Soma causes hand shakes???

[GoddessofRATs]

I put this in this area because i wasn't sure where to put it, Soma isn't a Benzo, right? Even though they feel like a Benzo. What is Soma classified as? I know it's a muscle relaxer but they don't feel like Flexeril and Skelaxin lol. (please move to the right area if needed)

Anyway, when i take Soma (2 pills) i get shaky hands, my hands shake so much that i have a hard time typing. It only last about an hour, maybe less. I was just wondering what might be causing it. I remember 4 years ago when i was Rx'd Soma i had the same problem.

Any thoughts? And should i be worried?

GOR

[WarmCyanide]

more info than you can shake a stick (or hand) at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carisoprodol

[GoddessofRATs]

Thanks Warm. I didn't see anything about hand shaking though. I'll Google it. :)

GOR

[LorTabitha]

GoR, it does that to me too, when I take extra. When I first started taking them, it did that, with even one pill. Now it takes 3 or more, but it's still there. UGH.

[GoddessofRATs]

I Googled it and one of the side effects can be tremors and that's exactly what i am feeling. It's not annoying or anything, just makes it hard to type and it goes away after like 30 minutes.

GOR

[WarmCyanide]

I Googled it and one of the side effects can be tremors and that's exactly what i am feeling. It's not annoying or anything, just makes it hard to type and it goes away after like 30 minutes.

GOR

side effect is ataxia which could loosely include hand tremors but. GOR slow the dose down if your hands are shaking. it could be psychosomatic too. (all in yer head) if your thinking about it too much. but who knows.

[rex24u]

GoR, Soma is not a muscle relaxer like Flexeril. I am pretty positve (I could be wrong though
a doctor told me)that Flexeril acts on the muscles attached directly to your bones/skeleton. Soma does not.

My best guess is that Soma gets you so relaxed ( your muscles that is) that you cannot control them. I ate 23 over the course of one night about five years ago and shaking does not even begin to describe what I felt. I couldn't control myself ie: couldn't walk, couldn't drive, could barely do anything.

[roxi*stardust]

GoR, Soma is not a muscle relaxer like Flexeril. I am pretty positve (I could be wrong though
a doctor told me)that Flexeril acts on the muscles attached directly to your bones/skeleton. Soma does not.

My best guess is that Soma gets you so relaxed ( your muscles that is) that you cannot control them. I ate 23 over the course of one night about five years ago and shaking does not even begin to describe what I felt. I couldn't control myself ie: couldn't walk, couldn't drive, could barely do anything.
Actually neither Soma or Flexeril act dirctly on the muscles. One that does is Valium, it directly relaxes tense muscles. Flexeril is similar to tri-cyclic anti-depressants and Soma has a sedative property.

SOMA:
Pharmacodynamics

Carisoprodol is a centrally acting skeletal musclerelaxant that does not directly relax skeletal muscles. A metabolite of carisoprodol, meprobamate, has anxiolytic and sedative properties. The degree to which these properties of meprobamate contribute to the safety and efficacy of SOMA is unknown.

FLEXERIL:

Pharmacodynamics

Cyclobenzaprine reduced or abolished skeletal muscle hyperactivity in several animal models. Animal studies indicate that cyclobenzaprine does not act at the neuromuscular junction or directly on skeletal muscle. Such studies show that cyclobenzaprine acts primarily within the central nervous system at brain stem as opposed to spinal cord levels, although its action on the latter may contribute to its overall skeletal muscle relaxant activity. Evidence suggests that the net effect of cyclobenzaprine is a reduction of tonic somaticmotor activity, influencing both gamma (γ) and alpha (α) motor systems.
Pharmacological studies in animals showed a similarity between the effects of cyclobenzaprine and the structurally related tricyclic antidepressants, including reserpine antagonism, norepinephrine potentiation, potent peripheral and central anticholinergic effects, and sedation. Cyclobenzaprine caused slight to moderate increase in heart rate in animals.

VALIUM:

Pharmacodynamics

Valium is a useful adjunct for the relief of skeletal musclespasm due to reflex spasm to local pathology (such as inflammation of the muscles or joints, or secondary to trauma); spasticity caused by upper motor neuron disorders (such as cerebral palsy and paraplegia); athetosis; and stiff-man syndrome.