Opioid Potentiate

is Soma considered an opioid? ## No. It isn't related in any way to opioids. It is related to an ancient tranquilliser called meprobamate which was widely used in the 1950s but hardly at all since benzodiazepines hit the market. Another name for carisoprodol is ISOMEPROBAMATE. An amount of your Soma/Carisoma is metabolised by the liver into meprobamate so as well as being a superb muscle relaxant it does have a slight tranquillising effect. Barely noticeable though it does tend to potentiate the triazolo-benzos like alprazolam. I wonder where the notion that it was an opioid came from? That's one I never heard before! ## soma is not a opiate, IN FACT IN THE USA IT IS NOT EVEN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE!. i never understood what all the hype was about, they only putt me to sleep. BUT...

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Is tramodol an opioid? Is it addictive. Can u dri k liquor. My doctor has told me to take it. I like to habe a drink in the evening. Will this have an adverse effect? ## Hello, Mary! How are you? Yes, it is classified by the FDA as an opioid and they warn that it does carry the risk of being habit forming. Drinking can potentiate the side effects, so you may experience more nausea, dizziness, headache and dry mouth than usual. If your doctor approves of your imbibing, while taking it, please make sure you will not be driving or operating any dangerous machinery. Is there anything else I can help with?

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This was prescribed to take 4 times a day for pain but when I looked it up its for motion sickness etc. Confused!! ## Yeah... mostly an anti-nausea, airsick med. ## Thx Midiman...not sure they are gonna help my pain but will see. I guess it'll help w the nausea cas I'm sick of being in pain. Also since they look like Norcos maybe i can convince myself they are helping!! ## @cg, I actually read somewhere online that Meclizine could be used to potentiate opioids in order to maximize their pain relieving effects. So in that sense it does seem appropriate to say it helps with pain. But if he didn't prescribe you anything else, I would probably question his proposed decision to use an antihistamine for analgesic effects. Are you taking any other type of medication or supplement a...

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Is it safe to take pristiq er and Elavil pluse 10 mg of valuim together ## Hi Lessie, My findings state that there are in fact unsafe interactions between these 3 drugs. Posted below are the precautions you should be aware of... The following information applies to: Elavil (amitriptyline) + Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) "MONITOR CLOSELY: Concomitant use of agents with serotonergic activity such as serotonin reuptake inhibitors, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, 5-HT1 receptor agonists, ergot alkaloids, lithium, St. John's wort, phenylpiperidine opioids, dextromethorphan, and tryptophan may potentiate the risk of serotonin syndrome, which is a rare but serious and potentially fatal condition thought to result from hyperstimulation of brainstem 5-HT1A and 2A rece...

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COULD YOU TAKE TRAZODONE WITH NEXIUM AND CITALOPRAM 40 MG AND IF YOU ALLERGY TO SULFA ## Hi Tea, Based on my research, I would not recommend taking any of those drugs together. Serious interactions are present between Trazodone and Citalopram, as well as between Citalopram and Nexium. The only combination deemed "safe" would be Nexium + Trazodone. The interaction between Trazodone + Citalopram notes the following: "MONITOR CLOSELY: Concomitant use of agents with serotonergic activity such as serotonin reuptake inhibitors, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, 5-HT1 receptor agonists, ergot alkaloids, lithium, St. John's wort, phenylpiperidine opioids, dextromethorphan, and tryptophan may potentiate the risk of serotonin syndrome, which is a rare but se...

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