Posted by yxibow on November 7, 2006, at 7:23:44
In reply to Soma for anxiety/tension/etc. ?, posted by med_empowered on November 6, 2006, at 21:49:39
> OK..another off-label question.
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> Soma is partially metabolized into meprobamate, the infamous "Miltown". Miltown probably isn't nearly as addictive as people tend to think--its still only a schedule IV, and its good for headaches (Equagesic, for instance). Anyway...
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> has anyone found Soma itself helpful for anxiety? Compared to benzos and/or ADs, how helpful (or unhelpful) was it?
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> Thanks
Soma is a racemic mixture of compounds and is basically metabolized into Miltown, as you have noted. Miltown is a carbamate, however it has cross-tolerance with barbiturates and its therapeutic to danger window lies between the barbiturates and benzodiazepines.
Miltown is more habituating than benzodiazepines and is a leftover of the dustbin of odd non narcotic sedatives like the discontinued Placidyl.
I've found the smallest amounts of Soma wonderful for head and spinal spasms and as a side benefit anxiety; however I can't take it these days because I also am prescribed benzodiazepines and other substances. The combination is particularly impairing apparently in my doctors' wisdom.
Soma I would imagine it would have some use for anxiety; it is a frequently diverted drug when it was available easily in [a certain country] and therefore consequently I don't think a doctor would want to prescribe it off label, but rather prescribe the original Miltown itself in a smaller dose if at all, for anxiety to keep their practice and license proper.-- Jay
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