Soma Pill: An Oral Prescribed Pain Reliever (Muscle pain)

Nothing can be as annoying as stiffened muscles right after a heavy workout. Usually it becomes alright after a couple of days but people also do take help of pain medications to get relief from such pain. One of such a pain medication that can help treat muscle soreness in people is Soma pill.

Soma pill is an oral pain med or a pain reliever that is prescribed by doctors for getting acute and musculoskeletal pain relief. This pain medication is a drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the year 2007. The generic name of this pain medication is known as Carisoprodol which is a drug used since the year 1959.

This drug received the tag of Scheduled IV controlled substance by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) under the Controlled Substances Act due to its increasing abuse in the past few decades. It is now marketed as a prescription-only pain medication across the United States. You need to get an approval from a doctor before buying or using this product.

The Components of Soma Pill

The active components of Soma Pill include:

• ·         Aspirin
• ·         Carisoprodol

The inactive ingredients of Soma Pill include:

• ·         Microcrystalline cellulose
• ·         Lactose monohydrate
• ·         Pregelatinized starch
• ·         Croscarmellose sodium
• ·         Povidone
• ·         Silicon dioxide
• ·         Magnesium stearate

How does Soma Pill work?

The drug Soma Pill is a CNS depressant that works on a person’s central nervous system. Though its exact working process is not known, it is said to work by blocking transmission of the pain sensations between the neurotransmitters in the brain and the spinal cord. It produces sleepiness in the user and helps him/her to gain a calm and relaxed mind. It makes the user change his or her perception towards the pain. It works like a sedative blanket and helps the person to not feel the sensations of pain.

How should you consume this pain med?

While taking this pain medication, you must follow the instructions given by a doctor. Do not increase the amount of the pills. Take them as you are prescribed.

• ·         You may take the pain medication either before meal or after taking your meal. But do not ever consume the drug with sedative products such as alcohol or street drugs as this can make you feel dizzier.
• ·         The duration for which this pain medication is usually prescribed is 2-3 weeks. Do not ever exceed the time limit prescribed by your doctor if you are not told to.
• ·         For treating muscle spasm, a person can take the drug for about three times a day and once before bedtime. The recommended dose for such people is 250-350 mg.
• ·         People with porphyria should never take this pain medication. Do provide your complete medical history to your doctor before taking this product as that will help the doctor in making sure if this drug is the right pain relief treatment for you.
• ·         Never share this pain reliever with other people mainly those who have had a drug addiction problem before. Carisoprodol is an addictive product which is more likely to get abused by people with a prior drug addiction problem.