An effective muscle relaxant of new generation
Soma is is a central muscle relaxant, the active substance of Soma is carisoprodol. It’s used to treat pain in case of diseases of the musculoskeletal system and also used in the complex treatment of wounds and damages of muscle tissue. Soma has a sedative effect and relaxes the skeletal muscles. It does not act directly on skeletal muscle, but does affect the central nervous system. You can order original Soma at a low price right now in our pharmacy.
In the human body, the active substance of Soma — Carisoprodol — is also metabolized to meprobomat, which has anxiolytic and sedative effects.
How does Soma work?
Carisoprodol as a main active substance of Soma suppresses interneuronal impulse transmission in the reticular formation of the spinal cord, though the exact mechanism of action of this drug has not yet been established.
Carisoprodol is rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream, reaching a maximum concentration within 90-120 minutes. The muscle relaxant effect is observed within 30 minutes after oral administration, and its duration reaches 6 hours.
The agent is metabolized by the liver by cytochrome P450 oxidase and it’s excreted from the body through the kidneys. The half-life of carisoprodol is about 2 hours, and half-life of its metabolite, meprobamate, is about 10 hours.
How to use Soma?
Soma is available in the pills form for oral administration. You can choose the required dosage of the medicine when ordering Soma in our pharmacy.
Be careful, long taking of this drug leads to psychological dependence so it should be taken in strict accordance with the prescription of the attending physician and the attached instruction.
The maximum daily dose of Soma is 1,400 mg, which corresponds to three-four times of a onetime dose (the last dose should be taken before bedtime). A specific dose and dosage regimen depends on a physical condition and pathology. Each pill should be taken with 200 ml. of water.
Soma should not be compensated with an additional pill when missing pill taking and not following the schedule. The interval between doses should not exceed 4 hours.
What contraindications Soma has?
Consult your attending physician before ordering Soma in our pharmacy to check all possible contraindications and side effects. So this drug should not be taken in case of liver and kidney diseases, acute intermittent porphyria; it also shouldn’t be used by children under 12 years old and by pregnant women. It is also forbidden to take Soma in combination with tranquilizers, antihistamines and alcohol-containing drugs.
Soma also has a list of the possible side effects, among them are often headache, dizziness and insomnia, less often — anxiety, heartburn, nausea, numbness of the arms and legs, and others.
When using Soma or any carisoprodol-based medications for more than two to three weeks, signs of psychological dependence and addiction to the drug occur.
