Is Baclofen As Strong Soma

I start a new muscle relaxer tonight called Baclofen. I'd been taking Soma fit years and it's just not helping with the terrible spasms anymore. I'm hoping the Baclofen does the trick. Does anyone know if it's stronger than Soma? I hate taking new meds. I'll make my husband stay up awhile to make sure I don't have a bad reaction.

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Hello, Donna! How are you?

No, it is not as strong as Soma. Soma is actually the strongest muscle relaxant available.

The FDA lists the typical side effects of Baclofen as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache and dry mouth.

Have you taken it, yet? If so, did you experience any problems?

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Hi Donna, how's it going? I take High-Dose Baclofen (currently 150mg a day titrating up to 350mg a day) for alcoholism. I do get some side-effects like nausea (treated with Stemzine) and sleepiness (I drink some coffee). It's cured me of alcoholism after 25 years. The side-effects disappear after a few days after which I up my dose again until I reach my therapeutic maintenace dose. Baclofen has been used for a while like this and no cases of toxicity have been reported. It is a very safe drug even in very high doses. I find it incredibly effective.

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PS Baclofen also tends to be an agonist for endegenous opoids like endorphin, so you might feel unaccountably happy, positive, and "buzzing" on a mild opiate-like high.

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That's awesome that's it's helped you with your alcoholism. I do take ann opiate daily. The first couple days of taking the baclofen I felt so groggy all day. So much so I almost stopped taking it. I'm doing much better now.

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Yes I started it last Tuesday. The first few days I felt so groggy the next day. I didn't like that but it's gotten better. No other problems that I've noticed. The Soma didn't leave me groggy the next day. I also take a narcotic three times a day and I worried it wouldnt mix well but I've not had any problems. I'm not good about starting new meds. I hate it. I don't like change lol. It's all seeming to work out though so I'm happy. I must admit though Soma works better on muscle spasms.

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My new doctor dislikes carisoprodol which I’ve taken for many years along with low dose of oxycodone. I’ve never had any problems, so am frustrated he refuses to stay with what was working. Today, I just started 5 mg baclofen, lying in bed nauseous and have severe left quadrant back and neck pain. I’ve never had to suffer like this with carisoprodol. Does anyone in medicine have advise?

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