does not come up in a U/A!! I know from experience, but it does help the back!!
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Ty Says:
SOMA is a drug that works on specific areas of the body if any doctor tells you different get a second opinion.Examples of soma use might be arthritis,degenerative joint disease,even as an alternative to xanex .Soma is not really that addictive because it is a water soluable drug so it is out of your system in 48 hrs.Soma is not a narcotic and has received way to much negative publicity from doctors and patients who have no idea about this med.
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Nae Says:
Find another Dr that will listen and who cares for you! #myopinion!
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Ty Says:
Yes it is a schedule 4 drug but it is not a narcotic. The law only classifies soma as if it were a narcotic. Again this is a water soluble drug. It is made in a laboratory and is not a true narcotic because it does not build up in your blood / fat cells as narcotics and marijuana do. In 48 hours it is gone from your system!
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mik Says:
I've had 8 back surgeries. Have horrible shoulder pain due to my bad back.
I make "Golden Paste" & take it every day. It works miracles. Google it. It's not expensive to make & will last about a month. I also give it to my dog & he has no limps any longer. I also add Organic Ginger to the Golden Paste.
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Lele Says:
Thank you,
It is a very effective medicine, it works better than most muscle relaxers, and the reason why doctor's are refusing to write prescriptions is because of the Opiate Epidemic that is swarming across the country right now! These people have been found dead from using the drug not for what it was intended for, but for recreational purposes and misusing the drug! It is making it extremely hard for people who really need the medicine! If you have a Pain Management doctor, you can usually get it that way, but not from your Primary Care doctor! The *****s who abuse the drug are making it almost impossible for really sick and hurting people! Soma is a very effective medicine if used for the right reasons and for the right illness!
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Normal Nobody Says:
Re: Lele (# 47) 
Thank you so much for bringing this up. I had severe leg and back pain, showed up to the ER, they did an x-ray on my leg and found nothing and sent me home. I was in agony for over 2 months waiting for the earliest appointment for an orthopedist, and taking all the tests he wanted before that. I couldn't take it anymore and overdosed on Motrin. When I went to the ER for that, the doctor tried to put me in psych unit for "purposely overdosing and pain killer seeking." I walked out and went to an urgent care to see if I could get a shot, something. He told me to get out and he would put my name on the list of people who come in looking for narcotics. I told him I just wanted to be out of pain, couldn't take anymore Motrin (or Alieve) and the only one who said the word narcotics was him. He didn't like that and threw me out. I decided to go to Pain Management to help me deal with the now excruciating, constant, never-ending pain and was overdosing on everything over the counter (and a little drinking). I already had the MRI and I brought her the disc. She left, looked at it, came back white as a ghost. Not only did I have a herniated disc, but it had a bulge, about the size of a softball sitting and grinding on my sciatic nerve. She called a bunch of neurosurgeons and called an ambulance for emergency surgery. I felt vindicated, but I can't believe it was that hard, that I had to suffer because addicts were going to the ER faining a back injury because that pain is hard to prove. Doctors got smart to the game but people who legit have injuries got crossed in the middle.
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EDDY Says:
Re: Normal Nobody (# 49)
Bulged or Herniated disc does not mean EMERGENCY surgery. Did you have it done. Why didn't you go to a Chiropractic Doctor first. How would a shot or a pill fix your problem(s)
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Becky Says:
I have chronic back pain also and some is the only thing that helps me too. No doctors will give them to me either. They only give me 1 a day, what a joke Pain Management clinics is. People in severe pain has to sit in a pain clinic for 3-4 hours for no help or relief at all. Most people going to my pain clinic looks like crack heads. (Just my opinion.) I had 3 major back surgeries, my last one in May ( in San Francisco) and still no relief. Well he ( my surgeon in San Francisco is awesome) did fix me to where I could stand up straight again after 2-1/2 years of being hunched over. It's all a damn money racket. I said I would never wish my pain on anyone but, I sure hope some of my doctor and pain management doctor feels my pain one day.
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Jeana Says:
WHAT are we suppose to do . The family doctor is passing the buck saying soma is a narcotic so what is a person to do.
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Missy Says:
Re: Lele (# 47)
I would like to know who you were referring to when you stated "if the *****s".
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Lisa B Says:
I totally agree. I think that Soma or Carisoprodol is getting a bad rap. This is a quote from Ty:
It's a drug that works on specific areas of the body if any doctor tells you different get a second opinion.Examples of soma use might be arthritis,degenerative joint disease. Soma is not really that addictive because it is a water soluable drug so it is out of your system in 48 hrs.Soma is not a narcotic and has received way to much negative publicity from doctors and patients who have no idea about this med.
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catfish Says:
Re: Becky (# 51)
i have yake soma for apx 15 years with great results but this has just happen to me. no more soma from pain management. i have been told by my doctor at om that soma metabolized in to a narcotic ( so what there giving me morphine whats the diffrens) anyone heard that one yeat? i have 25 days of soma left. the i am out .i tried xanaflex , i got a very very bad rash . itched like crazy. i had tiny bumps all over even on my face. they didn't even care .my husbad had to get mad for them to look at my rash & thsr didn't do much too. i told the doctor i can not take the xanaflex. he say i guess you will have to do with out. WOW. so much for a some what quality life without pain. qere do i get help
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catfish Says:
Re: Becky (# 51)
i have take soma for apx 15 years with great results but this just happen to me. no more soma from pain management. i have been told by my doctor that soma metabolized in to a narcotic .anyone heard that one yeat? i have 25 days of soma left. then i am out .i tried xanaflex , i got a very very bad rash . itched like crazy. so bad i ised a scrub brush . i had tiny bumps & hives all over even on my facehands & chest. they didn't even care .my husbad had to get mad for them to look at my rash & that didn't help . i told the doctor i can not take the xanaflex. he say i guess you will have to do with out. WOW. so much for a quality life without pain. is my pain meds next? pain managment appers there working them self out of a job. were do i get help
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Mike Says:
Medical marijuana works great for the spasms. Get your card. Also no addiction issues!
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HOUSE Says:
Re: BL (# 16)
Sorry but no, Soma IS NOT, NEVER WAS a narcotic. Also it is NOT a schedule 2!
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EDDY Says:
Re: HOUSE (# 58)
It could be in a couple of States on the C 2 List. As we know its not a narcotic, but Soma can be mixed with Narcotics as 'Soma Compound'
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HOUSE Says:
Re: Missy (# 53)
No, she was referring to Junkies!!! why are you asking?
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