Soma Dangers And Overdose (Top voted first)

could someone tell me if a person takes soma, can they overdose? my best friend im afraid is addicted and going to end up dead.

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Was that with or without ingestion of anything else; i.e. other narcotic pain medicines, alcohol, etc.? My jaw is on the floor after reading how many people abuse Soma. I'm just trying to find relief from "knock-you-over, make you wanna' puke & blubber like a 3 yr. old with wet drawers" kind of menstrual cramps & had taken 1 & 1/2 Soma & 2 Tylenol a few hours ago & as it's just going on 5:00 am, I refuse to be the asshat pt. that calls the doc to ask them. Seriously people; STOP abusing prescription meds as there is a sort of holocaust going on & there is no way that any reliable information to tell you what taking 5, 7, 10+ Soma tablets will do to you. I take a literal menu of meds for Systemic Lupus & other auto-immune issues, including narcotics but am new to Soma. I think people forget that medications are to help you live a PRODUCTIVE life without suffering, not to have you bobbing & weaving like you are drunk. I wish could just find info that can tell me when it is safe to take more Soma instead of how much to take to get high. Being young & stupid is awesome, but abusing medications to get high is DANGEROUS! Go smoke pot to get high, take medicines to get BETTER! Wow, just wow!

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Soma can certainly be psychologically addictive. I became additive to soma and other pain meds for 2 herniated disks in my back. When I tried to break the addition on my own, I suffered a grand mal seizure. I then went into a detox program and got of all the meds. I now am in recovery, have had no substances for 19 months. My pain is much better OFF the meds. My entire life has changed for the better. I am very thankful to be rid of all those pills!

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soma is highly addictive i was in a car accident 4 years ago and was put on codene and was fine i moved to another state and the dr put me on soma. i was never addicted to the codene but 1 soma is all it took it got so bad that i would constantly be passing out. my intake went from 6 to 8 a day to well over 16 per day. i somehow managed to finish school with honors. however i blackedout 3/14/09 while driving hit a car and hurt myself and totalled my car the others were fine. i spent 4 days in jail and admitted myself into a rehab. I had my pills on me and I was charged with possession of a narcotic as well as intent to sell because my dr would write my script for 3 months at a time.
please if you have a loved one on soma do something. my doctor wont even return my call and most importantly they dont know they have a problem. we lose all preception of time and how many we have taken i know i have been in one too many soma comas.

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I watched my husband take 12 soma's one night just to put him to sleep, and it was like his body was convulsing. He was looking at me, and wasn't talking. His hands were going a mile a minute. I was so scared. I finally got it to calm down, and he fell asleep. I don't know what to do. He says he can't sleep without them. I want to tell the doctor to stop prescribing them to him, but I don't want to overstep my boundry.

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Three soma dui's in 2 months...last 2 within a week. They were prescribed and I was hopelessly addicted. I almost died from pill withdrawal. Also addicted to Vicodin and Klonopin. My life was a living hell! Had to start a whole new life and am two years' clean ! Thank God I did not kill anyone and I'm not drooling and weaving baskets in some state institution.

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YES, YOU NEED TO BE VERY VERY WORRIED. I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING THE BATTLE OF ADDICTION TO SOMA FOR MANY YEARS. IT IS SO ADDICTIVE ALOT OF DOCS DO NOT USE AT ALL. IT IS INSANELY ADDICTIVE. I HAD 5 DUI'S ON SOMA AND COUNTLESS OVERDOSES AND HAVING MY STOMACH PUMPED. YOU DONT HAVE TO MIX IT TO DIE BUT IT DOES HELP

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Soma - is addictive. I have been abusing them for 21/2 years. I started at 6 - 8 pills a day and end the end I was up to 120 - 180 everyday. This number is no joke. I received one DUI and had more than 20 overdoses where I was treated at the hospital. As a result of this drug use I lost my Job My House, Wife, Kids. Many people including addiction MD's told me that this drug does not form a true physical dependence but rather a mental one. But I can assure at the levels I was taking them I was both. One side note here. I am 6'1 275 pounds and I slowly built a tolerance to this drug. ,y life was saved many times by EMR teams that is the only reason I am alive today. Please don't try to shoot for this level of drug use as it will end in death.

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Soma is an evil drug. After my accident and spinal fusion my Dr. gave me Soma to ease muscle tension. Surgery was in 2005 and here it is 2013 I still need them at times but I take them too when I just want the world to go AWAY. I should be highly aware of its power as a good friend of mines EX-wife OD'd on them February of last year and died. It relaxed her Heart so much it just quit beating. Yes folks this is a muscle relaxer and your heart is the biggest muscle in your body...I too got a DUI while taking Soma, I have backed off of it on a daily basis..but its still here when I get down and I just cant give it up

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Yes Cindy is correct. The simple fact of the matter is that our bodies can become addicted to anything we use or take regularly for a prolonged period of time, anything from your morning coffee to that evening Tylenol before going to bed.

What you have to look at, is first of all, do they have a reason to be using it all the time? Do they have a pain or muscle condition that requires it and is it being prescribed by their doctor? If the answers are no, then they have a problem and should not be using it.

Secondly, how many do they use in a day? Do they use the amount prescribed by their doc? Or do they use more than they are supposed to and run out early each month?

If they do run out early, how do they act about it? Does the person just chill and say well I see my doc soon and I will be fine until then, or are they in a panic trying to obtain another few pills for their next fix?

There are all common things to watch for in drug seeking and addictive behavior.

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soma can kill you. You do not need to mix with anything. 7 or 8 pills a day will not do it in a majority of the time. however a tolerence to the drug is easy to obtain.( yes it is a drug when not taken as directed)medication taken as directed. someone very close to we was taking 10 to 12 pills at a time, SEVERAL TIMES A DAY because she was told it is also a pain reliever. The pain relief comes naturally when spasm stop. any way this person was almost comatose most of the time until she ran out and then went to the pharmacy and asked the pharmacist to give her some to hold her over till she got a new script. it usually worked.

if you know anyone in this bad, you need to do what i did. YOU THREATEN THE DOCTOR WITH MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IF THEY PRESCRIBE IT TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND YOU GOTO THE PHARMACIES THEY GO TO GET THE DRUG AND THREATEN THEM AS WELL THEN YOU STAY WITH THAT PERSON TO HELP THEM THRU THE WITHDRAWEL AND LET THEM KNOW YOU LOVE THEM AND YOU ARE THERE FOR THEM..

I SAVED HER LIFE. WE ARE STILL MARRIED AND SHE IS STILL CLEAN OF THAT DRUG. SHE STILL TAKES THEM BUT ONLY WHEN I GIVE THEM TO HER (AS DIRECTED BY THE DOCTOR

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Anyone with any history of addictive behaviour should never be prescribed or use Soma. While it is not considered a controlled substance, it does have a Central Nervious System depressant quality. Like all CNS depressants, if they are prescribed for any length of time, they patient needs to be medically monitored when they stop taking them. It is common for individuals who abuse Some, to suffer a seizer even as much as two weeks after last taking them. This is a serious situation! Please consult an addictionologist if you know anyone who is abusing Soma and intend to help them.

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Thanks everyone abusing meds and bragging/asking lame questions here. Thanks for making it near impossible for those who need them to get a script. I am lucky I have a doctor who prescribes me what I need and who works closely with me. But if I have to switch doctors or the law changes, I and other poor souls are going to be hurting when the doctor is to afraid to prescribe these meds because of stories like these. And you are afraid even a little bit that your loved one has overdosed call 911 or poison control.

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Soma Is a wonderful and extremely helpful drug if taken the way it is prescribed and IF YOU NEED IT. I have extreme neck, shoulder, and back spasms from injured disks over the years. I am 5ft 120pds. I have been taking 2 somas at bedtime for 10 years or more and 4mg zanaflex. I have never had the urge to just take more than I need just to get a high. When you start to take a pill, any pill, ask yourself. Am I hurting and want relieve or am I looking for a pleasure high. About every 3 or 4 months, I stop taking my soma , dilaudid, and lortab-10 cold turkey just to get it out of my system for a while. I usually stay off of it for at least 3 weeks, I am still in alot of pain, but I take aleve, and advil and suck it up!!! My neuroligist told me that as long as you are in severe pain and do not have an addictive nature, you will not get addicted to pain meds. So,for some good advice on Soma, if taken correctly you will get alot of relieve.

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I have been on Soma for 4 years. I'm currently taking 2 every 3 hours and 4 at bedtime. I'm in the worst depression of my life and just picked up my refill (90 quantity for 1 Month). I'm seriously thinking of taking the whole prescription tonight, but I'm afraid it WON'T kill me...thoughts???

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Dear Kevin B,

I would have to agree with a lot of your reply and information. But a comment that really got my attention was the comment about threatening the Dr along with the Pharmisist. I believe with all my heart, you can not blame the Dr or the Pharmacy. From my past, I never once blamed the Dr or Pharmacy for running out early. The reason I say you can't put the blame on the Dr or Pharmacy is because they do not force her to over take them. The only person you or she can blame, is herself. I've over taken before, but never did I go blaming the Dr or threatening the Dr. Nobody is forcing her to put those pills in her mouth except for her. I'm not writing this post to start a fight, I just hate to see Dr's get the brunt of it when they are only trying to help a patient who is in serious pain and in need of relief! No way, (if the patient represents themself well) can the Dr. see that they are addicted and over taking them. So please Kevin, all I ask is you don't blame and try and threaten the Dr. That is what they have worked so incredibly hard for and its not only a job, it's there livelihood you could take away. Now I've never ever heard of a pharmacy giving extra medication to a patient who has run out early and needs some until there next Dr. visit. But by all means, if that truly happen and that's what she told you and she is not getting them off the streets and lying to you, THEN I would definitely go and threaten the pharmacy. I would threaten them because no pharmacy in there right mind, (especially with the DEA the way they are) would give a patient more medication without a proscription if you see what I'm saying. I hope you get where I'm coming from and understand that I feel very passionate about friends and loved ones trying to put the blame on the Dr when they were only trying to help. It's a very heartwarming story and I'm so glad you rescued her life! Addiction is the worst disease in the world and people don't choose it. It truly just happens after trying to find relief and trying to get your life back to how it was when you were able to do everything you loved, while being pain free and enjoying life. I hope you don't take this post the wrong way, but see where I'm coming from. Thanks for reading and once again, congratulations on saving a life man! Your a true hero and a wonderful gentlemen! Take care and God bless you!

Aaron R.

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I took 4 soma and shot myself. This drug is not to be toyed with at all.

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I have taken soma for years. One tablet 30 minutes before bedtime whenever I am hurting. This stuff knocks me out. I wouldn't be able to function if I took it during the day. It is a powerful muscle relaxant, I would think it would stop your heart if you took enough of it.

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I wouldn't take anything from another country nor by mail I assume you may have ordered this online . Worried

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Kevin, your story made me cry because I have been and still struggle with the same situation as your wife. I've had back surgery and still suffer with severe pain. Thankfully, my pain management doctor has prescribed the Fentanyl patch (Mylan brand so there is no risk of accidental overdose) for me and it helps a lot! It has helped me curb and control the cravings for Soma since it was mostly pain-based when I would take too much. Of course there are still times I want the "high," but my relationship with my fiance is more important that drugs to me. I also am thankful that both my parents and my fiance monitor my use of the medication by locking it up. Though I will admit I've gone so far as to jimmy the locks to get it, but I have since stopped and the now have a lock that is not nearly as easy to get into. So I get two pills in the morning before my mom goes to work and two when she gets home at night. Like I said, it's MUCH easier (if you or someone you know suffers with chronic pain) when I have the Fentanyl patch on because I get so much pain relief from that, that I don't feel I have to use more than prescribed of the Soma. I've been dealing with this addiction since 2006/2007.

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I will agree with you. I will be totally honest I have very severe chronic pain and I enjoy taking a soma every now and than to help relax my muscles so my back isn't hurting for legit reasons but A LOT of doctors won't even prescribe this drug I mean from a personal stand point I would never abuse this drug but still there are very few docs my pain management doc knew how much pain I was in extremely severe and she's a very caring doctor and she was very reluctant to even give me a very short course of this medication she gave me 5 to last the month I figure great I don't even take that many a month personally to me they are not addictive but than again I don't have an addictive personality and its not like they get me high or something. I've heard stories my reccommendation is stay away from this drug stay FAR away from soma.

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