Carisoprodol (Soma) vs. Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril)

I hate to rain on this parade, because I truly have a passionate hatred towards Soma, Ativan, and Flexeril, so I wont say anything other than that lol. Everyone is different and uses different drugs for their own reasons.
But seriously, Soma can be VERY dangerous as Feelings of U4ia is saying, and especially when mixed with alcohol. I have used Soma many times as a teen and I can only remember using them out of desperation to run from my depressed feelings and thoughts and escape to being fucked up. The first time I tried them I ate 3 at a drug rehab school and got up in class, walked to the hallway and fell to the floor dizzy and all wacked out. After that, I kept taking them since they were free and a friend had tons of unused perscriptions lying around his house, but I never liked them. All this time, I could have just drank some beer and called it a day lol.
But yea, seriously be very careful, I dont even like to give any advice on these kind of drug combination threads because I hate to contribute to someone who is playing with fire and could very easily land in the hospital and have life take a very negative turn for awhile. Please, be safe and dont exceed the doses listed here as within healthy, it's not worth risking being hurt when your just trying to have a little fun. Your really better off not combining them, Ativan and Soma will work on their own well enough if your going for that kind of intoxication.
God Bless +

 

Yeah, Soma can be some nasty shit. Flexeril is worse in my opinion, having been prescribed to both, and unfortunately experimented with them to the brink of it being dangerous, so I know first hand just how dangerous they are.

Here is some info on Flexeril, and the interactions, from wiki:

Here, also is the information I was basically trying to point out about Flexeril:

So yeah, I really wouldn't suggest combining CNS depressants period, respiratory failure is a scary and very REAL thing.

 

whoa..... thanks for that info, you guys. I never knew any of that stuff about soma or flexeril. i really appreciate the time you guys took to bring that knowledge to light. needless to say, i won't be mixing soma and ativan again in the future. i mean i felt great the other night, but better safe than sorry, right??

i'm really glad that there are users in this forum who know what they are talking about and value human life. thank you, guys. seriously.

:cheers2:

 

Just to point something out, Soma is prescribed in dosages higher than what you took (usually 3-4 times a day). I'm not saying mixing it with Ativan was safe, but I know a guy prescribed Soma 3 times a day along with Valium as needed. Sure, an OD of these drugs would be dangerous..but really the only thing you took a high amount of was Ativan and if your tolerance for that is already up a bit, what you did wasn't all that dangerous.. So don't be freaked out or anything. It's completely up to you whether you do it again, and if you feel better by not doing it, that's cool too.

But as far as Flexeril is concerned, don't abuse it at all. It really does suck.

Edit: I do agree with Relayer though, Soma can be enjoyable on it's own without the use of a benzo, so you might find that it's just as good without mixing.

 

so let me ask a quick question...

i take .5mg of Ativan three times a day. so, if i take two of my daily doses, one at 9am and another at 2pm, then skip my nightly dose and take like 3 somas instead, is that still considered mixing? i think it would be because the lorazepam is still in my system whether is in effect or not.

 

It would be safer then taking the somas WITH the ativan.

9-16 hours is the half life for Ativan, so the longer you wait before you take the ativan, the better.

 

ok cool. i was just wandering.... you know...... hypothetical situation.

I highly doubt i will ever mix ativan and somas again, to be honest man. i mean, when i did it, i felt great and nothing bad happened. i'd much rather end the combo on a good note like that, rather than trying my luck again and having some bullshit happen.

but thanks for all the good info, U4IA. you seem to be quite the trustworthy poster

 

No problem man!