Soma General Information

Soma is approved medicine used to treat muscle problems. You must use this as a muscle relaxant temporarily only max upto two to three weeks. It is a pill usually to taken thrice a day or as prescribed by the physician.

Soma Uses

Soma is medication used to treat the pain and stiffness caused by muscle spasm and pain due to sprain. An uncomfortable contraction in muscle is muscle spasm. You must not use Soma to cure muscle spasm in children younger than 16 years.

How Take Soma

You must consult your physician before taking Soma. The usual dose for adults is one pill (350 mg), thrice a day, at the bedtime. To avoid upset stomach, you must take Soma with milk or food.
Soma should be continued max for two to three weeks at one point of time. Consult your physician in case you feel you must continue taking the medicine.

Soma Warnings

You must let your physician know in case you are suffering from any allergy, seizure disorder, liver or kidney disease, or acute intermittent porphyria. In these cases, you may need special dose and monitoring during the medication.
Let your physician be aware in case you are pregnant or you are breast-feeding baby.
Drinking alcohol while using this medication may cause drowsiness. Soma may affect your thinking. You must be careful in case you drive or do something, which requires you to be alert and awake.

Soma Missed Dose

You must take your doses regularly. In case, you miss a particular dose, take once you remember. If it is already time for next scheduled dose, skip the missed dose and take the regular one.
You must never try to consume extra dose of Soma without consulting your physician.

Soma Side Effects

You must let your physician know in case you ace any of the side effects such as any allergic reaction, hives, difficulty in breathing, swollen face, tongue, throat or lips, loss of feeling, weakness, fainting, fast heart beat, convulsions, vision loss, drowsiness, headache, depression, blurred vision, nausea, or vomiting.
This is not the complete list of side effects. In case you face some other impact after starting taking the medicine, let your physician be aware of the same.

Soma Storage Advice

You must store Soma at room temperature (15 - 30 degrees C). You must keep Soma in a closed container away from heat and moisture.

Soma Overdose

The impact o overdose will vary from case to case depending on dosage taken. Symptoms of overdose may include loss of life, coma, shallow breathing, low blood pressure, blurred vision, headache, confusion, or stiffness in muscle. You must consult your physician in such cases.

Soma More Information

Soma is a pain reliever; it cannot heal your muscle. Along with this medicine, you must do some exercise or rest as guided by physician. You must do exercises recommended by your physician. Let your physician be aware of any other medicine, which you are consuming (vitamins or minerals).