May also have some stomach upset with nausea. May get skin rash or hives. The dosage is one or two tabs qid. The dosage is one or two qid May have central nervous system side-effects including dizziness, sedation, irritability, depression, headache, allergic reactions with skin rash, nausea, vomiting, rapid heart rate. With Soma Compound may also additionally have side-effects related to the aspirin with gastrointestinal burning and pain with allergic reactions to aspirin in individuals who are sensitive to it.
Soma is a moderately strong muscle relaxant.
Flexeril is one of the strongest muscle relaxants. It has been shown to be beneficial in fibromyalgia, but many patients only can tolerate it by taking it at bedtime, either a half or one tablet. Since patients may become dependent on Valium with prolonged usage, this is best used in short-term instances for very severe muscle spasm.