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Precautions Before Using This Medicine
Before taking Soma,
- tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to Soma, meprobamate (Equanil, Meprospan, Miltown, Neuramate), or any other drugs.
- tell your doctor and pharma
cist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially medications for allergies, coughs, or colds; muscle relaxants; sedatives; sleeping pills; tranquilizers; and vitamins.
- tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking Soma, call your doctor.
- you should know that this drug may make
you drowsy.
- remember that alcohol can add to the drowsiness caused by this drug.
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Why is this medication prescribed?
Why is this medication prescribed?
Soma, a muscle relaxant, is used with rest, physical therapy, and other measures to relax muscles and relieve pain and discomfort caused by strains, sprains, and
other muscle injuries.
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Cautions
Soma may impair the mental or physical abilities you need to drive a car or operate dangerous machinery. Do not participate in hazardous activities until you know how this drug affects you.
If you have a history of drug dependence, make sure your doctor is aware of it before you start taking this medication.
Withdrawal symptoms, including abdominal cramps, chilliness, headache,
insomnia, and nausea, have occurred in people who suddenly stop taking Soma.
Take this drug cautiously if you have any kidney or liver problems.
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Drug Interactions
When you are taking a skeletal muscle relaxant, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:
Alcohol or
Central nervous sy
stem (CNS) depressants or
Tricyclic antidepressants (amitriptyline [e.g., Elavil], amoxapine [e.g., Asendin], clomipramine [e.g., Anafranil], desipramine [e.g., Pertofrane], doxepin [e.g., Sinequ
an], imipramine [e.g., Tofranil], nortriptyline [e.g., Aventyl], protriptyline [e.g., Vivactil], trimipramine [e.g., Surmontil])
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Before Using This Medicine
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of a skeletal muscle relaxant. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
- Allergies, history of
, or
- Blood disease caused by an allergy or reaction to any other medicine, history of, or
- Drug abuse or dependence, or history of, or
- Kidney disease or
- Liver disease or
- Porphyria¡XDepending on which of the Soma you take, the chance of side effects may be increased; your doctor can choose a muscle relaxant that is less likely to cause problems
- Epilepsy¡XCon
lsions may be more likely to occur if methocarbamol is given by injection
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How should you take this medication?
Take the missed dose as soon as you remember it. However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule. Do not take a double dose to make up f
or a missed one.
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