skelaxin compared to soma

I have severe chronic back pain due to an auto accident I was in many years ago. I've been on several different muscle relaxers including Skelaxin and Flexeril. Skelaxin did not help me at all but Flexeril did. The Flexeril worked great for many years until it stopped and I had to switch to a new med and that's when my Dr put me on the Soma. The Soma does work great but I struggle to keep it under control.

ve taken Norco for a long time, I think I need to add a muscle relaxer to my pain man. regimen. Is Soma a muscle relaxer or a narcotic? I've taken Skelaxin but it takes several doses over a period of a few days to get relief. I would like something that works a little faster.

im 8 days clean and im just now starting to sleep.prob bout to days ago is when i started to feel sleepy and could sleep thru the night. i woulnt use anything to help me sleep bc i knew naturally my body would come around and that i would be able to fall asleep on my own. i refused to take anything. to scared to get hooked on something else.

I used to take flexeril but it stopped working for me and I was always able to stop c/t without any problems. I currently take 800mg 3xday of Skelaxin and there are no dependence issues at all, so I think you would be fairly safe not relapsing. I have read posts on here regarding soma which is a muscle relaxer and apparently it is addicting. You can also take upto 800mgs of IBprofen 3xday which really helps with muscle and joint pain.

My pain clinic is no longer writing for soma. I have had flexeril,robaxin,skelaxin before and they aren't as effective. What can I try?

I became very addicted to soma, physically and mentally. It took two years of fighting to finally kick the habit. There are many other muscle relaxers such as skelaxin and robaxin that are non addictive. Try those instead. Soma is merely a barbiturate in sheep's clothing.

Hi and sorry about your neck/back injury. Flexeril does work a lot better. I was on it for 9 months. It wasn't too hard to get off of. Skelaxin didn't work as well for me either but did work some as I felt it after I got of of it. For short term I would take Flexeril at night (5mg). Apparently Skelaxin doesn't work for you.Flexeril only works for 3 weeks then it is a sleeping pill really. I would go on an off as needed.

Skelaxin helps me out with that. Compared to the opiates I just got off of, I get absolutely no buzz from Skelaxin. It just makes me a bit tired. Not my idea of a recreational drug at all. ...now Flexiril, that's another story. I tried that out, taking a 10mg. Next thing I knew, it was the next day! I slept probably 10 hours, and had a druggy hangover for another half-day.

patients, transport patients, help very unsteady patients get out of bed and walk. So quite often I need to take my skelaxin. My lower back tightens up and I just need some relief. I have been taking it a bit more often than I did say 6 months ago. I tKe it as prescribed I have never gone over the maximum dose, I am just concerned about possible withdrawal or anything like that from skelaxin.

Like most I have always had general back pain I had several surgeries a few years ago where I was in the hospital 2 weeks with gallstones that dissolved and part of the sludge entered my pancreas that ate a hole through it causing 10 litters of fluid to build up behind my lungs. They basically cut me sternum to spine that & used a rib splitter. it causes pain under my breast still. Then last year was in a car accident that caused bulging discs to hit nerves in my lumbar and cervical.

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In my experience I have found Soma to be helpful as well as Skelaxin. I would have a talk with your doctor and see what he/she suggests. Good luck to you.

Hello Shirio and welcome to the Pain Forum: First let me tell you that I'm sorry for the discomfort. The meds you have are not meds that can help you type of pain. You need a stronger Muscle Relaxer like Flexeril or Soma. These will work much better than Skelaxin which in my opinion is the "Baby" of the Muscle relaxer meds. It is wise to stay on an anit-inflammatory like Motrin but you might want to try 800mg Ibuphropen (sp) Also.

Have been taking 1 soma every night for at least the past 2 months, after back surgeon gave it following fusion 7 months ago. Have been getting wicked headaches for past month, and family doctor said soma was very addictive and wean myself off. How should I wean 1/2 pill for a week then 1/4, then stop? Must admit to being sad not to have the reliable sleep aid that soma has been. But, don't want to be addicted to this drug.

t bad at all compared to opiate w/d.This is my experience congrats on ur 60days clean.

Plus soma for spasms. So confused!

I agree that sub would be an inappropriate choice to help you get off Soma. You need to work with a doctor who can formulate a sloe and gradual taper plan, and if need bem have someone give you the pills at home, if you cannot stick to the taper yourself. Sub is not an inherently bad drug, but it IS a strong opiate with its own set of risks and considerations. I would strongly recommend rethinking using it if you are considering it.

Well I've never taken soma but have taken flexeril a lot, to help me sleep and to help with back spasms, I have never gotten any type of 'buzz' from it. Upon comparing the two on drugs.com under warning on soma it says not to take it if you have a history of alcohol or other substance abuse or dependence but under flexeril there is nothing of the sort. Hope that helps, Much Luv!!!

The only way I was able to get off soma was to just stop! It's a nasty drug. Withdrawal is nothing compared to opiates 3-4 days of craving and some anxiety and its done. I did get night sweats for about 3 days and by 5 you don't really even think about it. I can't see anyway to taper from it.....you can try, but taper just didn't work for me at ALL! I promise after no more than five days you will feel great. That stuff made me look and feel like c rap.......its bad, news..

It is so hard to get up in the moring because of the pain I have to crawl to the shower to have the warm water loosen me so I can do my fibro stretches in order to function. I have read some of the people who take narcs for the pain. Are you aware that narcs can make it worse? There have to be some other medication out there to help with fibro without the side effects of narcs.

So I have no choice but to detox myself next week. I am going to use Soma, 800 ibprohin, bentyl,immodium and klonopin. I am very scared and my bf of 3 months knows nothing about this. I am going to tell him that I am getting off lyrica and that it causes flulike symtoms and insomia,etc. I am so scared about the w/d's b/c of what I went though with fentanyl. People say getting off norco is like a walk in the park compared to fentanyl. Please any advice!!!!Thanks very much!!!!

i can tell you first hand i've been taking soma since 1992 i'm up to 5-6 at a time i go thru a scipt of 120 in 5-7 days depending on my job schedule i can only take 3-4 at a time at work with out out people knowing and let me tell you there sneaky little bastards some time 4 messes me up other times i can take 6 and be fine cook clean but theres those times when as my friends call it i get the soma shuffle can't talk,walk and shake like i'm having a seizure as for withdraw i pers

It makes withdrawal much worse. I would suggest trying to eliminate the soma first. My problem is when I took the soma to try to replace the lortab......I felt sick all the time and it would make me crave the vic's even worse. Its a nasty tail chasing situation. Withdrawal from soma is nothing compared to the opiates. It lasts about a week and you basically just crave really bad, the physical is mostly some anxiety too. After two weeks you wont even think about the soma.......

My prayers and best wishes are with you. I wish I had more to offer as advice, but unfortunately soma is easy to obtain and abuse and yes, they are cracking down on it. Good thing because the effects of soma are very serious and I am still surprised that it is so easy to get. I am very sorry you are going through this.......please keep reading and posting. Luv, Nauty..............

m sure you are an amazing person in every other aspect of your life, but pills change a person and quitting is not just a matter of will-power, it is a spiritual awakening. My kids joke about how I used to act compared to now. Life is so much richer and my heart is open again. Anyway, that's my two cents. Make the decision, open up to the truth, and let this whole thing be behind you. Good luck and keep posting.

i dont know anything about soma but i just wanted to say that it is awesome that you were able to come off the oxy and are now clean of it because that is a huge task and you made it thru so congrats on that sorry i dont know anything about soma but someone who does will help you tomorrow im sure of that good luck Abritt

I don't think that amount of wine alone would elevate you enzymes but with the drugs you're taking I really don't know. I believe that Skelaxin may be associated with elevated liver enzymes is some people but again, I am not sure of this. I would Google all of the drugs you're taking with the word "liver" or "hepatic" eg "Skelaxin Liver".

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