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Brand Names: Soma

What is Carisoprodol? Carisoprodol is a muscle relaxant used in the treatment of pain caused by muscle spasms. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

55 patients in the community are taking or have taken Carisoprodol.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Stiffness/spasticity 25 45%
Other 10 18%
Pain 7 12%
Muscle spasms, neck and shoulders 3 5%
nerve pain 2 3%
Muscle twitching (fasciculations) 1 1%
Muscle cramping, spasms 1 1%
Night-time right hand spasms/cramps 1 1%
Fatigue 1 1%
Spasms 1 1%
disease-related symptoms 1 1%
General health 1 1%
Mobility 1 1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Carisoprodol.

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  0 mg day 0 mg none 0 none 100 mg day 300 mg day 350 mg none 350 mg day 700 mg day 1050 mg day 1200 mg day 1400 mg day
  4 Number of Patients: 4 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 4 Number of Patients: 4 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Carisoprodol or how long patients were taking Carisoprodol before stopping.

Currently taking Carisoprodol

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
3
2
5
7
14

Stopped taking Carisoprodol

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
4
1
2
1
0
1
Why Patients Stopped Taking Carisoprodol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 4 44% Did not seem to work: 44%
Doctor's advice 4 44% Doctor's advice: 44%
Other 2 22% Other: 22%
Side effects too severe 1 11% Side effects too severe: 11%
Course of treatment ended 1 11% Course of treatment ended: 11%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 5 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate 100% 2

Stiffness/spasticity

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 60% 3
None 40% 2

Top reported side-effects include: Grogginess

Summary results are based on 5 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 5)

  • lizupatree
    Sensation: Mild
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: mild
    See profile
  • lizupatree
  • by lizupatree
    Aug 19, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Muscle spasms, neck and shoulders

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