Questions about Soma and how to use properly

[RodJonse]

Hello! So, I am a sufferer of chronic pain. The last time I saw my main doctor she prescribed me too low of an amount of my pain medicine, giving 7.5 hydros and only enough for two a day (my tolerance is low but not naive, two and a half of those is typically a good dose for me and I often have to redose later in the day). This led to me running out and having to go to an Urgent Care to get something to hold me over until I see my pain doctor again. When I see my pain doctor I am going to approach her about giving me the 30mg oxys which will allow me to take one half in the morning and one at night, effectively controlling my pain with a nice buzz on top. The lady at the urgent care only gave me enough to hold me over until then, which was 30 5mg oxys.

She also gave me something I've never taken before though, which is 30 350mg Soma tablets.

Now, she explained to me that apparently taking the Soma in conjunction with the oxy would allow me to take less oxy to effectively control my pain. I figured you guys were the best to ask about whether or not this is true. If so, how well would it work? If my normal dose of oxy is 15mg, would I be able to take the soma and then take 7.5 or 10mg of oxy and have it work just as well?

Also, she said it was sedating. Just how sedating is Soma? Are we talking benzo sedating, as in "I'm tipsy and drowsy but I'm still good to go" or are we talking Seroquel sedating, as in "I can't do anything at all"?

Lastly, is Soma safe to take with just about anything? All I take are the opiates (either hydro or oxy) and valium for anxiety/ocd. I'm not taking ridiculous amounts of any of them so I just would like to make sure if this is all safe to take together to prevent any harm. I never typically take my painkillers and my valium at the same time, but I know it's safe doing so. I just need to know that everything would be alright if the soma were thrown in there as well.

If you guys could help me out here, that'd be great, thanks!

 

[BlueStar13]

Soma, also know as carisoprodol, can be effective in reducing the required dosage of semi-synthetic opioids, such as hydrocodone and oxycodone, as well as some synthetic opioids, like methadone. Carisoprodol is often used to treat musculoskelatal pain and injuries. If the cause of your chronic pain is due to an injury or something related to your bones or muscles, carisoprodol is likely to help you to a pretty good extent. However, even if the cause of your pain is something else, carisoprodol can still help you due to it potentiating the effects of oxycodone. Once you take carisoprodol, a significant portion of it is metabolized to meprobamate, which used to be a popular minor tranquilizer. Both Carisoprodol and meprobamate are thought to act at the GABA receptors in the brain, thus increasing the potency of your opioids. As such, carisoprodol can be sedating, and when combined with your oxycodone and valium I would be careful the first few times that you take it, and I would be hesitant about performing any activities that requrie more than a little bit of concentration, like driving a car. However, as long as the lady at the urgent care center was aware of both our oxycodone and valium usage, you should be safe as long as you stay within the amount prescribed. Should you exceed that, the cumulative effects of the oxycodone, carisoprodol, and valium can cause severe respiratory depression and even death, so just use your best judgement when it comes to dosing.

Bottom line is that yes, it carisoprodol can cause drowsiness, especially when combined with valium, and I would recommend against recreational usage of your medication due to you already taking a different GABA-acting medication, valium.

 

[mrflowers00]

soma mixed with opiates gives a really nice buzz and works wonders for pain but don't take too much it could kill you or at the least fuck you up bad and it's very noticeable to others when your high on that mix

 

[RodJonse]

Soma, also know as carisoprodol, can be effective in reducing the required dosage of semi-synthetic opioids, such as hydrocodone and oxycodone, as well as some synthetic opioids, like methadone. Carisoprodol is often used to treat musculoskelatal pain and injuries. If the cause of your chronic pain is due to an injury or something related to your bones or muscles, carisoprodol is likely to help you to a pretty good extent. However, even if the cause of your pain is something else, carisoprodol can still help you due to it potentiating the effects of oxycodone. Once you take carisoprodol, a significant portion of it is metabolized to meprobamate, which used to be a popular minor tranquilizer. Both Carisoprodol and meprobamate are thought to act at the GABA receptors in the brain, thus increasing the potency of your opioids. As such, carisoprodol can be sedating, and when combined with your oxycodone and valium I would be careful the first few times that you take it, and I would be hesitant about performing any activities that requrie more than a little bit of concentration, like driving a car. However, as long as the lady at the urgent care center was aware of both our oxycodone and valium usage, you should be safe as long as you stay within the amount prescribed. Should you exceed that, the cumulative effects of the oxycodone, carisoprodol, and valium can cause severe respiratory depression and even death, so just use your best judgement when it comes to dosing.

Bottom line is that yes, it carisoprodol can cause drowsiness, especially when combined with valium, and I would recommend against recreational usage of your medication due to you already taking a different GABA-acting medication, valium.

Didn't ever plan on taking it with the valium as well, just was making sure if that'd be a problem or not.

Thanks for all the info!

 

[Boupstarnm]

soma mixed with opiates gives a really nice buzz and works wonders for pain but don't take too much it could kill you or at the least fuck you up bad and it's very noticeable to others when your high on that mix

I agree. I find it pretty enjoyable on its own too. Pretty much the best muscle relaxer available besides benzos imo. For me it feels like a benzo on the body without loss of coordination and inhibition. It feels like how you feel when you take a nice deep sigh except it lasts a few hours instead of a spilt second.

It goes well with opiates, just watch your dose.

 

[Pilll_head]

soma mixed with opiates gives a really nice buzz and works wonders for pain but don't take too much it could kill you or at the least fuck you up bad and it's very noticeable to others when your high on that mix

Yeah, this is my tried-and-true way of boosting the effect of hydro or oxy. But plenty of people have OD'd with this combo ( I believe it is called the Las Vegas cocktail ?). My recommendation would be take half your usual oxycodone dose with 1 Soma (350 mg) and see how that does for the pain. If it's not enough, up the oxy to 3/4 of usual dose.

 

[Intenselife]

Soma is one of those pills that i never hear about, but i know what they are and have taken some because my ex's mother was addicted to them very heavily. It relieves pain very well and makes you real sedated, you got the higher dosage since the only other one is 250mg. If you take two of them by themself it creates a relaxing tiring mellow high, if you take like 4 you will be knocked out, but mixing them with pain killers i wouldn't do more than 1 since they synergise and will be much stronger.

 

[opiatekrzy]

I get depressed when I take soma's now. I overdosed on it bunch of times when I was younger. I remember 1 soma 350mg had me fucked up and I loved it. first time I took a pill, tolerance grew up to 9 pills, ODed one day parents found me foaming out the mouth passed , another time I had a seizure doing the star spangled banner at school, I remember being dragged down the hall. Ever since that happen, I hate the effects of soma, just thinking of a soma pill literally makes my mouth water and nauseous,def not a drug to pay around with.

 

[Gado]

Soma kinda makes you feel drunk. They're actually really enjoyable. Just don't overdue it, you'll get those Soma shakes. 1-2 pills to be safe.

 

[opiatekrzy]

yes, watch out for tremors too on high doses..huge issue

 

[RodJonse]

Well, I took one, by itself, finally, about 30 minutes ago.


Honestly, it really feels like I took about 70mg valium, except a bit more loose and dirtier (in a good, seductive way). Is this normal? I guess it makes sense, since valium is also a muscle relaxant. But is this the typical feeling? Because my brain is reading this as "BENZO - DIAZEPAM" even though it isn't.


Another question: can I take it (single pill) with my tramadol (6-7 50mg pills on average as a dose)? Will it BOOST my tramadol's opioid effect? Is it safe?


Another question: how many of these can I take in a day? I know I could do 80mg Valium just fine, so is there are a cap to this?


One more question: I know people mix it with opiates often, but can I mix it with Kratom, being somewhat of a stimulant opioid and all?

 

[Intenselife]

Well, I took one, by itself, finally, about 30 minutes ago.


Honestly, it really feels like I took about 70mg valium, except a bit more loose and dirtier (in a good, seductive way). Is this normal? I guess it makes sense, since valium is also a muscle relaxant. But is this the typical feeling? Because my brain is reading this as "BENZO - DIAZEPAM" even though it isn't.


Another question: can I take it (single pill) with my tramadol (6-7 50mg pills on average as a dose)? Will it BOOST my tramadol's opioid effect? Is it safe?


Another question: how many of these can I take in a day? I know I could do 80mg Valium just fine, so is there are a cap to this?


One more question: I know people mix it with opiates often, but can I mix it with Kratom, being somewhat of a stimulant opioid and all?

I wouldn't do somas daily especially since you got such a good effect off of just one, it will just increase your tolerance furthermore, mixing it with tramadol seems fine but only one or two at the most, because both especially tramadol lowers seizure threshold.

It is not good to mix with it with a high dose of opiates (idk what kratom is and never done it) because they can cause respiratory depression/overdose. Soma's are pretty potent especially when mixing with opiates.

 

[RodJonse]

I wouldn't do somas daily especially since you got such a good effect off of just one, it will just increase your tolerance furthermore, mixing it with tramadol seems fine but only one or two at the most, because both especially tramadol lowers seizure threshold.

It is not good to mix with it with a high dose of opiates (idk what kratom is and never done it) because they can cause respiratory depression/overdose. Soma's are pretty potent especially when mixing with opiates.

Well, I'm going to have to do it daily to some extent because I'm using them to get off valium (tolerance went from 7.5mg=feels good to 75mg=feels about the same in literally less than two months), which I used to get off zolpidem, so I'll be cutting doses down over time.

But I need to know, what's the max I can take per day? Is it just like benzos where I can just fucking keep taking them, or is there a MG cap? I'll likely want to redose at night to chill.

I'm a big guy, 6'4" and 220 pounds, never seized (not sure if size has anything to with it). My typical dose of just tramadol by itself is 350-450mg and that's with me still taking some sort of depressant like valium later in the day (or sometimes then, to counteract the occasional speediness trams can cause) and my normal dose of prozac, 60mg - again, never seized or stopped breathing. My threshold seems pretty high. I'm going to take two and a half 50mg trams (normally would have literally no effect) with about 400mg Soma (one 350 and a quarter of another).

All together, my combo is:

5mg valium
125mg tramadol
400mg soma

We'll see how it goes. Hopefully the Soma will boost the trams well but knowing how weak tramadol is to begin with, I'm not willing to bet on it. Probably just going to get the Soma effects again, since the valium I literally can't feel at that dose and all it's just for tapering purposes.

 

[Intenselife]

Let us know how it goes. Yeah if your going to be using it daily the tolerance for it will rapidly and soma's (carisoprodol) is not recommended at very high doses as you will have withdrawals from that especially when your using it to counter the withdrawal from valium. Also i hear that higher doses (idk how much) it has high potential for causing seizures.

For the recreational use of soma that i used with no tolerance was upto 350x4= 1400mg which pretty much knocked me out and want to go to bed. If i were you i'd just take the 350mg as prescribed so you can come off of that as well without too much complications. But if you feel like getting funky, i wouldn't exceed 1000mg mark as that will fuck up your 350mg working as well. And because your already on tramadol.