Soma Versus Baclofen (Page 3)

I was recently switched from soma to baclofen. The Baclofen makes me feel very strange and I cannot function as well on it as I can with Soma. It makes me sleepy, and frankly just makes me feel like crap. The Soma works better for me as far as muscle spasms. The Baclofen does help spinal pain but does not work as quickly as Soma on spasms. My doctors in Alabama refuse to prescribe me Soma even though I have been put on different muscke rekaxers, Soma works best with my body. Why will doctors nor prescribe what works best for the individual. Every thing works different on different people. I want to be able to function and not be a zombie. What should I do. My pain clinic doctor only wants to get meds from him, but if he wont prescribe what works, I will get my pain meds from him and soma from another doctor. It would make it easier if he would just prescribe the soma. It works for me. I also have anxiety problems which the baclofen seems to make worse.

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Re: Verwon (# 1)

My doctors blame it on President Trump and how they, the government, won’t let them take soma with an opioid. Even tramadol! I have been on the same dose for years. I am able to take less at times but never had I had a problem in the 5+ years I’ve been on it. Soma was the first thing that worked and gave me some relief for a short time. He also was going to just stop it completely after maybe 8 years of taking it one day. Then put me on baclofen which I thought was for spinal cord injury or MS but not as good for what I have. But he didn’t order it. So he was just stopping and not weaning and can baclofen hold off withdrawals from soma?

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Re: betty (# 19)

I would be less worried about the somas and more worried about the benzos. I know at the clinics here in ohio they wont even start you on methadone or subs if you have any type of benzo or alcohol in your system...otherwise you are fine...at least that's how they do it here...

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Re: Ali (# 9)

I take soma 3x a day with norco 10 3x a day. I have been on these for about 7 years. Naturally they don't work on my muscle spasms or pain anymore because my body has gotten used to them. I have asked my doctor to give me something a little stronger but he says the government will not allow him to. I cry worse without the meds. But even with the meds. I am always in alot of pain. I have cerbal palsy. So i wish the government would stay out of my doctors office. He knows my medical problems and my pain and other things about me. I do not abuse my medication. But the government has tied his hands to what he can do.

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you, like myself have had the best that “healthcare” has to offer ... we need to create better options for ourselves. having gone back n’ forth from one to another to another ... when profit comes before people, the people always lose

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I agree the Baclofen is bad medicine, Be care getting meds from two DR.s As your pain manager said no.
They should remove the evil Baclofen from the market!

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Going to two different Dr's might get you in trouble. As far as baclofen it's a horrible med and I will never take again. I felt like I was stuck in a bubble and had two bad falls.

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