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Originally Posted by Av8rgirl
Sinemet was working, it has a side effect that I just got tired of dealing with - stomach upset. Docs were getting concerned with all the weight I was losing and thought maybe switching me to Soma would would alleviate that. Plus it would help with my insomnia. No more ambien.
Well, it was a failed experiment. Soma just wasn't stopping the spasms. In fact, they have increased and I am not getting any sleep, and I am not willing to up the dose of Soma.
So, I am willing to put up with the stomach upset - back to popping Maalox with it, it's not really that bad. I'd rather have less spasms so I can sleep and occasional upset stomach than spasms and no sleep.
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Well, I hope that helps you. But it stinks you have to put up with upset stomach. Have you tried (or can you ask about) zanaflex? I only use it at night because it knocks me out. But no upset stomach from that and it works pretty well.
I take robaxim (methocarbamol) during the day, but I'd doubt if that's strong enough for what you need. Not as strong as flexeril (maybe like 5 mgs but I took flex 10's), but it doesn't make me sleepy.