FYI - per the DEA/DOJ website:

carisoprodol (trade name Soma)

Soma is NOT controlled federally; however, is currently controlled in the following states:

Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nevada
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Oregon
Texas
West Virginia

Yes it's right Soma is not a control meds it's in non Control till yet what they ban all the meds one by one any one can Explane me what the reson why they do this.

WRONG.

It is not a FEDERALLY CONTROLLED drug, but it is a STATE CONTROLLED drug in the states listed above.

I know this, I live in one of the states listed.

Heh Heh I can get it.


Better not brag I amy be cut off soon.

Time to move if you need Soma!!

Folks-

Please excuse my ignorance, but what is Soma? I've looked around, and I'm guessing it's a sort of nickname for something. You know, like hydro.

Has anyone found it effective for disc herniation pain? I'm considering the epidural injections at this point, but advice is always welcome.

I'm currently on hydro. I abused it in the past, but I'm one of the lucky ones who can still use it properly after that mess.

I now have some new issues. I'll probably have access to more narcotic products, but I don't necessarily want to go there. If Soma is a good idea, any info is more than welcome. Thanks!

Funny, I can order it from a NROP and they will ship it or my dentist is good to give it to me.

It's a muscle relaxer. I use it for TMJ.

Really?

TMJ benefits from a muscle relaxer? I thought that TMJ was all about the joint itself. If this is true, then I have to reconsider the muscle relaxers that they are always trying to push on me. I refuse because they have no effect on my particular pain issues, most of which are bone & joint injury.

I had never thought of my TMJ issues as something that a med like that might help.The cramping is the worst...the clicking and poping...uhhhh, just sounds or feels like my neck. nothing new.

I kinda hate the effect of Soma, but there are others that I would take if they were effective for TMJ. Thats very exciting news.
Thanks for that info.

No, not all TMJ is about the joint. Also, even if it is a joint issue, it can cause muscle spasms. I clench my teeth at night.

I've not found any of the others they try to work on me, but some people do. Soma is good at night, which is when I do my clenching.

Interesting....

Thank You !

I am going to do some research and see if I can get some relief from my jaw cramps and spasms.





SEE???
i'm not as big a troll as some would make me out to be.,

Stacy, I do not start fights. I will however finish them.
I am not a bad guy. Just as reasonable as you are, thank God.

Take Care!

Whatever helps. That is my philosophy. It would be a shame if Soma became controlled since it seems to bring relief to so many.

I have never taken it, so I have no comment on the drug itself. But, I CAN say - when you suffer, one must do what one must do.

Please, please do not schedule everything. If anything, schedule Tylenol and Advil (although that's probably not good either).

I ground down my teeth. Didn't end up with TMJ, but I did end up with itty bitty teeth. When you breach the enamel, you are fooked. Healthy gums, roots, etc. but at 50k to do a reconstruction, well, that was not possible. I fired my dentist - I liked him, but he should have educated me about mouth guards. I probably should have known, but I didn't.

Is Soma a muscle relaxer? Just what does it do?

Keep waiting for the first trick or treaters. Turned the clocks back. Me and Ronnie take turns.

Just how many meds are they going to make controlled??? Makes me so mad.

OK, I won't get going. Rain

Grinding your teeth is a symptom of issues of TMJ.

Very, very few people that grind don't have TMJ.

It's a muscle relaxer, good if I have to wear my mouth splint at night and if my head is hurting from clenching.

maybe that is a state controlled drug, but do you thing people are goin to stop ordering?? really? if you want something, you get it, as far as the BI sites, I do believe that they don't care about that, they still ship to any state, as long as you pay! IMHO

Stacy, my mouth grinding started when I was applying for both Standard Disability and SSDI ( Standard made me do it). My dentist never told me about a mouth guard. It didn't take long for the enamel to be breached. If I hadn't had such good teeth before hand, well, maybe it would have felt better. But I did.

Now I have have dentures, cause I couldn't afford all the "fixes". I hate them. That's why I have lost so much weight. It is just not fun to eat. I don't like to tell anyone, cause, well they are dentures. I never wear them at home (there are certain advantages, lol, wink, wink).

Back to Soma - if know nothing of this med and should keep my mouth shut about it. I predict, and I hope I'm wrong, that THEY will schedule most everything. Geez.

I do not know which states that consider Soma scheduled, but I bet a Google search would render that info.

Can't stay awake. 4:30 is way too early. I will visit another thread and then take my Ronnie to bed.

Rain

Read the first post in this thread, that is a list of the states that schedule it.

Well, Oregon is on the list, which surprises me.

Guess I'll just have to deal if this turns out to a med that will help. Thanks for the pointer.

For me its one of the best muscle relaxer and helps for sleep as well. But as I stated pcp's wont give them out.

Friendly, etc will ship it most likely, they ship to my state.

first - sorry, all. most places call Soma "carisoprodol" now (carisoprodol is the name of the drug, not the brand name - like both advil and motrin = ibuprofen). didn't mean to confuse; i honestly thought people knew what Soma was. i won't make that mistake again.

"controlled" can be schedule V or higher, but the state may allow cross-state-border shipments of a legally US prescribed controlled substance.

so in other words, it's all in the wording in the state law. however, normally "controlled" = no shipment. that's obviously not true, depending on the state.

this list is to help others identify either a) why they can't get Soma (carisoprodol) or why b) their doctors are leery of Rxing it. - thought it would be helpful.

again, apologies for the confusion.

Peter---
YES it is good for some heirnated disc pain. For me personally, it was a game-changer, the only thing that will break the cycle of nerve-pain causing muscle-contractions casing nerve-pain causing ect. ect. ect. It is worth a try. Not to mention it's ability to help you sleep.
Tammy

I miss getting Soma from an NROP. It was abrupt and without warning.

Tiades,

Can't you get it from some of these NROP sites? Friendly, medvianet, etc?

Stacy---I LOVE your cat

This is the complete list:
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia

I don't know where you got your Info From? ...But Soma is NOT a Controlled substance in Vermont!!! That is a Fact!

From the DEA site:



http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drugs_concern/carisoprodol.htm

U beat me to that link!!

GMTA!!

My state is not on the list Stacy posted but i still feel like I might be breaking some law. I never order stuff from the BI places, but still... Soma has been very good in helping me taper off trams. I agree with rain about if they are going to control something why not control advil and tylenol. They cause just as much damage liver/kidney-wise as the rx drugs. If something has any mood altering properties(thus abuse potential) then it automatically becomes regulated.

enjoy it while you can...who knows how long you're state won't be listed