Hey Keb, It's a skeletal muscle relaxer. I've I've been taking tit for several years and haven't become tolerant to it's effects or needed to increase the dose.

I know folks that are knocked out by a half a felexeril and others that have similar sedating effects from soma. Personally I think it's the next best thing to Valium for spasm. Some meds are for spasm, some meds are for muscle spasticity.

There is a difference. Folks with MS have spasticity that will cause there legs to jerk and contort their body as the muscles lock, meds like baclofin and Zanaflex are for spasticity and meds like flexerill, soma and skelaxin are for spasm.

Spasms are more focused and can be released with trigger point injection, trigger point pressure and the muscle ralaxers.

Every time you add another med that has CNS depressant qualities you increase the overall effect of all the CNS depressants. You might want to try it on a weekend rather than a day or time you know you have to be more alert just to get a feel for how you will react, drowsiness etc.

One NP told me that Soma has opiate properties and can cause physical dependence, but I have yet to be able to verify any of that info. I've stopped taking soma cold and experienced no physical withdrawal but everyone is different.


Personally I think Soma works well and I haven't had a problem with developing tolerance to it's effects.

Good luck, Dave